Dan's Old-Time Radio Corner - Podcasts
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dan
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Thanks so much for that, Lawdog! I love telling stories - but I don't think I have any more of them!
Well, there is the time I dug that 2-foot-deep garbage can lid.
Other than that, I think my well is dry.
Arg!
Well, there is the time I dug that 2-foot-deep garbage can lid.
Other than that, I think my well is dry.
Arg!
dan
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Dan's old-time radio corner - can you top this?
Can You Top This? was a joke show in which listeners sent in jokes, and the three resident comics tried to top those jokes.
It ran from 1940 to 1954, and it was so popular that it spawned two books of jokes from the show, and it attracted upwards of 3,000 letters per week at the height of its popularity.
The jokemasters were Senator Edward Ford (not a real senator, but the creator and owner of the show), Harry Hirshfield, a popular cartoonist of the day, and ex-vaudevillian Joe Laurie, Jr.
This episode was originally heard on December 5, 1947.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
Great news!
It is now possible to get automatic downloads of new In the Old-Time Radio Corner shows as they are posted, without getting my other shows on treasure hunting and softball.
Go to http://danhughes.libsyn.com/rss/oldtimeradio and subscribe only to the old-time radio podcasts.
(Or, to get my treasure podcasts only, go to http://danhughes.libsyn.com/rss/treasure)
Can You Top This? was a joke show in which listeners sent in jokes, and the three resident comics tried to top those jokes.
It ran from 1940 to 1954, and it was so popular that it spawned two books of jokes from the show, and it attracted upwards of 3,000 letters per week at the height of its popularity.
The jokemasters were Senator Edward Ford (not a real senator, but the creator and owner of the show), Harry Hirshfield, a popular cartoonist of the day, and ex-vaudevillian Joe Laurie, Jr.
This episode was originally heard on December 5, 1947.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
Great news!
It is now possible to get automatic downloads of new In the Old-Time Radio Corner shows as they are posted, without getting my other shows on treasure hunting and softball.
Go to http://danhughes.libsyn.com/rss/oldtimeradio and subscribe only to the old-time radio podcasts.
(Or, to get my treasure podcasts only, go to http://danhughes.libsyn.com/rss/treasure)
dan
Elite Member
Dan's Old-Time Radio Corner - Sad Sack
Sad Sack is chiefly remembered as the star of a comic book, but he was also the star of a 1957 movie (he was played by Jerry Lewis!) and a 1946 summer replacement radio series (in Frank Sinatra's time slot).
On the radio, Herb Vigran played the Sad Sack and Jim Backus was his roommate (in the radio series, Sad Sack was a veteran, World War II being over by the time the series was on the air).
This is the first episode of the series, Sad Sack Returns Home From the Army, from June 12, 1946.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
Sad Sack is chiefly remembered as the star of a comic book, but he was also the star of a 1957 movie (he was played by Jerry Lewis!) and a 1946 summer replacement radio series (in Frank Sinatra's time slot).
On the radio, Herb Vigran played the Sad Sack and Jim Backus was his roommate (in the radio series, Sad Sack was a veteran, World War II being over by the time the series was on the air).
This is the first episode of the series, Sad Sack Returns Home From the Army, from June 12, 1946.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
dan
Elite Member
Dan's Old-Time Radio Corner - Meet Corliss Archer
NBC had a hit radio series with A Date With Judy, and CBS wanted a similar program. They found a series of humorous stories about a precocious teenage girl in Good Housekeeping magazine, and CBS adapted the stories for radio.
The result was Meet Corliss Archer, which aired from 1943 to 1956. The legendary Janet Waldo was Corliss, and 40 years later she was still playing teenage girls, including Judy Jetson on the TV series The Jetsons.
Corliss had a boyfriend, Dexter, played by Sam Edwards, a famous character actor who many years later played the banker on Little House on the Prairie.
The radio series was so popular that it spawned a book, a comic book, a Broadway play, and a television series.
This episode of Meet Corliss Archer, Rival Boyfriend, originally aired on June 23, 1946.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
NBC had a hit radio series with A Date With Judy, and CBS wanted a similar program. They found a series of humorous stories about a precocious teenage girl in Good Housekeeping magazine, and CBS adapted the stories for radio.
