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Comedy x Funny Ha HaOzzie & Harriet | Apartment Building Next Door | 1945 @duane.OldTimeRadioOzzie & Harriet | (43) Apartment Building Next Door | September 23, 1945)Plot:+ The kids in the neighborhood really started something when they decided to enlarge their clubhouse on the vacant lot next door. As a result a false rumour started that a big syndicate was planning to build an apartment house there. Ozzie in order to stop the building decided to buy the lot before the syndicate.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- MYSTERY X SUSPENSE -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES2024-11-0728 min
Sci Fi x HorrorOrbit One Zero [BBC] | The Frozen World (ep 5), 1961This week we continue with the fifth chapter of a six-part series from the BBC series Orbit One Zero. This episode is titled, The Frozen World, and it aired 19 May 1961. Each month I will post one episode of the series to the end of the series.Chapter Five: Elizabeth is found in the laboratory frozen along with the rest of the room, but still alive. They find a tape recorder in the lab which contains a recording of the situation Elizabeth found herself in. The tape reveals the purpose of the rods, but the tape recorder fails b...2022-06-2131 min
Sci Fi x HorrorOrbit One Zero [BBC] | The Voices (ep 4), 1961This week we continue with the fourth chapter of a six-part series from the BBC series Orbit One Zero. This episode is titled, The Voices, and it aired 12 May 1961. Each month I will post one episode of the series to the end of the series.Chapter Four: Dr Petrie continues to gather information on the discovery, including more stories of unusual activity around the world involving a "green light". While alone in the laboratory at night, Elizabeth experiences the power of the rod which begins to control her mind.Felix Felton as Dr Hayward Petrie;David Sp...2022-05-2431 min
Sci Fi x HorrorRay Bradbury | Suspense: Summer Night (Ida Lupino), 1948Third post from my Ray Bradbury monthly series, titled Summer Night it aired on Suspense. This episode aired on July 15, 1948.Starring, Hollywood legend, Ida Lupino who plays Anna, in a story about a serial killer.Adapted by Robert L. Richards from the original Ray Bradbury story. Anton M. Leader produced and directed. Summer Night was also aired on the Suspense television show, February 19, 1952, but that episode is believed lost. Test.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA...2022-04-2632 min
Drama X TheaterThe Life of Louis Pasteur (Paul Muni): Academy Award Theater, 1946Paul Muni stars in Academy Award Theater drama, The Life of Louis Pasteur. This episode aired April 13, 1946.A dramatization about the scientist and his fight against ignorance and disease and his invention of pasteurization. It stars Paul Muni revitalizing his Academy Award Best Actor winning lead role in the film, The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936).: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESSubscribing is free and...2022-04-2533 min
The Complete Orson WellesLady Esther: The Interlopers, Song of Solomon, I'm a Fool, 1941The Orson Wells Show (Lady Esther) with three short stories: The Interlopers, Song of Solomon, I'm a Fool. This episode aired September 29, 1941.If you remember, just a few weeks ago I'm a Fool was also done for his Mercury Theatre On The Air -- guess he really liked that story. I enjoy his portrayal in that story, he does a great voice of an innocent and inexperienced young man. If you missed it, go to the April 3rd post to hear the Mercury Theatre On The Air version.The Interlopers written by Hector Hugh Munro (aka...2022-04-2432 min
Comedy x Funny Ha HaGroucho Marx, You Bet Your Life: Secret Word - Head, 1949This week on Ha Ha is Groucho Marx hosting his hit program, You Bet Your Life, the Secret Word - Head. This episode aired April 20, 1949.NOTE: This audio includes the warm-up and pre-air audio with Groucho joking with his announcer and the audience. : : : : :My other podcast channels include: DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- MYSTERY X SUSPENSE -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESEnjoy my podcast? You can subscribe to receive new post notices. Also, if you have a moment, please...2022-04-211h 01
Sci Fi x HorrorOrbit One Zero [BBC] | The Power (ep 3), 19611 This week we continue with the third chapter of a six-part series from the BBC series Orbit One Zero. This episode is titled, The Power, and it aired 5 May 1961. Each month I will post one episode of the series to the end of the series.Chapter Three: A transparent green rod is discovered in The Cylinder which immediately causes damage to the laboratory building. Dr Petrie is invited by Tom Lambert to a former mine cave in Wales in which banging noises were reported and hear the story of a green light being seen by miners previously, li...2022-04-1930 min
The Complete Orson WellesBob Hope Show: Orson Welles guest, 1943Bob Hope (The Bob Hope Show) entertains the troops in Los Angeles during World War II at Naval Air Station, Terminal Island, California. With guest Orson Welles, Barbara Jo Allen, and Frances Langford. This aired September 28, 1943.For those mainly interested in hearing Orson Welles' part, skip to 20:50.Bob jokes that Orson had an "Ensign" (pronounced 'In-sin') in his family tree. ‘Ensign’ is a junior rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces. As the junior officer in an infantry regiment was traditionally the carrier of the ensign flag, hence the name.2022-04-1732 min
Comedy x Funny Ha HaFred Allen Show: Wide-Awake Detective Agency (partial), 1933New month, new week starting with The Fred Allen Show (a.k.a. 'Linit Bath Club Revue') and an episode titled, Wide-Awake Detective Agency. This is a partial version of the episode, the full version is non-existent. The audio is a little scratchy, so I hope you can still enjoy.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- MYSTERY X SUSPENSE -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESEnjoy my podcast? You can subscribe to receive new post notices. Also, if...2022-04-1418 min
Mystery x SuspenseLet George Do It (Bob Bailey): The First ClientBob Bailey stars in Let George Do It with their first published episode, The First Client. The first few episodes had more of a comedic feel, until later when the decided to focus on more true detective crime stories. This episode aired September 20, 1946.Bob Bailey was a popular radio and occasional film actor, probably best known for this lead role in the Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar radio program. Unfortunately, Mr. Bailey suffered from alcoholism for a while until he finally overcame it to become sober and an alcoholism counselor. He died at age 70 in 1983 in a Southern...2022-04-1333 min
