Old TIme Radio Thrillers

The Strange Dr Weird "2 Episodes" (12-26-44) and (01-02-45)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:15:00 -0700

The Strange Doctor Weird - Robert A. Arthur was the writer of these grisly, macabre fifteen-minute thrillers. Maurice Tarplin played Dr Weird, the narrator of these fantastic tales. The closing line was always the same: “Oh, you have to leave now – too bad! But perhaps you’ll drop in on me again soon. I’m always home. Just look for the house on the other side of the cemetery – the house of Dr Weird!”

TODAY'S SHOW:

December 26, 1944. Program #8. Mutual network aircheck, syndicated on an RCA transcription. "Stand In For Death". Sponsored by: Adam Hats. An escaped convict hides in a coffin, with the expected complications! . 11 1/2 minutes.

January 2, 1945. Program #9. Mutual network aircheck, syndicated on an RCA transcription. "Tiger Cat". Sponsored by: Adam Hats. Delightfully gruesome goody about a scientist with an animal growth serum. . 12 minutes.

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Beyond Midnight "Little Happenthatch" (05-23-69)

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:01:59 -0700

Beyond Midnight - Let us journey “into the land that lies beyond midnight,” into a world of ghost hunters, men going mad, and DEATH DEATH DEATH! Written by the masterful Michael McCabe, these well-done radio shows will capture your attention and keep you up listening to them well beyond midnight. A replacement series for SF 68, this South African horror anthology was far more successful than its predecessor, running from 1968 through 1969. Its success may have been due in part to producer Michael McCabe - who also produced SF 68 - honing his talents to a higher degree. Little else is known about it, including the number of shows produced. As far as I can discover, there were at least 43 episodes, all in half-hour format.

THIS EPISODE:

May 23, 1969 - "Little Happenthatch" - Spend a night in the wax works? Perhaps you should reconsider. By the way, NO SMOKING.

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Nightfall "In The Name Of The Father" (12-11-81)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:29:20 -0700

December 11, 1981. Program #42. CBC network, Toronto origination. "In The Name Of The Father". The story of a strange vacation by the sea in Nova Scotia. Matt Wilcott (sound effects), Nancy McElvene (production assistant), Eve Crawford, Ray Folcik (recording engineer), Janet Bonellie (writer), Henry Ramer (host, billed as "Luther Kranst"), Chris Wiggins, Nicky Guadagni, Stephen Katz (producer, director), Bill Howell (co-ordinating producer), Dixie Seatle, Ruth Springford, Hugh Webster. 29:38.

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Crime Classics "Old Six Toes" (03-17-54)

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:29:29 -0700

Crime Classics was a U. S. radio docudrama which aired over CBS from June 15, 1953 to June 30, 1954. Created, produced, and directed by radio actor/director Elliott Lewis, the program was basically a historical true crime series, examining crimes, and especially murders, from the past. It grew out of Lewis's personal interest in famous murder cases, and took a documentary-like approach to the subject, carefully recreating the facts, personages, and feel of the time period. Comparatively little dramatic license was taken with the facts and events, but the tragedy was leavened with humor, expressed largely through the narration.

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March 17, 1954. CBS network. "Old Sixtoes: How He Stopped Construction On The B. B. C. and I". Sustaining. An old man and a young wife is old India. A recipe for murder most foul. Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Ben Wright, Bob Lemond (announcer), Herb Butterfield, Jack Edwards, Jack Kruschen, Jane Webb. 30:21.

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The Creaking Door "Face to Face" (1953)

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:17:08 -0700

The Creaking Door was an old-time radio series of horror and suspense shows originating in South Africa. There are at present anywhere from 34-37 extant episodes in MP3 circulation, yet no currently available program logs for the series indicate the year of the series' broadcast (though it was likely sometime in the 1950s, given the generally high audio quality of the available shows), or the total number of episodes, and only a handful of them are known by their broadcast order. The stories are thrillers in the Inner Sanctum vein, and generally thought of favorably by most fans of OTR.

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater "The Death Wish" (03-19-80)

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:02:25 -0700

THE CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER - As you walk through the creaking door you enter into another world, the world of imagination. This world is inside you, a part of you, and you take this journey alone. Each person hears and then sees with his or her mind's eye the events portrayed within these dramas. All of us interprets what they hear differently. The images we see is unique to ourselves. A voice becomes a person, living, breathing they come alive. They take on a physical form and characteristics that we assign to them. The wonders of your own mind are boundless. Scary thoughts? Perhaps, but what powers they bring us! To exercise one's imagination is to exercise one's soul. These dramas provide us with an escape from reality. To adventures beyond our own lives. Enjoy them. And pleasant dreams!

THIS EPISODE:

March 19, 1980. Program #224. CBS network. "The Death Wish". Sponsored by: True Value Hardware, Luden's Cough Drops, Buick, Contac. E. G. Marshall (host), Ian Martin (writer), Russell Horton, Rosemary Rice, Mandel Kramer, Josephine Premice, Earl Hammond. 52 minutes.

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The Clock "Only Death Is Timeless" (05-11-47)

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:25:31 -0700

The Clock, Imported from Austrailia, was a dramatic thirty-minute suspense and mystery series. It was written by Lawrence Klee and was first broadcast in November 1946. The story always began the same; “Sunrise and sunset, promise and fulfilment, birth and death … the whole drama of life is written in the sands of time”. This is a great series where the main theme seems to be Retribution. Stories as told by Father Time. First Broadcast November 3rd 1946. Last Broadcast May 23rd 1948

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May 11, 1947. Grace Gibson syndication. "Only Death Is Timeless". Commercials added locally. An Australian production of a script broadcast in America on May 11, 1947. The actual date of this program in Australia is unknown. A couple motors through the mountains with the mysterious Mrs. Crocker. Mrs. Crocker is "death." The date above is the date of first broadcast on ABC. Harp McGuire ("The Clock"), Lawrence Klee (writer), John Mullion, Joan Load, Anita Carr Glynn, Gordon Glenwright, John Saul (director), Grace Gibson (producer). 25:10.

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The Whistler "Urge To Kill" (10-04-42)

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:39:12 -0700

October 4, 1942. CBS network. "The Urge To Kill". Sustaining. A businessman under intense wartime production pressures develops amnesiac spells with increasing frequency. J. Donald Wilson (writer, director), Wilbur Hatch (composer, conductor). 29:54

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The Crime Club "Sometimes A Sucker Wins" (09-04-47)

Thu, 28 May 2009 23:10:35 -0700

Crime club was a Mutual Network murder and mystery series, a product of the Doubleday Crime Book Club imprints found weekly in bookstores everywhere. The telephone rings"Hello, I hope I haven't kept you waiting. Yes, this is the Crime Club. I'm the Librarian. Murder Rents A Room? Yes, we have that Crime Club story for you.Come right over. (The organist in the shadowed corner of the Crime Club library shivers the ivories) The doorbell tones sullenly"And you are here. Good. Take the easy chair by the window. Comfortable? The book is on this shelf." (The organist hits the scary chord) "Let's look at it under the reading lamp." The Librarian, played by Raymond E. Johnson, begins reading the tale. Veteran Willis Cooper (Lights Out, Quiet Please) did some of the scripts from the Crime Club books.

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September 4, 1947. Mutual network. "Sometimes A Sucker Wins". Sustaining. A woman tries to find her missing brother and finds murder instead. . 1/2 hour.

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The Mysterious Traveler "Death Is The Visitor" (08-25-46)

Sun, 24 May 2009 16:02:46 -0700

The Mysterious Traveler - Written and directed by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, the series began on the Mutual Broadcasting System, December 5, 1943, continuing in many different timeslots until September 16, 1952. Unlike many other shows of the era, The Mysterious Traveler was without a sponsor for its entire run. The lonely sound of a distant locomotive heralded the arrival of the malevolent narrator, portrayed by Maurice Tarplin, who introduced himself each week in the following manner. This is the Mysterious Traveler, inviting you to join me on another journey into the strange and terrifying. I hope you will enjoy the trip, that it will thrill you a little and chill you a little. So settle back, get a good grip on your nerves and be comfortable -- if you can!

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August 25, 1946. Mutual network. "Death Is The Visitor". Sustaining. A man kills his obnoxious mother-in-law and puts her body in a trunk. However, she's not that easy to get rid of! The script was used again two years later under the title "The Visiting Corpse" with a slightly different ending (see cat. #60218). Russ Dunbar (announcer). 29:43.

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The Sealed Book "Murderer Unknown" (08-19-45)

Tue, 19 May 2009 19:34:42 -0700

The Sealed Book starred Philip Clarke as the keeper of the book, a croaking, cackling hermit, with knowledge of the black arts, who in each show unlocked the great padlock that kept the sealed book safe from prying eyes. There was a spook story each week with tales of secrets and mysteries of mankind through the ages. This MUTUAL network entry in the horror and mystery genre was far from the best remembered, such as Suspense, Quiet Please, and Inner Sanctum. The Sealed Book begins with a classic intro, in which when gonged, we are escorted by the tuxedoed announcer with unseen organist as the keeper of the book opens the ponderous, albeit squeaky door "to the secret vault wherein is kept the great sealed book, in which is recorded all the secrets and mysteries of mankind through the ages, Here are tales of every kind, tales of murder, of madness, of dark deeds strange and terrible beyond all belief." First broadcast date march 18th 1945. Last broadcast date september 9th 1945. Narrated by Philip Clarke and written by Bob Arthur and David Kogan, this mystery anthology was aired over the MUTUAL network Sunday nights at 10:30 p.m.

