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Sunday
5/5/2013
9:00 PM
 130505C

Douglas of the World
"The Terrorists" follows the political career of Mohammed Mossadegh and his assassination via Project Ajax, orchestrated by the CIA. Originally aired 3/21/53.

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Sunday
5/5/2013
9:30 PM
 130505D

You Bet Your Life
What does an aircraft inspector, a P-R man, a woman from the Canary Islands, and an insurance adjuster have to do with Mr. and Mrs. Smith? Find out in "Secret Word is Age." Originally aired 5/14/52.

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Sunday
5/5/2013
10:00 PM
 130505E

Dragnet
A woman is shot through the temple and her husband claims it was suicide, but Friday suspects otherwise in "The Big Casing." Originally aired 5/03/51.

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Sunday
5/5/2013
10:30 PM
 130505F

Haunting Hour
A house by the sea is where Annabelle Lee and her bad husband get into a squall, leaving Jameson to resolve the chaos. Will it ever end? Find out in "Revenge." Originally aired 6/4/48.

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Saturday
5/4/2013
8:00 PM
 130504A

Red Ryder
Red Ryder and Little Beaver continue their adventures in Western-style justice in "Dobie Town." Originally aired 3/10/42.

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Saturday
5/4/2013
8:30 PM
 130504B

Life of Riley
Starring William Bendix as lovable, blundering, Chester A. Riley, Life of Riley was a radio situation comedy broadcast during and after wartime 40s. Featured is "Engaged to Two Women." Originally aired 1/26/51.

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Saturday
5/4/2013
9:00 PM
 130504C

Gangbusters
"Snyder Kennedy" is the featured show tonight from Gangbusters, "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories."

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Saturday
5/4/2013
9:30 PM
 130504D

Escape
In "He Who Rides the Tiger," an archaeologist named David wakes up in a missionary hospital in China in 1949, with no memory of how he got there. He discovers he has no memory of the last eight years. Originally aired 5/12/49.

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Saturday
5/4/2013
10:00 PM
 130504E

The Fat Man
He was a tough, at times world-weary private eye, based, perhaps, who worked out of an office manned by the obligatory secretary, Lila North. Follow Brad Runyon, known as The Fat Man, on his adventure in "Murder Rings a Bell."

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Saturday
5/4/2013
10:30 PM
 130504F

Suspense
In his will, Benjamin Powell gives his daughter Julia the contents of his estate, but following her discovery of a family secret, she believes she is descending into madness in "Fear Paints a Picture." Originally aired 5/3/45.

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Sunday
4/28/2013
8:00 PM
 130428A

Hopalong Cassidy
In "Bullets for Ballots," a strongman sheriff clamps down to win another election. What will Cassidy do? Originally aired 4/30/50.

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Sunday
4/28/2013
8:30 PM
 130428B

Ozzie and Harriet
Waiting for the bus, Ozzie hears about the "Disintegrating Family" from a bystander and starts to worry about his. Originally aired 4/20/47.

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Sunday
4/28/2013
9:00 PM
 130428C

Crime Classics
A rhapsodic prose about three gypsy brothers and a beautiful widow who casts a spell on the gypsies of Vermont in the 1850s. Is she benevolent or bellicose? Find out in "Widow Mages and the Three Gypsies." Originally aired 4/28/54.

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Sunday
4/28/2013
9:30 PM
 130428D

Escape
In "Something for Nothing," William Conrad is a man who sees a woman drive her car over a cliff. He moves in for blackmail... but what consequences await him? Originally aired 4/28/50.

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Sunday
4/28/2013
10:00 PM
 130428E

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
At gunpoint, Forbes claims he didn't kill Shepherd, and wants Johnny to clear him, saying he had leukemia and no reason to kill Shepherd. But who killed Shepherd and Mrs. Forbes? Find out in the final installment of "The Shepherd Matter." Originally aired 4/20/56.