Sci Fi x HorrorWeird Circle: The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe), 1943An Edgar Allan Poe classic this week, The Fall of the House of Usher, aired on The Weird Circle in 1943 (there are no known complete dates for this series). This drama stars, Paul Frees and Ramsey Hill.The Weird Circle was produced in New York City at RCA Studios and aired from 1943 to 1945. Originally airing on the Mutual Broadcasting System, then on NBC's Red network. Most plays were adaptations of classic horror stories from legendary authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Charles Dickens, among others.: : : : :website: https://otr.duane.media...2022-04-1231 min
Drama X TheaterThe Screen Guild Theater | Miss Brown of Worcester (Fred Astaire, Loretta Young) | 1939Miss Brown of Worcester is this weeks drama, from The Screen Guild Theater. Starring: Herbert Marshall, Fred Astaire, Loretta Young, Franklin Pangborn, Tina Colotto. This episode aired January 15, 1939.Plot: In this musical comedy Alice Brown and her former love Jerry Gale the famous orchestra leader have been doing the town for past two weeks with a man she is engaged to marry, Richard Devon. Devon has been learning that even in America three is a crowd!: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMED...2022-04-1132 min
The Complete Orson WellesThe Shadow: The Three Ghosts, 1937Welcome and enjoy The Three Ghosts from The Shadow. Cast is Orson as The Shadow (Lamont Cranston) and Agnes Moorehead as Margot Lane. This episode aired October 31, 1937.Plot: A recently married woman is brought to madness while living in her husband's creepy manor. He is really a crook who has altered her Last Will and Testament for his benefit and is now trying to scare the new bride to death in order to gain the woman's estate.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER...2022-04-1034 min
Comedy x Funny Ha HaFibber McGee & Molly: Finance Company Is After Car, 1939This weeks episode is from Fibber McGee & Molly, titled Finance Company Is After Car. This episode aired November 28, 1939.: : : : : :website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otrThanks for your support.2022-04-0731 min
Mystery x SuspenseCBS Radio Mystery Theater: The Bullet, 1974This week is The Bullet by CBS Radio Mystery Theater. Cast: Larry Haines, Evie Juster, Martin Newman, Ralph Bell, Leon Janney, Dan Ocko. This episode first aired January 8, 1974.Plot: Paul dies by accident in the war, but he is made to return to Earth to trade places with the original victim -- his friend, Jerry.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESEnjoying my podcast? You...2022-04-0644 min
Sci Fi x HorrorFrankenstein: Radio Serial, eps 10-13 (1932)Frankstein: The Complete Radio Serial of 1932 (episodes 10-13). The final post from the 13 part serial.Produced by George Edwards, adapted from Mary Shelley’s novel The Modern Prometheus. Baron Victor Frankenstein, a genius yet mad scientist who creates a monster man from dead bodies.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otrEnjoy.2022-04-0552 min
Drama X TheaterThe Ford Theater: Ah, Wilderness, 1947This week is Ah, Wilderness from The Ford Theater. A comedy/drama starring: Alan Bunch and Elsie Hicks. This episode aired November 11, 1947. : : : : : :website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediasocial media: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrSubscribe to receive new post notifications and if inclined -- leave a brief review or rating on your podcast provider. Thank you for your support.2022-04-041h 02
The Complete Orson WellesMercury Theatre: Three Short Stories (I'm a Fool, The Open Window, My Little Boy), 1938This week's drama is from The Mercury Theatre on the Air, the episode is titled Three Short Stories (I'm a Fool, The Open Window, My Little Boy). End of this month, we will listen to another recording with I'm a Fool taken from Lady Esther. This episode aired August 8, 1938.Featured actors: Orson, Edgar Barrier and William Alland in I'm a Fool from Sherwood Anderson. Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Virginia Welles, and Anna Stafford) in The Open Window by Saki. Betty Garde, Kingsley Colton, Estelle Levy and Orson Welles perform My Little Boy by Carl Ewald.: : : : :...2022-04-031h 00
Comedy x Funny Ha HaJack Benny: Who Killed Mr. Stooge & The House of Rawchild (two episodes), 1934This week of the Jack Benny Program includes two episodes in one: Who Killed Mr. Stooge andThe House of Rawchild (a comic version of the film 'The House of Rothschild') [starts at 30:14].::ALERT NOTE: The audio for Who Killed Mr. Stooge is not the best and these are early episodes when was still Jack still forming the feel and direction of the show. So, if you prefer his later well-formed episodes, you might want to skip this one... OR enjoy listening to his early days to hear how the show transformed over time into a classic. OR...2022-03-3153 min
Mystery x SuspenseThe Zero Hour (Rod Serling): The Wife of the Red Haired Man, eps 3-4 (1973)Every last Wednesday of the month will feature The Zero Hour (hosted by Rod Serling). This weeks post are chapters 3 & 4 (out of five) from 'The Wife of the Red Haired Man'. These episodes aired September 5-6, 1973.To hear previous episodes in this storyline, scroll back a few weeks to last months post.Originally serialized in 1956 as My Husband is a Redhead.From the Bill Ballinger best selling novel, this adaptation stars Patty Duke Astin, John Astin, and Howard Duff.Plot: Rohan Turner, an escaped convict, and his wife devoted wife, Mercedes, are...2022-03-301h 02
Sci Fi x HorrorRay Bradbury | Riabouchinska: Suspense, 1947Second post from my Ray Bradbury monthly series, his Riabouchinska aired on Suspense. This drama stars: Wally Maher, Joseph Kearns, Lurene Tuttle, June Havoc. This episode aired November 13, 1947.A murder is solved by a ventriloquist's dummy.: : : : :website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediaInstagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otrYou can subscribe to my channel, it's 100% free, and you will receive notifications of new post. Also, if you have a moment and feel inclined, please write a short 1-2 sentence review and/or give a rating...2022-03-2932 min
Comedy x Funny Ha HaGuest Ida Lupino: Chase and Sanborn Hour, 1937Featuring guest star, Ida Lupino, on the Chase and Sanborn Hour. CSH was a variety program with songs and comedy. This episode aired September 5, 1937. Hosted by Don Ameche and also featuring Dorothy Lamour, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, and Nelson Eddy.: : : : : :website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otrThanks for your support.2022-03-241h 02
