Product Description: The first volume of the perennial favorite sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie & HarrietOzzie Nelson was Red Skelton's bandleader on the populare radio series The Red Skelton Show. Ozzie's wife, Harriet Hilliard, was Skelton's singer. When Skelton was drafted in March of 1944, Ozzie was prompted to create his own family sitcom radio series...read more

Product Description: [Audio Theater]The first volume of the perennial favorite radio sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietThe Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet launched on CBS radio October 8, 1944, making a mid-season switch to NBC in 1949. It starred Ozzie as the head of the Nelson household that included his wife, Harriet, and their two boys, David and Ricky...read more

Product Description: [This volume contains Twelve Original Radio Broadcasts]Don't miss one of old-time radio's best detective shows! Raymond Chandler's celebrated hard-boiled private eye, Philip Marlowe, made his radio debut in 1945 on the Lux Radio Theatre with ''Murder, My Sweet,'' starring Dick Powell...read more

Product Description: [Audio Theater]Raymond Chandler's celebrated hard-boiled private eye, Philip Marlowe, made his radio debut in 1945 on the Lux Radio Theatre with ''Murder, My Sweet.'' In 1948 CBS launched their own series, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, starring Gerald Mohr...read more

Product Description: Don't miss one of old-time radio's best detective shows!Raymond Chandler's celebrated hard-boiled private eye, Philip Marlowe, made his radio debut in 1945 on the Lux Radio Theatre with "Murder, My Sweet," starring Dick Powell. Two years later, NBC brought the character to the air in his own weekly series starring Van Heflin, The New Adventures of Philip Marlowe...read more

Product Description: Reminiscent of Humphrey Bogart's character Rick Blaine from the classic movie Casablanca, Rocky Jordan relocated to Cairo after being ousted from St. Louis by his enemies. Now living in North Africa, Rocky Jordan owns and operates a gin joint, the Cafe Tambourine, and finds himself involved in an assortment of mystery and intrigue endeavors while unwillingly moonlighting as a crime fighter...read more

Product Description: [Volume 1][Audio Theater] Reminiscent of Humphrey Bogart's character Rick Blaine from the classic movie Casablanca, Rocky Jordan relocated to Cairo after being ousted from St. Louis by his enemies. Now living in North Africa, Rocky Jordan owns and operates a gin joint, the Cafe Tambourine, and finds himself involved in an assortment of mystery and intrigue endeavors while unwillingly moonlighting as a crime fighter...read more

[Audio Theater][ Featuring a Full Cast ]Here are twelve exciting episodes from the Edgar Award-winning radio drama featuring the iconic hard-boiled detective Sam Spade.Sam Spade was a hard-boiled detective with cold detachment, a keen eye for detail, and unflinching determination to achieve his own justice. The character of Sam Spade was created by writer Dashiell Hammett in 1930 for his crime story The Maltese Falcon, and for most people, the character is closely associated with actor Humphrey Bogart, who played Sam Spade in the third and most famous film version of the story.In 1946 William Spier, one of radio's top producers, brought Sam Spade to the airwaves starring newcomer Howard Duff with Lurene Tuttle (and occasionally Sandra Gould) as Effie Perrine, Spade's secretary. Duff took a more tongue-in-cheek approach to the character than did the novel or movie. Dashiell Hammett lent his name to the radio series but did little more than cash the checks sent to him for the privilege.Scriptwriters were Jason James and Bob Tallman, who received an Edgar Award in 1947 for best radio drama from the Mystery Writers of America. Howard Duff starred as Spade until 1951 when Steve Dunne took the role. Starring here are Howard Duff or Steve Dunne as Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle, Paul Frees, Wally Maher, Verna Felton, Shirley Mitchell, Lou Merrill, and others.CD 1.''The Bow Window Caper'' (9 Nov 47); ''The Critical Author Caper'' (15 Aug 48)CD 2.''The Sugar Kane Caper'' (3 Oct 48); ''The Overjord Caper'' (5 Jun 49)CD 3.''The Sure Thing Caper'' (9 Feb 51); ''The Soap Opera Caper'' (16 Feb 51)CD 4.''The Shot in the Dark Caper'' (23 Feb 51); ''The Crab Louis Caper'' (2 Mar 51)CD 5.''The Spanish Prisoner Caper'' (9 Mar 51); ''The Kimberly Cross Caper'' (23 Mar 51)CD 6.''The Vendetta Caper'' (30 Mar 51); ''The Civic Pride Caper'' (13 Apr 51)

Product Description: Sam Spade was a hard-boiled detective with cold detachment, a keen eye for detail, and unflinching determination to achieve his own justice. The character of Sam Spade was created by writer Dashiell Hammett in 1930 for his crime story The Maltese Falcon, and for most people, the character is closely associated with actor Humphrey Bogart, who played Sam Spade in the third and most famous film version of the story...read more

Product Description: Here are twelve more episodes of the antics of Amos, Andy, and the Kingfish, along with guest stars, including Jack Benny, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, and "Wizard of Oz" Frank Morgan.Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll made their radio debut on January 12, 1926, as the comedic blackface characters Sam 'n' Henry...read more

Product Description: Russell Banks, Garrison Keillor, and Dave Isay are among those heard on The Best of Chatting Up a Storm, a distillation of the best broadcast interviews by journalist Claudia Cragg, with thinkers, authors, and change-makers from the United States and around the world...read more

Product Description: Russell Banks, Garrison Keillor, and Dave Isay are among those heard on The Best of Chatting Up a Storm, a distillation of the best broadcast interviews by journalist Claudia Cragg, with thinkers, authors, and change-makers from the United States and around the world...read more