The result was Meet Corliss Archer, which aired from 1943 to 1956. The legendary Janet Waldo was Corliss, and 40 years later she was still playing teenage girls, including Judy Jetson on the TV series The Jetsons.
Corliss had a boyfriend, Dexter, played by Sam Edwards, a famous character actor who many years later played the banker on Little House on the Prairie.
The radio series was so popular that it spawned a book, a comic book, a Broadway play, and a television series.
This episode of Meet Corliss Archer, Rival Boyfriend, originally aired on June 23, 1946.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
dan
Elite Member
Dan's old-time radio corner - dangerously yours
DAN'S OLD-TIME RADIO CORNER - DANGEROUSLY YOURS
Victor Jory played an evil plantation overseer in Gone With the Wind. He played Lamont Cranston and the Shadow in the movie serial The Shadow. And he was in over 150 movies.
He was also the lead actor in each episode of the radio series Dangerously Yours, playing a different character every week.
In this June 1944 pilot episode, Masquerade, Jory plays an espionage agent in a one-on-one battle of wits with another spy - who happens to be female, and beautiful.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
DAN'S OLD-TIME RADIO CORNER - DANGEROUSLY YOURS
Victor Jory played an evil plantation overseer in Gone With the Wind. He played Lamont Cranston and the Shadow in the movie serial The Shadow. And he was in over 150 movies.
He was also the lead actor in each episode of the radio series Dangerously Yours, playing a different character every week.
In this June 1944 pilot episode, Masquerade, Jory plays an espionage agent in a one-on-one battle of wits with another spy - who happens to be female, and beautiful.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
dan
Elite Member
Dan's Old-Time Radio Corner - The Adventures of Ellery Queen
The Adventures of Ellery Queen was a fun detective radio show, because the audience was given a chance to solve the crime before Ellery fingered the culprit.
Near the end of each episode, Ellery would stop the show to announce that he had the necessary clues to solve the mystery, and he then invited the listening audience to name the villain.
He often had famous guests in the studio who were challenged to figure out the clues. After guesses were made, the program began again and revealed the criminal.
This episode, The Adventure of the World Series Crime, originally aired on September 30, 1943.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
The Adventures of Ellery Queen was a fun detective radio show, because the audience was given a chance to solve the crime before Ellery fingered the culprit.
Near the end of each episode, Ellery would stop the show to announce that he had the necessary clues to solve the mystery, and he then invited the listening audience to name the villain.
He often had famous guests in the studio who were challenged to figure out the clues. After guesses were made, the program began again and revealed the criminal.
This episode, The Adventure of the World Series Crime, originally aired on September 30, 1943.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
dan
Elite Member
Dan's Old-Time Radio Corner - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century was the first radio science fiction series. It was based on the comic strip which started in 1929, and the radio version was on the air for fifteen years, from 1932 to 1947.
Several actors played Buck over the years, and the program went from fifteen minutes to a half hour and then back to fifteen minutes.
On this show, you'll hear the very first episode and, fifteen years later, the very last episode.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century was the first radio science fiction series. It was based on the comic strip which started in 1929, and the radio version was on the air for fifteen years, from 1932 to 1947.
Several actors played Buck over the years, and the program went from fifteen minutes to a half hour and then back to fifteen minutes.
On this show, you'll hear the very first episode and, fifteen years later, the very last episode.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
dan
Elite Member
Dan's Old-Time Radio Corner - Cabin B13
Cabin B13 was one of those fondly-remembered radio programs for which no recorded episodes survived. Or so it was thought, until tapes of three of the shows were unearthed.
Cabin B13 was the cabin of the ship's doctor on a luxury cruise liner, and the doctor was the narrator of the stories. He was played by Arnold Moss, a Broadway actor who also appeared in movies and even a Star Trek episode.
This is the premiere episode of Cabin B13, and it originally aired on July 5, 1948.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
Cabin B13 was one of those fondly-remembered radio programs for which no recorded episodes survived. Or so it was thought, until tapes of three of the shows were unearthed.