Mystery x SuspenseEscape: Operation Fleur De Lys (Jack Webb), 1947Escape is this weeks program with the episode Operation Fleur de Lys, starring Jack Webb who became famous in the Dragnet series. This episode aired on July 14, 1947.Written, adapted, produced, and directed by William N. Robson.Story: During WWII in France, a young French resistance member falls in love with a local lady. American soldier, Jack Webb, notices a correlation between German’s killing local families and the resistance member. Jack’s top priority is now to stop the leak, even if it means someone must be killed.Jack Webb: born: April 2, 1920, Santa Monic...2022-03-2332 min
Sci Fi x HorrorThe Creaking Door: Cats Whiskers, 1964The Creaking Door originated in South Africa. This episode is titled Cat Whiskers, and the series aired from 1964 to 1965. : : : : :website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediaInstagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otrYou can subscribe to my channel, it's 100% free, and you will receive notifications of new post. Also, if you have a moment and feel inclined, please write a short 1-2 sentence review and/or give a rating on your preferred podcast service. A positive review or rating would help me a lot. Thank you for your su...2022-03-2234 minDrama X TheaterScreen Director's Playhouse: Let's Live A Little (Robert Cummings, Virginia Gregg), 1949This week is Let's Live A Little, a romantic comedy adapted for Screen Director's Playhouse. Starring Robert Cummings, Virginia Gregg, and John Dehner. This episode aired January 16, 1949.This radio production is from the film of the same name. The film was only a moderate success, and the first and last film produced by United California Productions. Let's Live A Little was later renamed to Hell Breaks Loose.: : : : : :website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediasocial media: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrSubscribe to receive new...2022-03-2132 min
The Complete Orson WellesCampbell Playhouse: Counsellor at Law (Elmer Rice), 1939Adapted from the play by Elmer Rice. This drama of Counsellor at Law, aired on The Campbell Playhouse. This episode aired Friday, January 6, 1939.Story: Successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns his wife has been unfaithful. The movie was written by, Elmer Rice, and based on the 1931 Broadway play.Starring: Orson Welles, Aline MacMahon, Gertrude Berg, and Joseph Cotten. With guest star, Samuel S. Leibowitz, a well-known lawyer at the time who was famous for winning most of his cases and became a New Yor...2022-03-201h 01
Comedy x Funny Ha HaVic and Sade | Decoration Day Parade (&) Sades Trip to Dwight, 1937This week we welcome a new program to the podcast, Vic and Sade, with two early episodes, Decoration Day Parade and Sades Trip to Dwight. These episodes aired May 28, 1937 and June 6, 1937.Vic and Sade was broadcast from 1932 to 1946 originally on the NC Blue Network before eventually being broadcast on all major radio networks (NBC, NBC Blue, Mutual Broadcasting, and CBS). Most episodes were only 15 minutes long (1932-1945). The main characters were accountant Victor Rodney Gook, Sade his wife, and their adopted son Rush (Art Van Harvey, Bernardine Flynn, Bill Idelson). The three lived in "the little house h...2022-03-1722 min
Mystery x SuspenseCrime Classics: The Shockingly Peaceful Passing of Thomas Edwin Bartlett, Green Grocer, 1953This weeks episode is the Crime Classics presentation, The Shockingly Peaceful Passing of Thomas Edwin Bartlet - Green Grocer. This episode aired June 22, 1953, on the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS).Thomas Edwin Bartlett, was allegedly poisoned by his wife, Adelaide Blanche Bartlett, in the Pimlico district of London. A fatal quantity of chloroform was found in Mr Bartlett's stomach, despite having not caused any damage to his throat or windpipe, and no evidence of how it got there. Adelaide Bartlett was tried and acquitted for her husband's murder. By the jury's own statement in court...2022-03-1633 min
Sci Fi x HorrorOrbit One Zero [BBC] | The Cylinder (ep 2), 1961This week we continue with the second chapter of a six-part series from the BBC series Orbit One Zero. This episode is titled, The Cylinder, and it aired 28 April 1961. Each month I will post one series episode to the end of the series.Chapter Two: The Cylinder is discovered and removed from a sand bank, before being transported to the telescope control room. When the telescope operator is injured while trying to chisel open the discovery, Dr Petrie suggests moving it to his laboratory in London where they can work on it.Felix Felton as Dr H...2022-03-1531 minDrama X TheaterRadio City Playhouse: Ground Floor Window, 1948Welcome folks, let's enjoy the series Radio City Playhouse and their production of Ground Floor Window. Written by Ernest Kinoy; starring Joe DeSantis, Bernard Grant, Marilyn Erskine, Anna Karen, and Arthur Q. Bryan. This episode aired July 10, 1948.Radio City Playhouse was a live half-hour series that aired on NBC Radio from July 1948 to January 1950. The series presented original radio dramas, not movie adaptations as most theater programs from that time.: : : : : :https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediaInstagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrSubscribe to receive new pos...2022-03-1431 min
The Complete Orson WellesThe 39 Steps [Rehearsal]: The Mercury Theatre on the Air (Orson Welles), 1938This is a bonus post of the rehearsal of the previously posted, The 39 Steps, from The Mercury Theatre on the Air. You know it is a rehearsal from the humorous final seconds by Orson Welles. Enjoy.Adapted from the novel by John Buchan.: : : : :website: https://otr.duane.media. email: info@otr.duane.media. connect n' follow: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrThank you for your support.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/pri...2022-03-131h 10
The Complete Orson WellesThe 39 Steps: The Mercury Theatre on the Air (Orson Welles), 1938The famous book and movie, The 39 Steps, is this weeks drama from The Mercury Theatre on the Air with Orson Welles. This episode aired Monday, August 1, 1938.Written in 1927 as The Thirty-Nine Steps, by author John Buchan. Then the classic film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935, titled as The 39 Steps.: : : : :https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media. connect n' follow: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrThank you for your support.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https...2022-03-131h 10
Comedy x Funny Ha HaThe Great Gildersleeve: Arrives in Summerfield, 1941This weeks comedy is the premiere episode from The Great Gildersleeve, titled, Arrives in Summerfield. This episode aired August 31, 1941.: : : : : :website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otrThanks for your support.2022-03-1032 min
