Hello and welcome to The Old-Time Radio Hour Blog. I'm your host Justeen Ward and this week we have a drama adapted from a popular wartime film by Lux Radio Theater. The film is loosely based on a novel by Somerset Maugham. An army officer finds himself stranded by bad weather in New Orleans on Christmas and he meets a cabaret artist with a tragic past. This fast paced drama really draws you into it's story. Lux Radio Theater was the best dramatic show on radio with big stars and big budgets and provided a full hour of entertainment. Here is Lux Radio Theater "Christmas Holiday" first broadcast September 17, 1945 on CBS. The Old-Time Radio Hour is broadcast each week throughout the World Wide Web. Each week we try to bring you the best from the Golden Age of Radio and we hope you can join us next week for more holiday entertainment.
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Hello and welcome to The Old-Time Radio Hour Blog. I'm your host Justeen Ward and this week we have two heartwarming stories with a Thanksgiving theme. World War II was a time of great sacrifice for Americans and even worse for Europeans who were directly affected by the fighting. The first half hour show is from Family Theater and it is about a couple trying to make a life in postwar Europe. The American works for Unrra, a relief organization that brought food and medicine to victims of the war. I hope that listeners enjoy this uplifting account of newlyweds starting out in the rubble of postwar Europe. Family Theater was started by a catholic priest who thought radio would be a good way to promote family values. The Mutual Network agreed to broadcast it as long as it was high quality drama with Hollywood stars and remained nonsectarian. You will not be disappointed with this episode! Family Theater "Home for Thanksgiving" first broadcast November 27, 1947 on Mutual. Next we have a mysterious child who can't speak up for himself and a private eye who figures out the mystery in this Thanksgiving episode of Let George Do It. Bob Bailey plays George Valentine, a free lance detective, who discovers a mystery on Thanksgiving. Enjoy Let George Do It "Cause for Thanksgiving" first broadcast November 20, 1950 on Mutual. Thank you so much for listening to The Old-Time Radio Hour. We broadcast each week throughout the World Wide Web and subscriptions are available at no charge through iTunes and RSS. We appreciate our listeners and we hope that you can join us again next week when we bring you an adaptation of a Somerset Maugham novel by Lux Radio Theater.
Hello and welcome to The Old-Time Radio Hour Blog. This is your host Justeen Ward and this week we bring you two hilarious Thanksgiving shows. This uniquely American holiday inspired a variety of entertainment on old time radio. This week we have two comedy programs, Jack Benny and Red Skelton with two hilarious half hour programs that poke fun at the Thanksgiving traditions. First we have Jack Benny from 1948 with a very well paced and well written show I think you will enjoy. Here is The Jack Benny Program "How the Gang Spent Thanksgiving" first broadcast November 28, 1948 NBC. The Old-Time Radio Hour broadcasts each week throughout the World Wide Web. Subscribe through iTunes or Podbean at no charge. Next we have Red Skelton and his comic characters that you can feel thankful that you don't know. In this episode he features a no good husband and a punch drunk fighter and lots of laughs. Enjoy The Red Skelton Show first broadcast November 21, 1951 CBS. Thank you so much for tuning in to The Old-Time Radio Hour again this week. We appreciate our listeners and we hope you can come back next week when we enjoy more Thanksgiving entertainment.
Hello and welcome to The Old-Time Radio Hour Blog. This is your host Justeen Ward inviting you to enjoy an hour of musical entertainment from the golden age of radio. This week we have an episode of The Railroad Hour with a short version of a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical and an episode of The Mario Lanza Show. The Railroad Hour was never a full hour, it started as a 45 minute show but most of the shows are a half hour focused on the music rather than the story from the play or movie that they adapted. We've chosen a favorite musical, State Fair and I know you will enjoy the lush Railroad Hour renditions of the music. Here is The Railroad Hour "State Fair" first broadcast October 1, 1951 on NBC. The Old-Time Radio Hour is broadcast each week throughout the World Wide Web. Next we have a classical singer who captured the romantic imagination of Americans in the 1950's. Mario Lanza brought classical and popular tunes to the public on his weekly show. He began the show at the height of his popularity after his starring role in the movie The Great Caruso. He died tragically at the age of 38 while undergoing weight loss treatment. We are lucky to be able to hear his beautiful voice in this well preserved recording. Enjoy The Mario Lanza Show first broadcast June 13, 1952 on CBS. Thank you so much for listening to The Old-Time Radio Hour and we hope you can join us again next week when we start our Thanksgiving shows.
Hello and welcome to The Old-Time Radio Hour blog with your host Justeen Ward. This week we will help you get into the Halloween spirit with a fright show by one of the masters. Arch Obler created some amazingly frightening scenarios when he took over the show Lights Out in the late 1930's. First we are going to present a short piece that Obler recreated later for a record album of some wonderful material that had been lost. Here is a chance to let your imagination play tricks on you! Enjoy"The Dark" by Arch Obler recreated from his 1930s radio show. Hard to believe that terrifying sound effect was simply a rubber glove being pulled 'inside out'! Next we have a vintage Lights Out show starring a master of horror, Boris Karloff. A frightening glimpse inside his thoughts in this special anniversary edition of Lights Out "The Dream" starring Boris Karloff first broadcast March 23, 1938 on NBC. The Old-Time Radio Hour is broadcast each week over the World Wide Web. Subscribe on iTunes or Podbean for free. This week we continue to delight and petrify you with another horror classic from Lights Out. This was during World War II when the US was coming to terms with an unavoidable conflict. Here is Lights Out with "Revolt of the Worms" first broadcast October 13, 1942 on CBS. Thank you so much for listening to The Old-Time Radio Hour. Next week we will bring you an hour of musical entertainment from radio's golden age. I hope you can join us!
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