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Enjoy sixteen of the greatest programs from radio's golden age and the Hollywood celebrities that starred in them.
Nostalgia radio had incredible comedy, mystery, detective, western, sci-fi, and musical and drama shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars in fully-dramatized broadcasts that entertained millions. In this collection of sixteen episodes, you'll hear The Jack Benny Program with Jack and all his gang, Suspense with Margaret O'Brien, The Charlie McCarthy Show with Edgar Bergan and Orson Welles, The Bickersons with Lew Parker and Frances Langford, The Great Gildersleeve with Willard Waterman, Dragnet with Jack Webb, and many more!
Dark Fantasy 2/6/42 "The Sea Phantom" w/ Ben MorrisThe Charlie McCarthy Show 11/5/44 w/ guests Orson Welles and John Roberts PowersThe Judy Canova Show 9/22/45 "Horseback Riding and Picnic Supper Party" w/ Judy CanovaThe Molle' Mystery Theater 3/29/46 "The Creeper" w/ Bernard LenrowThe Philco Radio Time 1/29/47 w/ Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy LamourYou Are There 8/25/47 "The Last Day of Pompeii" w/ John DaleyThe Adv. of Sam Spade, Detective 9/26/48 "The Dick Foley Caper" w/ Howard DuffSuspense 11/25/48 "The Screaming Woman" w/ Margaret O'BrienScreen Director's Playhouse 6/5/49 "The Killers" w/ Burt LancasterThe Jack Benny Program 2/26/50 "Sketch: The Fiddler" w/ Jack BennyLife With Luigi 5/2/50 "Sootho's Cough Syrup Guarantee" w/ J. Carrol NaishThe Line-Up 7/27/50 "The Paradise Murder Case"The Phil Harris & Alice Faye Show 11/12/50 "Phil Has a Nightmare" w/ Phil Harris & Alice FayeThe Bickersons 5/10/51 "The Gooseby Vacation" w/ Lew Parker and Frances LangfordThe Great Gildersleeve 11/7/51 "Building a House" w/ Willard WatermanDragnet 9/1/53 "The Big Bop" w/ Jack Webb