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Bret is picked clean & stranded in Sunny Acres by the burg's
arrogant banker, so he puts together an M Team of con artists to take
down & embarrass the handle-barred buzzard in Denver, while Bret
sits whittling & rocking in a chair on a shady Sunny Acres porch,
poor-mouthing all by-passers that he's "just working on" a plan. The
small-town banker is way out of his league in silver-rich Denver with
seductive Sam Crawford, intimidating Big Mike, slicksters Gentleman Jack
& Dandy Jim etc. as Maverick's operatives in this classic episode.

 

Maverick - Shady Deal at Sunny Acres.mp4

 

War of the Silver Kings - Season 1, Episode 1 - 22 Sep. 1957 - We first glimpse Bret unshaven & dirty, lugging a rifle, trying to register at a classy hotel. Using the $1000 bill pinned inside his jacket, and adding some dollar-size strips cut from a newspaper, Bret cadges a room via a bulging envelope for the guest safe.

Maverick s01e01 War of the Silver Kings,mp4  

 

Charlie Poole (1892-1931), groundbreaking banjoist/songwriter, is known as the "Robert Johnson of country music." With his banjo-fiddle-guitar trio, The North Carolina Ramblers, Poole wrote and recorded country music's first mega-hit single ("Don't Let Your Deal Go Down") and many other classic songs that gave birth to the music of both Bill Monroe and Hank Williams. In this one-hour music intensive documentary, host Laura Cantrell traces the origins of modern country music through the songs of Charlie Poole.

Charlie Poole - You Ain't Talkin' to Me.mp3

Shirley Temple Black (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an
American film and television actress, singer, dancer, and public
servant, most famous as Hollywood's number-one box-office star from 1935
through 1938. As an adult, she entered politics and became a diplomat,
serving as United States Ambassador to Ghana and later to
Czechoslovakia, and as Chief of Protocol of the United States.

Temple had her own radio series on CBS. Junior Miss debuted March 4, 1942, with Temple in the title role. The series was based on stories by Sally Benson first published in The New Yorker. Sponsored by Procter & Gamble, Junior Miss was directed by Gordon Hughes, with David Rose as musical director.

Shirley Temple.mp4

The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the mid–20th century best known for their numerous Columbia short subject films, still syndicated on television in the 21st Century. Their hallmark was physical farce and slapstick. In films, the Stooges were commonly known by their first names: "Moe, Larry, and Curly" or "Moe, Larry, and Shemp", among other lineups depending on the films. There were six active stooges, five of whom performed in the shorts. Moe and Larry were always present until the last years of the ensemble's run of more than forty years.

The Three Stooges.mp4

The Mel Blanc Show. September 3, 1946. CBS. Sponsored by: Colgate Tooth Powder, Halo Shampoo. Hollywood origination. The first show of the series. Mel tries to get business for his Fix-It Shop with personalized birthday cards, then "novelty" boxes of candy.

Although Mel Blanc "did countless character impersonations on other radio programs, as well as being the voice of many cartoon characters," he used his natural voice in this program and played himself – except that instead of being an entertainer, the Mel Blanc character in the show was "the bumbling owner of a fix-it shop that was never able to fix anything."

The Mel Blanc Show 46-09-03 (01) Birthday Cards.mp3

Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and comic actor. Although he began his sixty-plus-year career performing in radio, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros. as the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, Wile E. Coyote, the Tasmanian Devil and many of the other characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoon short films; produced during the golden age of American animation.

He later worked for Hanna-Barbera's television cartoons, most notably as the voices of Barney Rubble on The Flintstones and Mr. Spacely on The Jetsons. Blanc was also a regular performer on The Jack Benny Program in both its radio and television formats (among various other radio and TV programs), and was the original voice of Woody Woodpecker for Universal Pictures.

Mel Blanc.mp4

Hondo is a 1953 Western film starring John Wayne and directed by John Farrow. The screenplay is based on the July 5, 1952 Collier's short story "The Gift of Cochise" by Louis L'Amour. The book Hondo was a novelization of the film also written by L'Amour, and published by Gold Medal Books in 1953. The supporting cast features Geraldine Page as Wayne's leading lady, Ward Bond, James Arness and Leo Gordon.