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August 19, 1945. Program #23. Mutual network origination, syndicated. "Murderer Unknown". Commercials added locally. A successful businessman gets black-bordered letters that threaten his life. Robert A. Arthur (writer), David Kogan (writer), Phillip Clark (host). 1/2 hour.

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Crime Classics "Mr. Jonathon Jewett" (06-02-54)

Sat, 16 May 2009 10:20:23 -0700

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June 2, 1954. CBS net. "Mr. Jonathan Jewett". Sustaining. The complete story title is "Mr. Jonathan Jewett: How He Most Peculiarly He Cheated The Hangman." A prisoner about to be hanged plans to cheat the noose...with the help of a "friend." Well done, with delightfully grisly descriptions. David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director, performer), Bob Lemond (announcer), John Dehner, Lee Miller, Vic Perrin, Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), Junius Matthews, Byron Kane. 30:28.

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Nightfall "Deadly Developments" (11-28-80)

Tue, 12 May 2009 20:00:59 -0700

November 28, 1980. Program #22. CBC, Toronto origination. "Deadly Developments". "The discovery of a mysterious German camera starts a bizarre series of events in a story about the world of fashion photography." Arlene Ezrin (writer), John Stocker, Gordon Thomson, Budd Knapp, Sandy Webster, Linda Sorenson, Elva Mai Hoover, Nicky Guadagni, Colin Fox, Arch McDonnell, John Jessop (recording engineer), Bill Robinson (sound effects), Doris Buchanan (production assistant), Henry Ramer (host), Earle Toppings (story editor), Bill Howell (producer). 29:21.

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Beyond Midnight "A Smile To Drive You Mad" (07-11-69)

Sat, 09 May 2009 19:21:12 -0700

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"A Smile To Drive You Mad" July 11, 1969 - The injured leader of an archaeological expedition into the Amazon waxes jealous when his wife and their amorous Brazilian guide depart for help -- so jealous that he conspires with murderous natives to retrieve her.

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater "The Slick And The Dead" (01-23-76)

Tue, 05 May 2009 20:18:42 -0700

The CBS Radio Mystery Theater - As you walk through the creaking door you enter into another world, the world of imagination. This world is inside you, a part of you, and you take this journey alone. Each person hears and then sees with his or her mind's eye the events portrayed within these dramas. All of us interprets what they hear differently. The images we see is unique to ourselves. A voice becomes a person, living, breathing they come alive. They take on a physical form and characteristics that we assign to them. The wonders of your own mind are boundless. Scary thoughts? Perhaps, but what powers they bring us! To exercise one's imagination is to exercise one's soul. These dramas provide us with an escape from reality. To adventures beyond our own lives. Enjoy them. And pleasant dreams!

THIS EPISODE:

January 23, 1976. Program #420. CBS network. "The Slick and The Dead". Sponsored by: True Value Hardware, Luden's Cough Drops, Buick, Contac. E. G. Marshall (host), Ian Martin (writer), Russell Horton, Rosemary Rice, Mandel Kramer, Josephine Premice, Earl Hammond. 52 minutes.

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Diary Of Fate "David Dexter" (05-04-48)

Sat, 02 May 2009 07:19:55 -0700

Diary of Fate is a mystery and horror program where “Fate” narrates and always wins by the end of the story. These are great suspense filled stories about average people who are subject to the mysteries of their ‘Fate’. In This episode, May 4, 1948. Program #21. Finley syndication. "David Dexter". Commercials added locally. Book 41, page 106. The story of a clever man who outwitted himself. Not auditioned. The date is subject to correction. Larry Finley (producer), Herb Lytton, Tom Brown, David Ellis, Adrian Martin, Ray Ehrlenborn (probable sound effects), Ivan Ditmars (organ), Hal Sawyer. 27:43.

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The Sealed Book "You Only Die Once" (09-09-45)

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:05:59 -0700

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September 2, 1945. Program #26. Mutual network origination, syndicated. "You Only Die Once". Commercials added locally. A scheming husband and wife team try to get a millionaire's money by murdering him. Robert A. Arthur (writer), David Kogan (writer), Phillip Clark (host). 1/2 hour.

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The Mysterious Traveler "The Woman In Black" (03-09-47)

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:12:10 -0700

March 9, 1947. Mutual network. "The Woman In Black". Sustaining. A crime reporter tries to track down a very deadly woman. Death follows wherever she goes! Her name is Theda, an anagramatic female! David Kogan (writer, producer, director), Maurice Tarplin, Chester Stratton, James Van Dyke, Jack Ward (music), Robert A. Arthur (writer, producer, director), Wendell Holmes, Morton Lawrence, Joan Tompkins, Carl Caruso (announcer). 29:36.

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The Crime Club "The Grey Mist Murders" (04-10-47)

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:00:16 -0700

The Crime Club - was a Mutual Network murder and mystery series, a product of the Doubleday Crime Book Club imprints found weekly in bookstores everywhere. The telephone rings"Hello, I hope I haven't kept you waiting. Yes, this is the Crime Club. I'm the Librarian. Murder Rents A Room? Yes, we have that Crime Club story for you.Come right over. (The organist in the shadowed corner of the Crime Club library shivers the ivories) The doorbell tones sullenly"And you are here. Good. Take the easy chair by the window. Comfortable? The book is on this shelf." (The organist hits the scary chord) "Let's look at it under the reading lamp." The Librarian, played by Raymond E. Johnson, begins reading the tale. Veteran Willis Cooper (Lights Out, Quiet Please) did some of the scripts from the Crime Club books.

THIS EPISODE:

April 10, 1947. Mutual network. "The Grey Mist Murders". Sustaining. A pleasure cruise to Hawaii on a private yacht becomes the scene of several murders. Constance Baker (writer, billed as Constance Little), Gwenyth Hemming-Jones (writer, billed as Gwenyth Little), Sidney Smith, Helen Shields. 1/2 hour.

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Dark Venture "Turnabout" (05-20-46)

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:02:14 -0700

Dark Venture - Have you ever wondered what it might be like inside the mind of a criminal? The stories of Dark Venture try to imagine. In this thrilling drama series, you will be drawn in to the murky calculations behind sinister acts. How much money would make stealing worthwhile? If your business partner caught you stealing $50,000 from your company, would he turn you in to the authorities? Would you let yourself be blackmailed? Or, would you let yourself commit another, more serious crime? On the verge of breaking the law, or taking a life, all risks and dangers must be considered.

THIS EPISODE:

May 20, 1946. ABC network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Turnabout". When a man is caught by his partner after stealing $50,000 from the company, murder seems the only way out. Howard Duff is heard in three different minor roles. AFRS program name: "Mystery Playhouse." The system cue has been deleted. The date is approximate. Howard Duff, Elliott Lewis. 24:30.

The Whisperer "Hippity Hoppy" (07-22-51).

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:19:53 -0700

The Whisperer was an American old-time radio show broadcast from July 8 to September 30, 1951 on NBC. It ran for only 13 episodes. The premise of the series was as improbable as its storylines. The protagonist was Philip Gault (Carleton G. Young), a lawyer who, due to some unexplained accident, lost his voice and could only speak in an eerie whisper. Gault infiltrates "the syndicate" in his native Central City to bring down organized crime from within; to the underworld, he becomes known as the Whisperer. Later, his voice is restored through surgery, but he continues to lead a double life as the Whisperer, relaying instructions from the syndicate bosses in New York (who don't know he's a mole) to their lackeys in Central City, whom Gault is actually setting up. By today's standards, the stories are dated and their message-mongering usually criticized as ham-fisted, the product of what might be considered the unenlightened attitudes of the time. The first episode ("Tea Time for Teenagers") is typical, an overwrought "it can happen here" melodrama about a syndicate plot to create "200 regular marijuana addicts" among high school students. The episode makes a blatant appeal to the moral indignation of its audience, ending with Gault advising PTA's to "show some of the fine educational films available on marijuana and how it leads to a worse addiction." Carleton G. Young, who played Gault, is sometimes confused with the actor Carleton Young. Betty Moran portrayed his girlfriend Ellen, the only other person who knew Gault's double identity. Moran had to deliver lines like, "But marijuana means broken lives, heartbreak for parents!" To collectors today, the series is considered an amusing time capsule of a long gone period of America's past.

THIS EPISODE:

July 22, 1951. NBC network. Sustaining. "Hippity Hoppy" orders the death of two men in jail, and suceeds with one murder with the help of a "teacher." Betty Lou Gerson, Betty Moran, Bill Cairn (director), Bob Anderson, Carleton Young, Dan Riss, Don Rickles (announcer), John Duffy (original music), Julius Crowlbein, Paul Frees, Stetson Humphrey (creator). 24:38.

Beyond Midnight-"The Green Vase" (1968)

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:00:14 -0700

Beyond Midnight - Let us journey “into the land that lies beyond midnight,” into a world of ghost hunters, men going mad, and DEATH DEATH DEATH! Written by the masterful Michael McCabe, these well-done radio shows will capture your attention and keep you up listening to them well beyond midnight. A replacement series for SF 68, this South African horror anthology was far more successful than its predecessor, running from 1968 through 1969. Its success may have been due in part to producer Michael McCabe - who also produced SF 68 - honing his talents to a higher degree. Little else is known about it, including the number of shows produced. There were at least 43 episodes, all in half-hour format.

THIS EPISODE:

1968 *Exact date is unknown - The Green Vase . A man purchases an old home, away from everyone, an escape from the world so as to continue writing his latest book. Much surprise awaits his "house welcoming".

