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Those Old Radio Shows

Corus Radio Network

Those Old Radio Shows bring you back to a much simpler time when the early days of radio were filled with comedy, drama and mystery programs. Unwind with a light-hearted program or become engrossed in a whodunnit. Those Old Radio Shows has something for everyone.

Location:

Calgary, AB

Genres:

Nostalgia

Description:

Those Old Radio Shows bring you back to a much simpler time when the early days of radio were filled with comedy, drama and mystery programs. Unwind with a light-hearted program or become engrossed in a whodunnit. Those Old Radio Shows has something for everyone.

Language:

English


Episodes
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The Lux Radio Theatre - Wake Up and Live

8/13/2024
The Lux Radio Theatre - Wake Up and Live 1944 Producer-Cecil B. Demille Frank Sinatra, Bob Crosby, Jimmy Gleason, John McIntyre, Marilyn Maxwell, James Dunn, Charles Seel, Bea Benaderet, Cathy Lewis, Alice Mock, Leo Cleary, Anthony Q. Bryan, Eddy Marr, Norman Field, Truda Marson, Tyler McVey, Verna Thelton& Martha Wentworth. A girlfriend tricks a shy singer into going on the air. Then becomes known as, "The Phantom Troubadour".

Duration:01:00:25

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Nightmare - Fear of Falling

8/9/2024
Nightmare - Fear of Falling 1953 Peter Lorre From The Shadows of the senses, comes this the fantasy of fear What makes people do dangerous things, yet they do them day after day and all the time...

Duration:00:25:45

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Columbia Workshop - Rain, Rain Go Away

8/8/2024
Columbia Workshop - Rain, Rain Go Away 1946 Producer & Director - William N. Robson Norma Jean Nilsson, Lurene Tuttle, Jerry Hausner, Edwin Max, Bea Benaderet, Jack Cruschen, Elliot Lewis, Sarah Selby & Arthur Q. Bryan Music - Lud Gluskin, Sound Effects - Billy Gould A fantasy for radio about Heatherby Weatherby (with a mind of her own) who decides to stop the rain.

Duration:00:30:38

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Your Movietown Theatre - You Must Meet Maggie

8/7/2024
Your Movietown Theatre - You Must Meet Maggie Announcer-Van Dessatelle Host-Les Mitchell Stars-John Payne as Tom, Lurene Tuttle as Maggie, Earle Ross Marion Wilkins, Rye Billsbury & Gwen Delano All the trials, tribulations & heroics, that Maggie goes through, she shines with husband Tom. All the loveliness and beauty he saw deep inside her... "Take my hand and squeeze it, squeeze hard kid, you ready Marggie?"...

Duration:00:27:52

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Edgar Bergin/Charlie McCarthy & Mortimer - Guest - Lucille Ball

8/6/2024
Edgar Bergin/Charlie McCarthy & Mortimer - Guest - Lucille Ball 1949 (AFRTS) Announcer-Ken Carpenter Ray Noble and his Orchestra Variety & Comedy

Duration:00:30:02

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The Silver Theatre - Love Is Our Destiny

8/5/2024
The Silver Theatre - Love Is Our Destiny 1939 Host & Director-Conrad Nagel Announcer-John Conte Narrator-True Boardman Constance Bennett, Melvyn Douglas Who murdered Alan Sutton? Madeline Conlon accused of the crime and it looks bad for her! A Romantic drama written by Paul Franklin and adapted for radio by True Boardman.

Duration:00:30:24

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Hollywood Theatre of Stars - The North Wind

8/2/2024
La Rosa - Hollywood Theatre of Stars - The North Wind 1949 Announcer-Wendel Niles Producer - C.P. MacGregor Stars-Jane Wyatt Along the North of New England's wind swept coast, tall menissing craigs. A little fishing village Cape Sharp. Where men live by the elements and sea. The land of the North Wind.

Duration:00:27:18

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Molle Mystery/Mystery Playhouse - Witness for the Prosecution

8/1/2024
Molle Mystery/Mystery Playhouse - Witness for the Prosecution 1946(AFRTS) Author - Agatha Christie Announcer - Dan Seymour w-Bernard Lenrow & Leslie Woods A brilliantly original narrative fight for a man's life, with a double surprise at the end...

