Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

Comedy on a WednesdayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning, originally broadcast May 13, 1949, 77 years ago, Anniversary.  George buys a nightgown for Liz’s anniversary present.  Mr Attebury buys his wife a mink coat.  But the gifts get mixed up.  Followed by the Old Gold Comedy Theater hosted by Harold Lloyd, originally broadcast May 13, 1945, 81 years ago, She Loves Me Not starring Ria Montez and Tom Drake.  A campus comedy about the Princeton students with the Philadelphia nightclub singer hidden...

Comedy on a TuesdayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, The Private Life of Rochester Van Jones starring Eddie Anderson, dated May 12, 1950, 76 years ago, The Audition Episode.  In these unaired recordings, Rochester goes to call on his girl Suzy. He gets a part-time job at a finance company. Followed by The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast May 12, 1946, 80 years ago,  Leila’s Boy Friend.  Gildersleeve conquers a rival for the hand of fair Leila. Then, The Jimmy Durante Show, originally broadcast May 12, 1948, 78 years ago.  Ji...

Crime on a MondayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, Lights Out, originally broadcast May 11, 1943, 83 years ago, Murder in the Script Department.   Two typists are haunted at a radio network. Don't ever complain about Mr. Oboler's scripts! Followed by Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast May 11, 1954, 72 years ago, The Big Look. Mrs. Kieran has been found badly beaten. The evidence points to Mr. Kieran, but then a second woman is found beaten up.Then, Crime and Peter Chambers starring Dane Clark, originally br...

Comedy on a SundayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast May 10, 1950, 76 years ago, The Wedding Day.   Marjorie's wedding day...at last!Followed by Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast May 10, 1951, 75 years ago,  Junk Around The House.  Father is upset about the family buying “junk”, so Jim buys a lot of putty.  Little does he know...Then, The Jello Show starring Jack Benny, originally broadcast May 10, 1942, 84 years ago, Jack Thinks He’s Going To Be Fired!  ...

ariety on a SaturdayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, The Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast May 9, 1938, 88 years ago, My Man Godfrey starring William Powell and Carole Lombard.  The classic screwball comedy of the Depression.  Powell and Lombard are reprising their roles from the 1936 Oscar-nominated picture. Followed by Biography in Sound, originally broadcast May 29, 1956, 70 years ago, Portrait of Fred Allen.   The life story of the famous radio humorist. Finally, Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast May 9, 1955, 71 years ago, Molly Gets Jury duty.   Molly...

Westerns on a FridayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, The Roy Rogers Show, originally broadcast May 8, 1945, 81 years ago, I've Got a Locket in my Pocket.  On this V-E Day episode, screen bad guy Porter Hall joins Roy’s cast to tell the story of Pecos Bill.  Followed by Frontier Town starring Reed Hadley, originally broadcast May 8, 1953, 73 years ago,  Trouble Rides the Rails.  Sherwood is building a railroad and has labor troubles...lots of them.Then, Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast May 8, 1960, 66 years ago, Th...

Crime on a ThursdayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, I was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast May 7, 1952, 74 years ago, Little Red Schoolhouse.  Plans are made to subvert a small American college.Followed by the New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, originally broadcast May 7, 1945, 81 years ago, The Purloined Ruby.  A missing gem, a murder and a clue from Edgar Allen Poe. Then, Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast May 7, 1946, 80 years ago, The...

Variety on a WednesdayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, Amos ‘n’ Andy, originally broadcast May 6, 1951, 75 years ago, The Annual Lodge Picnic.  The lodge picnic is this Saturday and the Kingfish has to come up with the $380 needed for it...fast! The picnic winds up being held on an artillery range!Followed by The Big Show starring Tallulah Bankhead, originally broadcast May 6, 1951, 75 years ago.  The last show of the season. Groucho Marx does a funny dialogue with Tallulah. George Jessel delivers a eulogy for "The Big Show." Fred Allen t...

Comedy on a TuesdayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, The Jello Program starring Jack Benny, originally broadcast May 5, 1940, 86 years ago, Clown Hall Tonight.  The program originates from the Ritz Theatre, New York City. Jack is celebrating his ninth anniversary in radio. He recalls his very "first" radio show. The cast does its version of "The Fred Allen Show" called "The Hour Of Smiles." Jack plays the role of Fred Allen with a clothespin on his nose. Followed by Mr. and Mrs. Blandings starring Cary Grant and Be...

