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	Hollywood Star Playhouse 19 Episodes 1 Volume Hollywood Star Playhouse began as a lunchtime extended advertisement for RKO Pictures, broadcast from the studio lunchroom. Later, it morphed into an anthology of movie adaptations featuring the original Stars.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	New Years Eve 142 Episodes 3 Volume Celebrate the New Year all over again with your favorite old time radio stars, Burns and Allen, Milton Berle, Phil Harris and Alice Faye, Jack Benny and many more. Get out your noisemakers and top hat; it's an old time radio New Year celebration!	142	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Random Rarities 07 50 Episodes 1 Volume an OTRCAT.com original collection of rare never released shows from the golden age of radio	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 09 43 Episodes 1 Volume Long lost in the archives for ages, these rare old time radio shows have not been heard on air for decades.	43	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Five After the Hour 17 Episodes 1 Volume in the vain of anthologies such as Escape, Suspense and Quiet Please, enjoy this well done drama series from Chicago; Five After The Hour was the brainchild of the exceptional radio writer Les Weinrott.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rat Pack 35 Episodes 1 Volume Post release of the Rat Pack Movie, Oceans 11 -- This compilation has choice appearances by members of The Rat Pack in Old Time Radio including Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Judy Garland, and more!	35	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Origin of Superstition 39 Episodes 1 Volume Why are we afraid of what we are afraid of? Origins of Superstition explores common beliefs in an entertaining and informative format.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 01 79 Episodes 1 Volume Very enjoyable collection of rare shows!	79	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	American Trail 13 Episodes 1 Volume The American Trail tells the story of these brave men and women: from Louis and Clark to the great ol' California Gold Rush.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Guest Star Radio 498 Episodes 5 Volume Produced by the U.S. Treasury Department in the 1940-50s as a public service program, Guest Star Radio features a different top-name "guest star" (singer, actor, comedian) each week to promote the sales of savings bonds.	498	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Worlds Great Novels 37 Episodes 1 Volume Experience distance learning 1940s style with The World's Great Novel presented by the NBC University of the Air.	37	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Passing Parade 36 Episodes 1 Volume The show featured two or three factual but fantastic stories with John Nesbitt himself serving as host, writer, and storyteller of extraordinary tales.	36	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Submarines 109 Episodes 2 Volume As a machine of war, submarines were the first attack platforms with stealth capabilities and were great plot devices in old time radio. Dive in today!	109	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Fatal Females 56 Episodes 1 Volume featuring the meanest ladies of old time radio. From murderesses to poisoneresses from wicked queens to wicked witches, this collection is sure to prove that the fairest sex can be pretty scary, too.	56	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	This is Civil Defense 13 Episodes 1 Volume entertaining and informative broadcast created during the Red Scare to teach the public how to act in the case of a disaster such as flooding, tornados, food shortages, and nuclear attack.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Eternal Light 739 Episodes 15 Volume Part of NBC's Sunday Religious Programming, The Eternal Light was sponsored by the Jewish Theological Seminary. This well-written religious drama was created by the Jewish Theological Seminary and features stories from the Torah, the Bible, and important historical texts.	739	15	Add To Cart: $75.00
	Inheritance 50 Episodes 2 Volume This highly patriotic show revisits amazing people, times, and events in American History.	50	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Indictment 4 Episodes 1 Volume Assistant District Attorney Edward McCormick directs the investigations of tough criminal cases in Indictment, a 1950s courtroom drama.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Anthology 56 Episodes 2 Volume presents "A selections of readings from poets, past and present and the music to accompany their poetry." Recordings include star-packed casts with poetry readings by Bing Crosby, Helen Hayes, Frank Lovejoy, Orson Welles, Agnes Moorehead, Walter Huston, and many more.	56	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Tall Tales 30 Episodes 1 Volume Features a narrator, a folk singer, a "yarn spinner", and actors to present stories from the history of Tennessee.	30	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hollywood Star Time 49 Episodes 1 Volume Herbert Marshall hosts and Alfred Newman is the conductor. The musical reigns; Hollywood Star Time is worth listening to for the score alone. The show had a big budget, great musical score, and great stars. Hollywood Star Time started out as an extended ad for RKO pictures, broadcasting from the studio lunch room, later it aired movie adaptations with the stars reprising their roles on the radio.	49	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lux WWII 56 Episodes 3 Volume The Second World War was the defining event of the Twentieth Century and provided a huge amount of content for Radio, Hollywood, and LUX Radio Theatre.	56	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Blind Tales in Old Time Radio 125 Episodes 3 Volume Old Time Radio episodes featuring blindness as a plot device or characters who have visual impairment.	125	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Carling Beer Shows & Challenge Into Space 19 Episodes 1 Volume This collection includes two South African shows sponsored by Carling Beer: Carling Country and Challenge of Space. Carling Country tells stories of courageous folks around the world while Challenge of Space is a fun show that combines the feeling of a western with the adventures of outer space.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 10 49 Episodes 1 Volume Rambling, random radio shows radically reaped from the rabbit hole of radio.	49	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Patriotic Recordings 74 Episodes 2 Volume Red, white, and blue, patriotic radio shows just for you! OTRCat presents some of our favorite Patriotic Radio Episodes. Included are Historical Dramas, WWII episodes, AFRS Programming, Family Comedy, and Baseball Stories.	74	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Authors Collection 53 Episodes 1 Volume Featuring the Best Classic Literature on OTR!	53	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Yankee Yarns 48 Episodes 1 Volume Old-time storyteller Alton weaves tales that are alternately amazing, eccentric, horrifying and comical!	