CBS Radio Mystery Theater "You Bet Your Life" (04-01-77)

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:49:07 -0700

The CBS Radio Mystery Theater (CBSRMT) - As you walk through the creaking door you enter into another world, the world of imagination. This world is inside you, a part of you, and you take this journey alone. Each person hears and then sees with his or her mind's eye the events portrayed within these dramas. All of us interprets what they hear differently. The images we see is unique to ourselves. A voice becomes a person, living, breathing they come alive. They take on a physical form and characteristics that we assign to them. The wonders of your own mind are boundless. Scary thoughts? Perhaps, but what powers they bring us! To exercise one's imagination is to exercise one's soul. These dramas provide us with an escape from reality. To adventures beyond our own lives. Enjoy them. And pleasant dreams!

THIS EPISODE:

April 1, 1977. Program #626. CBS network. "You Bet Your Life". Sponsored by: G-E CB Radios, Buick, Arrow Shirts, True Value Hardware. E. G. Marshall (host), Ian Martin (writer, performer), Paul Hecht, Morgan Fairchild, Earl Hammond, Ray Owens. 52 minutes.

Nightfall "The Repossession" (09-26-80)

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:07:53 -0700

September 26, 1980. Program #13. CBC, Toronto origination, NPR network, WPBH-FM, Middlefield, CT. aircheck. "The Repossession". Sustaining. An excellent horror story about a man possessed by the spirit of his dead Siamese twin. Production, script, and acting are equal to anything from the "Golden Age." The WPBH-FM rebroadcast date is October 31 1981. John Jessop (recording engineer), Bill Robinson (sound effects), Arthur Samuels (writer), Nina Callaghan (production assistant, Bill Howell (producer, director), Mary Pirie, Chris Wiggins, Neil Dainard, John Stocker (doubles), John Douglas (script editor), Jon Granik, David Stein, Amanda O'Leary, Earle Toppings (script editor), Maggie Morris, Henry Ramer (host). 29:57.

The Diary Of Fate "Stanley Becker" (07-27-48)

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:56:41 -0700

Diary of Fate is a mystery and horror program where “Fate” narrates and always wins by the end of the story. These are great suspense filled stories about average people who are subject to the mysteries of their ‘Fate’. In This episode, July 27, 1948. Program #33. Finley syndication. "Stanley Becker". Commercials added locally. Book 84, page 902. Not auditioned. A fraud perishes because of the "narcotic hypocracy" of his ego. The date is subject to correction. Herb Lytton, Virginia Gregg, Ken Peters, Daws Butler, Ray Ehrlenborn (probable sound effects), Gene Twombley (probable sound effects), Hal Sawyer, Larry Finley (producer). 26:43.

The Weird Circle "Passion In The Desert" (11-07-43)

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:45:52 -0700

THE WEIRD CIRCLE was a syndicated series that was heard on Mutual stations November, 1943 through October, 1947 and very briefly in September/October of 1947 on ABC. The show presented 30 minute tales of horror, frequently inspired by classic horror or ghost stories, frequently done by French authors. It opened with the sound of the surf and the chant-like opening, "In this cave by the restless sea, we are met to call from out of past, stories strange and weird. Bell keeper, toll the bell, so that all may know that we are gathered again in the Weird Circle". Very little is known about this series. Neither Dunnings OTR Encyclopedia nor the many OTR log sites carry any information about the sponsors, actors, or production crew associated with The Weird Circle. All that can be said is this. The Weird Circle strived to bring the listener on a new, horrific adventure every week. Often taking its stories from popular fiction, Fall of the House of Usher and Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for instance, the series promised top of the line dramatic tetnsion each and every week. The Weird Circle is classic OTR horror in every sense of the word, and remains one of the most listened to series created during the golden age of radio.

THIS EPISODE:

1945. Program #11. NBC syndication. "A Passion In The Desert". Commercials added locally. A French soldier deserts and runs off into the desert with a beautiful woman. The date is approximate. Honore de Balzac (author). 25 minutes.

The Sealed Book "Out Of The Past" (05-13-45)

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:05:41 -0700

THIS EPISODE:

May 13, 1945. Program #9. Mutual network. "Out Of The Past". Sustaining. The classic tale about the beautiful wife and the insistant blackmailer. The script was also used on "The Mysterious Traveler" on April 19, 1949 (see cat. #3091). David Kogan (writer), Robert A. Arthur (writer), Phillip Clark (host). 1/2 hour.

The Mysterious Traveler "The Man The Insect's Hated" (07-27-47)

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:38:53 -0700

July 27, 1947. Mutual network. "The Man Insects Hated". Sustaining. A mad professor in the Louisiana swamps invents the perfect insect killer and the local bugs don't like it one bit. The script was used previously on this series on October 1, 1947. Carl Caruso (announcer), David Kogan (writer, producer, director), Eric Dressler, Gene Terazzo (composer, conductor), Helen Shields, Maurice Tarplin, Robert A. Arthur (writer), Robert Dryden. 29:34.

The Crime Club "The Sun Is A Witness" (04-03-47)

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:36:47 -0700

The Crime Club was a Mutual Network murder and mystery series, a product of the Doubleday Crime Book Club imprints found weekly in bookstores everywhere. The telephone rings"Hello, I hope I haven't kept you waiting. Yes, this is the Crime Club. I'm the Librarian. Murder Rents A Room? Yes, we have that Crime Club story for you.Come right over. (The organist in the shadowed corner of the Crime Club library shivers the ivories) The doorbell tones sullenly"And you are here. Good. Take the easy chair by the window. Comfortable? The book is on this shelf." (The organist hits the scary chord) "Let's look at it under the reading lamp." The Librarian, played by Raymond E. Johnson, begins reading the tale. Veteran Willis Cooper (Lights Out, Quiet Please) did some of the scripts from the Crime Club books.

THIS EPISODE:

April 3, 1947. Mutual network. "The Sun Is A Witness". Sustaining. 10:00 P. M. The shadows on a roll of film provide the clues to a murderer. Aaron Mark Stein (writer), Raymond Edward Johnson, Sidney Smith, Stedman Coles (adaptor), Roger Bower (producer, director). 29:13.

The Whisperer "What Ye' Sow" (05-19-51)

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:41:09 -0700

THIS EPISODE:

August 5, 1951. NBC network. Sustaining. "The Syndicate" tries to kill the daughter of Anthony Powers, a member of the Liquor Control Board, when he refuses to resign. Betty Lou Gerson, Betty Moran, Bill Cairn (director), Byron Kane, Carleton Young, Don Rickles (announcer), Jerry Hausner, John Duffy (original music), Julius Crowlbein, Stetson Humphrey (creator). 29:08.

The CBS Radio Mystery Theater "You Can Die Again" (01-17-74)

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:38:56 -0800

January 17, 1974. Program #12. CBS network. "You Can Die Again". Sponsored by: Budweiser, Kellogg's. E. G. Marshall (host), Sam Dann (writer), Richard Mulligan, Mandel Kramer, Marian Seldes, Bryna Raeburn, Gilbert Mack, Himan Brown. 52 minutes.

Beyond Midnight "The Room" (1968)

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:16:10 -0800

The Price Of Fear "Soul Music" (1974)

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:03:04 -0800

The Price Of Fear - For the 1970’s late-night horror show, The Price of Fear, the BBC dramatized the most chilling stories they could find, drawing on talented new writers as well as the established master of terror who narrated tale, re-written as though Price actually experienced each chilling adventure himself. The show was enormously successful in the UK and abroad, and a number of series were made during 1973, 1975 and 1982.

THIS EPISODE:

Soul Music - Syndicated, KCRW-FM, Santa Monica, California aircheck. Sustaining. Violinist friend turns into a contemptuous vilian. Vincent Price (host, narrator), William Ingraham (writer), Margaret Courtney, Sheila Grant, Henry Stamper, John Dias (director), Shandor Ellis.

Dairy Of Fate "Albert Riker" (04-27-48)

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:09:46 -0800

Diary of Fate is a mystery and horror program where “Fate” narrates and always wins by the end of the story. These are great suspense filled stories about average people who are subject to the mysteries of their ‘Fate’. In This episode, March 16, 1948. Program #14. Finley syndication. "Joe Mattock". Commercials added locally. Book 63, page 397. A truck driver and his beautiful hitch-hiker commit murder to get their hands on $100,000, kept in a little black bag. The date is subject to correction. Ivan Ditmars (music), Larry Finley (producer), Hal Sawyer, Frank Albertson, Gloria Blondell, Herb Lytton, Jerry Hausner, Ray Ehrlenborn (probable sound effects). 26:47

THIS EPISODE:

April 27, 1948. Program #20. Finley syndication. "Albert Riker". Commercials added locally. Book 84, page 946. A construction foreman has been promised easy riches through gambling. Not auditioned. The date is subject to correction. Larry Finley (producer), Herb Lytton, Gloria Blondell, Frank Albertson, Howard McNear, Ray Ehrlenborn (probable sound effects), Bert Horsewell (?), Ivan Ditmars (organ), Hal Sawyer. 28:08.

The Avenger "Tunnel Of Disaster" (07-20-45)

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:36:43 -0800

The Avenger is a fictional character whose original adventures appeared between September 1939 and September 1942 in the pulp magazine The Avenger, published by Street and Smith Publications. Five additional short stories were published in Clues Detective magazine (1942 - 1943), and a sixth novelette in The Shadow magazine in 1943. Newly-written adventures were commissioned and published by Warner Brother's Paperback Library from 1973 to 1974. The Avenger was a pulp hero who combined elements of Doc Savage and The Shadow though he was never as popular as either of these characters.

THIS EPISODE:

December 6, 1945. Program #7. Michelson syndication. "The Tunnel Of Disaster". Commercials added locally. Charles Michelson (producer), Walter Gibson (writer), Ruth Braun (writer), Gilbert Braun (writer). 1/2 hour.