Mystery x SuspenseYours Truly, Johnny Dollar: Milford Brooks III (Dick Powell Audition), 1948Another new program to the podcast -- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar episode titled Milford Brooks III. This is the Dick Powell audition recording, his only appearance on YTJD. This was recorded December 7, 1948.The upcoming YTJD posts will mainly feature, Bob Bailey, the actor who is often recognized as the best actor to portray Mr. Dollar.: : : : : :website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otrThank you for your support.2022-03-0934 min
Sci Fi x HorrorQuiet Please: Nothing Behind The Door, 1947This week premieres Quiet Please to the podcast with their first recording, Nothing Behind The Door. This episode aired June 8, 1947.QUALITY WARNING: WHILE THIS RECORDING IS AUDIBLE IT IS VERY CRACKLY AS IF RECORDED FROM AN OLD BADLY MAINTAINED RECORD.Story: At the top of Mt. Wilson, a small and empty house is mysteriously being guard by a barbed wire fence. A group of robbers planning to rob a bank decide that it is the perfect place to hide the money. They soon find out how true that there is nothing in it.: : : : :2022-03-0832 min
Drama X TheaterMatinee Theater: Beloved Enemy, 1944Hello, World. Let's listen to Beloved Enemy from Matinee Theater. Starring: Gertrude Warner & Victor Jory. Adapted from the 1936 film of the same name. This episode aired October 29, 1944.Story: During the Irish War of Independence in 1921, Irish rebel leader Dennis Riordan and English aristocrat Helen Drummond meet and fall in love. However, Riordan is pursued by British army officer Captain Preston.: : : : : :website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediasocial media: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrSubscribe to receive new post notifications and if inclined -- leave a brief r...2022-03-0732 min
The Complete Orson WellesGroucho Marx on The Orson Welles Almanac, 1944This week features the legendary Groucho Marx on The Orson Welles Almanac. This episode aired Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST on January 26, 1944.The Orson Welles Almanac (also known as The Orson Welles Comedy Show) was a variety program on CBS Radio. The idea of doing such a variety show occurred to Welles after his success as substitute host of The Jack Benny Program. Welles had an ongoing battle with program sponsor, Mobil, which shortened the life of the series. For example, Welles bristled at a suggestion that if Duke Ellington appeared on the show he should...2022-03-0633 min
Comedy x Funny Ha HaThe Dorothy Lamore Show: Sir Lancelot of the Lake, 1948Sealtest Variety Theater (Dorothy Lamore) with the episode titled Sir Lancelot of the Lake. Featuring Ray Milland, Dorothy Lamore, and Eddie Bracken. This episode aired September 16, 1948.: : : : : : : :website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otrThanks for your support.2022-03-0330 min
Mystery x SuspenseCBS Radio Mystery Theater: The Return of the Moresbys, 1972This week is The Return of the Moresbys, by CBS Radio Mystery Theater. Written by Henry Slesar and directed by Himan Brown. This episode aired January 7, 1974.Story: A wife leaves her fortune to a religious guru, then her husband murders her. The husband become suspicious of the guru, but strange animal behaviors lead him to think his dead wife is seeking retribution from the beyond.Starring: Patrick O'Neal, Marian Seldes, Nick Pryor, Dan Ockowebsite: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otr2022-03-0248 min
Sci Fi x HorrorFrankenstein: Radio Serial, eps 7-9 (1932)Frankstein: The Complete Radio Serial of 1932 (episodes 7-9). The third post of the 13 part serial that I will post several episodes the first week of each month until April 2022.Produced by George Edwards, adapted from Mary Shelley’s novel The Modern Prometheus. Baron Victor Frankenstein, a genius yet mad scientist who creates a monster man from dead bodies.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otrEnjoy.2022-03-0142 min
Drama X TheaterAl Jolson in Burlesque | Lux Radio Theatre, 1936This week is Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler in Burlesque from Lux Radio Theatre. This episode aired June 15, 1936.Story: An alcoholic burlesque performer, Skid Brown, cannot handle success. His girlfriend, Bonny, struggles with him leaving and being alone. Jolson sings three songs: "Toot, Toot, Tootsie," "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" and "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody."====website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediasocial media: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrThank you for your support.2022-02-281h 02
The Complete Orson WellesMercury Theatre: A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens), 1938Mercury Theatre on the Air with Orson Welles does an adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities. This episode aired July 25, 1938.Cast: Orson Welles (Dr. Alexandre Manette, Sydney Carton), Mary Taylor (Lucie Manette), Eustace Wyatt (Clerk), Edgar Barrier (Charles Darnay), Martin Gabel (Mr. Jarvis Lorry), Frank Readick (Ernest Defarge), Betty Garde (Madame Defarge).website: https://otr.duane.media. email: info@otr.duane.media. connect n' follow: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrThank you for your support.This podcast uses the follow...2022-02-271h 02
Comedy x Funny Ha HaJack Benny: The Count of Monte Jell-o, 1935The Jack Benny Program does a comic adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo film from 1934 which was very popular. This is an early Benny episode, most people prefer his later ones, but if you want to hear his early days and growth -- this is for you.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otr2022-02-2426 min
Mystery x SuspenseThe Zero Hour (Rod Serling): The Wife of the Red Haired Man (eps 1-2), 1973Every last Wednesday of the month will feature The Zero Hour (hosted by Rod Serling). This weeks post are the first two chapters from 'The Wife of the Red Haired Man'. These episodes aired September 3-4, 1973.ALERT: The intro was badly done & difficult to hear, my apologies!! Please skip forward to 03:25 to the program. Originally serialized in 1956 as My Husband is a Redhead.From the Bill Ballinger best selling novel, this adaptation stars Patty Duke Astin, John Astin, and Howard Duff.Plot: Rohan Turner, an escaped convict, and his wife devoted wife...2022-02-2356 min