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Sunday
4/28/2013
10:30 PM
 130428F

X-Minus One
The first show of the series X-Minus One, "No Contact" is about an exploration ship setting course for the planet Volta in 1987... when it approaches the Galactic Barrier. Originally aired 4/28/55.

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Saturday
4/27/2013
8:00 PM
 130427A

Archie Andrews
The Riverdale gang decides to go "Going on a Picnic," but everyone is looking to get something different from the experience. Originally aired 08/21/48.

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Saturday
4/27/2013
8:30 PM
 130427B

The Bickersons
See how quickly the Bickersons rouse family frustrations as soon as they resolve them, in 'Round 1.'

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Saturday
4/27/2013
9:00 PM
 130427C

Escape
In "Finger of Doom," a man's girlfriend delivers a package, then disappears off the face of the Earth. Originally aired 3/19/49.

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Saturday
4/27/2013
9:30 PM
 130427D

Philo Vance
In a getaway, one apartment robber shoots the other, who's found with the cryptic note "live on" in his pocket. Philo will have to do some de-ciphering in "The Cipher Murder Case." Originally aired 04/26/49.

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Saturday
4/27/2013
10:00 PM
 130427E

Suspense
Frank is in prison for a crime that he didn't commit and his wife Eve is determined to find the real culprit. Through her investigation she finds a man named Jerry who may be the killer in question, but things get complicated when Eve begins to fall in love with him! What will she do? Find out in "Eve: the Black Angel." Originally aired 01/24/48.

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Sunday
4/21/2013
8:00 PM
 130421A

The Romance of the Ranchos
'Rancho La Brea' meets the Hancock family, who are associated with the La Brea
Tar Pits. What will they find within the muck? Originally aired 4/19/42.


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Sunday
4/21/2013
8:30 PM
 130421B

Duffys Tavern
In 'John Garfield Fish & Fantasy,' Duffy is competing with Grogan's burlesque show.They put on one of Archie's plays with Garfield and the cast in it. Originally aired 4/27/45.

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Sunday
4/21/2013
9:00 PM
 130421C

Fibber Mc Gee
There are 3 things that every man takes a fling at:
1) Growing a mustache, 2) Using a cane, and 3) Smoking a pipe. So what does Fibber do? 'Fibber Takes Up Pipe Smoking.' Originally aired 4/21/49.


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Sunday
4/21/2013
9:30 PM
 130421D

Murder by Experts
In 'Two Can Die as Cheaply as One,' it begins with a pretty day, a desire to retire from detective work, and a wayward cab ride. Then an antique bracelet gets involved... Originally aired 4/17/50.

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Sunday
4/21/2013
10:00 PM
 130421E

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
In 'The Shepherd Matter,' part 3 of 5, it turns out that someone has threatened Dr. Shepherd. Dr. Shepherd's mother is beneficiary- but there's trouble in the family. Originally aired 4/18/56.

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Sunday
4/21/2013
10:30 PM
 130421F

Inner Sanctum
In 'Make Ready My Grave,' John and Betty are newlyweds going to John's ancestral home as he makes hangman's nooses with string and visits the family graves.
Who's dug the fresh grave? A ghost? Originally aired 4/23/46.


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Saturday
4/20/2013
8:00 PM
 130420A

Johnny Springer
In "Johnny Springer" Clerk Sid Tucker has been shot. He identifies Johnny Springer as the killer.
The trail leads to the cabin of a beautiful senorita. Originally aired 4/20/54.


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Saturday
4/20/2013
8:30 PM
 130420B

Mr. and Mrs. North
In 'Wired for Sound,' Mr. and Mrs. North go to a recording studio on a whim and nearly lose their lives in a car shooting on their way home. The record they took home isn't theirs, but it sure is wanted by someone... Originally aired 6/17/44, but this is A LIVE PERFORMANCE by 9XM Players!

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Saturday
4/20/2013
9:00 PM
 130420C

Skywave Theatre
"The Mondrian", features an original suspense in which a police detective recovers from a case of the nerves and finds himself caught between two clever adversaries - one of whom is prepared to commit murder in order to get a valuable painting. PERFORMED LIVE in the studio by the 9XM Players!

