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Buy Bonds: A large billboard on the exterior of a building promoting war savings stamps. It reads, "Pledge your quarters for victory, buy and invest wisely in War Savings Stamps." The text highlights that these are "guaranteed by U.S. Government” with "4% interest." The advertisement encourages supporting the war. The scene includes a street view with trees, a building with columns, and a decorative streetlamp in front.

Molle Mystery Theater – Follow That Cab. 460419

Posted by By Keith May 6, 2026Posted inDetective and Mystery, Molle Mystery TheaterNo Comments
Two cabbies with too much time on their hands, and a love for mystery novels find themselves in the middle of solving a real one. Julius and Moe imagine themselves…
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Close-up of a microphone.

Fred Allen (Town Hall Tonight) The Mumbo, Or Who Stole The Elephant From Billy Nose. ep68, 360122

Posted by By Keith December 30, 2025Posted inComedy, Fred Allen2 Comments
The show opens with the crowds entering the Town Hall, and the Ipanna Singers singing, I Feel a Song Coming On. Fred reads from the Town Hall Bulletin, making note…
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Antique magnifying glass with handle.

Casey, Crime Photographer – The Camera Bug. ep207, 471016

Posted by By Keith September 12, 2025Posted inCasey Crime Photographer, Detective and Mystery
Casey has a fan, an amateur camera bug named Alan Forrester. In the Blue Note, Casey, Ann, and Ethelbert argue over who has it worse as they live their own…
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A black and white checkered deerstalker hat with ear flaps and a visor.

Sherlock Holmes – The Amateur Mendicant Society. ep170, 450402

Posted by By Keith August 23, 2024Posted inDetective and Mystery, Sherlock Holmes
Audio is excellent. At a time in the evening when good married men are turning in, a young woman calls on Dr Watson to examine an injured man. Since the…
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Fred Allen – Murder On The High Seas, Or Boy Meets Gull. ep25, 370310

Posted by By Keith March 10, 2022Posted inComedy, Fred Allen6 Comments
Peter Van Steeden and his singers kick off the show by singing, Boo Hoo. Fred reads the Town Hall Bulletin with stories including: matches, and rear ends. In the news:…
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Down Our Way – The Professor’s Talent Show. ep13, 1932

Posted by By Keith June 19, 2014Posted inDown Our Way, Drama
Ely Jenkins has called a special choir practice, and the rest of the gang wonder what the importance is all about. Professor Tallent is a radio personality who has a…
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Fred Allen – Death Valley Takes A Day Off, Louella Parsons. 411210.

Posted by By Keith March 28, 2012Posted inComedy, Fred Allen
The opening bit sounds like war news, but is a blurb of Texaco's support of the war effort. After teasing from the announcer, the topic of the day turns to…
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FredAllen 360122 The Mumbo. (retro259)

Posted by By Keith July 18, 2010Posted inComedy, Retro Original
Or, Who Stole The Elephant From Billy Nose? Town Hall Tonight begins with Peter VanSeeten's Orchestra, and the Ipana Troubadours singing, I Feel a Song Coming On. The Latest news…
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Stoopnagel and Bud 360930 Fred Allen. (retro250)

Posted by By Keith June 9, 2010Posted inComedy, Retro Original
After an opening song, Colonel Stoopnagel and /Bud talk about sponsers, and observing the stars. After a commercial, and musical interlude, a continuing saga continues to keep Stoopnagel out of…
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