Old Time Radio Show of the Week

 

This week's OTR show is the legendary "Dragnet" starring and created by Jack Webb.

This went on to become and radio staple in the last decade of OTR and with a move to television shortly after debuting on radio it became the blueprint for all "police procedural" shows that came after. 

This episode is "The Big Bungalow" from November 15th 1951

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

The Martin and Lewis Show

October 19th 1951

NBC 

starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

special guest Bing Crosby

The first tune is, "I Wish I Was" 

Dick Stabile and His Orchestra

Jimmy Wallington (announcer)

Ed Simmons (writer), Norman Lear (writer)

Old Time Radio Show of the Week (Lux Radio Theater)

 The Lux Radio Theatre 
September 11th 1950
"The Heiress"
A love story about a plain but very wealthy girl and the only man that ever loved her. A moving portrait of loneliness.
(The season premiere broadcast for the 1950-51 season in which Lux Radio Theater would be the #1 show on radio)

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

The Lucky Strike Program starring Jack Benny
March 21st 1948
  It's the first day of Spring, and Jack visits the Beverly Hills Beavers to lecture on the subject of "thrift and in a funny segment its talked about Ronald Colman winning an Oscar." 

Ronald Colman won his only Academy Award for Best Actor for the role of Anthony John in 1947's "A Double Life" 

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

Inner Sanctum

January 15th 1946

 "The Edge Of Death"

The story of the night Satan played a game of murder. A man is given the bejeweled rapier once owned by Rasputin, the mad monk of Russia

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

Tales Of The Texas Rangers
August 5th 1950
NBC 
"The Trigger Men"
The story is based on the events of May 27, 1947. The vicious Gordon brothers leave a trail of death behind them as they head for the Mexican border.
starring Joel McCrea 
directed and produced by Stacy Keach, Sr. (father of actor Stacy Keach Jr.)

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

 Fibber McGee and Molly
November 5th 1946
It's the 60th Anniversary of Johnsons Wax, so Fibber and Molly visit the sponsor. The show originates from Racine, Wisconsin.

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

The Great Gildersleeve
October 22nd 1947
NBC 
Gildersleeve want to improve his career and himself. 
How about Congressman Gilderlseeve?

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

Gunsmoke

September 24th 1955 

"Indian White"

Dennis Cullen, raised as a white boy but really an Indian, leaves to join the Cheyenne during an Indian uprising. 
The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series October 27th 1956

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

X-Minus One 

"Wherever You May Be"

June 26th 1956

A researcher, newly arrived in the Ozarks, meets Abby, a girl with VERY unusual abilities

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

ESCAPE
"Mars Is Heaven" 
(based on the Ray Bradbury short story)
Aired June 2nd 1950
The story of what happened when mankind first landed on Mars, April 20th 1987.

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

Fort Laramie
starring Raymond Burr
May 13th 1956
CBS 
"The War Correspondent"
A reporter from a New York newspaper comes west to tell the "truth" and also to learn of the "real" west.

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

Celebrating St. Patrick's Day!

The Lux Radio Theatre.

March 17th 1952

"Top Of The Morning"

A St. Patrick's Day program. 
Dennis solves the theft of the Blarney Stone 

starring Dennis Day, Ann Blyth, Barry Fitzgerald and Dan O'Herlihy,

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

Our Miss Brooks

March 6th 1949

 "Miss Brooks Gets 'The Works'"

There's going to be a faculty dance at Madison High, so Miss Brooks gets a radical new hair cut.

Old Time Radio Show of the Week - The Life of Riley

The Life of Riley
February 11th 1945
Junior gets a new dog and Riley ends up in the doghouse.

Old Time Radio Show of the Week (Jack Benny)

The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny 

January 7th 1945

Jack and the cast are leaving for New York. Ticket and railroad station troubles are heard for the first time in the series. But first, a visit to the vault, for the first time on the air.

The first appearance of Ed, the vault-keeper, the first appearance of a train announcement for "Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga!" The first appearance of the racetrack tout. 

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

The Lux Radio Theatre. 

December 10th 1951

 "The Lemon Drop Kid" 

The story of Damon Runyon's race track tout, spiced with Bob's ad libs. Bob tries to crack up John Milton Kennedy during a commercial but Kennedy muscles through, despite the audience giggles. After the story, Marilyn Maxwell misreads a line. Bob ad libs and cracks up the audience. William Keighly ad libs right back, but doesn't get a laugh

Old Time Radio Show of the Week - Jack Benny

The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny. 
November 16th 1947
Jack goes to renew his driver's license. Don't miss the eye chart and the puppy. 
The Sportsmen sing the middle commercial to the tune of, "I Believe." 
A woman tries to commit suicide by throwing herself in front of Don Wilson. 
Jack cuddles a little puppy. It turns out to be his toupee. 

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show 

November 6th 1953

Recorded October 9th 1953. 

"How long will the genius of Phil Harris go undiscovered?" or "From Here To Eternity." 

Phil sings, "Luck Be A Lady Tonight." Phil has been given a gold record by RCA and goes to buy a trophy case in which to hold it. 

Frank Nelson blows a line and has to do it again. Alice sings, "Keep It Light, Keep It Gay."

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

The Abbott and Costello Show

April 26th 1945

After threatening to sue the boys for having "The Andrews Brothers" on the show, Bud and Lou start to make a movie with the (real) Andrews Sisters.