Nightfall "The Devil's Backbone" (11-07-80)

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:00:58 -0800

Nightfall is the title of a radio drama series produced and aired by CBC Radio ( Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ) from July 1980 to June 1983. While primarily a supernatural/horror series, Nightfall featured some episodes in other genres, such as science fiction, mystery, fantasy, and human drama. One episode was even adapted from a folk song by Stan Rogers. Some of Nightfall's episodes were so terrifying that the CBC registered numerous complaints and some affiliate stations dropped it. Despite this, the series went on to become one of the most popular shows in CBC Radio history, running 100 episodes that featured a mix of original tales and adaptations of both classic and obscure short stories.

THIS EPISODE:
November 7, 1980. Program #19. CBC, Toronto origination. "The Devil's Backbone". Beneath the fog and the gray-blue waves lies a field of gold ingots, guarded by something huge, dark and deadly. A few people are willing to risk it. Silver Donald Cameron (writer), Neil Munro, Linda Sorenson, Neil Danard, Hugh Webster, John Jessop (recording engineer), Bill Robinson (sound effects), Doris Buchanan (production assistant), Earle Toppings (story editor), Paul Mills (producer), Henry Ramer (host). 28:07.

The Mysterious Traveler "No One On The Line" (09-01-46)

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:21:55 -0800

September 1, 1946. Mutual network. "No One On The Line". Sustaining. A man suspects his wife is cheating on him, so he kills her lover. David Kogan (writer, producer, director), Maurice Tarplin, Robert A. Arthur (writer). 1/2 hour.

The Whisperer "The Fight Game" (08-12-51)

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:27:42 -0800

THIS EPISODE:

August 12, 1951. NBC network. Sustaining. "The Syndicate" is determined to obtain control of boxer "Kid Noonan's" contract. Betty Moran, Bill Cairn (director), Carleton Young, Don Rickles (announcer), Eddie Fields, Jack Moyles, John Duffy (original music), Jonathan Twice (writer), Julius Crowlbein, Sidney Miller, Stetson Humphrey (creator). 29:35.

Murder At Midnight "Murder Out Of Mind" (11-23-46)

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:34:13 -0800

The Murder at Midnight series was a thirty-minute broadcast featuring tales of the supernatural. The actors included Mercedes McCambridge and Lawson Zerbe and the show was narrated using the spooky, creepy voice of Raymond Morgan and always opened using the same gripping signature; “the witching hour, when night is darkest, our fears are the strongest, our strength at its lowest ebb… Midnight! … when graves gape open and death strikes!”

THIS EPISODE:

November 23, 1946. Program #25. Syndicated. "Murder Out Of Mind". Commercials added locally. A man is trying to drive his wife crazy...and seems to be succeeding! Sigmund Miller (writer), Anton M. Leader (director), Charlotte Holland, Alan Hewitt, Charles Paul (music), Louis G. Cowan (producer). 27:13.

The Haunting Hour "Revenge" (06-04-48)

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:52:09 -0800

The Haunting Hour - The shows are classic chills from the old school, with creepy organ, overwrought women and over the top men. Perhaps not the highest of melodrama, but obsessively workmanlike. After all, they might have known they were a skeleton staff toiling relentlessly without a ghost of a chance of fame. Thanks to transcription, these unknowns are still with us. John Dunning, succinctly states in "On the Air, The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio," "There were no credits, so casts and production crews are unknown."

THIS EPISODE:

June 4, 1948. Program #26. NBC syndication. "Revenge". Commercials added locally. Beautiful Miss Annabelle Lee has a terrible secret in a kingdom by the sea. . 27:52.

Beyond Midnight "40th Birthday" (1968)

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:54:43 -0800

Price Of Fear "Remains To Be Seen" (1974)

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:39:41 -0800

Price Of Fear - For the 1970’s late-night horror show, The Price of Fear, the BBC dramatized the most chilling stories they could find, drawing on talented new writers as well as the established master of terror who narrated tale, re-written as though Price actually experienced each chilling adventure himself. The show was enormously successful in the UK and abroad, and a number of series were made during 1973, 1975 and 1982.

EPISODE:

Remains To Be Seen - Syndicated, KCRW-FM, Santa Monica, California aircheck. Sustaining. A new neighbor is embraced as interests seem common. Vincent Price (host, narrator), William Ingraham (writer), Margaret Courtney, Sheila Grant, Henry Stamper, John Dias (director), Shandor Ellis.

Suspense "Red Cloud Mesa" (10-30-56)

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:15:37 -0800

Red Cloud Mesa from Suspense starring Reed Hadley aired October 30, 1956. An Indian, mentally unbalanced from war combat, goes out on his last patrol. Suspense was one of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills," and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater "The Oblong Box" (01-08-75)

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:45:31 -0800

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - As you walk through the creaking door you enter into another world, the world of imagination. This world is inside you, a part of you, and you take this journey alone. Each person hears and then sees with his or her mind's eye the events portrayed within these dramas. All of us interprets what they hear differently. The images we see is unique to ourselves. A voice becomes a person, living, breathing they come alive. They take on a physical form and characteristics that we assign to them. The wonders of your own mind are boundless. Scary thoughts? Perhaps, but what powers they bring us! To exercise one's imagination is to exercise one's soul. These dramas provide us with an escape from reality. To adventures beyond our own lives. Enjoy them. And pleasant dreams!

THIS EPISODE:

January 8, 1975. Program #199. CBS network. "The Oblong Box". Sponsored by: Buick, Sine-Off. E. G. Marshall (host), Edgar Allan Poe (author), George Lowther (adaptor), Richard Mulligan, Grace Matthews, Bryna Raeburn, Court Benson. 52 minutes.

The Diary Of Fate "Darrell James Entry" (08-10-48)

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:59:15 -0800

THIS EPISODE:

August 10, 1948. Program #35. Finley syndication. "Darrell James". Commercials added locally. Book and page not indicated. Not auditioned. A young man succeeds on Wall Street, with the help of murder. The date is subject to correction. Herb Lytton, Virginia Gregg, Joe Forte, Byron Kane, Ray Ehrlenborn, James Murphy, Hal Sawyer, Larry Finley (producer). 27:00.

Nightfall "No Admittance No Exit" (09-12-80)

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:40:52 -0800

September 12, 1980. Program #11. CBC, Toronto origination. "No Admittance/No Exit". Not auditioned. John Jessop (recording engineer), Bill Robinson (sound effects), Nina Callaghan (production assistant), Bill Howell (producer, director), Hugh Webster, Robert Christie, Don Bailey (writer), Milo Ringham (writer), Dierdre Flannigan, Robert Haley, Mary Pirie (as the computer), John Douglas (senior script editor), Henry Ramer (host). 26:56.

The Black Museum "The Open Ended Wrench" (1952)

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:11:15 -0800

The Black Museum - Opening in 1875, the Crime Museum at Scotland Yard is the oldest museum in the world purely for recording crime. The name Black Museum was coined in 1877 by a reporter from The Observer, a London newspaper, although the museum is still referred to as the Crime Museum. The idea of a crime museum was conceived by Inspector Neame who had already collected together a number of items, with the intention of giving police officers practical instruction on how to detect and prevent burglary. It is this museum that inspired the Black Musuem radio series. The museum is not open to members of the public but is now used as a lecture theatre for the curator to lecture police and like bodies in subjects such as Forensic Science, Pathology, Law and Investigative Techniques. A number of famous people have visited the musuem including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Houdini, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Orsen Welles hosted and narrated the shows. Following the opening, Mr. Welles would introduce the museum's item of evidence that was central to the case, leading into the dramatization. He also provided narration during the show and ended each show with his characteristic closing from the days of his Mercury Theater on the Air, 'remaining obediently yours'.

THIS EPISODE:

1952. Program #10. Syndicated, WRVR-FM, New York aircheck. "The Open End Wrench". Sustaining. A woman found dead in a car leads Scotland Yard to uncover a wrench-wielding murderer. The date is approximate. Syndicated rebroadcast date: November 20, 1974. Harry Alan Towers (producer), Orson Welles (narrator), Ira Marion (writer), Sidney Torch (composer, conductor). 26:10.

The Haunting Hour "Skyscraper Mystery" (1948)

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:43:14 -0800

THIS EPISODE:

NBC syndication, WRVR-FM, New York aircheck. "The Skyscraper Mystery". Sustaining. Syndicated rebroadcast date: February 14, 1975. . 1/2 hour.

The Mysterious Traveler - "New Year's Nightmare" (01-05-47)

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:17:14 -0800

January 5, 1947. Mutual network. "New Year's Nightmare". Sustaining. A man goes on a year-end bender and wakes up a year later married to a strange woman. David Kogan (writer, producer, director), Maurice Tarplin, Robert A. Arthur (writer). 1/2 hour.

Lights Out "Prelude To Murder" (06-15-43)

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:33:33 -0800

Lights Out was an American old-time radio program featuring "tales of the supernatural and the supernormal." It was immensely popular, and was one of the first horror programs, predating Suspense and Inner Sanctum. In its heydey, Lights Out rivalled the popularity of those shows. Lights Out ran through several series and networks, from January 1, 1934 to August 6, 1947. The principal sponsor was Ironized Yeast. Most episodes were broadcast at midnight. Lights Out then made the transition to television in 1949, where it was broadcast until 1952. Created in Chicago by writer Wyllis Cooper in 1934.

THIS EPISODE:

June 15, 1943. CBS network. "Prelude to Murder". Sponsored by: Ironized Yeast, Energene Shoe-White. An insanely jealous orchestra conductor is convinced that his wife is seeing a young artist. The husband's thoughts are heard, as well as his words...an interesting technique. Arch Oboler (writer, host), Hans Conried. 1/2 hour.

