Screen Guild Theater (CBS) – Holiday Inn, Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore. 430111
A radio portrayal of Bing's hit film about a nightclub with a holiday theme. Bing, Jim Hardy, wants to marry Lila and settle down on the farm. She doesn't want…
Hallmark Playhouse (CBS) Room For A Stranger Frank Sinatra. 461219
A Navy flier was home for Christmas 1943. While travelling, he gets a telegram that calls him back to duty at Great Lakes. Time is tight, but a fellow traveler…
Matinee Theater (NBC) A Stable In Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 441224
A cantankerous, skeptical, old man complains of the ulterior motives people have in their gift giving. He scoffs at the false good will, and predicting people will be back to their rat race, with the holiday and tinsel fading into a lost memory. The lonely old gents complain its all a wasted expense.
Lux Radio Theater (CBS) Wizard of Oz. 501225
Do I really need to write show notes on this one? Maybe I should just let listeners of the podcast, and readers of the blog fill in the comments with…
Young Love – Football Game. 491125
still keeping their marriages secret, our young couple reunite after visiting families before the Fall Semester. Getting settled into her dorm, Jan meets the new roommate Molly Bell from Alabama.…
Lux Radio Theater – Miracle On 34th Street(Maureen O’Hara). 481220
Features Maureen Ohara in a Christmas classic for the whole family that tries to prove there is a Santa Claus. The annual Macie’s parade is in full swing with the…
One Man’s Family – Book 71, Chapter 1. Reintroducing the Barbers. 490704
Exploring the family members in this complex family. Who are they, and how are they related to each other? This episode from 1949, som 18 years after the show has…
Family Theater – A Substitute Santa ep44, 471211
Step behind the scenes at a busy department store. Mr Featherstone the manager has his hands full as he has to orchestrate the show behind the merchandising. As a gimmick,…
Return To Christmas Island – Gene Lockhart
in this undated episode, gene Lockhart stars in this unusual Christmas drama. It’s a story of a man who faces being ruined by his own greed. The storm at sea…
AFRS – The Greatest Story Ever Told Maybe The Birth of Jesus
this undated episode is not from the radio series titled, “the Greatest Story Ever Told.” It aired on AFRS, and may have been in original production with the Armed Forces.…