Gunsmoke - Gunsmoke, which first aired April 26, 1952 and ran until June 18, 1961 on CBS, starred William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, Howard McNear as the ghoulish, brittle Doc Charles Adams, Georgia Ellis as Kitty Russell and Parley Baer as Dillon's assistant (but not his deputy) Chester Proudfoot.
Dragnet - This series ran from 6/3/49 to 2/26/57 on NBC at various times and days and starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips), and Officer Frank Smith (Ben Alexander).
Have Gun Will Travel - Have Gun Will Travel debuted on November 23, 1958. The show followed the adventures of Paladin, a gentleman-turned-gunfighter played by John Dehner on radio, who preferred to settle problems without violence, yet, when forced to fight, excelled. Paladin lived in the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, where he dressed in semi-formal wear, ate gourmet food, and attended opera.
Abbott & Costello - Beginning February 3rd, 1938, Bud and Abbott were regulars on The Kate Smith Hour, also The Chase and Sanborn Hour with Edgar Bergan Abbott and Costello met in 1929, became a permanent team in 1936. Signed by Universal Studios in 1939.
Kraft Music Hall - The Kraft Music Hall was a major NBC radio variety program, featuring top show business entertainers, in a 16-year span from 1933 to 1949. Kraft Foods was the first advertiser to sponsor a two-hour radio program, in an era when many radio programs were only 15 minutes long and few were longer than a half hour.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater - The CBS Radio Mystery Theater (or CBSRMT) was an ambitious and sustained attempt in the 1970s to revive the great drama of old-time radio. The show began with the ominous sound of a creaking door, slowly opening to invite listeners in for the evening's adventure, accompanied by Marshall's disturbing intonation of, "Come in! ... Welcome; I am E.G. Marshall." At the end of each show, the door would creak and slam shut, followed by Marshall's classic signoff, "Until next time, pleasant ... dreams?," segueing into the show's haunting woodwind theme music.
The Shadow - On September 26, 1937, The Shadow radio drama officially premiered and imbued the character with "the power to cloud men's minds" — the ability to become completely invisible — a trait associated with the character for years after the show ended.
Perry Mason - Perry Mason was a 15-minute show (including commercials, etc.) that aired five times a week. It ran from October 1943 to December 1955.
Calling All Cars - This program was broadcast from 1933 to 1939. Calling All Cars is a classic among police dramas and one of the earliest of the genres. Believed to be a precursor to the popular police drama Dragnet, it portrayed the true crime stories of the Los Angeles Police Department. Calling All Cars did not follow the work of police partners (such as Joe Friday and Ben Romeo and later Frank Smith), but rather concentrated on the crime itself and the solution methods thus the names of the police officers changed every episode. If you like the crime-fighting action of Dragnet, you will be charmed with Calling All Cars!
Dragnet - This series ran from 6/3/49 to 2/26/57 on NBC at various times and days and starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips), and Officer Frank Smith (Ben Alexander).
Have Gun Will Travel - Have Gun Will Travel debuted on November 23, 1958. The show followed the adventures of Paladin, a gentleman-turned-gunfighter played by John Dehner on radio, who preferred to settle problems without violence, yet, when forced to fight, excelled. Paladin lived in the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, where he dressed in semi-formal wear, ate gourmet food, and attended opera.
Abbott & Costello - Beginning February 3rd, 1938, Bud and Abbott were regulars on The Kate Smith Hour, also The Chase and Sanborn Hour with Edgar Bergan Abbott and Costello met in 1929, became a permanent team in 1936. Signed by Universal Studios in 1939.
Kraft Music Hall - The Kraft Music Hall was a major NBC radio variety program, featuring top show business entertainers, in a 16-year span from 1933 to 1949. Kraft Foods was the first advertiser to sponsor a two-hour radio program, in an era when many radio programs were only 15 minutes long and few were longer than a half hour.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater - The CBS Radio Mystery Theater (or CBSRMT) was an ambitious and sustained attempt in the 1970s to revive the great drama of old-time radio. The show began with the ominous sound of a creaking door, slowly opening to invite listeners in for the evening's adventure, accompanied by Marshall's disturbing intonation of, "Come in! ... Welcome; I am E.G. Marshall." At the end of each show, the door would creak and slam shut, followed by Marshall's classic signoff, "Until next time, pleasant ... dreams?," segueing into the show's haunting woodwind theme music.
The Shadow - On September 26, 1937, The Shadow radio drama officially premiered and imbued the character with "the power to cloud men's minds" — the ability to become completely invisible — a trait associated with the character for years after the show ended.
Perry Mason - Perry Mason was a 15-minute show (including commercials, etc.) that aired five times a week. It ran from October 1943 to December 1955.
Calling All Cars - This program was broadcast from 1933 to 1939. Calling All Cars is a classic among police dramas and one of the earliest of the genres. Believed to be a precursor to the popular police drama Dragnet, it portrayed the true crime stories of the Los Angeles Police Department. Calling All Cars did not follow the work of police partners (such as Joe Friday and Ben Romeo and later Frank Smith), but rather concentrated on the crime itself and the solution methods thus the names of the police officers changed every episode. If you like the crime-fighting action of Dragnet, you will be charmed with Calling All Cars!
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Relive the Golden Age of radio from Westerns to Mystery. Laugh with Burns & Allen, Abbott & Costello, or Jack Benny. Solve crimes with Sgt. Joe Friday, Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe. Clean up the Old West with Gunsmoke, the Lone Ranger or Have Gun Will Travel. Or solve a mystery with Agatha Christie.
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Relive the Golden Age of radio from Westerns to Mystery. Laugh with Burns & Allen, Abbott & Costello, or Jack Benny. Solve crimes with Sgt. Joe Friday, Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe. Clean up the Old West with Gunsmoke, the Lone Ranger or Have Gun Will Travel. Or solve a mystery with Agatha Christie.
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