Louis L'Amour's Hondo.mp4

A Damsel in Distress is a 1937 English-themed Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, George Burns, and Gracie Allen. With a screenplay by P. G. Wodehouse, loosely based on his novel of the same name.

Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on "Mr. X."

Astaire's co-star Joan Fontaine was not a dancer and he was reluctant to dance on screen alone. He also felt the script needed more comic relief to enhance the overall appeal of the film. Burns and Allen had each worked in vaudeville as dancers (aka "hoofers") before forming their act and when word of the project reached them, they called Astaire and he asked them to audition.

Burns contacted an act he had once seen that performed a dance using brooms. For the next several weeks, he and Allen worked at home to learn the complicated routine for their audition. When they presented the "Whisk Broom Dance" to Astaire, he was so taken by it, that he had them teach it to him and it was added to the film. Their talents were further highlighted as they matched Astaire step by step in the demanding "Funhouse Dance". Throughout the picture Burns and Allen amazed audiences and critics as they "effortlessly" kept pace with the most famous dancer in the films, as many did not know either of them could dance.

A Damsel in Distress (1937).mp4

Are Husbands Necessary? is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Ray Milland and Betty Field. It follows the misadventures of a wacky wife and her sometimes exasperated, but loving, banker husband. The film's screenplay was adapted by the husband-and-wife writing team of Tess Slesinger and Frank Davis, from the novel Mr. and Mrs. Cugat, the Record of a Happy Marriage by Isabel Scott Rorick. This novel would later be a source for the related 1948 radio series My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball, which itself would evolve into the television series I Love Lucy.

A one-hour Lux Radio Theater adaptation of the film, featuring George Burns and Gracie Allen, aired February 15, 1943 on CBS Radio.

Lux Radio Theater 43-02-15 (383) Are Husbands Necessary (128kbps).mp3

Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie "Gracie" Allen (July 26, 1895 – August 27, 1964), was an American comedienne who became internationally famous as the zany partner and comic foil of husband George Burns. From vaudeville to radio to film and television, Gracie Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6672 Hollywood Boulevard. The team of Burns and Allen was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1988.

Gracie Allen.mp4

House on Haunted Hill is a 1959 American horror film. It was directed by William Castle, written by Robb White and stars Vincent Price as eccentric millionaire Frederick Loren. He and his fourth wife, Annabelle, have invited five people to the house for a "haunted house" party. Whoever stays in the house for one night will earn $10,000. As the night progresses, all the guests are trapped inside the house with ghosts, murderers, and other terrors.

House on Haunted Hill (1959).mp4

From 9 July 1947 through 30 June 1948, Vincent Price could be heard in
the role of "The Saint" on CBS. Vincent Price was also heard as "The
Saint" from 10 July 1949 though 28 May 1950 on Mutual. "The Saint"
aired again on NBC from 11 June 1950 - 14 October 1951. During this run,
Vincent Price retained the role of Simon Templar until 20 May 1950

The Saint 47-10-01 (037) Murder on the High Seas (128kbps).mp3

Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice and performances in horror films. His career spanned other genres, including film noir, drama, mystery, thriller, and comedy.

He appeared on stage, television, and in over one hundred films. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for motion pictures, and one for television.

Price was very active in radio in the 40's and 50's, and during the early 1970s, Price hosted and starred in BBC Radio's horror and mystery series "The Price of Fear".

Vincent Price.mp4

Stablemates from Lux Radio Theater starring Wallace Beery and Mickey Rooney in their original roles. Mickey Rooney stars as a kid who works around the race track stables and ends up getting a broken down horse instead of pay. Wallace Beery is a drunken drifter who happens upon the stable where Rooney tends his horse. This is a heart warming story with great acting. The big race at the end is actually the entire 1938 $50,000 Hollywood Gold Cup race won by Seabiscuit. Lux aired this story on March 31, 1941.