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Saturday
4/20/2013
10:00 PM
 130420D

Magnificent Montague
In 'The Summer Cottage,' a Shakespearian actor has to make a living as radio's Uncle Goodheart, sitting through a long canasta game with boring guests. But the summer cottage is fraught with natural sounds, and the pesky card playing guests decide to summer next door. Originally aired 4/20/51.

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Saturday
4/20/2013
10:30 PM
 130420E

Quiet, Please
A sick little girl lies quietly on her bed, bravely contemplating the possibility she may not live through the night. She is kept company by a mysterious figure she can't distinguish... all that she sees is their shadow. Her story of the guardian frightens her mom but soon her mom realizes who that figure is... in 'The Shadow of the Wings.' Originally aired 4/17/49.

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Sunday
4/14/2013
8:00 PM
 130414A

Cisco Kid
"The Disappearing Cabin" tells how the best way to claim a good quarter-section is to haul-off your neighbor's cabin and jump his claim. Originally aired 04/14/53.

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Sunday
4/14/2013
8:30 PM
 130414B

Green Hornet
In Green Hornet's "Classified Ads," Lewis Niles is selling fake diamond rings through the Sentinel's classified ads. The Hornet helps the ex-G.I.'s who were cheated. Originally aired 04/02/46.

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Sunday
4/14/2013
9:00 PM
 130414C

A Fortnight at the Acme Plaza
Jack Benny's 'A Fortnight at the Acme Plaza,' Van Johnson and Mary (with a surprisingly low voice) sing the debut duet of "I'm Gonna Fall in Love with You." Originally aired 04/07/46.

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Sunday
4/14/2013
9:30 PM
 130414D

Drene Time
At "Amos' Bachelor Party," at the end of the sketch it's Blanche who's snoring. With Don Ameche, Frances Langford, and Danny Thomas. Originally aired 04/13/47.

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Sunday
4/14/2013
10:00 PM
 130414E

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
"The Shepherd Matter," part 1 of 5, asks why a doctor (Parley Baer) wants to take out life insurance on himself? Originally aired 04/16/56.

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Sunday
4/14/2013
10:30 PM
 130414F

Crime Club
In "The Gray Mist Murders," Peter's ex-girlfriend is on the love boat and Kate expresses her displeasure. Is it a love boat, or a cruise into horror? Originally aired 04/10/47.

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Saturday
4/13/2013
8:00 PM
 130413A

Jack Benny
"Jack's Split Personality" shows how Jack Benny's personalities argue while Rochester has to wake him up. Originally aired 5/21/44.

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Saturday
4/13/2013
8:30 PM
 130413B

Road of Life
In "The Detective," Carson McVicker schemes to confront Dr. Jim Brent's wife, Carol. Originally aired in 1949.

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Saturday
4/13/2013
9:00 PM
 130413C

Mercury Summer Theatre
Mercury Summer Theatre presents "Hell on Ice," with Orson Welles as Captain Edward du Long in the saga of the Jeanette in 1879. Originally aired 8/9/46.

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Saturday
4/13/2013
9:30 PM
 130413D

Escape
On the China Coast there is a search for General O'Hara, and General Yang's half-a-million in gold. Will either be successful? Find out in "The General Died at Dawn." Originally aired 4/16/49.

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Saturday
4/13/2013
10:00 PM
 130413E

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
It's "The Case of the Lost Heir. "Horace Krale wants to "see" Wolfe... to prevent his own murder. The prominent, blind industrialist is reunited with his lost daughter, even though Krale thinks she died 13 years ago... is the proof in the birthmark? Find out. Originally aired 4/2/51.

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Saturday
4/13/2013
10:30 PM
 130413F

The Mysterious Traveler
After an atomic war breaks out on Earth, "The Last Survivor" chronicles their trip to Mars in this unusual sci-fi story. Originally aired 10/11/49.

