THE OLD-TIME RADIO HOUR

Popular and rare vintage radio programs with brief commentary. Posted weekly.

X Minus One "The Hostess" and "Lifeboat Mutiny"

Science Fiction from Old Radio X Minus One "The Hostess" December 12, 1956 NBC by Isaac Asimov X Minus One "Lifeboat Mutiny" September 11, 1956 NBC

11-13
01:00:04

X Minus One "The C Chute" and "Honeymoon in Hell"

X Minus One "The C Chute" February 8, 1956 NBC by Isaac Asimov X Minus One "Honeymoon in Hell" December 26, 1956 NBC

11-06
01:01:11

Lights Out "Cat Wife" and "Little Old Lady"

Halloween Lights Out "Cat Wife" April 6, 1938 NBC Starring Boris Karloff Lights Out "Little Old Lady" November 17, 1937 CBS

10-30
01:00:33

Lights Out "The Dream" and "Big Mr. Little"

Halloween  Lights Out "The Dream" March 23, 1938 NBC Lights Out "Big Mr. Little" January 26, 1943 CBS

10-27
01:00:41

Lights Out "The Little People" and "Heavenly Jeep"

Halloween Lights Out "The Little People" April 14, 1937 NBC Lights Out "Heavenly Jeep" May 4, 1943 CBS

10-16
01:01:47

Lights Out "Money Money Money" "Speed"

Lights Out "Money Money Money" March 30, 1943 CBS  Lights Out "Speed" January 5, 1943 CBS

10-10
01:01:03

Lights Out "Special to Hollywood" "He Dug It Up"

Lights Out "Special to Hollywood" February 17, 1941 NBC  Lights Out "He Dug It Up" February 9, 1943 CBS

10-02
58:13

Lights Out "The Devil's Due" "Strange Couple"

Lights Out, Everybody "The Devil's Due" April 4, 1939 NBC  Lights Out "Strange Couple" first broadcast in 1935 from Chicago NBC

09-25
01:01:35

Suspense "A Ring for Marya" "Another Man's Poison"

Suspense "A Ring for Marya" December 28, 1950 CBS starring Cornel Wilde  Suspense "Another Man's Poison" May 17, 1951 CBS starring Charles Boyer

09-18
58:06

The Halls of Ivy "Gerhard's Secret" "Gangster's Son"

Back to School The Halls of Ivy "Professor Gerhard's Secret" March 24, 1950 NBC The Halls of Ivy "Gangsters Son" January 20, 1950 NBC Starring Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Colman

09-11
01:00:39

Back to School Halls of Ivy "Reappointment" "Student Editorial"

Back to School The Halls of Ivy "Reappointment" January 6, 1950 NBC The Halls of Ivy "Student Editorial" January 13, 1950 NBC

09-04
59:31

Labor Day Lux "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes"

Labor Day Lux Radio Theater "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes" September 2, 1946 CBS starring Margaret O'Brien 

08-28
01:00:32

Suspense "Black Path of Fear" and "Dame Fortune"

Suspense  "The Black Path Of Fear" August 31, 1944 CBS Suspense "Dame Fortune" October 24, 1946 CBS starring Susan Hayward

08-20
01:01:06

Suspense "Murder in G Flat" Jack Benny "Steel River Prison Break" Jeff Chandler

Suspense "Murder in G Flat" April 5, 1951 CBS starring Jack Benny  Suspense "Steel River Prison Break" September 3, 1951 on CBS  starring Jeff Chandler

08-14
01:00:20

The King's Men "Hoagy Carmichael" and "Johnny Mercer"

The King's Men "Hoagy Carmichael" June 14, 1949 NBC The King's Men "Johnny Mercer" August 16, 1949 NBC

08-07
01:01:54

Stan Freberg "Man in the Moon" "Do It Yourself Piano"

The Stan Freberg Show Episode 5 "Moon Man Orrville" August 11, 1957 CBS The Stan Freberg Show Episode 10 "Do It Yourself Piano" September 15, 1957 CBS

07-31
01:00:50

Stan Freberg #8 Good Humor Men #1 Tuned Sheep

Stan Freberg with Daws Butler and June Foray The Stan Freberg Show Episode 8 "Good Humor Men" September 1, 1957 CBS  The Stan Freberg Show Episode 1 "Tuned Sheep" July 14, 1957 CBS

07-24
01:00:49

Summer Vacation Columbia Workshop "Now It's Summer" "Sometime Every Summer"

Summer Vacation with Columbia Workshop  Columbia Workshop "Now It's Summer" September 29, 1939 CBS  Columbia Workshop "Sometime Every Summer" June 16, 1946 CBS

07-17
01:01:19

Summer Vacation My Favorite Husband 49 Fibber McGee and Molly 43

Summer Vacation My Favorite Husband "Vacation Time" April 29, 1949 CBS starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning Fibber McGee and Molly "Camping Trip" June 22, 1943 NBC

07-10
55:15

4th of July "Yankee Doodle Dandy" Screen Guild "Man Without a Country" Railroad Hour

Screen Guild Theater "Yankee Doodle Dandy" October 19, 1942 CBS Starring James Cagney The Railroad Hour "The Man Without a Country" June 29, 1953 NBC

07-03
01:01:13

Rhiannon

I love this movie

04-11 Reply

Rhiannon

Great episode of Lights Out

11-09 Reply

Billie Williams

Alex's

01-07 Reply

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