The Whisperer "Stanley Hayes To Die By Midnight" (09-02-51)

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:16:52 -0800

THIS EPISODE:

September 2, 1951. NBC network. Sustaining. Not auditioned. "The Syndicate" order Stanley Hayes to be killed. Carleton Young, Betty Moran, Stetson Humphrey (creator), John Duffy (original music), Bill Cairn (writer, producer, director), Don Rickles (announcer), Jerry Hausner, Julius Crowlbein, Peter Leeds, Betty Lou Gerson. 29:27.

Whistler "Lie Or Consequences" (12-25-44)

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:54:40 -0800

The Whistler was one of radio's most popular mystery dramas, with a 13-year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. If it now seems to have been influenced explicitly by The Shadow, The Whistler was no less popular or credible with its listeners, the writing was first class for its genre, and it added a slightly macabre element of humor that sometimes went missing in The Shadow's longer-lived crime stories. Writer-producer J. Donald Wilson established the tone of the show during its first two years, and he was followed in 1944 by producer-director George Allen. Other directors included Sterling Tracy and Sherman Marks with final scripts by Joel Malone and Harold Swanton. A total of 692 episodes were produced, yet despite the series' fame, over 200 episodes are lost today. In 1946, a local Chicago version of The Whistler with local actors aired Sundays on WBBM, sponsored by Meister Brau beer.

THIS EPISODE:
December 25, 1944. CBS Pacific network. "Lie Or Consequences" ("Christmas Bonus"). Sponsored by: Signal Oil. An ex-convict is fired from his job in a department store after $10,000 is stolen. As long as he's considered guilty, he might as well steal some more, but he is saved by a music box! Ken Christy, George W. Allen (producer), Bob Anderson (announcer), Wilbur Hatch (music). 29:47.

The Haunting Hour "Mystery Of The Southern Star" (05-26-48)

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:53:38 -0800

THIS EPISODE:

May 26, 1948. Program #33. NBC syndication. "The Mystery Of The Southern Star". Commercials added locally. A missing diamond aboard ship, and a dead body in a trunk. . 27:42.

The Black Museum "The Pair Of Spectacles" (1952)

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:57:15 -0800

Syndicated. "A Pair Of Spectacles". Commercials added locally. Miss Daisy Oliver has disappeared en route to visit Mr. Smith, a strange chicken farmer. Her dismembered body is found buried on the chicken farm. Orson Welles (host). 25:54.

The Philip Morris Playhouse "Four Hours To Kill" (05-13-49)

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:30:41 -0800

The Philip Morris Playhouse grew from an earlier program called Johnny Presents, which included music and introduced the program "Call for Philip Morris!"a catchy introduction. Johnny Presents, too, was sponsored by Philip Morris. It was named after Philip Morris’ trademark midget bellhop, Johnny Roventini. This show includes the famous commercial, "Callll for Philip Morrriiiiiiaaaasssss, yelled by none other than Johnny. This commercial began when ad man for Philip Morris spotted Johnny the bellhop in the Hotel New Yorker, and thought up the scheme to have him run around the lobby yelling "Last call for Philip Morris! He was an instant hit, henceforth receiving $20,000 a year for advertising for the company.

THIS EPISODE:

May 13, 1949. CBS network. "Four Hours To Kill". Sponsored by: Philip Morris, Revelation Pipe Tobacco. After killing his brother, a man has only four hours to find and kill the woman who heard the crime over the telephone. The script was also used on "Suspense" on January 12, 1950. Howard Duff, William Spier (producer, editor, director), Cathy Lewis, John Holbrook (announcer), Harold Swanton (writer), Lud Gluskin (music director), Art Ballinger (announcer). 29:14.

Murder At Midnight "Island Of The Dead" (08-11-47)

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:39:15 -0800

THIS EPISODE:
August 11, 1947. Syndicated. "The Island Of The Dead". Commercials added locally. A man just out of jail for fifteen years kills all those who sent him there...one at a time on a mysterious island. The program has a good grisly ending. Robert Newman (writer), Louis G. Cowan (producer). 27:14.

The Whistler "The Doctor Operates In Crime" (12-04-44)

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:48:12 -0800

December 4, 1944. CBS Pacific network. "The Doctor Operates In Crime". Sponsored by: Signal Oil. An interesting story about a gangster who has his appearance changed by a plastic surgeon, and then is forced to pay for these surgical services for the rest of his life! Bob Anderson, George W. Allen (producer), Merwyn Gerard (writer), Selig Lester (writer), Wilbur Hatch (music). 29:40.

The Haunting Hour "The Devil's Deep" (10-20-45)

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:35:28 -0800

The Haunting Hour is another example of the mystery/suspense series of the 1940s. It ran for a year with 52 episodes. It never hard a national sponsor but was syndicated for its entire run, and none of the remaining programs give credit to the cast, writers, producers, directors or anyone connected with the show. It began with the ominouss "No. No. Stay where you are. Do not break the stillness of this moment. For this is a time of mystery, a time when imagination is free and moves swiftly forward... swiftly, silently. This is... The Haunting Hour" And then began well scripted and acted stories of mystery and suspense. The program closed once more with the narrator "From shadows and stillness, mystery weaves a spell of strangest fascination, charging the mind with doubts and fear, for mystery is a strange companion, a living memory in... The Haunting Hour.

THIS EPISODE:
1945. Program #36. NBC syndication. "The Devil's Deep". Commercials added locally. A trunk is thrown overboard and bodies are found in the deep. The date is approximate. . 27:40.

Beyond Midnight "Short Circuit" (1968)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:48:13 -0800

Beyond Midnight - Let us journey “into the land that lies beyond midnight,” into a world of ghost hunters, men going mad, and DEATH DEATH DEATH! Written by the masterful Michael McCabe, these well-done South African radio shows will capture your attention and keep you up listening to them well beyond midnight. A replacement series for SF 68, this horror anthology was far more successful than its predecessor, running from 1968 through 1969. Its success may have been due in part to producer Michael McCabe - who also produced SF 68 - honing his talents to a higher degree. Little else is known about it, including the number of shows produced.

The Witch's Tale "The Haunted Crossroads" (12-18-33)

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:48:01 -0800

The Witch's Tale - A seminal series which established the standard of a host-based anthology series, and the first horror series produced for radio. WOR, New York origination, Air Features Syndicate syndication. Music fill for local commercial insert. 9:30 P. M. lonzo Deen Cole (writer, producer, performer), Marie O'Flynn, Adelaide Fitz-Allen (as "Old Nancy"). John Dunning in his "On the Air, The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio," relates the odd tale of getting the replacement for the original Nancy, Adelaide Fitz-Allen, who died at 79 in 1935. A radio veteran, only a mere 13 years old, Miriam Wolfe by name, was then on the fine children's program, Let's Pretend. Of course, she wasn't considered for the part. She stayed in the studio during a late-night broadcast by Witch's Tale writer/director, Alonzo Deen Cole, and began her "Nancy" without warning. Cole was so chilled by her mimicry of an ancient crone that she got the part on the spot. Later in the show's run, the role was taken by Martha Wentworth.

THIS EPISODE:
Artransa syndication. "The Haunted Crossroads". Commercials deleted. An invisible woman has stabbed a policeman in the back at an isolated crossroads. The stabbings had happened before, and happen again. The "phantom woman" appears to another cop, who then begs his fiancee to shoot him! The script was used on "The Witch's Tale" on October 17, 1932, December 18, 1933 and October 12, 1937. This recording may be from the 1937 broadcast, or from an Australian production. Alonzo Deen Cole (writer). 26:27.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Witch's Almanac" (05-26-75)

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:32:30 -0800

The Black Museum "The Notes" (1952)

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:27:51 -0800

1952. Program #16. Syndicated, WRVR-FM, New York aircheck. "Kilroy Was Here". Sustaining. The famous slogan is found on two notes and a butcher block near murder victims. The date is approximate. Syndicated rebroadcast date: January 1, 1975. Harry Alan Towers (producer), Orson Welles (narrator), Ira Marion (writer), Sidney Torch (composer, conductor). 29:55.

The CBS Radio Mystery Theater "Circle Of Evil" (08-21-75)

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:27:51 -0800

Nightfall "Blood Countess" (Part 2 of 2) 11-21-80

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:58:47 -0800

THIS EPISODE:

November 21, 1980. Program #21. CBC, Toronto origination. "Blood Countess" part 2: "Blood Blue". Ray Canale (writer), Kate Reid, Neil Munro, Douglas Campbell, Ruth Springford, Elva Mai Hoover, Colin Fox, John Stocker, Nicky Guadagni (doubles), David Hoyle (recording engineer), John Jessop (recording engineer), Matt Wilcott (sound effects), Doris Buchanan (production assistant), Earle Toppings (story editor), Henry Ramer (host), Bill Howell (producer). 30:08.

Nightfall "Blood Countess" (Show 1 of 2) 11-14-80)

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:15:49 -0700

Nightfall is the title of a radio drama series produced and aired by CBC Radio ( Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ) from July 1980 to June 1983. While primarily a supernatural/horror series, Nightfall featured some episodes in other genres, such as science fiction, mystery, fantasy, and human drama. One episode was even adapted from a folk song by Stan Rogers. Some of Nightfall's episodes were so terrifying that the CBC registered numerous complaints and some affiliate stations dropped it. Despite this, the series went on to become one of the most popular shows in CBC Radio history, running 100 episodes that featured a mix of original tales and adaptations of both classic and obscure short stories.