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Sunday
4/7/2013
8:00 PM
 130407A

Have Gun Will Travel
On Have Gun Will Travel, Paladin gets robbed by the foreman of the O'Bannion ranch, and goes to the ranch to get it back. He becomes a servant while waiting for the foreman to come back, determines that the foreman's cheating the owner, Maggie, who falls for Paladin. Tensions rise until the Paladin and the foreman are up in arms! Will it end in violence? Find out on "Maggie O'Bannion." Originally aired 04/04/59.

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Sunday
4/7/2013
8:30 PM
 130407B

Burns and Allen
"Gracie Joins a Literary Club" after she tells a matron that George is the great-grandson of Robert Burns. Meanwhile, George and Meredith Willson are hooked on cowboy love stories. Originally aired 04/02/45.

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Sunday
4/7/2013
9:00 PM
 130407C

Silver Theatre
In Silver Theatre's "The Man from Medicine Bow," a wealthy cowboy heads East, determined to meet some real New York gangsters: and his hosts decide to accommodate. Originally aired in 04/09/39.

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Sunday
4/7/2013
9:30 PM
 130407D

Radio City Playhouse
Sherman specializes in bilking women and lifting jewels, but in "Wardrobe Trunk" he tells his side of the story. He accidentally kills a petite Frenchwoman, puts her in a trunk and plans to dispose of her on an ocean crossing. It gets messy while somebody's sharing the cabin with him. He dumps the roommate, a federal agent, then the deceased. Will he face justice? Originally aired 04/04/49.

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Sunday
4/7/2013
10:00 PM
 130407E

Uncle Harry's Bones
In Let George Do It, when skinflint Uncle Harry's bones turn up in a lake, it turns out to be a five-year-old murder, and everyone in town is a suspect. Originally aired 04/09/51.

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Sunday
4/7/2013
10:30 PM
 130407F

Jack Benny
In Bob Hope's favorite story, "The Valliant," William Conrad plays the warden while Frank Lovejoy is the condemned. A girl (Janet Waldo) shows up thinking he's her brother. Find out what happens.

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Saturday
4/6/2013
8:00 PM
 130406A

The Lone Ranger
During a storm The Lone Ranger and Tonto encounter a girl with a gun in "Trouble on the Rio Grande." Originally aired 5/21/41

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Saturday
4/6/2013
8:30 PM
 130406B

Fibber McGee
In Fibber McGee's "Backyard Barbeque," Harlow Wileep sells evaporated milk. Originally aired in 9/12/ 50.

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Saturday
4/6/2013
9:00 PM
 130406C

Fireside Chats
Virginia Payne as "Ma Perkins," is the owner of a lumber yard in Rushville Center. Originally aired w/ Fireside Chats.

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Saturday
4/6/2013
9:30 PM
 130406D

Dragnet
In "Man Shot Down in the Street," Mr. Radford will be the first to warn you about his wife, Mrs. Radford. She escapes after shooting her husband, but is traced by timing a streetcar heard in the background of her phone calls. Originally aired in 4/3/52.

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Saturday
4/6/2013
10:00 PM
 130406E

Shadow
Reverend Calby attempts to wrestle his daughter Isabelle, the "Bride of Death," from the clutches of a self-described prophet who lives in a cliffside mansion. What peril awaits him and his parishioners? Originally aired in 3/18/38.

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Saturday
4/6/2013
10:30 PM
 130406F

WHA Players
"This Side of Eternity" features WPR's own Karl Schmidt in a tour-de-force narration about an apocalyptic, post-atomic town. Originally aired in 7/15/48.

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Sunday
3/31/2013
8:00 PM
 130331A

The Lone Ranger
In the town of "Eureka," near the border, The Lone Ranger, Tonto, and Dan encounter a storm, take refuge in a cave in Rock Creek Canyon, and come across a Chinese-smuggling Operation.

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Sunday
3/31/2013
8:30 PM
 130331D

Broadway Is My Beat
"The Hope Anderson Murder Case," a tale of a dead girl, blackmail and a crooked love triangle. Originally aired 3/31/50.

