Secrets – Page 6 – Retro Radio Podcast

Harold Peary at the microphone, wearing a suit and hat. A black and white photograph of Harold Peary, a man in a suit and tie, smiling and looking off to the side. He is standing in front of a plain background, with his hands in his pockets. Peary was a comedian and actor, best known for his role as "The Great Gildersleeve" on radio and television in the 1940s and 1950s. The photograph conveys a sense of classic Hollywood glamour and style.

Great Gildersleeve – Mystery Girl On The Bus. ep326, 490504

By Keith August 22, 2024Comedy, Great Gildersleeve

After the last episode, it has come about that Gildersleeve’s actually did capture a burglar, and has a brief moment of glory in the radio. He is proud of the…

Box 13 – dan and the wonderful lamp ep32, 490327

By tom August 6, 2024Box 13, Detective and Mystery

Episode 32. Dan wins a hideous lamp at a carnival with something hidden inside it, that someone is willing to kill for.

Crime Club – Death Blew Out The Match. ep1, 461202

By Keith August 1, 2024Crime Club, Detective and Mystery

Opens with an eerie doorbell rather than the phone call that later becomes the signature opening. Mysterious things are going on at a remote island. On the boat ride in…

Lum and Abner- Everything is Squared Away. 410912

By Keith August 1, 2024Comedy, Lum and Abner

Lum is nervous as he watches the clock tick closer to 3 o’clock. That’s the time when Mr. Devereaux told him he would be in town to claim his box.…

Frank Merrywell – Unwelcome Rescue. 480703

By Keith July 29, 2024Detective and Mystery, Frank Merrywell

Frank and Bart are spending their summer working as lifeguards at Coney Island. The amusement park attractions feature a human cannonball, and Frank needs to stay in the water as…

Lum and Abner – Lum To Marry a Rich Widow. 410905

By Keith July 23, 2024Comedy, Lum and Abner

Lum is all packed of and ready to go meet the widow at the county seat. Once he has found out that the widow Barrington is wealthy, he is anxious…

Mama Bloom's Brood 1934 (01) New Dresses. Courtesy of the Old-Time Radio Researchers Group.

Mama Bloom’s Brood – Marsha Valle’s Temper Tantrum. ep49, 1934

By Keith July 15, 2024Drama, Mama Bloom

Things have been running suspiciously smooth with the movie business. Becky is on the phone with Jake, worried that she or her daughters may not be able to get into…

Container of popcorn on a table with a film reel.

Lux Radio Theater – Monsieur Beaucaire. ep138, 370621

By Keith June 16, 2024Drama, Lux1 Comment

A ship at sea, and a French nobleman has escaped prison. He lets people think that he has died in prison, and takes on the identity of Monsieur Beaucaire. In…

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons – The Engaged Girl Murder Case. 491110

By Keith May 23, 2024Detective and Mystery, Mr Keen

The scene opens on an estate where two people are horseback riding. Their conversation is interrupted when they discover a body. The case finds its way to Mr. Keen for…

Jim and Mary and Jordan posing for the camera in 1941. The vintage black and white illustration of a couple sitting in a cozy living room. Fibber is holding a newspaper and Molly is knitting. They are both looking at a small dog that is sitting on a rug between them. The room is decorated with a patterned wallpaper, framed pictures, and a vase with flowers on a table in the background."

Fibber McGee and Molly – Fibber the Director. ep246, 400430

By Keith April 30, 2024Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

Billy Mills plays, Bo Jangles of Harlem. As Molly is busy in the kitchen, a message that could bring great change comes to Fibber. All he has to do is…