Red Skelton – Meeting Strangers. 460212. (retro370).
After the initial joking about the housing shortage, and a song by Anita Ellis, the comedy sketches begin. War Brides, featuring J Newton Numbskull as he goes home to his…
Burns and Allen – Getting a Movie Contract. 500111.
Sponsored by Amadent toothpaste. At the start of a new half century, it's all the buzz to pick the top men of the first half century. Gracie of course thinks…
ROTR – Dreaming Out Loud (1940)
Retro Orpheum Theater Revue Presents the first Lum and Abner movie, Dreaming Out Loud (1940). Since this an audio podcast, I offer you the movie through a You Tube embed.…
Fred Allen – Truth Or Subsequences. 410212.
It will soon be Lincoln's birthday, and Kenny is helping bandleader, Al Goodman with writing an essay. Meanwhile, Fred turns to the Texaco News of the Week. The topic is…
Superman – Howling Coyote5of14, 401223.
The blizzard rages, and Tumbleweed, the friendly cowboy tries to get Jimmy through the mountain trail. Clark breaks away as the others worry about Jimmy's chances of surviving. As Superman,…
Dragnet – The Big Small. 560110.
An expert forger has been taking advantage of local businesses, and it's up to Joe Friday to get her. When Joe Friday, and Frank Smith head out to question the…
Charlie Chan – The Escaped Musician.
A woman passes the time playing piano, to be interupted when Charlie Chan rings her doorbell. What does she have to do with his latest murder investigation? The drama unfolds,…
Charlie Chan – The Escaped Musician.
A woman passes the time playing piano, to be interupted when Charlie Chan rings her doorbell. What does she have to do with his latest murder investigation? The drama unfolds,…
Superman – Howling Coyote. 4of14, 401224.
The cowboys recap their plan to kill Jimmy Olson as he rides along the mountain path. Meanwhile, tumbleweed, a friend to the Comanche tribe, predicts a blizzard will move in.…
People Are Funny – A Fib, White Lie, And A Whopper. 560221. (retro369).
Host, Art Linkletter plays a guessing game with the audience. A random contestant picked from the studio audience has to guess the age of a woman in the audience. Next,…