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Sunday
3/31/2013
9:00 PM
 130331B

Life with Luigi
Life with Luigi's "April Fool's Joke" features J. Carrol Naish, Alan Reed, Shipp, Hans Conried, Joe Forte, Ken Peters, Jody Gilbert and Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum. Originally aired 3/27/51.

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Sunday
3/31/2013
9:30 PM
 130331C

Information Please
"Information Please" with Alban Barkley begins with questions about ties . . . including the ones the contestants are wearing. Originally aired 3/31/50.

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Sunday
3/31/2013
10:00 PM
 130331E

Man Called X
In "The Man Called X," Ken Thurston travels to Italy after a series of floods to find out why the Italians hate Americans, where the U. S. relief supplies have disappeared to, and who killed the relief administrator.

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Sunday
3/31/2013
10:30 PM
 130331F

Inner Sanctum
In "Death is a Double-Crosser," a diamond-cutter and wife-murderer tells the tale of an old New York brownstone. Originally aired 3/26/46.

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Saturday
3/30/2013
8:00 PM
 130330A

Frontier Gentlemen
In The Frontier Gentlemen's "Claim Jumpers," J-B Kendall befriends a young prospector who strikes it rich then finds that keeping the gold is harder. Originally aired 03/09/58.

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Saturday
3/30/2013
8:30 PM
 130330B

Fibber McGee
In "McGee's Citizenship," Fibber McGee finds that he has no way to prove his citizenship. Originally aired 06/03/47.

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Saturday
3/30/2013
9:00 PM
 130330C

Studio One
In Studio One's 'Topaz' the good-natured Mr. Topaz falls in with a bunch of rogues, who set Topaz up as the head of a dummy corporation. Originally aired 5/6/47.

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Saturday
3/30/2013
10:00 PM
 130330D

Escape
In H.G. Wells' "The Man Who Could Work Miracles," George W. Fartheringay discovers that he can work miracles . . . the miracle would be getting his name right.

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Saturday
3/30/2013
10:30 PM
 130330E

Inner Sanctum
In Inner Sanctum's "Mind Over Murder," Grace Denning's father has sold his brain to Dr. Tarleton, who appears to have a fatal accident in his lab. Then she has an appointment at the dissecting lab with Mr. Macabre. Originally aired 8/22/49.

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Sunday
3/24/2013
8:00 PM
 130324A

Lux Radio Theatre
John Wayne as the bad guy? In 'Red River,' he's the tyrannical boss of a trail drive from Texas to Missouri--a western based on the seafaring classic "Mutiny on the Bounty."

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Sunday
3/24/2013
9:00 PM
 130324B

Bickersons
Blanche Bickerson has bought a $50 ticket from a race track "trout."

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Sunday
3/24/2013
9:30 PM
 130324C

Janet Dane's Cancer Treatment
In "Janet Dane's Cancer Treatment," Dr. Kildare treats a young artist who is apathetic about her throat cancer, even though new treatments are available. The patient develops a crush on Kildare, but then the guinea pigs start to die...

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Sunday
3/24/2013
10:00 PM
 130324D

Escape
A fascinating story about a young woman, about to die, who is given an experimental serum, and becomes an indestructible monster.

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Sunday
3/24/2013
10:30 PM
 130324E

X-Minus One
The race track is a device for aliens to put an end to the human race.

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Saturday
3/23/2013
8:00 PM
 130323A

Cisco Kid and Fred Allen
Ride with the Cisco Kid and Pancho and stop by Allen's Alley with Fred Allen and guest Sydney Greenstreet in a broadcast from 1946.

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Saturday
3/23/2013
9:00 PM
 130323B

Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse takes you to Italy in the year 1500 as Douglas Fairbanks stars in the 1951 Screen Director's Playhouse production of "Prince of Foxes."

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Saturday
3/23/2013
10:00 PM
 130323C

Suspense
Boston Blackie stumbles into a case at a Skating Rink in a episode from 1946, and Suspense from 1959 recreates the classic story of The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.

