Retro OTR Diary 18 First, And Favorites Of the Great Gildersleeve, 1942
Though this is the second season of the Great Gildersleeve show, it starts off with a lot of firsts, and features that have come to define the show. The first…
CBS Radio Workshop – Brave New World, Part 1and2. 560127-0203 (retro505
Part 1: In a futuristic world, hatcheries are responsible for incubating human babiesÖ without the need for human interaction. What advantage is that? Scores of people can be produced in…
Fibber McGee and Molly – HalloweenParty. ep29, 351028 (retro504)
Marian and Jim Jordan are Fibber McGee and Molly. Rico Martinelli and the orchestra play, while the Merrymen sing, Rhythm and Romance. Fibber mixes up a batch of his famous…
Red Skelton – Wonderful Smith. 460514 (RV32Retro)a
Sponsored by Raleigh cigaarettes. Spring is in the air, and Red talks about betting on the horses at Santa Anmita race track. A surprise appearance catches Red off guard, before…
Great Gildersleeve – Best Dressed. ep10, 420315 (RV031, retro502)
Taking a break on a building project, Gildersleeve and Leroy read the day's mail. As Gildy gets dressed up to respond to a notice about being one of the best…
Superman – Double Feature 1940-1942 (retro501)
After a couple years on the air, the character development has been honed a little, but we find eery similarities as Clark Kent does battle with familiar foes, and in…
Glenn Miller Salute (retro500)
A sampling of some of the top tunes in Swing music. Glenn Miller had a relatively short csareer, but his music is far reaching, zand among the most memorable in…
Retro OTR Diary 17Dragnet490714ep6RedLightBandit
Join Keith as he shares a few comments that he sprinkles into the action of this dramatic, and brutal crime. Joe Friday and his partner, Ben Romero have to track…
Vic and Sade – Mr Chinbunny Wants to Smoke Cigars – Rush 400602
Get ready to smile again with Crisco's Vic and Sade. With Rush absent, Sade marvels at Rushes 3rd Lt Stanley novel as she shares a brief passage with Vic. When…
Retro Salute – Jack Benny and Fred Allen Feud – Various Clips (RV30, retro497)
Digging into the Retro Vault, we pull out this early installment, and first time we did a salute. Clips include: Movie promo and trailer of the film, Love Thy Neighbor,…