Sci Fi x HorrorRay Bradbury | Killer, Come Back To Me by Mollé Mystery Theater, 1946This wonderful week is a Ray Bradbury story that aired on the Mollé Mystery Theater, the drama is titled - Killer, Come Back To Me. Although it's a detective mystery story, but since Mr. Bradbury is known for Sci-Fi, I'm posting it here.The last Tuesday of each month I will post a different Ray Bradbury story until my supply is out. So, subscribe to receive notifications when new stories are posted, or remember to return next month for a new story. Next month will be his story, Riabouchinska, from Suspense.======website: https://o...2022-02-2233 min
Drama X TheaterHollywood Star Playhouse: Venom with Cornel WildeEnjoy Venom from Hollywood Star Playhouse, this episode aired June 19, 1950. Starring Cornel Wilde.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediasocial media: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrThank you for your support.2022-02-2132 min
The Complete Orson WellesThe Hitch-hiker (Lucille Fletcher) | Suspense, 1942The classic story of The Hitch-hiker, Orson Welles performed this drama for the Suspense series. This episode aired September 9, 1942.A man, Ronald Adams, sets out to drive from NYC to California, only to encounter a mysterious hitchhiker who somehow follows him cross-country even though he doesn't have a car. Only to realize the hitchhiker has a hidden and unsuspected purpose.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES....2022-02-2032 min
Comedy x Funny Ha HaThe Great Gildersleeve: Audition episode, 1941The Audition episode from The Great Gildersleeve, which was a spin-off from Fibber McGee and Molly. This was recorded May 16, 1941.Harold Peary played the lead role (Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve), his birth name was: José Pereira de Faria on July 25, 1908 in San Leandro, California; he died: March 30, 1985 (at age 76) in Torrance, California after a heart attack.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otr2022-02-1736 min
Mystery x SuspenseThe Whistler: Retribution, 1942This week is 'Retribution' from the classic series, The Whistler. This is the first episode from the series, it aired May 16, 1942. Story: while attempting to steal their money, John has murdered his wife and weak-minded step-son for $10,000. Year later, he escapes jail and returns to search for the money only to have a series of bizarre events unfold.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otr2022-02-1634 min
Sci Fi x HorrorOrbit One Zero [BBC]: The Unseeing Eye (ep 1), 1961The first chapter of a six-part episode from the British series Orbit One Zero (aired on the BBC). This episode is titled, The Unseeing Eye, and it aired April 21, 1961. Each month I will post one episode of the series.Chapter One: Newspaper reporter, Tom Lambert, decides to reinvestigate the events of a decade earlier when he looked at an incident in which students Clifford Brown and Elizabeth Ryder were invited by their professor to join a researcher working at a radio telescope on Scara, an island off of Scotland. They discover a signal and a subsequent disturbance...2022-02-1531 min
Drama X TheaterA Comedy of Danger | The Finger of God: Columbia Workshop, 1936This week is a two-part episode titled A Comedy of Danger | The Finger of God, from Columbia Workshop. This episode aired July 18, 1936.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediasocial media: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrThank you for your support.2022-02-1432 min
The Complete Orson WellesThe Shadow: The Temple Bells of Neban, 1937Hello, World. Let's listen to The Temple Bells of Neban from The Shadow. This episode aired October 10, 1937.The Shadow meets an exotic woman from his past. Soon he learns she has been trained in the remote and mystifying area of India, the same place he gained his power of mind control and invisibility.website: https://otr.duane.media. email: info@otr.duane.media. connect n' follow: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrThank you for your support.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: 2022-02-1330 min
Comedy x Funny Ha HaGuest W.C. Fields: Chase and Sanborn Hour, 1937This weeks post features comedy legend W.C. Fields on the Chase and Sanborn Hour. A variety program with music & comedy and hosted by actor Don Ameche and Edgar Bergen with his wooden dummy Charlie McCarthy. This episode also features actress and singer, Dorothy Lamour.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otr2022-02-101h 02
Mystery x SuspenseThe Man Called X: Murder, Music and a Blonde Madonna, 1944Let's enjoy an episode from The Man Called X, titled Murder, Music and a Blonde Madonna. Portrayed by Herbert Marshall, an extremely famous actor for almost 40 years. This episode aired August 28, 1944.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr2022-02-0932 minSci Fi x HorrorExploring Tomorrow: The Convict (&) Country Boy, 1957Hello, World. Together let's enjoy the sci-fi series, Exploring Tomorrow. We will listen to the first two episodes, The Convict (12/11/1957) & Country Boy (12/18/1957).Marketed as, "The first science-fiction show of science-fictioneers, by science-fictioneers and for science-fictioneers -- real science fiction for a change!"website: https://otr.duane.mediaInstagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otrThanks for your support.2022-02-0836 min
Drama X TheaterJudy Garland, Jack Benny, Joan Crawford on The Screen Guild Theater, 1939This week is the first episode of The Screen Guild Theater, unlike following episodes which were mainly movie and theater adaptations -- this first episode was more of a Variety Review. This episode includes singing by Judy Garland (at 16 years old), jokes by Jack Benny and short drama skits.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediasocial media: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrThank you for your support.2022-02-0731 min
The Complete Orson WellesOrson Welles guest host The Jack Benny Program, 1943With Jack Benny out with pneumonia, Orson guest host The Jack Benny Program, this episode is title The Return of Phil Harris. This episode aired March 3, 1943.website: https://otr.duane.media. email: info@otr.duane.media. connect n' follow: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrThank you for your support.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp2022-02-0632 min
Comedy x Funny Ha HaYou Bet Your Life (Groucho Marx): Audition, 1947Comedy legend, Groucho Marx host the audition episode of his radio series, You Bet Your Life. The secret word is 'Air'. This was recorded September 15, 1947.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr2022-02-0319 minMystery x SuspenseCBS Radio Mystery Theater: Old Ones are Hard to Kill, 1972Episode one of CBS Radio Mystery Theater titled, Old Ones are Hard to Kill. Created and produced by Himan "Hi" Brown and hosted by famed actor E.G. Marshall.Plot: An energetic elderly woman rents a room to a sickly boarder with an odd confession.Starring: Agnes Moorehead, Leon Janney, Roger De Kovenwebsite: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otr2022-02-0245 min