Duration:00:26:03

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Counterspy - The Case of the Pseudo Spuds

7/31/2024
Counterspy - The Case of the Pseudo Spuds 1950 Announcer - Lionel Ricou Don MacLaughlin, Mandell Kramer & Paula Thompson A Phillip H. Lord Production Gambler and big timer - Derk Martin wants his old girlfriend back. Lilly finds Johnny dead...

Duration:00:29:01

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Crime Does Not Pay - The Lady Loves Kittens

7/30/2024
Crime Does Not Pay - The Lady Loves Kittens 1950 Donald Buka, w-Anna Lee (Lila Quartermaine - From General Hospital) A lady arsonist and her accomplice use kittens to help start their fires.

Duration:00:27:10

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Mr. Chameleon – The Perfect Maid Murder Case

7/26/2024
Mr. Chameleon – The Perfect Maid Murder Case 1949 Karl Swensen & Frank Butler Mr. Chameleon uses a disguise to track down a killer… Why is a famous millionaire marrying his servant?

Duration:00:30:15

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Inspector Thorne - Nickles and Dimes Murder Case

7/24/2024
Inspector Thorne - The Nickles and Dimes Murder Case 1951 Announcer - Fred Collins Stars - Staats Cotsworth "There she is, Liza's home, I seen her go home with my own eyes, no one can tell me she isn't home this time, she'll have to talk to me"...

Duration:00:30:54

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Suspense - Uncle Henry's Rosebush

7/23/2024
Suspense - Uncle Henry's Rosebush 1943 Stars-Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Drew & Ted Ried When a woman and her husband arrive unexpectedly, they discover Uncle Henry missing and Aunt Julie very remote.

Duration:00:30:25

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The Adventures of Philo Vance - The Blue Penny Murder Case

7/22/2024
The Adventures of Philo Vance - The Blue Penny Murder Case 1949 Jackson Beck, Joan Alexander, George Petrie Organist-Henry Sylvern The case started with the strangling of Mrs. Allen, wife of a Chronicle newspaperman J.C Allen. Her death is linked with a piece of sheet music and Philo Vance knows the connection.

Duration:00:27:27

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Murder At Midnight - The Kabala

7/19/2024
Murder At Midnight - The Kabala 1946 Writer - Robert Newman Host - Raymond Morgan Stars - James Van Dyke Barbra and Allan discover an old man barely alive on a road. Along with Prof. Rudd, they find the Kabala on this dying soul.

Duration:00:27:08

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Frontline Theatre - Three Men on a Horse

7/18/2024
Frontline Theatre - Three Men On A Horse Early 50s Stars-Charlie Ruggles, Isabel Jewels, Sam Lavene & James Dune Music by G.I. Trio A riotous comedy, horse racing, a composer of greeting card verses & of course a girl.

Duration:00:30:18

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People Are Funny - Where Is Your Husband Tonight

7/17/2024
People Are Funny - Where Is Your Husband Tonight 1953 Announcer - Roy Rowan, w-Art Linkletter How to frighten away the Income Tax collector. How a dog might win $1000. Art Linkletter is going will double cross!

Duration:00:29:25

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Escape - The Elementals

7/16/2024
Escape - Elementals 1953 William Conrad, Tony Barrett & Geogia Ellis Can a loving couple be made to fight each other over a crust of bread? A wealthy man's experiment in terror.

Duration:00:30:13

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Inner Sanctum Mysteries - Hangman's Island

7/12/2024
Inner Sanctum - Hangman's Island 1948 Host-Raymond Edward Johnson, Paul McGrath Mason Adams, Elspeth Eric, Santos Ortega, Lawson Zerbe Story about a madman on a booby-trapped island, a crazed woman living in a cave with her mother carefully preserved in a coffin, and a treasure in gold.

Duration:00:27:04

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The Whistler - Mavis Cameron Disappears

7/11/2024
The Whistler - Mavis Cameron Disappears 1947 Announcer-Marvin Miller Bill Forman - The voice of the Whistler with - Isabel Jewel & Tony Barrett A woman Mavis Cameron an office worker gets her big chance to meet the "right people". She becomes involved in a robbery and murder at a sandwich shop and makes a pact with the killer.

Duration:00:30:20