THIS EPISODE:
November 14, 1980. Program #20. CBC, Toronto origination. "Blood Countess" part 1: "Blood Red". "The story of the most horrifying famous vampire of all, and the most depraved ritual ever. A Transylvanian countess bathes in the blood of virgins to keep herself young. She really lived, and her name was Elizabeth Bathory. Ray Canale (writer), Kate Reid, Ruth Springford, Elva Mai Hoover, Alan Scarfe, Robert Christie, John Stocker, Frank Perry, Hugh Webster, Mary Pirie, Nicky Guadagni, David Hall (recording engineer), John Jessop (recording engineer), Matt Wilcott (sound effects), Doris Buchanan (production assistant), Earle Toppings (story editor), Bill Howell (producer), Henry Ramer (host). 31:04.

Lights Out "The Coffin In Studio B" (07-13-46)

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:35:27 -0700

THIS EPISODE:
July 13, 1946. NBC network. "The Coffin In Studio B". Sustaining. Two actors rehearsing for a radio show called "Lights Out" come upon a mysterious little man selling coffins. One of the actors has a sudden need for a coffin, while he's on the air! Albert Crews (producer, director), Bob Murphy (announcer), Charles Egleston, Donald Gallagher, Jack Bivens, Sherman Marks, Wyllis Cooper (writer, director). 29:30.

The Haunting Hour "The Cat Man" (1945)

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:19:16 -0700

THIS EPISODE:
1945. Program #35. NBC syndication. "The Cat Man". Commercials added locally. A circus story about a lion tamer and "Satan," a cat who can go mad with rage on cue. The date is approximate. . 27:32.

The Chase "Long Distance" (11-02-52)

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:10:55 -0700

The Chase is an exciting Old Time Radio series in which every episode contains, well, a chase. Tales, highly melodramatic and often improbable, of people on the run. The concept of "hunter and hunted" was built into the signatures. with the lone bugle of a fox hunt, the braying of dogs, the sounds of a man running, a gunshot, and the slowing footsteps and eventual fall of the victim. It may be an adventure story, a crime story, or even science fiction, but there will always be a suspense filled chase. Broadcast 4/27/1952-6/28/1953 30 min.

THIS EPISODE:
November 2, 1952. NBC network. "Long Distance". Sustaining. A woman whose husband is about to be executed tries to save his life by telephone. Part of the final public service announcements and the system cue have been deleted. Abby Lewis, Bill Lipton, Cliff Oland, Connie Lembcke, Edward King (director), Gene Leonard, Fred Collins (announcer), Harry W. Junkin (writer), Jan Miner, John McGovern, Lawrence Klee (creator, writer), Martha Baron, Mildred Clinton, Pat Hosley, Rosemary Murphy, Sylvia Davis, Sylvia Lee. 29:10.

The Whistler "The Dead Man Laughed" (02-19-45)

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:55:26 -0700

The Whistler was one of radio's most popular mystery dramas, with a 13-year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. If it now seems to have been influenced explicitly by The Shadow, The Whistler was no less popular or credible with its listeners, the writing was first class for its genre, and it added a slightly macabre element of humor that sometimes went missing in The Shadow's longer-lived crime stories. Writer-producer J. Donald Wilson established the tone of the show during its first two years, and he was followed in 1944 by producer-director George Allen. Other directors included Sterling Tracy and Sherman Marks with final scripts by Joel Malone and Harold Swanton. A total of 692 episodes were produced, yet despite the series' fame, over 200 episodes are lost today. In 1946, a local Chicago version of The Whistler with local actors aired Sundays on WBBM, sponsored by Meister Brau beer.

THIS EPISODE:
February 19, 1945. CBS Pacific network. "The Dead Man Laughed". Sponsored by: Signal Oil. A businessman is swindled out of his share of a construction company. A perfect murder is promptly planned. You can't be accused of murder...if you're dead! An identity is switched with a bum. The recording has severe wow as recorded. Ken Christy, Lewis Herman (writer), George W. Allen (director), Wilbur Hatch (music), Bob Anderson (announcer). 30:13.

Nightwatch "Kid Explosives" (06-04-54)

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:33:39 -0700

THIS EPISODE:
Nightwatch - June 4, 1954. CBS network. Sustaining. The first case is about a large quantity of explosives that has been stolen. A fiften year old boy is a suspect. A family argument with a drunken step-father is investigated, a woman screaming has been reported. Police reporter Dan Reid spends the night riding in a patrol car of the Culver City (California) police. The final public service announcement and system cue have been deleted. Jim Headlock (producer), W. N. Hildebrand (Chief Of Police of Culver City), Donn Reed (police reporter), Sterling Tracy (producer). 28:21.

Nightfall "Angel's Kiss" (03-20-81)

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:30:37 -0700

Nightfall is the title of a radio drama series produced and aired by CBC Radio ( Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ) from July 1980 to June 1983. While primarily a supernatural/horror series, Nightfall featured some episodes in other genres, such as science fiction, mystery, fantasy, and human drama. One episode was even adapted from a folk song by Stan Rogers. Some of Nightfall's episodes were so terrifying that the CBC registered numerous complaints and some affiliate stations dropped it. Despite this, the series went on to become one of the most popular shows in CBC Radio history, running 100 episodes that featured a mix of original tales and adaptations of both classic and obscure short stories.

THIS EPISODE:
March 20, 1981. Program #33. CBC, Toronto origination, NPR network, WPBH-FM, Middlefield, CT. aircheck. "Angel's Kiss". Sustaining. A date with the Devil...and she's beautiful! An excellent contemporary story. The WPBH-FM rebroadcast date is January 10, 1982. Nina Callaghan (production assistant), John Graham (writer), Nancy MacIlvene (production assistant), Earle Toppings (series story editor), George R. Robertson (writer), Henry Ramer (host, as "Luther Kranst"), Bill Robinson (sound effects), Elva Mai Hoover, John Evans, John Stocker, Gordon Thomson, Mary Pirie, Neil Dainard, Bill Howell (producer, director), Sandy Webster, Gerard Parkes, Ken James, Budd Knapp, John Donough, John Jessop (recording engineer). 29:00.

Lights Out "Ghost On Newsreel Negative" (08-10-46)

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:00:52 -0700

Lights Out was created in Chicago by writer Wyllis Cooper in 1934, and the first series of shows (each 15 minutes long) ran on a local NBC station, WENR. By April 1934, the series was expanded to a half hour in length and moved to midnight Wednesdays. In January 1935, the show was discontinued in order to ease Cooper's workload (he was then writing scripts for the network's prestigious Immortal Dramas program), but was brought back by huge popular demand a few weeks later. After a successful tryout in New York City, the series was picked up by NBC in April 1935 and broadcast nationally, usually late at night and always on Wednesdays. Cooper stayed on the program until June 1936, when another Chicago writer, Arch Oboler, took over. By the time Cooper left, the series had inspired about 600 fan clubs. Cooper's run was characterized by grisly stories spiked with dark, tongue-in-cheek humor, a sort of radio Grand Guignol.

THIS EPISODE:
August 10, 1946. NBC network. "The Ghost On The Newsreel Negative". Sustaining. Two newsreel cameramen on an assignment to film a haunted house..succeed. Wyllis Cooper (writer), Jess Pugh, Harriet Allen, Lou Krugman, Murray Forbes, Albert Crews (producer, director), Boris Aplon. 30:55.

Cloak & Dagger "War Of Words" (09-01-50)

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:31:17 -0700

Cloak and Dagger - "Are you willing to undertake a dangerous mission for the United States, knowing in advance you may never return alive?" Cloak and Dagger first aired over the NBC network on May 7, 1950. It had a short run through the Summer on Sundays, changing to Fridays after its Summer run. The last show aired Oct. 22, 1950. This is the story of the WWII special governmental agency, the OSS, or Office of Strategic Services. Its mission was to develop and maintain spy networks throughout Europe and into Asia, while giving aid to underground partisan groups and developing espionage activities for Allied forces overseas.The show is based on the book of the same name by Lt. Col. Corey Ford and Major Alastair MacBain (who were associated with the OSS from its early days.) The dramas are not Hollywood-style, in that they sometimes end with plans foiled or leading characters dead.

THIS EPISODE:
September 1, 1950. NBC net. "A War Of Words". Sustaining. An American agent is asked to deliver a message to the commandant of a Japanese camp. An exciting adventure in the jungle. The system cue has been deleted. Alistair MacBain (creator), Jon Gart (music director), Louis G. Cowan (producer), Alfred Hollander (producer), Sherman Marks (director, supervisor), Chuck Webster, Ralph Bell, Raymond Edward Johnson, Winifred Wolfe (writer), Eric Dressler, Karl Weber, Jerry Jarrett, Joan Alison, Maurice Tarplin, Guy Repp, Jack Gordon (writer), Manny Segal (sound effects), Norman Gruenfelder (engineer), Corey Ford (creator). 29:15.

The Haunting Hour "Uptown Express" (1945)

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:31:33 -0700

THIS EPISODE:
1945. Program #23. NBC syndication. "The Uptown Express". Commercials added locally. A girl riding on a subway finds herself five years on the future (1950!). The date is approximate. . 27:50.