Lux Radio Theater-410331-301-Stablemates

Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor of film, television, Broadway, radio, and vaudeville. In a career that spanned nearly nine decades and continued until shortly before his death, he appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era.

At the height of a career that was marked by precipitous declines and raging comebacks, Rooney played the role of Andy Hardy in a series of fifteen films in the 1930s and 1940s that epitomized American family values.

He briefly starred in a CBS radio series, Shorty Bell, in the summer of 1948, and reprised his role as "Andy Hardy", with most of the original cast, in a syndicated radio version of The Hardy Family in 1949 and 1950 (repeated on Mutual during 1952).

Mickey Rooney.mp4

All About Eve from Lux Radio Theater is a radio play based on the 1950 American drama film which was actually taken from the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve", by Mary Orr.

Stars Bette Davis as Margo Channing, a highly regarded but aging Broadway star. Anne Baxter plays Eve Harrington, a willingly helpful young fan who insinuates herself into Channing's life, ultimately threatening Channing's career and her personal relationships.

The film was praised by critics at the time of its release, All About Eve was nominated for 14 Academy Awards (a feat that was unmatched until the 1997 film, Titanic) and won six, including Best Picture.

Lux Radio Theater 511001 All About Eve (HQ 128-44).mp3

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actors in cinema history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was reputed for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.

Betty had many appearances on radio in such programs as Silver Theater, Screen Guild Theater and Lux Radio Theater.

Betty Davis.mp4

The Six Shooter was a weekly old-time radio program in the United States. It was created by Frank Burt, who also wrote many of the episodes, and lasted only one season of 39 episodes on NBC (Sept. 20, 1953-June 24, 1954). Through March 21, 1954 it was broadcast Sundays at 8 p.m. Beginning April 1, 1954 through the final episode it was on Thursdays at 8 p.m.

James Stewart starred as Britt Ponset, a drifting cowboy in the final years of the wild west. Episodes ranged from straight western drama to whimsical comedy. A trademark of the show was Stewart's use of whispered narration during tense scenes that created a heightened sense of drama and relief when the situation was resolved.

The Six Shooter 54-05-20 (34) The Shooting of Wyatt King (HQ)

James Maitland Stewart
(20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997), popularly known as Jimmy Stewart
especially in the United States, was an iconic, Academy Award-winning
American film and stage actor, best known for his self-effacing screen
persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely
considered classics and was nominated for five Oscars, winning one in
competition and one life achievement. He also had a noted military
career, rising to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air
Force.

The Radio Career of Jimmy Stewart

Jimmy Stewart has said that radio was his favorite medium after the
movies. His radio career spanned seven decades, from his performance in
only one scene of Yellow Jack in 1934 to his It's a Thankful Life
Thanksgiving special which aired on November 22, 1990. Perhaps the radio
show Jimmy Stewart appeared on most frequently was the Lux Radio
Theater. His first appearance on that program was in June 1937.

Jimmy Stewart.mp4

Colonel Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980) was an American businessman, best known for founding fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (now known as KFC) and later acting as the company's goodwill ambassador and symbol.

He began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression.

Colonel Sanders.mp4

That Touch of Mink is a 1962 romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Doris Day, and directed by Delbert Mann. The film co-stars Gig Young, John Astin, Audrey Meadows, and Dick Sargent. In addition, baseball stars Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and Yogi Berra make cameo appearances.

Attraction develops between a suave businessman and a young woman determined to protect her innocence. Nominated for three Academy Awards.

That Touch of Mink (1962).mp4

Here Comes Mr. Jordan from Lux Radio Theater on Jan 26, 1942 stars Cary Grant, Claude Rains, Evelyn Keyes, and James Gleason. Here Comes Mr. Jordan is a comedy in which a boxer, accidentally killed before his time, is allowed a chance to come back to Earth in the body of a rich man who has just been murdered by his wife. It was taken from the 1941 comedy film and was also remade several times, with different titles: Heaven Can Wait (1978), Heaven's Touch (1983) and Down to Earth (2001). This radio version is an excellent production.