[Orson Welles hosts these classic radio shows based on crime stories from Scotland Yard.]Here are twelve episodes of the classic mystery radio show, The Black Museum. The Black Museum was a weekly radio crime drama produced for the BBC in 1951 and based on real-life cases from the files of Scotland Yard. Orson Welles, who was living in London at the time, was both host and narrator for these dramatized stories based on Scotland Yard's Black Museum, which housed its collection of murder weapons and various ordinary objects once associated with historical crime cases. Walking through the museum, Welles would pause at one of the exhibits, and his description of an artifact served as a device to lead into a tale of terror or a brutal murder. In the weekly opening, Welles states: ''The Black Museum . . . a repository of death. Here in the grim stone structure on the Thames, which houses Scotland Yard, is a warehouse of homicide, where everyday objects . . . a woman's shoe, a tiny white box, a quilted robe . . . all are touched by murder.''The series aired in the United States in 1952 on the Mutual Network. It was produced by Harry Alan Towers. Ira Marion wrote the scripts, and Sidney Torch composed and conducted the music for the series.CD 1 ''A Blued .22 Caliber Pistol'' and ''A Wool Jacket''CD 2 ''The Canvas Bag'' and ''An Open-End Wrench''CD 3 ''The Tan Shoe'' and ''The Notes''CD 4 ''The Spotted Bed Sheet'' and ''An Old Wooden Mallet''CD 5 ''A Champagne Glass'' and ''The Small White Boxes''CD 6 ''The Raincoat'' and ''The Gas Receipt''

Product Description: Here are twelve episodes of the classic mystery radio show, The Black Museum.The Black Museum was a weekly radio crime drama produced for the BBC in 1951 and based on real-life cases from the files of Scotland Yard. Orson Welles, who was living in London at the time, was both host and narrator for these dramatized stories based on Scotland Yard's Black Museum, which housed its collection of murder weapons and various ordinary objects once associated with historical crime cases...read more

Product Description: [LIBRARY EDITION Audio CD format in sturdy Vinyl Case with cloth sleeves that keep compact discs protected.] An old-time radio collection of Original Broadcasts featuring amateur detective Boston Blackie. Starring Richard Kollmar, Maurice Tarplin and Jan Miner...read more

These episodes from the classic radio mystery feature movie actor Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday in twelve exciting adventures.Movie star Alan Ladd played Dan Holiday, a former newspaperman turned mystery novelist and adventurer. To gain ideas for his books, Holiday placed an ad in the Star-Times newspaper: ''Adventure wanted -- will go anywhere, do anything -- write Box 13, Star-Times.'' It wasn't long before his post office box became jammed with adventure offers galore. The stories follow his escapades when he responds to the letters.Holiday always had more adventure than he had originally sought because those who responded to his ad never revealed all of their glorious, unusual, and sometimes sinister details until they met in person and the adventure had already begun. Holiday's scatterbrained secretary, Suzy, played by Sylvia Picker, added touches of humor to this mystery-adventure and its nail-biting story lines.Box 13 was produced by Mayfair Productions, a company run by Alan Ladd and Richard Sandville. In addition to producing Box 13, Ladd also wrote some of the scripts.Included are these twelve exciting episodes:CD 1.''Hot Box'' (26 Dec 48); ''The Better Man'' (2 Jan 49)CD 2.''The Professor and the Puzzle'' (9 Jan 49); ''The Dowager and Dan Holiday'' (16 Jan 49)CD 3.''Three to Die'' (23 Jan 49); ''The Philanthropist'' (30 Jan 49)CD 4.''Last Will and Nursery Rhyme'' (6 Feb 49); ''Delinquent Dilemma'' (13 Feb 49)CD 5.''One One Three Point Five'' (20 Mar 49); ''Dan and the Wonderful Lamp'' (27 Mar 49)CD 6.''Tempest in a Casserole'' (3 Apr 49); ''Mexican Maze'' (10 Apr 49)

Movie star Alan Ladd played Dan Holiday, retired newspaperman turned fiction writer and adventurer extraordinaire. To gain ideas for his books, Holiday placed an ad in the Star-Times newspaper: "Adventure wanted--will go anywhere, do anything--Box 13." It wasn't long before his Box 13 became jammed with adventures galore.Holiday always had more adventure than he had originally sought because those who responded to his ad never revealed all of their glorious, unusual, and sometimes sinister details until they met in person and the adventure had already begun. Sylvia Picker played Holiday's scatterbrained secretary, Suzy. Suzy added touches of humor to the mystery-adventure and nail-biting storylines.Box 13 was produced by Mayfair Productions, a company run by Alan Ladd and Richard Sandville. The name came from Mayfair Restaurant, which Ladd and Sandville owned during World War II. In addition to producing Box 13, Ladd also wrote some of the scripts.Episodes include: The First LetterInsurance FraudBlackmail Is MurderActor's AlibiExtra, ExtraShanghaiedShort AssignmentDouble MothersBook of PoemsThe Great TorinoSuicide or MurderTriple Cross

Product Description: [Audio Theater]Broadway Is My Beat was a dark, gritty radio crime drama that ran on CBS from 1949 until 1954. By the thirteenth episode, the series had moved to Hollywood with producer Elliott Lewis directing a new cast in scripts by Morton Fine and David Friedkin...read more

Product Description: [Audio Theater] Candy Matson was no girl detective . . . she was all woman. Candy Matson was a response to all the hard-boiled detectives on the radio like Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, and Pat Novak, and all those other detectives who were beaten up on a regular basis...read more