CBS Radio Workshop "Grief Drives A Black Sedan" (09-01-57)

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:50:49 -0700

The CBS Radio Workshop - Broadcast from 1936 through to 1947 with just an occasional break. Revived again from January 1956 to September 1957 as CBS Radio Workshop with pretty much the same format. Broadcast from 1936 through to 1947 with just an occasional break. Revived again from January 1956 to September 1957 as CBS Radio Workshop with pretty much the same format. This was drama with a difference. Columbia Workshop was not everybody’s cup of tea and in terms of audience popularity it was always noted that it was never a strong contender for the title “Radios Top Rated Drama Series” and yet it was always considered to be the drama program that led the way in radio standards. Columbia was the first to mexperiment with what radio drama was all about, introducing new techniques never before used in over the airwaves drama and because it received little encouragement from established writers, actors, etc., it was only by breaking new ground with new ideas and new techniques from writers who were not versed in the old ways that it was going to survive. Unlike theater drama which required scenery to stage the settings of a play. Radio drama relied only on the imagination of the listener to interpret the scene. But without the right kind of writer the whole thing could fall flat on it’s face. It required a blend of words and music coupled with each listener’s imagination to make the whole thing work successfully. New techniques were required to combine all of these things in order that the listener could live within the story which was being told. Neither did it go unnoticed that at the same time as achieving all this, it was essential that the broadcasting company’s moral obligations to the listening public were not compromised.

THIS EPISODE:
September 1, 1957.CBS network. "Grief Drives A Black Sedan". Sustaining. A chilling (but true) horror story about the problems of living in the suburbs. Eric Sevareid (narrator). 1/2 hour.

The Black Museum "The Raincoat" (1952)

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:49:52 -0700

The Whistler "The Return Of The Innocent" (04-02-45)

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:44:56 -0700

The Whistler was one of radio's most popular mystery dramas, with a 13-year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. If it now seems to have been influenced explicitly by The Shadow, The Whistler was no less popular or credible with its listeners, the writing was first class for its genre, and it added a slightly macabre element of humor that sometimes went missing in The Shadow's longer-lived crime stories. Writer-producer J. Donald Wilson established the tone of the show during its first two years, and he was followed in 1944 by producer-director George Allen. Other directors included Sterling Tracy and Sherman Marks with final scripts by Joel Malone and Harold Swanton. A total of 692 episodes were produced, yet despite the series' fame, over 200 episodes are lost today. In 1946, a local Chicago version of The Whistler with local actors aired Sundays on WBBM, sponsored by Meister Brau beer.

THIS EPISODE:
April 2, 1945. CBS Pacific network. "The Return Of The Innocent". Sponsored by: Signal Oil. Not auditioned. J. Donald Wilson (writer), Wilbur Hatch (music), George W. Allen (director), Marvin Miller (announcer). 30:07.

The Weird Circle "The Evil Eye" (1945)

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:54:54 -0700

Suspense "Doctor Prescribed Death" (02-02-43)

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:34:39 -0700

Suspense was one of the premier programs of the Golden Age of Radio (aka old-time radio), and advertised itself as "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." It was heard in one form or another from 1942 through 1962. There were approximately 945 episodes broadcast during its long run, over 900 of which are extant in mostly high-quality recordings. Suspense went through several major phases, characterized by different hosts, sponsors and director/producers. There were a few rules which were followed for all but a handful of episodes: Protagonists were usually a normal person suddenly dropped into a threatening or bizarre situation. Evildoers must be punished in the end.

THIS EPISODE:
February 2, 1943. CBS network. "The Doctor Prescribed Death". Sustaining. The good doctor's theory is that a person about to commit suicide can easily be turned into a murderer. Now, for the proof! The script was previously used on "The Whistler" on June 11, 1944. Bela Lugosi, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lou Merrill, J. Donald Wilson (writer), William Spier (producer), Ted Bliss (director), Joseph Kearns ("The Man In Black"), Lucien Moraweck (composer), Lud Gluskin (conductor). 29:45.

The Clock "The Bank Vault" (02-02-47)

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:16:27 -0700

February 2, 1947. Syndicated, WRVR-FM, New York aircheck. "The Bank Vault". Sponsored by: Cafe Deja-Vu. A locksmith and a bank executive plan to loot the vault. A double-cross follows. WRVR rebroadcast date: May 25, 1973. The date above is the date of first broadcast on ABC. Lawrence Klee (writer), Harp McGuire (narrator), Grace Gibson (producer), Ken Wayne, Diana Shearing, Ken Hannum (?), John Saul (director). 1/2 hour.

The Haunting Hour "Mystery Of The Southern Star" (05-26-48)

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:42:51 -0700

THIS EPISODE:
May 26, 1948. Program #33. NBC syndication. "The Mystery Of The Southern Star". Commercials added locally. A missing diamond aboard ship, and a dead body in a trunk. . 27:42.

Lights Out "Reunion After Death" (07-21-45)

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:38:30 -0700

THIS EPISODE:
July 21, 1945. NBC network. "Reunion After Death". Not auditioned. Wyllis Cooper (writer), Alexander Scourby, Joan Alexander, Sarah Burton, Arthur Kohl, Burl Griffith (?), Garnet Garrison (director). 27:09.

The Black Mass "The Death Of Halpin Fraser" (09-30-69)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:44:21 -0700

The Black Mass was a horror-fantasy radio drama produced by Erik Bauersfeld, a leading West Coast radio dramatist. The series aired on KPFA (Berkeley) and KPFK (Los Angeles) from 1960 to 1965 on an irregular schedule. Bauersfeld was the Director of Drama and Literature at KPFA from 1962 to 1991. After John Whiting began at KPFA in 1960, he subsequently became the listener-supported station's production director, presenting dozens of programs about the arts and current affairs over a 14-year span. Whiting was the sound designer on The Black Mass, and his collaborations with Bauersfeld were later credited as "keeping radio drama alive in America in the 1960s. "Bauersfeld's Black Mass productions were an influence on writer-producer Tom Lopez (ZBS), who noted, "In the 1960s, I was inspired by someone at KPFA in Berkeley, Eric Bauersfeld. who did a series called The Black Mass, adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft and such. He helped me a lot. I consider Eric my mentor. He also did some fine Eugene O'Neill plays for radio."

The Whistler "The Shrunken Head" (06-13-42)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:05:55 -0700

The Whistler was one of radio's most popular mystery dramas, with a 13-year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. If it now seems to have been influenced explicitly by The Shadow, The Whistler was no less popular or credible with its listeners, the writing was first class for its genre, and it added a slightly macabre element of humor that sometimes went missing in The Shadow's longer-lived crime stories. Writer-producer J. Donald Wilson established the tone of the show during its first two years, and he was followed in 1944 by producer-director George Allen. Other directors included Sterling Tracy and Sherman Marks with final scripts by Joel Malone and Harold Swanton. A total of 692 episodes were produced, yet despite the series' fame, over 200 episodes are lost today. In 1946, a local Chicago version of The Whistler with local actors aired Sundays on WBBM, sponsored by Meister Brau beer.

THIS EPISODE:
June 13, 1942. CBS Pacific network. "The Shrunken Head". Sustaining. An heiress comes to live in the house of her crippled old uncle...and his collection of shrunken heads! Wilbur Hatch (composer, conductor), Joseph Kearns (writer), J. Donald Wilson (director). 29:46.

Inner Sanctum "Beneficiary Death" (04-17-50)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:14:21 -0700

Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941 to October 5, 1952. Created by Himan Brown, the anthology series featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense. The tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. A total of 526 episodes are known to have been produced. The early 1940s programs opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as, "Your host, Raymond," in a mocking sardonic voice. A spooky melodramatic organ score punctuated Raymond's many morbid jokes and playful puns. Raymond's closing was an elongated "Pleasant dreaaaaammmmssss!" His tongue-in-cheek style and ghoulish relish of his own tales became the standard for many such horror narrators to follow, from fellow radio hosts like Ernest Chappell (on Cooper's later series, Quiet, Please) and Maurice Tarplin (on The Mysterious Traveler) to EC Comics' Crypt-Keeper in various incarnations of Tales from the Crypt. In interviews, EC publisher Bill Gaines stated that he based EC's three horror hosts not on Raymond but on Old Nancy, host of radio's earlier The Witch's Tale (1931-38). When Johnson left the series in 1945, he was replaced by Paul McGrath, who did not keep the "Raymond" name and was known only as "your host" or "Mr. Host." Beginning in 1945, Lipton Tea sponsored the series, pairing first Raymond and then McGrath with its cheery commercial spokeswoman, Mary Bennett, whose pitches for Lipton contrasted sharply with the subject matter of the stories, and who would primly chide the host for his dark humor and creepy manner.

THIS EPISODE:
April 17, 1950. CBS network. "Beneficiary...Death". Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. A businessman badly in need of money sees his opportunity when a hitch-hiker's body in a car crash is identified as his. The last show of the season. Everett Sloane, Barbara Weeks, Lew White (organist), Himan Brown (director), Norman Brokenshire (announcer), Arnold Moss, Paul McGrath (host), Edward Adamson (writer), Robert Sloane (writer). 30:08.

Crime Classics "The Torment Of Henrietta Robinson" (09-07-53)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:21:58 -0700

THIS EPISODE:
September 7, 1953. CBS network. "The Torment Of Henrietta Robinson and Why She Killed". Sustaining. A lady of Troy New York in 1845, and her doll Cecily. Very insane and very homicidal. The last show of "the summer series." Ben Wright, Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Betty Harford, Bob Lemond (announcer), David Friedkin (writer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Joseph Kearns, Lamont Johnson, Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), Paula Winslowe, Sam Edwards, Sammie Hill. 29:54.

Murder At Midnight "The Black Swan" (08-18-47)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:48:15 -0700

THIS EPISODE:
August 18, 1947. Syndicated. "The Black Swan". Commercials added locally. A ship is "launched in blood" and continues to kill. Lawson Zerbe, Leon Meadow (writer), Charles Paul (music), Anton M. Leader (director), Louis G. Cowan (producer). 27:12.

