July 2020 – Page 4 – Retro Radio Podcast

Frank Sinatra (Light Up Time) First Song – You Do Something To Me. 490912

By Keith July 12, 2020Frank Sinatra, Music

Audio is fair. Announcer, Don Wilson. Featuring: Frank Sinatra, Dorothy Kirsten. You Do Something To Me (frank). Through a long and Sleepless Night (Dorothy). Did You Ever Hear Wedding Bells…

Suspense – The Pit and the Pendulum. ep24, 430112

By Keith July 12, 2020Suspense, Suspense and Horror

Edgar Allen Poe's classic tale, formatted for radio with a script by John Dixon Carr. In the times of the Inquisition, a prisoner of war faces his sentence, after untold…

Al Jolson (Kraft Music Hall) Humphrey Bogart. 471106

By Keith July 11, 2020Al Jolson, Music

After an opening joke about Howard Hughes and his Spruce Goose, Al sings Golden Gate. Oscar LaVante complains to Al that he wasn't selected for America's best-dressed men. The joke…

Jubilee – Jimmie Lunceford, Lena Horne. ep89, 440731

By Keith July 11, 2020Jubilee, Music

Hosted by Ernie Whitman. The Jimmy Lunceford orchestra opens and plays, Hallelujah. The King Cole Trio sing, Fuzzy Wuzzy. Lena Horne arrives to joke around with Ernie, reads a few…

Voyage of the Scarlet Queen – Report Of The White Jade Buddha. ep2, 470710

By Keith July 10, 2020Drama, Scarlet Queen

The weather is clear and fair as the Scarlet Queen sails into Honolulu. The plan was to make a simple stop to pick up payroll, and to get the next…

Lum and Abner – An Old Photo Of Lum. 451121

By Keith July 10, 2020Comedy, Lum and Abner

Still needing help with school work, Cedric is back for a tutoring session with Abner. Even Lum tries to help with the word problem about a man digging a ditch.…

The Whistler – Blind Alley. ep71, 430924

By Keith July 9, 2020Suspense and Horror, Whistler

After an auto accident, only Jerry, Henry, and Nalla know the truth. Henry stands to hold the bag and is being blackmailed by Jerry. Grandfather is upset with Henry but…

Vic And Sade – Thunderstorm. 420700

By Keith July 9, 2020Comedy, Vic and Sade

As Vic is on the porch swing, reading the newspaper, Sade enters to comment on the weather, and the aftermath of cleaning up after the evening meal. They notice their…

Lum and Abner – Cedric Must Pass His Exam. 451120

By Keith July 8, 2020Comedy, Lum and Abner

Dealing with the latest idea from the sarge, Lum, and Abner study up on modern techniques in customer service. They distract themselves by wondering about that letter from the marital…

Command Performance – Claudette Colbert, Alan Hale, Jimmy Durante, Betty Hutton, Ronald Colman. 440708.

By Keith July 8, 2020Command Performance, Music

Usually broadcast from Hollywood, but tonight the show is in New York. Host is Claudette Colbert. Jimmy Durante joins her with hopes of being Claudette's next leading man. At a…