Cabin B13 was the cabin of the ship's doctor on a luxury cruise liner, and the doctor was the narrator of the stories. He was played by Arnold Moss, a Broadway actor who also appeared in movies and even a Star Trek episode.
This is the premiere episode of Cabin B13, and it originally aired on July 5, 1948.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
dan
Elite Member
Dan's Old-Time Radio Corner - Your Hit Parade
Before Casey Kasem's American Top 40 Countdown, there was Your Hit Parade. America tuned in every Saturday night, from 1935 until 1953, to find out what song was Number One.
Each week, Your Hit Parade featured the top seven songs, performed not by the hit artists, but by the stable of singers who appeared on the show every week.
Several regular performers on the show became stars, including Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Dinah Shore, and Gisele MacKenzie.
See how many songs you remember from this episode, with Frank Sinatra, which originally aired on December 30, 1944.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
Before Casey Kasem's American Top 40 Countdown, there was Your Hit Parade. America tuned in every Saturday night, from 1935 until 1953, to find out what song was Number One.
Each week, Your Hit Parade featured the top seven songs, performed not by the hit artists, but by the stable of singers who appeared on the show every week.
Several regular performers on the show became stars, including Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Dinah Shore, and Gisele MacKenzie.
See how many songs you remember from this episode, with Frank Sinatra, which originally aired on December 30, 1944.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
dan
Elite Member
Dan's Old-Time Radio Corner - You Are There
John Charles Daly is best known for hosting What's My Line in the early days of television, but before that he was a CBS newsman who anchored a unique radio program that went back in time.
The show was called You Are There, and in it the CBS News department covered historical events live, like the landing of the Pilgrims, the assassination of President Lincoln, and in this episode, the battle of the Alamo.
Originally broadcast on August 18, 1947. Listen at http://radiofun.info.
John Charles Daly is best known for hosting What's My Line in the early days of television, but before that he was a CBS newsman who anchored a unique radio program that went back in time.
The show was called You Are There, and in it the CBS News department covered historical events live, like the landing of the Pilgrims, the assassination of President Lincoln, and in this episode, the battle of the Alamo.
Originally broadcast on August 18, 1947. Listen at http://radiofun.info.
dirtchirp
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you are there
Ibelieve WALTER CRONKITE hosted the show also ------THESE ARE THE EVENTS THAT ALTER AND ILLUMINATE OUR TIMES AND YOU ARE THERE.
Ibelieve WALTER CRONKITE hosted the show also ------THESE ARE THE EVENTS THAT ALTER AND ILLUMINATE OUR TIMES AND YOU ARE THERE.
dan
Elite Member
Yes, Walter Cronkite hosted the later TV version (but not the radio version).
Thanks, I love old radio programs. Takes me back to my great aunt who babysat me in the early 1960's still sitting and listening to the radio rather than watching the TV. Gave me a great appreciation for 1930-40 big band swing music as well. drives my wife crazy when I put it on. 
dan
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Dan's old-time radio corner - rogue's gallery
You're a private eye, and the bad guy knocks you out. While you're unconscious, your alter ego speaks to you. Actually, it insults you. But after heaping scorn and sarcasm upon your limp body, it gives you an idea what you should do next....
That is the basic plot outline of Rogue's Gallery, a quirky detective radio show starring Dick Powell as Richard Rogue. Powell went on to become famous as Richard Diamond, but many listeners preferred the nuttiness of Rogue's Gallery.
This episode, The Pat Flynn Case, first aired on June 6, 1946.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
You're a private eye, and the bad guy knocks you out. While you're unconscious, your alter ego speaks to you. Actually, it insults you. But after heaping scorn and sarcasm upon your limp body, it gives you an idea what you should do next....
That is the basic plot outline of Rogue's Gallery, a quirky detective radio show starring Dick Powell as Richard Rogue. Powell went on to become famous as Richard Diamond, but many listeners preferred the nuttiness of Rogue's Gallery.
This episode, The Pat Flynn Case, first aired on June 6, 1946.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
dan
Elite Member
Dan's old-time radio corner - maisie
Ann Sothern is probably best remembered for her role as Susie McNamara in the TV series Private Secretary.