Lux Radio Theater 42-01-26 (336) Here Comes Mr Jordon (HQ)

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The Awful Truth from Hollywood Radio Theater aired January 18, 1955 starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. This is the radio version taken from the classic 1937 romantic comedy film. The plot concerns the machinations of a soon-to-be-divorced couple, played by Dunne and Grant, who go to great lengths to try to ruin each other's romantic escapades. The bright, zesty, and carefree film was nominated for six Academy Awards.

Hollywood Radio Theater 550118 906 The Awful Truth

Cary Grant (born Archibald Alexander Leach; January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986) was an English stage and Hollywood film actor who became an American citizen in 1942. Known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, and "dashing good looks", Grant is considered one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men.

Cary Grant was in over 70 movies and over 80 radio programs.

Cary Grant.mp4

The NBC University Theater . December 12, 1948.
NBC net. "After Many A Summer Dies The Swan". 
The famous portrait of a quest for eternal life in the unique culture
of California. Alan Hale, Albert Harris (composer, conductor), Aldous
Huxley (author), Andrew C. Love (director), Don Stanley (announcer),
Donald Morrison, Earl Keen, Ernest Kinoy (writer), Henry Russell
(composer, conductor), Lynn Whitney, Marlene Ames, Norman Cousins, Paul
Henreid, Ralph Montgomery, Ramsay Hale, Theodore Von Eltz, Tony Barrett.

NBC University Theater 48-12-12 (020) After Many a Summer Dies the Swan.mp3

One of the swiftness radio series, the True Detective Mysteries program
broadcast over CBS every Thursday evening, owes much of its popularity
to the action which takes place in the studio. Reproducing as it does
true stories of various police cases, it is often impossible to go into
every detail of the story, and so far no one has actually been murdered
in the broadcast: but when a struggle is indicated in the script the
actors proceed to struggle; when the gong and siren on the police cars
are heard, there are sirens and gongs in the studio.

Staged under the direction of Charles Schenck, one of radio's pioneers
in stagecraft, "True Detective Mysteries" utilizes approximately the
same cast each week to dramatize the more thrilling story in the current
issue of the magazine from which it takes its name. Much of the
program's success is due to the fact Mr. Schenck has been able to
assemble the cast which his experience has shown him possesses really
ideal voices for the microphone, as well as dramatic ability. The sound
effects, pistol shots, slamming doors, crashing glass, speeding
autos---every conceivable noise, in fact---are produced by one man, who
sets up his apparatus before his own special microphone, and, working
from his own copy of the script, follows his cues as carefully and
promptly as do the actors.

True Detective Mysteries 58-06-08 Hitchhiking Pyscho (HQ).mp3

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Bold Venture. March 26, 1951. Program #1. ZIV Syndication. "Deadly Merchandise". Bogart plays Slate Shannon who owns a hotel in Havana and gets involved in intrigue with his beautiful sidekick "Sailor." Shannon and Sailor get involved with a shipment of arms for a planned revolution. But Shannon never picked up the "merchandise" in Key West, and two murders follow because he doesn't have the guns. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall.

Bold Venture [ZIV_01] - Deadly Merchandise (aka-Death By A Fighting Bird) (HQ)

"The African Queen" from Lux Radio Theater aired December 15, 1952 on CBS starrinrg Humphrey Bogart and Greer Garson. The setting, a British Methodist missionary in a village of German East Africa in 1914 during World War I. The missionaries mail and supplies are delivered by a rough-and-ready Canadian boat captain Charlie Allnut (Humphrey Bogart) of the African Queen. When Germans burn down the mission village and herd the villagers away, the adventure begins with a trip down the Zambesi river.

Lux Radio Theater-521215-807-The African Queen (HQ).mp3

Humphrey DeForest Bogart, December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an American screen actor whose performances in such iconic 1940s films noir as The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, and The Big Sleep, earned him the legacy of cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema. Over his career he received three Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, winning one.