Sci Fi x HorrorFrankenstein: Radio Serial, eps 4-6 (1932)Frankstein: The Complete Radio Serial of 1932 (episodes 4-6). The second post from a 13 part serial that I will post several episodes the first week of each month until April 2022.Produced by George Edwards, adapted from Mary Shelley’s novel The Modern Prometheus. Baron Victor Frankenstein, a genius yet mad scientist who creates a monster man from dead bodies.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otrEnjoy.2022-02-0140 min
Drama X TheaterA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Mark Twain): Ford Theater, 1947From the series Ford Theater, enjoy this adaptation of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens). This episode aired October 5, 1947.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediasocial media: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrThank you.2022-01-311h 00
The Complete Orson WellesThe Campbell Playhouse: Rebecca, 1938This last Sunday of January we listen to Rebecca, starring Margaret Sullavan, this drama aired on The Campbell Playhouse. The novel Rebecca was written by Daphne du Maurier. This episode aired December 9, 1938.The Mercury Theatre on the Air changed its name to The Campbell Playhouse. Campbell's Soup became the sponsor after the media and panic reaction to his production of War of The Worlds from the Mercury program.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media. connect n' follow: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrThank you and enjoy.2022-01-301h 04
Comedy x Funny Ha HaJack Benny's First EpisodeJack's First Episode of his radio program. You will notice a big difference from this first episode to the later ones that most are used to hearing. This episode is mostly music with jokes in between. This episode aired May 2, 1932.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otr2022-01-2734 min
Mystery x SuspenseSuspense: Burning Court, 1942This week is Burning Court from the classic series, Suspense. The Burning Court was adapted from the controversial 1937 novel of the same name by John Dickson Carr. What made the book controversial was the inclusion of supernatural elements.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otrThanks for your support.2022-01-2632 min
Sci Fi x HorrorRay Bradbury: To The Future by Dimension-X, 1950This week is the Ray Bradbury story To The Future, which aired on Dimension-X. This episode aired May 27, 1950.The last Tuesday of every month I will air a Ray Bradbury story until my available episodes are used.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediaInstagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otr2022-01-2533 min
Drama X TheaterStagecoach (John Wayne): Screen Directors Playhouse, 1949This week is a production of the hit film, Stagecoach, adapted on Screen Directors Playhouse. Directed by John Ford and featuring Claire Trevor and John Wayne from his breakout film role. This episode aired January 9, 1949.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediasocial media: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrThank you.2022-01-2434 min
The Complete Orson WellesHello Americans: Brazil, 1941This week is the premiere episode of Brazil from the series Hello Americans. This episode aired November 15, 1942.Orson tells the story of samba, including lessons on technique and instrumentation. He discusses the ethnic mix of Brazil and tells of their natural resources and conserving the Amazon jungle. Carmen Miranda and Welles sing her Brazilian song, No Tabuleiro da Baiana. The episode cast includes Ms. Miranda and Lud Gluskin and His Orchestra.website: https://otr.duane.media. email: info@otr.duane.media. connect n' follow: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otr2022-01-2332 min
Comedy x Funny Ha HaFibber McGee & Molly: Overdue Library Book, 1939Hope you enjoy Overdue Library Book from Fibber McGee & Molly. This episode aired 11-21-1939.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr2022-01-2031 min
Mystery x SuspenseMurder at Midnight: The Man Who Was Death, 1946Enjoy this weeks post of The Man Who Was Death from Murder at Midnight. This episode aired 1946-09-23.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otrThank you for your support.2022-01-1927 min
Sci Fi x HorrorLights Out: Money, Money, Money ($3,000), 1936This weeks episode is Money, Money, Money ($3,000) from Lights Out. This episode aired August 05, 1936.Created by Wyllis Cooper and later taken over by Arch Oboler.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediaInstagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otr2022-01-1832 min
Drama X TheaterRadio City Playhouse: Long Distance, 1948This week is from the series Radio City Playhouse, with their premiere drama Long Distance. This episode aired July 7, 1948.Starring actress, Jan Miner, who plays the wife of a convicted murderer who tries to stay his execution by telephone. Many years later Jan Miner became famous to a new generation as "Madge" the Palmolive dish-washing detergent soap lady.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediasocial media: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrThank you.2022-01-1730 min
The Complete Orson WellesLady Esther: Shredni Vashtar, Hidalgo, An Irishman and a Jew, 1941This week is the premiere episode from The Orson Welles Show also known as Lady Esther. This episode includes three separate short stories: Shredni Vashtar, Hidalgo, An Irishman and a Jew. This episode aired September 15, 1941.Adaptation Shredni Vashtar is by writer Saki (Hector Hugh Munro), a story about Father Hidalgo and the Mexican revolution in 1810, as well as a story about An Irishman and a Jew.website: https://otr.duane.media. email: info@otr.duane.media. connect n' follow: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrThank you and enjoy.2022-01-1632 min
Comedy x Funny Ha HaDorothy Lamour (Sealtest Variety Theater): Waiting Room, 1948Enjoy the first episode, Waiting Room, from The Sealtest Variety Theater also known as the Dorothy Lamour Show. The Sealtest program ran from 1948-1949. This is the first episode - stars Gregory Peck & Ozzie and Harriet, it aired on September 9, 1948.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr2022-01-1332 min
Mystery x SuspenseEscape: The Man Who Would Be King, 1947This week is the classic story, The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling, from the Escape series. Featuring Raymond Lawrence, this episode aired 1947-07-07.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr2022-01-1232 min