The Weird Circle "Feast Of The Red Gauntlet" (Ep27) 1944

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:57:21 -0700

The Devil & Mr O "Nature Study" (11-05-71)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:18:36 -0700

The Devil and Mr. O (Lights Out) - Wyllis Cooper, who created, wrote, and produced it, was then a 36-year-old staffer in Chicago's NBC Studios. Cooper created his horror "by raiding the larder." For the purposed of Lights Out sound effects, people were what they ate. The sound of a butcher knife rending a piece of uncooked pork was, when accompanied by shrieks and screams, the essence of murder to a listener alone at midnight. Real bones were broken - spareribs snapped with a pipe wrench. Bacon in a frypan gave a vivid impression of a body just electrocuted. And the cannibalism effect was actually a zealous actor. Gurgling and smacking his lips as he slurped up a bowl of spaghetti. Cabbages sounded like human heads when chopped open with a cleaver, and carrots had the pleasant resonance of fingers being lopped off. Arch Oboler's celebrated tale of a man turned inside-out by a demonic fog was accomplished by soaking a rubber glove in water and stripping it off at the microphone while a berry basket was curshed at the same instant. The listener saw none of this. The listener saw carnage and death. Cooper left the show in 1936 and Oboler was given the job. Oboler lost no time establishing himself as the new master of the macabre. Between May 1936 and July 1938, he wrote and directed more than 100 Lights Out plays. To follow Cooper was a challenge: he was "the unsung pioneer of radio dramatic techniques," but Oboler had passed the test with his first play. His own name soon became synonymous with murder and gore, though horror as a genre had always left him cold. Oboler aspired to more serious writing.

THIS EPISODE:
June 22, 1943. Program #8. CBS network origination, syndicated rebroadcast. "Nature Study". Commercials added locally. A walk in the woods, along with death and confession. Syndicated program name: "The Devil and Mr. O." Arch Oboler (writer, host), Cathy Lewis, Mary Jane Croft. 25 minutes.

The Black Museum "The Jack Handle" (1952)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:05:41 -0700

Suspense "Deadline At Dawn" (05-15-48)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:42:40 -0700

Suspense was one of the premier programs of the Golden Age of Radio (aka old-time radio), and advertised itself as "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." It was heard in one form or another from 1942 through 1962. There were approximately 945 episodes broadcast during its long run, over 900 of which are extant in mostly high-quality recordings. Suspense went through several major phases, characterized by different hosts, sponsors and director/producers. There were a few rules which were followed for all but a handful of episodes: Protagonists were usually a normal person suddenly dropped into a threatening or bizarre situation. Evildoers must be punished in the end. The program made only occasional forays into science fiction and fantasy. Among its science fiction entries were "The Man who Went Back to Save Lincoln" (a time travel fantasy), and an adaptation of "Donovan's Brain".THIS EPISODE:Suspense. May 15, 1948. CBS network. "Deadline At Dawn". Sustaining. The last "Suspense" program in the one hour format. A boy and a girl are trapped in the clutches of the big city and find themselves involved in a web of murder and robbery. Not bad. Helen Walker, John Beal, Lillian Buyeff, William Johnstone (announcer, performer), Rye Billsbury, Billy Gray, Edith Lackner, Cornell Woolrich (author), Irving Ravetch (adaptor), Anton M. Leader (producer, director), Lucien Moraweck (composer), Lud Gluskin (conductor). 1 hour.

The Creaking Door "White Scarf Strangler" (1953)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:20:07 -0700

The Creaking Door was an old-time radio series of horror and suspense shows originating in South Africa. There are at present anywhere from 34-37 extant episodes in MP3 circulation, yet no currently available program logs for the series indicate the year of the series' broadcast (though it was likely sometime in the 1950s, given the generally high audio quality of the available shows), or the total number of episodes, and only a handful of them are known by their broadcast order. The stories are thrillers in the Inner Sanctum vein, and generally thought of favorably by most fans of OTR.

Lights Out "Rocket Ship" (07-28-45)

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:06:19 -0700

Lights Out was created in Chicago by writer Wyllis Cooper in 1934, and the first series of shows (each 15 minutes long) ran on a local NBC station, WENR. By April 1934, the series was expanded to a half hour in length and moved to midnight Wednesdays. In January 1935, the show was discontinued in order to ease Cooper's workload (he was then writing scripts for the network's prestigious Immortal Dramas program), but was brought back by huge popular demand a few weeks later. After a successful tryout in New York City, the series was picked up by NBC in April 1935 and broadcast nationally, usually late at night and always on Wednesdays. Cooper stayed on the program until June 1936, when another Chicago writer, Arch Oboler, took over. By the time Cooper left, the series had inspired about 600 fan clubs.

Crime Classics "Madeline Smith Maid Or Murderess" (01-20-54)

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:14:12 -0700

THIS EPISODE:
January 20, 1954. CBS network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Madeline Smith, Maid Or Murderess...Which?". A lovely lady is also a liberal user of arsenic. Lou Merrill (host), Betty Harford, William Johnstone, John Dehner, Bernard Herrmann (composer), Wilbur Hatch (conductor), Florence Wolcott, Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Gil Warren (announcer). 1/2 hour.

Mysterious Traveler "Dark Destiny" (04-13-47)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:34:56 -0700

THIS EPISODE:

April 13, 1947. Mutual network. "Dark Destiny". Sustaining. A man need $1500 for a surgoen to save his wife, but the money is not that easy to get! The story has a fine ironic ending. The script was used on the program three years earlier (with some changes) and on "The Sealed Book" on September 9, 1945. Elaine Kemp, Palmer Ward, Ken Lynch, Bill Smith, Maurice Tarplin, Joseph Julian, Charles Paul (music), Robert A. Arthur (writer, producer, director), David Kogan (writer, producer, director), Carl Caruso (announcer). 29:43.

The Witch's Tale "Rockabye Baby" (07-25-32)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:24:53 -0700

THIS EPISODE:

July 25, 1932. WOR, New York origination, Air Features Syndicate syndication. "Rockabye Baby". Music fill for local commercial insert. 9:30 P. M. "Spooks in the house"?? A couple accepts the challenge to sleep there. This story program was "produced by "Air Features Syndicate" but was advertised and distributed by "All-Star Broadcasts" (which was owned by Billy Jones and Ernie Hare). Alonzo Deen Cole (writer, producer, performer), Marie O'Flynn, Adelaide Fitz-Allen (as "Old Nancy"). 30:33.

Diary Of Fate "Keith Raymond" (07-06-48)

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:00:13 -0700

Diary of Fate is a mystery and horror program where “Fate” narrates and always wins by the end of the story. These are great suspense filled stories about average people who are subject to the mysteries of their ‘Fate’. In This Episode, July 6, 1948. Program #30. Finley syndication. "Keith Raymond". Commercials added locally. Book 31, page 512. Not auditioned. An actor's insatiable ambition leads him to evil. The date is subject to correction. Lurene Tuttle, Lawrence Dobkin, Herb Lytton, George Neise, Ray Ehrlenborn, Hal Sawyer, Clay Sanders, Larry Finley (producer). 26:37.

Nightwatch "Hammer" (07-10-54)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:26:43 -0700

Night Watch - January 7, 1954. CBS network. Real police recordings, no actors are used. Car 54 and police reporter Donn Reed answer the first all, a Code 2 alert that a burglary is taking place. A woman is pushed in the bathroom by an alcoholic young man wearing a tie. He's captured in another house...wearing no clothes! A patrol through Culver City. Later, two witnesses to a homicide are interviewed. The suspect is captured and confesses on the air. Chief W. N. Hildebrand tells how the cases were resolved. Sterling Tracy (supervisor), Donn Reed (police reporter), W. N. Hildebrand. 25:34

THIS EPISODE:
July 10, 1954. CBS network. Sustaining. The first call is about a liquor store hold-up. The clerk is attacked by a man with a hammer. A marijuana leaf is found in a man's jacket pocket when he takes the coat in to be dry cleaned. Donn Reed (police recorder), Sterling Tracy (producer), Jim Headlock (producer). 27:43.

The Lux RadioTheater "Panic In The Streets" (03-05-51)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:41:48 -0700

Lux Radio Theater, one of the genuine classic radio anthology series (NBC Blue Network, 1934-1935; CBS 1935-1955), adapted first Broadway stage and then (and especially) films to hour-long live radio presentations and became the standard by which future radio and early television anthologies would be judged. Cecil B. DeMille was the host of the series each Monday evening from June 1, 1936 until January 22, 1945.

THIS EPISODE:

Panic in the Streets from Lux Radio Theater aired March 5, 1951. After brawling over a card game in the wharf area of New Orleans, a man named Kochak, suffering visibly from a flu-like illness, is killed by gangster Blackie and his two flunkies, Kochak's cousin Poldi and a man named Fitch. They leave the body on the docks, and later when the dead man, who carries no identification, is brought to the morgue, the coroner grows suspicious about the bacteria present in his blood and calls his superior, Dr. Clinton Reed, (played by Richard Widmark) a uniformed doctor working for the U.S. Public Health Service. Dr. Reed and a police captain (Paul Douglas) have only a day or two in which to prevent an epidemic. Can a doctor turn detective? Richard Widmark and Paul Douglas give one of the most outstanding performances you will hear in a radio drama.

The Haunting Hour "Hands Of Mr. Smith" (1945)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:40:30 -0700

THIS EPISODE:
1945. Program #3. NBC syndication. "The Hands Of Mr. Smith". Commercials added locally. A fine story with an unexpected ending about Tiny, a big guy whose hands have a mind of their own! The date is approximate . 28:10.