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Sunday
3/17/2013
8:00 PM
 130317A

Gunsmoke and Fibber McGee and Molly
Matt Dillon has job competition Gunsmoke from 1956. And Fibber McGee is under threat of legal action because of a dog license in a show from 1940.

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Sunday
3/17/2013
9:00 PM
 130317B

Hallmark Playhouse and Pat Novak for Hire
Hallmark Playhouse brings you a touch of the Irish for St. Patrick's Day with " O'Halloran's Luck". Then, a man fished out of the bay leads to danger for Pat Novak for Hire in a story from 1949.

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Sunday
3/17/2013
10:00 PM
 130317C

X-Minus One and The Witch's Tale
Every day is June 15 when X-Minus One brings you "Tunnel Under the World" from 1956. Then, love goes beyond life in The Witch's Tale and "The Troth of Death" from 1937.

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Saturday
3/16/2013
8:00 PM
 130316A

The Lone Ranger and The Life of Riley
Ride with The Lone Ranger in adventure from 1950. And drop in on America's favorite bumbling father on The Life of Riley.

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Saturday
3/16/2013
9:00 PM
 130316B

Romance and Escape
Hear the strange story of Bill Gunn's Mermaid from Romance. Then, follow a Navy pilot as he flies into an unknown world in "Conqueror's Isle" from 1949.

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Saturday
3/16/2013
10:00 PM
 130316C

Frank Race and Philip Marlowe
Gerald Mohr puts in an appearance as a French detective in The Adventures of Frank Race from 1949, then he returns to star as Philip Marlowe in a case from 1951.

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Sunday
3/10/2013
8:00 PM
 130310A

Hopalong Cassidy and Mark Trail
Hopalong Cassidy and California ride into danger in "The Cold Country" from 1951. And in the deep South, Mark Trail encounters "The Killer That Strikes from the Sky."

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Sunday
3/10/2013
9:00 PM
 130310B

Phil Harris and This Is Your FBI
Phil Harris worries about whether Jack Benny will renew his contract in a broadcast from 1947. And, in a case from 1952, This Is Your FBI takes a cross-country train trip in pursuit of a fugitive.

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Sunday
3/10/2013
10:00 PM
 130310C

Suspense and Dark Fantasy
A man harbors a fugitive in order to rid himself of his wife in Suspense from 1946. Then, Dark Fantasy from 1942 tells of a strange twist of fate in "Superstition Be Hanged."

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Saturday
3/9/2013
8:00 PM
 130309A

Frontier Twon and The Great Gildersleeve
Frontier Town from 1952 leads to The Seminole Strip. And, also from 1952, The Great Gildersleeve . . . disappears.

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Saturday
3/9/2013
9:00 PM
 130309B

Mr. and Mrs. North and Of Human Bondage
Mr. and Mrs. North stumble into a case arising from Fool's Gold in a broadcast from 1951. Then, NBC University Theater from 1948 brings you the Somerset Maugham classic, "Of Human Bondage".

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Saturday
3/9/2013
10:00 PM
 130309C

Of Human Bondage and The Fat Man
After "Of Human Bondage" it's a case for the Fat Man.

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Sunday
3/3/2013
8:00 PM
 130303A

Wild Bill Hickok and Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
Wild Bill Hickok goes after the killers of buffalo hunters in a story from 1953. Then, Tom Corbett and the crew encounter The Asteroid of Danger in outer space adventure from 1952.

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Sunday
3/3/2013
9:00 PM
 130303B

Tom Corbett, Lum and Abner, and Fred Allen
After Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, it's a down-to-earth visit to Pine Ridge with Lum and Abner. Then, the comedy continues with Fred Allen and company in a broadcast from 1943.

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Sunday
3/3/2013
10:00 PM
 130303C

Mr. and Mrs. North and The Clock
Mr. and Mrs. North stumble into crime in an episode from 1952. And The Clock from 1947 tells a strange story of reincarnation..