Sci Fi x HorrorDark Fantasy: The Thing From The Sea, 1941This weeks post is The Thing From the Sea, the third episode from Dark Fantasy. This episode aired November 28, 1941.A newspaper reports on cinema star Philip Haywood vanishing from his private yacht, and set about explaining the events which also lead to his wife and father also disappearing.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediaInstagram: @duane.otr | Twitter: @duane_otr2022-01-1126 min
Drama X TheaterKitty Foyle (Ginger Rogers) on Academy Award Theater, 1946This weekly post is Kitty Foyle from Academy Award Theater, starring Ginger Rogers. Aired on CBS radio, this episode aired April 6, 1946.About a saleswoman in a New York boutique who must decide does she want to marry her poor doctor fiancé, or go off to South America with a rich man she's secretly loved for many years.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.mediasocial media: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrThank you.2022-01-1032 min
The Complete Orson WellesThe Shadow: Death House Rescue, 1937The first radio episode of The Shadow titled Death House Rescue. This episode aired September 9, 1937.Orson played the role of Lamont Cranston aka The Shadow from 1937 to 1938.website: https://otr.duane.media. email: info@otr.duane.media. connect n' follow: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otrThank you and enjoy.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp2022-01-0932 min
Comedy x Funny Ha HaFred Allen Show: Mammoth Department Store (Xmas), 1932This weeks post is Mammoth Department Store by The Fred Allen Show which was previously called The Linit Bath Club Revue. This episode aired 12-25-1932.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr2022-01-0632 min
Mystery x SuspenseCrime Classics: The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner (Audition)This week is the audition recording of Crime of Bathsheba Spooner from the series, Crime Classics. Bathsheba Spooner was the first woman in American history to be executed following the Declaration of Independence. This episode aired 1952-12-03.====================On my website, for free you can listen to and download all my podcast at OTR.DUANE.MEDIA. There is also donation and monthly patron information, if you want to support my podcast. Any support is appreciated.Feedback and comments are welcome, my email is INFO@OTR.DUANE.MEDIA or on Instagram @DUANE.OTR. All...2022-01-0530 min
Sci Fi x HorrorFrankenstein: Radio Serial, eps 1-3 (1932)Frankstein: The Complete Radio Serial of 1932 (episodes 1-3). This is a 13 part serial that I will post several episodes the first week of each month until April 2022.Produced by George Edwards, adapted from Mary Shelley’s novel The Modern Prometheus. Baron Victor Frankenstein, a genius yet mad scientist who creates a monster man from dead bodies.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otrEnjoy.2022-01-0441 min
Drama X TheaterThe Thin Man: Lux Radio Theatre, 1936Happy New Year 2022! Let's start this year with Hollywood classic, The Thin Man starring Myrna Loy and William Powell on Lux Radio Theatre.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr2022-01-031h 02
Comedy x Funny Ha HaJack Benny: New Years Day Review of 1932Happy New Year! This is a bonus New Years post of Jack Benny and team doing a year in review of 1932. This aired January 1, 1933.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr2022-01-0215 min
The Complete Orson WellesTreasure Island: The Mercury Theatre on the Air, 1938Happy New Year! Let's start 2022 with Orson's adaptation from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, on The Mercury Theatre on the Air. This episode aired July 18, 1938.website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otrThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp2022-01-021h 06
Comedy x Funny Ha HaAn Evening with Groucho Marx: Carnegie Hall, 1972This week is An Evening with Groucho (Marx) at Carnegie Hall. A great way to say bid adieu to 2021 & welcome 2022. Introduced by Dick Cavett and featuring Marvin Hamlisch on piano. This was recorded May 6, 1972.On my website you can listen to and download all my podcast at OTR.DUANE.MEDIA. You can also donate or become a monthly patron, it is how I make all this possible - with your support — all info is on the website. Feedback and comments are welcome, my email is INFO@OTR.DUANE.MEDIA or on Instagram @DUANE.OTR. All pod...2021-12-3040 min
Mystery x SuspenseThe Fat Man: Murder Seeks a Lost PennyThis week we tune into Murder Seeks a Lost Penny from The Fat Man series. The Fat Man aired from 1941 to 1951 on ABC Radio Network. This episode aired on Australian radio, December 09, 1954.On my website, for free you can listen to and download all my podcast at OTR.DUANE.MEDIA. There is also donation and monthly patron information, if you want to support my podcast. Any support is appreciated.Feedback and comments are welcome, my email is INFO@OTR.DUANE.MEDIA or on Instagram @DUANE.OTR. All podcast channels are available on podcast services, search...2021-12-2930 min
Mystery x SuspenseThe Mysterious Traveler: Christmas Story, 1951Let's listen to Christmas Story from The Mysterious Traveler. This drama is about a man who steals the identity of another man for profit then has twist at the end.On my website, for free you can listen to and download all my podcast at OTR.DUANE.MEDIA. There is also donation and monthly patron information, if you want to support my podcast. Any support is appreciated.Feedback and comments are welcome, my email is INFO@OTR.DUANE.MEDIA or on Instagram @DUANE.OTR. All podcast channels are available on podcast services, search by show...2021-12-2232 min
The Complete Orson WellesLady Esther: The Happy Prince (Christmas) by Oscar Wilde, 1941This weeks episode is the Christmas adaptation of The Happy Prince, by Oscar Wilde. This episode aired December 22, 1941.You can find all my podcast on Apple, Spotify, iHeart and all major and some minor podcast services. Search the channel name (ex. The Complete Orson Welles) or episode name to find. Can also, go to my website https://OTR.duane.media to listen and get more info. Email is: info@otr.duane.media and on Instagram @duane.otr. The website is in development, but moving along… s l o w l y. . . 🙂.This podcast uses the f...2021-12-1929 min
Comedy x Funny Ha HaJack Benny: (Christmas) George Washington Slept Here, 1942This weeks ha ha is from The Jack Benny Program. A Christmas episode titled, George Washington Slept Here. Comedy Funny Ha Ha is by duane Old Time Radio (OTR). This episode is actually a redo episode that aired just weeks earlier. George Washington Slept Here was a Benny movie with Jack, Ann Sheridan, Charles Coburn and the great Hattie McDaniels. It’s about a wife who buys a house without telling her husband, Benny, on the pretense that George Washington once slept in the house… to only find out he did not. Other characters enter the story, the house is a...2021-12-1632 min