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Crime on a MondayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast May 4, 1954, 72 years ago, The Big Stop.  A traffic cop has been shot in cold blood at an intersection...for no apparent reason. Followed by Crime and Peter Chambers starring Dane Clark,  originally broadcast May 4, 1954, 72 years ago, Abigail Chrisenberry.   Peter meets beautiful Abigail Christenberry in a bar. He soon finds himself accused of Abigail's murder!  Then, Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast May 4, 1958, 68 years ago, Richest Man in...

Comedy on a SundayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast May 3, 1950, 76 years ago, Bronco Disappears.   Where's Bronco? Perhaps with an old girlfriend?Followed by Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast May 3, 1951, 75 years ago, A Missing Salesman.  The Anderson family is looking for a missing salesman sent to the house by an important client.  Then, Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast May 3, 1937, 89 years ago, Hands Across the Table starring Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea.   The...

Crime on a SaturdayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast May 2, 1950, 76 years ago, SOS. Three desperadoes plan to rob a rocket liner of five million dollars in uncut diamonds...by threatening to explode the uranium that's on board!Followed by the Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles,  originally broadcast May 2, 1952, 74 years ago, Suzie’s Cue.  Harry's in Vienna, very interested in a diamond necklace formally owned by Marie Antoinette.   Then, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast May 2, 1945, 81 years ago, No...

Variety on a FridayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast May 1, 1950, 76 years ago, All My Sons starring Burt Lancaster.   An adaptation of a 1948 film starring Edward G. Robinson.  A drama about a factory owner whose partner is in prison for shipping defective parts during the war. Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast May 1, 1954, 72 years ago, Cara.   Ben Tolliver and his gang are coming to Dodge to rob the bank. Marshal Dillon suspects his old girlfriend Cara is a member of t...

Crime on a ThursdayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, Let George Do It starring Bob Bailey and Virginia Gregg, originally broadcast April 30, 1951, 75 years ago, The Discovery of Ponce the Lion. Ponce is back in town and planning to kill all those who testified against him. Followed by I Was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews,  originally broadcast April 30, 1953, 73 years ago,  I Can’t Sleep.   The Party assigns a room-mate to Cvetic with a tape-recorder when it finds out he's been talking in his sleep.   <...

Variety on a WednesdayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, The Big Show starring Tallulah Bankhead, originally broadcast April 29, 1951, 75 years ago.   Ethel Merman opens the show with, "There's No Business Like Show Business." Frank Lovejoy appears in an "I Was A Communist For The FBI" drama and the real Matt Cvetic makes a brief anti-communist speech. Rosemary Clooney sings, "Taking a Chance On Love." Gordon MacRae recalls his days as an NBC page. Uncle Miltie does a great monologue about the good old days of radio, and other topics. The c...

Comedy on a TuesdayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast April 28, 1941, 85 years ago, Wife, Husband, and Friend starring George Brent, Priscilla Lane, and Gail Patrick.  An adaptation of a 1939 comedy film.  When a man's wife decides to resume her operatic career, she flops badly, but her husband succeeds in a big way!Followed by The Jimmy Durante Show,  originally broadcast April 28, 1948, 78 years ago.   Jimmy and his guest Lucille Ball tour the country to see how women fit into American industry.   Then, <b...

Comedy and Westerns on a MondayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, The First Nighter Program, originally broadcast April 27, 1952, 74 years ago, Refresher Course starring Barbara Luddy and Olan Soule.   A domestic comedy, a bewildered husband, two kids and a frustrated wife. What this family needs is a refresher course...in marriage!Followed by The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast April 27, 1956, 70 years ago, The Record Collectors.  John Dehner interviews two record collectors who play some items from their collections. Then Luke Slaughter of Tombstone sta...

Crime on a SundayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, Jeff Regan Investigator starring Paul Dubov, substituting for Frank Graham, originally broadcast April 26, 1950, 76 years ago, It All Comes Back to Me Now. Miss "Smith" can't remember her name. Miss Smith also had a loaded .32 caliber Smith and Wesson in her purse.Followed by Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast April 26, 1953, 73 years ago,  The Big Scrapbook.  Three robbers pull a jewelry store job in San Diego and get away with $135,000 worth of hot ice.    Then, Big Town s...

Comedy on a SaturdayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, The Charlie McCarthy Show, originally broadcast April 25, 1943, 83 years ago, Showboat.   Bergen tries to explain shortwave radio to Charlie. Bill Thompson is leaving for Flageria to make a movie. He performs a Flagerian western. Guest Irene Dunne joins Charlie on a Mississippi showboat in "Uncle Tom's Cabin.".Followed by Maxwell House Coffee Time starring George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast April 25, 1946, 80 years ago, Gracie’s Club. The Beverly Hills Uplift Society is going to put on a p...