Bogart performed radio adaptations of some of his best known films, such as Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon . He also recorded a radio series called Bold Venture with Lauren Bacall.

Humphrey Bogart.mp4

Raymond William Stacey Burr (May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993) was a Canadian-American actor, primarily known for his title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. He also had prominent involvement in multiple charitable endeavors, such as working on behalf of the United Service Organizations. His early acting career included roles on Broadway, radio, television and in film.

Raymond Burr.mp4

Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American singer, actress, and vaudevillian. She was renowned for her vocals and attained international stardom which continued throughout a career that spanned more than 40 years as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, radio performances and on concert stages.

Judy Garland (part 1).mp4

Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky; February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American comedian, vaudevillian, radio, television, and film actor, and violinist. Recognized as a leading American entertainer of the 20th century, Benny portrayed his character as a miser, playing his violin badly. In character, he would be 39 years of age, regardless of his actual age.

Jack Benny.mp4

George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American baseball player whose Major League career spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat", he began his MLB career as a stellar left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees.

Babe Ruth.mp4

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1956 was the year Elvis Presley became a household name.  The national
spotlight turned on the 21 year old singer, and his life changed
forever.  Elvis had a new record deal, his first movie deal and a brand
new manager named Colonel Tom Parker.

In this one-hour radio
special you'll hear about what happened that year from Elvis and the
Colonel, plus band members, friends and historians.

Elvis Presley Young Man With The Big Beat.mp3

PURSUIT (CBS 1949 - 1952) was a detective series that presented the cases of the fictional Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Black. (The leading character was called Inspector Harvey in the audition show and the first episode.) The Inspector was a dedicated policeman, a man hunter, who once on the case, would not rest until the wrongdoer was brought to justice. Black was assisted in cases by Sgt. Moffet.

The series was unusual in that it featured dual narration. Starting in the Spring of 1950, Bill Johnstone provided the opening and closing narrations and sometimes, bridges between commercials. Inspector Black furnished the change of scenes and overall case narrations.

Standard Opening: Spoken by the Narrator:

"PURSUIT. "A criminal strikes and fades quickly back into

the shadow of his own dark world. . . and then, the man

from Scotland Yard, the famous Inspector Peter Black, and

the relentless, dangerous pursuit. . When man hunts man!"

Pursuit 49-11-10 (03) Three for All.mp3

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Dolly Bantry,
mistress of Gossington Hall, is enjoying a doze when her dreams take a
strange turn. The housemaid Mary is telling her that there is a body in
the library. When she awakes, she finds its true. But who is the strange
blonde lady dressed in an evening gown who is lying strangled on the
library hearth rug?

Agatha Christie - The Body in the Library.mp4
Agatha Christie - The Body in the Library.mp3

 

Elvis grows from his childhood in Tupelo and Memphis to become, at various times, the King of Rock & Roll, a threat to America's moral fiber, an honorable soldier serving his country, and one of Hollywood's biggest film stars. Close friends (Jerry Schilling, Patty Parry) and historians (Pete Guralnick, Ernst Jorgensen) detail his earliest influences, struggles and successes on his path to stardom alongside Elvis' own words and some of his best known recordings.

Elvis - The Early Years.mp3

Broken Arrow from Screen Director's Playhouse aired September 7, 1951. Starring in their original roles is James Stewart as Tom Jeffords, Jeff Chandler as Cochise and Debra Paget as Sonseeahray (Morningstar). Broken Arrow is the story of a land, of the people who lived on it in the year 1870, and of a man whose name was Cochise. He was an Indian leader of the Chiricahua Apache tribe. The performances of James Stewart, Jeff Chandler and Debra Paget are outstanding and Broken Arrow is one of the first westerns to portray Native Americans in a balanced, sympathetic way. It was nominated for three Academy Awards, and won a Golden Globe. Interesting is that the world premier was at the Nusho Theater in downtown Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

Screen Director's Playhouse 51-09-07 (119) Broken Arrow.mp3