Mystery x SuspenseSuspense: The Lodger [audition] Hitchcock directed (1940-07-22)For your enjoyment, this week is The Lodger from Suspense, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. This is the audition recording.If inclined to show support you can donate or become a patron on my website where you can also listen to and download all my podcast at OTR.DUANE.MEDIA. You can donate or become a monthly patron, with your support it helps keep this service going — all info is on the website. Any support is appreciated. Feedback and comments are welcome, my email is INFO@OTR.DUANE.MEDIA or on Instagram @DUANE.OTR. All podcast chan...2021-12-1534 min
Sci Fi x HorrorInner Sanctum: The Amazing Death of Mrs Putnam, 1941-01-07This weeks drama is The Amazing Death of Mrs. Putnam from Inner Sanctum (episode 1). That episode aired January 7, 1941.Please subscribe to receive notifications of new episodes. On my website you can listen to and download all my podcast at OTR.DUANE.MEDIA. You can also donate or become a monthly patron, it is how I make all this possible - with your support — all info is on the website.Feedback and comments are welcome, my email is INFO@OTR.DUANE.MEDIA or on Instagram @DUANE.OTR. All podcast channels are available on podcast services, search by...2021-12-1428 min
Drama X TheaterMiracle on 34th Street: Lux Radio, 1948Lux Radio Theatre presents Maureen O'Hara, Edmund Gwenn in Miracle on 34th Street. This episode December 20, 1948.More episodes and podcast are available on my website, listen and / or download for free — OTR.DUANE.MEDIA. Any donation is greatly appreciated -- information is also on the website.Feedback and comments are welcome, my email is INFO@OTR.DUANE.MEDIA or on Instagram @DUANE.OTR.Thank you.2021-12-131h 03
Comedy x Funny Ha HaBob Hope: Christmas Command Performance, 1945Bob Hope's Christmas performance in Los Angeles featuring scripted and unscripted comedy. Guest include Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Jimmy Durante, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and more.That’s the show for this week, you can find more episodes and podcast at my website, listen and / or download for free — OTR.DUANE.MEDIA — if you’d like to donate to show your support and help with production cost, the information is also on the website. Any support is appreciated.Feedback and comments are welcome: INFO@OTR.DUANE.MEDIA or on Instagram @DUANE.OTR. All podcast channels are avail...2021-12-092h 06
Mystery x SuspenseMystery Playhouse: 50 Candles (1944-07-25)This week is Fifty Candles with actor Howard Duff, on Mystery Playhouse. This episode aired July 25, 1944.On my website you can listen to and download all my podcast at OTR.DUANE.MEDIA. You can also donate or become a monthly patron, your support is greatly appreciated — all info is on the website. Feedback and comments are welcome, my email is INFO@OTR.DUANE.MEDIA or on Instagram @DUANE.OTR. All podcast channels are available on podcast services, search by show or channel name. Stay safe and wish you well, peace.2021-12-0833 min
Sci Fi x HorrorDark Fantasy: Man Who Came Back, 1941This weeks drama is from Dark Fantasy, titled The Man Who Came Back. Dark Fantasy aired on NBC from 1941 to 1942 and started in Oklahoma City. This episode aired November 14, 1941.Listen for free and/or download all my podcasts at https://OTR.DUANE.MEDIA. Also, donation and patron info is on the website. Feedback and comments are welcome, my email is INFO@OTR.DUANE.MEDIA or on Instagram @DUANE.OTR. All my podcast channels are available on podcast services (Apple, Spotify, iHeart & more), search by show or channel name.Thank you.2021-12-0726 min
Drama X TheaterLux Radio: It's A Wonderful Life (James Stewart, Donna Reed) 1947Christmas is here, today’s drama is the classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” starring James Stewart and Donna Reed on Lux Radio Theatre. The film was directed by Frank Capra.Welcome to number 3 of my Drama and Theater podcast brought to you by duane Old Time Radio. What made Lux Theater great is they often had the original actors from the movie of the same name. This episode aired March 10, 1947.You can find more episodes and podcast on my website for free, where you can also donate if you’d like to support my podcast: O...2021-12-0655 min
Comedy x Funny Ha HaFibber McGee and Molly: Traffic Ticket, 1939Welcome to Comedy x Funny Ha Ha. The first post is from Fibber McGee and Molly (FMM), titled Traffic Ticket, this episode aired Nov. 14, 1939. FMM were a married couple that got their start in Vaudeville before becoming huge radio stars. They were on radio then television from 1935 to 1959.On my website you can listen to and download all my podcast at OTR.DUANE.MEDIA. You can also donate or become a monthly patron, it is how I make all this possible - with your support — all info is on the website. Feedback and com...2021-12-0232 min
Sci Fi x HorrorX-Minus One, ep 1: And the Moon Be Still as Bright (1955)From X-Minus-One, titled ‘And the Moon Be Still as Bright.’ Written by the legendary Ray Bradbury and adapted by Ernest Kinoy. X-Minus ran from April 1955 to January 1958. This episode aired April 22, 1955.You can listen to and download all my podcast at OTR.DUANE.MEDIA. Feedback and comments are welcome, my email is INFO@OTR.DUANE.MEDIA or on Instagram @DUANE.OTR. All podcast channels are available on podcast services, search by show or channel name.Thank you.2021-11-3027 min
Drama X TheaterAcademy Award Theater, ep 1: Jezebel (Betty Davis)This week we’ll listen to JEZEBEL, the first episode from the Academy Award Theater series. Ms. Davis won the Best Actress Oscar for her role (hence being on this radio production). Academy Award Theater produced 30-minute adaptations of Hollywood films or famous novels. Not all the films were award winners, but they did all have at least one Oscar nominated actor, that’s the connection to the series name. The series had a short life, from March 1946 to December 1946... reason being it cost upwards of $4000 to pay each star actor / actress per episode and another $1600 to the A...2021-11-2932 min
The Complete Orson WellesLes Misérables, eps. 4-5: Cosette | The Grave, 1937The second to last post of the Les Mis series. This is episodes 4 & 5: Cosette aired August 13, 1937 | The Grave aired August 20, 1937. Both episodes feature Orson's first wife, Virginia Nicolson as Older Cosette. Next weeks post will wrap-up this series of Les Mis and we will move onto his 1938 work from The Mercury Theatre on the Air and Campbell Playhouse and more.You can listen to more podcast on my website OTR.DUANE.MEDIA — where you can also donate if you like (select the donate link) or you can become a patron to receive special bonus material -- all in...2021-11-2858 min