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Saturday
3/2/2013
8:00 PM
 130302A

Lone Ranger and The Mel Blanc Show
The Lone Ranger and Tonto ride on an Outlaw Manhunt in western action from 1940. And, in a broadcast from 1946, Mel Blanc uses a few of his 400 voices in The Mel Blanc Show, with guest Spike Jones.

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Saturday
3/2/2013
9:00 PM
 130302B

Suspense and Nero Wolfe
Suspense brings you the gripping tale "My Own Murderer" from 1945. And, from 1951, Nero Wolfe opens the case of The Disappearing Diamonds.

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Saturday
3/2/2013
10:00 PM
 130302C

Mercury Theater
The Mercury Theater from 1938 presents Orson Welles in one of the great radio dramas . . . Dracula.

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Sunday
2/24/2013
8:00 PM
 130224A

Luke Slaughter of Tombstone and I Love Lucy
Luke Slaughter of Tombstone encounters a Duel On The Trail from 1958. And, it worked for TV . . . could it work for radio? It's I Love Lucy from 1952.

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Sunday
2/24/2013
9:00 PM
 130224B

Lux Radio Theater
Lux Radio Theater from 1939 presents an all-star cast in "Stage Door."

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Sunday
2/24/2013
10:00 PM
 130224C

The Saint, The Inner Sanctum
Vincent Price is The Saint in a story from 1951. Then, sleepwalking leads to murder . . . or a frame-up . . . in The Inner Sanctum.

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Saturday
2/23/2013
8:00 PM
 130223A

Lone Ranger and Green Hornet
Ride with The Lone Ranger in adventure from 1941. Then, check in with the latter day Lone Ranger . . . The Green Hornet . . . in a story of big city crime from 1942.

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Saturday
2/23/2013
9:00 PM
 130223B

Our Miss Brooks and Escape
A bad habit brings comedy with Our Miss Brooks from 1950. Then, it's Escape from 1949.

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Saturday
2/23/2013
10:00 PM
 130223C

X-Minus One and the Weird Circle
X-Minus One ventures into the remote past with Project Mastodon from 1956. And venturing into The Weird Circle from 1943 reveals The Vendetta.

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Sunday
2/17/2013
8:00 PM
 130217A

Have Gun Will Travel and Father Knows Best
We'll get some insight into Paladin's love life when Have Gun Will Travel from 1959 brings you "The Return of Dr. Thackeray". Then, Father Knows Best from 1951 follows a Valentine's Day that gets out of hand.

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Sunday
2/17/2013
9:00 PM
 130217B

Father Knows Best, Boston Blackie
After Father Knows Best, it's a case for Boston Blackie from 1948.

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Sunday
2/17/2013
10:00 PM
 130217C

X-Minus One and The Whistler
X-Minus One brings you science fiction with "Field Study" from 1957. And The Whistler from 1945 opens a gateway to danger.

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Saturday
2/16/2013
8:00 PM
 130216A

Frontier Gentleman and The Great Gildersleeve
Venture into the wilds of Wyoming with Frontier Gentleman in a story from 1958. And stop in on The Great Gildersleeve, who has a rebellion on his hands in an outing from 1952.

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Saturday
2/16/2013
9:00 PM
 130216B

Our Miss Brooks and Escape
How does she do it? Our Miss Brooks has a Cow in the Closet in a broadcast from 1954. And an Oriental adventure awaits you with Escape from 1949.

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Saturday
2/16/2013
10:00 PM
 130216C

Nero Wolfe and X-Minus One
Nero Wolfe breaks into the Case of the Party for Death from 1951. And science fiction awaits you from X-Minus One with "Skulking Permit" from 1956.

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Sunday
2/10/2013
8:00 PM
 130210A

Lone Ranger and Burns and Allen
The Lone Ranger crosses the Shadow of Death in a story from 1952. And Gracie Runs for the presidency of "The Beverly Hills Uplift Club" on Burns & Allen from 1943.

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Sunday
2/10/2013
9:00 PM
 130210B

The First Nighter and Box 13
The First Nighter serves up romantic comedy from 1948. And Alan Ladd stars in "Box-13" from 1949.

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