Podcast

THE OLD-TIME RADIO HOUR

Arts, Performing Arts

Popular & rare vintage radio programs with brief commentary. Posted weekly.

Episodes
27
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
1 hr 1 min
On air since
2026
Latest episode
5 days ago

Episodes

27 episodes, newest first

  1. Suspense "Lazarus Walks" and "Six Feet Under"

    Episode 550

    Show notes

    Halloween
    Suspense "Lazarus Walks" October 31, 1946 CBS
    Suspense "Six Feet Under" April 13, 1950 CBS

    1 hr 1 min
  2. Suspense "Kettler Method" and "Night Man"

    Episode 549

    Show notes

    Suspense "The Kettler Method" September 16, 1949 CBS
    Suspense "Night Man" July 26, 1959 CBS by Louise Fletcher

    52 min
  3. Quiet Please "Shadows" "Good Ghost"

    Episode 548

    Show notes

    Quiet Please "There Are Shadows Here" May 10, 1948 Mutual
    Quiet Please "Good Ghost" October 24, 1948 ABC

    1 hr 1 min
  4. Quiet Please "Presto ChangeO" and "Jeannie Dreams Of Me"

    Episode 547

    Show notes

    Halloween
    Quiet Please "Presto Change O" August 16, 1948 Mutual and ABC Quiet Please "And Jeannie Dreams of Me" October 17, 1948 Mutual

    56 min
  5. Quiet Please "Nothing Behind the Door" "Lilies"

    Episode 546

    Show notes

    Halloween

    Quiet Please "Nothing Behind the Door" June 8, 1947 Mutual and ABC
    Quiet Please "Let the Lilies Consider" June 28, 1948 Mutual

    57 min
  6. Railroad Hour "Nacio Herb Brown" and "Robert Schumann"

    Episode 545

    Show notes

    The Railroad Hour Salute to Nacio Herb Brown" September 19, 1949 ABC
    The Railroad Hour "The Schumann Story" February 8, 1954 NBC

    56 min
  7. The Aldrich Family "Latin Homework" and "Props for the School Play"

    Episode 544

    Show notes

    Back to school
    The Aldrich Family "Latin Homework" March 15, 1953 NBC
    The Aldrich Family "Props for the School Play" April 15, 1943 NBC

    1 hr 3 min
  8. Lux Theater "Ruggles of Red Gap"

    Episode 542

    Show notes

    Lux Radio Theater "Ruggles of Red Gap" July 10, 1937 CBS starring Charles Laughton

    1 hr 2 min
  9. Orson Welles The Third Man "Pleasure Before Business" "The Third Woman"

    Episode 541

    Show notes

    Orson Welles as The Third Man with Anton Karas on zither

    The Lives Of Harry Lime "Pleasure Before Business" March 28, 1952 Syndicated, WRVR-FM, New York aircheck
    The Lives Of Harry Lime "The Third Woman" December 07, 1951 for Lang-Worth syndication

    59 min
  10. Orson Welles The Third Man "Ticket to Tangier" "Too Many Crooks"

    Episode 540

    Show notes

    Orson Welles as The Third Man

    The Lives of Harry Lime "A Ticket to Tangier" August 24, 1951 Lang Worth syndication
    The Lives Of Harry Lime "Too Many Crooks" August 03, 1951 Lang Worth syndication

    59 min
  11. Orson Welles The Third Man "5000 Pengoes" and "Blue Bride"

    Episode 539

    Show notes

    Orson Welles as The Third Man
    The Lives of Harry Lime "5000 Pengoes and a Kiss" January 25, 1952 Lang-Worth syndication
    The Lives Of Harry Lime "Blue Bride" October 19, 1951 Lang-Worth syndication

    59 min
  12. Johnny Dollar "Dowager" "Backfired" "Alkali Mike"

    Episode 538

    Show notes

    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Doting Dowager Matter" January 25, 1959 CBS
    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Backfire that Backfired Matter" September 6, 1959 CBS
    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Alkali Mike Matter" November 10, 1957 CBS

    1 hr 2 min
  13. Johnny Dollar "Hollywood" "Hapless Hunter" "Deadly Doubt"

    Episode 537

    Show notes

    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Hollywood Mystery Matter" January 4, 1959 CBS
    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Hapless Hunter Matter" December 8, 1957 CBS
    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Deadly Doubt Matter" January 11, 1959 CBS

    1 hr 1 min
  14. Johnny Dollar "Ideal Vacation" "Cautious Celebate" "Ingenuous Jeweler"

    Episode 536

    Show notes

    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Ideal Vacation Matter" September 22, 1957 CBS
    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Cautious Celebate Matter" April 19,1959 CBS
    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Ingenuous Jeweler Matter" January 5, 1958 CBS

    1 hr 2 min
  15. Railroad Hour "Madame Sherry" and "Revenge with Music"

    Episode 535

    Show notes

    The Railroad Hour "Madame Sherry" April 17, 1950 NBC
    The Railroad Hour "Revenge with Music" October 23, 1950 NBC

    1 hr 2 min
  16. Railroad Hour "Prince of Pilsen" and "High Button Shoes"

    Episode 534

    Show notes

    The Railroad Hour "The Prince of Pilsen" April 24, 1950 NBC
    The Railroad Hour "High Button Shoes" May 7, 1951 NBC

    57 min
  17. Railroad Hour Jerome Kern "Warm for May" "Sally"

    Episode 533

    Show notes

    Jerome Kern Musicals
    The Railroad Hour "Very Warm For May" June 4, 1951 NBC
    The Railroad Hour "Sally" May 1, 1950 NBC

    1 hr 2 min
  18. 4th July Musicals "Dearest Enemy" and "Man Without A Country" Railroad Hour

    Episode 532

    Show notes

    4th of July Musicals

    The Railroad Hour "Dearest Enemy" November 10, 1952 NBC Rodgers and Hart The Railroad Hour "The Man Without A Country" June 29, 1953 NBC

    1 hr 1 min
  19. Railroad Hour "Girl Crazy" and "Review of 1926"

    Episode 530

    Show notes

    Musicals

    The Railroad Hour "Girl Crazy" December 6, 1948 ABC The Railroad Hour "Review of 1926" August 14, 1950 NBC

    1 hr 8 min
  20. Father's Day Father Knows Best 1950 and Living 1949 Father's Day

    Episode 529

    Show notes

    Father Knows Best "Father's Day Fishing Trip" June 15, 1950 NBC
    Living 1949 "Father's Day" June 12, 1949 NBC

    57 min

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