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Whitehall 1212 was the famous telephone number for Scotland Yard-the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police Force-and also an exciting true crime drama from the golden age of radio!
Written and directed by Wyllis Cooper (the creator of Lights Out and Quiet Please), Whitehall 1212 was a crime drama that aired on NBC from 1951 until 1952. It was hosted by Chief Superintendent John Davidson, curator of the Black Museum, Scotland Yard's repository...
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Suspense ... Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills!
Conceived as a potential radio vehicle for Alfred Hitchcock to direct, Suspense was a radio series of epic proportion. It aired on CBS from 1942 to 1962 and is considered by many to be the best mystery/drama series of the golden age. Known as Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills it focused on suspenseful stories starring the biggest names in Hollywood. Early in the run, the episodes were hosted...
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Suspense... Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills! Suspense mixed mystery, suspicion, and dangerous adventure like no other. Featuring the biggest names in Hollywood, it stirred your nerves to offer you a precarious situation and then withhold the solution... until the last possible moment!
Conceived as a potential radio vehicle for Alfred Hitchcock to direct, Suspense was a radio series of epic proportions. It aired on CBS from 1942 to 1962 and...
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New York City Detective Danny Clover worked homicide "from Times Square to Columbus Circle-the gaudiest, the most violent, the lonesomest mile in the world-Broadway, my beat."
Broadway Is My Beat was a dark, gritty radio crime drama that ran on CBS from 1949 until 1954. The series was originally broadcast from New York with Anthony Ross portraying Times Square Police Detective Danny Clover. Produced by Lester Gottlieb, it was directed by John Dietz....
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Created by Blake Edwards (of Pink Panther fame), Richard Diamond, Private Detective came to NBC radio in 1949 starring film actor and crooner Dick Powell. Powell had recently played Philip Marlowe in the popular RKO film Murder, My Sweet and jumped at the chance to play a suave detective on radio.
Richard Diamond was a light-hearted New York—based private eye who enjoyed ribbing the cops and singing songs to his millionairess girlfriend, Helen...
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Eve Arden stars as Madison High School English teacher Connie Brooks in one of the most popular comedy shows of all time.
Our Miss Brooks was a situation comedy show heard on radio and seen on television and films. It starred Hollywood film and New York stage veteran Eve Arden, who had specialized in playing the wisecracking friend to the heroine. She often did it better than anyone else, receiving an Oscar nomination for 1945's Mildred Pierce. Arden's...
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Enjoy sixteen of the greatest Holiday shows from radio's Golden Age and the Hollywood celebrities that starred in them.
The Golden Age of radio featured many of the greatest holiday programs of all time, and this collection features the best of the best! Enjoy holiday programs and laugh with Amos 'n' Andy, Burns and Allen, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Duffy's Tavern, Fibber McGee and Molly, Phil Harris and Alice Faye, The Jimmy Durante Show,...
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William Conrad stars as US Marshal Matt Dillon in radio's greatest adult Western series, Gunsmoke-the story of the violence that moved west with young America-and the story of a man who moved with it.
"Around Dodge City and in the territory out West, there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers, and that's with a US Marshal and the smell of... GUNSMOKE!" Radio westerns were aimed at kids until 1952 when Gunsmoke hit the radio airwaves....
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One of Hollywood's true screen legends, Humphrey Bogart, is spotlighted in this collection of radio broadcasts that he starred in.
Humphrey Bogart began his screen career mostly playing gangsters due to his resemblance to John Dillinger. Bogart's breakthrough from supporting roles to A-list stardom came with his performances in High Sierra and The Maltese Falcon. His first true romantic lead role, Casablanca, co-starred Ingrid Bergman. He and Lauren...
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Enjoy sixteen of the greatest drama episodes from the Golden Age of radio in this collection spanning 1946 to 1952.
This collection contains sixteen of the greatest drama shows ever broadcast during the Golden Age of radio, including episodes of The Green Hornet, Cloak & Dagger, Counterspy, and many others. Relive the best radio drama shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them amazing in this incredible collection.
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11) Escape, Vol. 4
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Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you ... Escape! Escape, designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half-hour of high adventure!
Escape was radio's leading anthology series of mystery and high-adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 until September 25, 1954. The series's well-remembered opening combined Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain with an introduction...
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The Screen Director's Playhouse came to NBC in 1949 and became one of the top drama anthologies featuring Hollywood actors reprising their screen roles a la Lux Radio Theater. The primary focus of the program was the original movie's director, who not only served as a guest host but also participated in an interview towards the end of the broadcast. Unlike Lux, which featured Cecil B. DeMille as a regular host, The Screen Director's Playhouse had...
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Enjoy sixteen of the greatest episodes from the Golden Age of radio in this collection spanning 1939 through 1956.
This collection contains sixteen of the greatest shows ever broadcast during the Golden Age of radio, including episodes of The Jack Benny Program, The Abbott and Costello Show, Burns & Allen, Gunsmoke, The Amos 'n' Andy Show, Gang Busters, Suspense, X Minus One, Our Miss Brooks, The Whistler, The Green Hornet, and many others. Relive...
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Enjoy sixteen thrilling crime stories solved by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes as they keep you glued to your chair-cup of tea in hand!
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective genius, Sherlock Holmes, came to NBC radio in 1930 starring Richard Gordon. By 1939, Basil Rathbone was heard as Holmes with Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson. The duo were simultaneously starring in a popular series of Sherlock Holmes features for Fox,...
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Enjoy sixteen of the greatest detective shows from radio's Golden Age and the Hollywood celebrities that starred in them.
The Golden Age of radio had incredible detective shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars voicing fiction's most famous gumshoes. This collection includes Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday on Dragnet; Richard Kollmar as "enemy to those...
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The Cavalcade of America dramatized the greatest events in American history and featured the biggest names in Hollywood!
In 1935, the DuPont Company chose to enhance its image by dramatizing great events in American history to an audience of millions each week on The Cavalcade of America. "Cavalcade" is a term used to describe pioneers who shaped the way America operates today. DuPont's motto, "maker of better things for better living through chemistry,"...
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Enjoy sixteen of the greatest drama episodes from the Golden Age of radio in this collection spanning 1944 to 1956.
This collection contains sixteen of the greatest drama shows ever broadcast during the Golden Age of radio, including episodes of The Big Story, Let George Do It, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, and many others. Relive the best radio drama shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them amazing in this incredible collection.
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After the war, most OSS Agents returned home to their normal lives, but for Frank Race, he became a troubleshooter and insurance investigator. Enjoy sixteen of his exciting radio adventures!
World War II changed the lives of many Americans. People moved from civilian careers to often radically different lives in the military. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was one of the most storied with its top-secret intelligence operations. Most OSS Agents...
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I am The Whistler and I know many things for I walk by Night... many strange tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak!
The Whistler was one of radio's top mystery programs airing from May 16, 1942, until September 22, 1955. Airing on CBS radio and sponsored by the Signal Oil Company, The Whistler (Joseph Kearns, Gale Gordon, and Bill Forman) was an ominous...
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Suspense... Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills! Suspense mixed mystery, suspicion, and dangerous adventure like no other. Featuring the biggest names in Hollywood, it stirred your nerves to offer you a precarious situation and then withhold the solution... until the last possible moment!
Conceived as a potential radio vehicle for Alfred Hitchcock to direct, Suspense was a radio series of epic proportions. It aired on CBS from 1942 to 1962 and...