Lum and Abner 1942 Diogenes Smith Summary and Affects. (retro524)
To transition from the 30 minute episodes of Lum and Abner, back to a storhy line that I dropped about 3 years ago, I present this compilation of shows and…
Retro OTRDiary 21 Lum and Abner Compilation – Movies To Oil Wells. (retro523)
Filling in a gap where the half hour shows go missing, I look back at the story arc as it was around this time of the year in March 1939.…
Mysterious Traveller – Woman In Black. 470309 (RV35 retro522)
A newspaper repoerter encounders a beautiful, dark haired woman with a single name. Theda. When murders go down, she is always somewhere near by. Bill confronts the known gang leaders.…
Retro OTRDiary 20 Interview: Donnie Pitchford, Part 3 (retro521)
In this installment of my combined interview and glimpse at the 1935 season of Lum and Abner, Donnie Pitchford offers some background on the introduction of bandleader, Opie Cates as…
Retro OTRDiary 20 Interview: Donnie Pitchford, Part 3 (retro521)
In this installment of my combined interview and glimpse at the 1935 season of Lum and Abner, Donnie Pitchford offers some background on the introduction of bandleader, Opie Cates as…
Barry Craig – Kitchens Come with Knives 530922 (retro520)
While doing the routine things that detectives do, Barry needs to rely on his gun to ward off a large man who approaches him in a rainstorm. Jenkins is the…
Retrro OTRDiary 19 Interview Donnie Pitchford Part 2. (retro519)
In the style of a Retro OTRDiary, to stand in for where the usual installment of Lum and Abner is missing, I present another mashed together collection of classic clips…
Interview: Kate Schweikle – Plus Snooks, George, and Gracie (retro517)
hRecently I asked for response from listeners who wanted to talk to me about old time radio. Kate is the first to contact me, and we had a nice, long…
Retro OTRDiary 18 Interview with Donnie Pitchford (retro516)
Part of a longer interview I had with uncle Donnie Pitchford, President of the National Lum and Abner Society. The show is a series of clips. I talk with Donnie…
Jack Benny – Dons 15th Anniversary On Radio. 380306. (retro515)
As Don begins the introduction, Jack takes over with a nice word to congradulate Don for his 15 years in radio. Don shares his history, beginning as a singer, then…