But before that, she had starred in 11 movies about Maisie, a burlesque dancer who got herself into fixes that would have stymied even Lucille Ball.
Maisie became a radio series in 1947, with Ann Sothern reprising her movie role.
This episode of Maisie, Department Store Clerk, was broadcast on November 24, 1949.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
Ann Sothern is probably best remembered for her role as Susie McNamara in the TV series Private Secretary.
But before that, she had starred in 11 movies about Maisie, a burlesque dancer who got herself into fixes that would have stymied even Lucille Ball.
Maisie became a radio series in 1947, with Ann Sothern reprising her movie role.
This episode of Maisie, Department Store Clerk, was broadcast on November 24, 1949.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
dan
Elite Member
Dan's old-time radio corner - hopalong cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy was a national phenomenon in 1950.
He was on television, in movies, in comic books, and in newspaper comic strips.
His image was on over a hundred products, from T-shirts to lunchboxes to toy guns to flashlights to pajamas.
This episode of the Hopalong Cassidy radio show , The Mystery of Skull Mountain, originally aired on January 22, 1950.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
Hopalong Cassidy was a national phenomenon in 1950.
He was on television, in movies, in comic books, and in newspaper comic strips.
His image was on over a hundred products, from T-shirts to lunchboxes to toy guns to flashlights to pajamas.
This episode of the Hopalong Cassidy radio show , The Mystery of Skull Mountain, originally aired on January 22, 1950.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
dan
Elite Member
Dan's old-time radio corner - x minus 1
Many of the great authors who prospered during the Golden Age of Science Fiction were represented on the radio show X Minus 1. Its early shows were adaptations of stories appearing in Astounding Science Fiction magazine, and most of its later stories were from Galaxy Science Fiction magazine.
Poul Andersen, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Theodore Sturgeon, and Ray Bradbury all had stories dramatized on the show.
This episode was written by Ray Bradbury. It originally appeared in The Saturday Evening Post on September 23, 1950, under the title The World the Children Made. It aired as an X-1 episode entitled The Veldt on August 4, 1955.
I might add that this version has a happier ending than does the original story.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
Many of the great authors who prospered during the Golden Age of Science Fiction were represented on the radio show X Minus 1. Its early shows were adaptations of stories appearing in Astounding Science Fiction magazine, and most of its later stories were from Galaxy Science Fiction magazine.
Poul Andersen, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Theodore Sturgeon, and Ray Bradbury all had stories dramatized on the show.
This episode was written by Ray Bradbury. It originally appeared in The Saturday Evening Post on September 23, 1950, under the title The World the Children Made. It aired as an X-1 episode entitled The Veldt on August 4, 1955.
I might add that this version has a happier ending than does the original story.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
dan
Elite Member
Dan's Old-Time Radio Corner - Gang Busters
The old-time radio program Gang Busters is famous for adding a phrase to the Dictionary of American Slang: "Coming on like Gang Busters." And indeed, the program had one of the wildest openings of all, with windows breaking, guns firing, and sirens screaming.
Gang Busters was created by Phillips H. Lord. The show dramatized police cases, both famous and obscure. FBI director J. Edgar Hoover begrudgingly promoted the show even though he wished it were not on the air.
At the end of each episode, the description of a wanted suspect was broadcast, and over the 22 years that the program was on the air, it was responsible for the identification and capture of hundreds of suspected criminals.
This episode, The Case of the Unknown Killer, was first heard on June 9, 1944.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
The old-time radio program Gang Busters is famous for adding a phrase to the Dictionary of American Slang: "Coming on like Gang Busters." And indeed, the program had one of the wildest openings of all, with windows breaking, guns firing, and sirens screaming.
Gang Busters was created by Phillips H. Lord. The show dramatized police cases, both famous and obscure. FBI director J. Edgar Hoover begrudgingly promoted the show even though he wished it were not on the air.
At the end of each episode, the description of a wanted suspect was broadcast, and over the 22 years that the program was on the air, it was responsible for the identification and capture of hundreds of suspected criminals.
This episode, The Case of the Unknown Killer, was first heard on June 9, 1944.
Listen at http://radiofun.info.