48	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	American Gallery 12 Episodes 1 Volume celebrates American artists of all genres with a whole episode dedicated to each artist and their music	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 04 50 Episodes 1 Volume A Compilation of Rare Old Time Radio Series!	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rogers of the Gazette 27 Episodes 1 Volume Take your boots off and sit a spell with these heart warming old time radio stories starring Will Rogers Jr.	27	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lionel Barrymore 94 Episodes 2 Volume Typecast as a grumpy old man, Lionel Barrymore is best know for his roles in the Doctor Kildare, Mayor of the Town, Command Performance, Kraft Music Hall, Lux Radio Theater, and Lionel Barrymore Concert Hall	94	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Count Monte Cristo 3 Episodes 1 Volume Based on the Exciting and Well-loved Novel by Alexandre Dumas	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	George Raft 31 Episodes 1 Volume set the standard for the movie gangster of the 1930s, he also starred in Lux Radio Theater, The Cases of Mr. Ace, Martin and Lewis Show, the Bob Hope Show, Texaco Star Theater and more.	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Gary Cooper 13 Episodes 1 Volume Best known for his stoic performances in Western films, real life farm boy turned Academy Award winner Gary Cooper made many appearances on old time radio including many Lux Radio Appearances and a rare radio appearance with his mother, Alice Cooper.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Best Plays 46 Episodes 2 Volume Best Plays presents theatrical paramounts of excellence! The radio series is hosted by the drama critic of New York's Daily News, John Chapman.	46	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Columbia Presents Shakespeare 5 Episodes 1 Volume Revered as some of the best writing in the history of the English language, these radio adaptations of William Shakespeare include well known actors such as Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Tallulah Bankhead, Orson Welles, John Barrymore and many others.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lands of the Free 15 Episodes 1 Volume Inspired by President Roosevelt and England Prime Minister Winston Churchill "The Charter Of Freedom," this radio program illustrated various historical stories of freedom.	15	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	People Act 11 Episodes 1 Volume Spotlights democracy at work in America and how government program like Civilian Conservation Corps and school funding helped individuals and communities alike.	11	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ham Radio 6 Episodes 1 Volume Stories and dramas of amateur radio service operators during the age of old time radio.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Famous Jury Trials 20 Episodes 1 Volume This courtroom drama takes its cases from real life. The stories and testimonies are sometimes presented as flashback. Famous Jury Trials lets the listener decide guilt or innocence.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Civil War 28 Episodes 1 Volume There are stories of bravery and sacrifice, honor and cowardice, desperation and hope from both sides of the conflict.	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Our Nations Heritage 39 Episodes 1 Volume Award winning music education radio show, presenting not only performances but discussions of musical theory as well as introducing both classical and popular music forms such as Jazz and folk.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Gregory Peck 24 Episodes 1 Volume Peck was best known for his Academy Award winning portrayal of lawyer Atticus Finch in the film "To Kill a Mocking Bird" -- this collection includes all known appearances of Peck in the radio airwaves.	24	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Paul Frees 349 Episodes 7 Volume "The man with 1,000 voices" appeared in a multitude of old time radio series and later memorable TV appearances.	349	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	New World A-Coming 48 Episodes 1 Volume the brainchild of Roi Ottley -- aired political and racial concerns through true-life accounts of people's experiences, such as black U.S. soldiers on leave denied at restaurants and movie theaters, discrimination in the workplace, unequal pay & opportunities, and other civil rights issues. Ottley's book, by the same name, won the Peabody Award and the Life in America Award in 1943.	48	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Worlds Greatest Short Stories 18 Episodes 1 Volume features dramatizations of classic shorts stores like Tell Tale Heart, The Pickwick Papers, The Little Wife and more.	18	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ann Sothern 99 Episodes 2 Volume This collection includes every available old time radio appearances of Ann Sothern including her signature role as the liberated American "dame" from Brooklyn in 'Adventures of Maisie'	99	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Magic Collection 39 Episodes 1 Volume This collection includes magic themed old time radio shows from multiple genres including comedy, drama, mystery and detective shows.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Doctors Today 17 Episodes 1 Volume A peacetime continuation of "Doctors at War", "Doctors Today" shared a wealth of medical information with the listening public	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	American Weekly 9 Episodes 1 Volume Radio Dramas adapted from everyone's favorite Sunday Magazine!	9	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Leatherstocking Tales 31 Episodes 1 Volume A 1932 Show Based on a Book Historical series by James Fenimore Cooper!	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Cats in OTR 98 Episodes 1 Volume The Cat's Out of the Bag! Requested by our Mascot cat and you, an anthology of Cat Tails and We're Not Lion!	98	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Dangerously Yours 13 Episodes 1 Volume ollywood star, Victor Jory, was the primary hero starring in story adaptation of pirates, espionage, adventure and romance. The series was later renamed in October 1944 to Matinee Theater.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde 52 Episodes 1 Volume Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde is an interesting study of the duality in every man, as well as a marvelously tense tale of suspense and terror.	52	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Wizard of Oz 5 Episodes 1 Volume Old Time Radio drama and supporting broadcasts of Dorothy Gale, the rural Kansan, who in a freak storm is whisked away to a magical rainbow world populated by colorful munchkin-like people.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Fifth Horseman 8 Episodes 1 Volume Near the beginning of the Cold War, there was a serious campaign to place atomic weapons under the direct control of the United Nations. Whatever your feelings towards the politics of such a move, The Fifth Horseman, the radio program which promoted the idea, is some of the most powerful programming of the era.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Great Scenes from Great Plays 22 Episodes 1 Volume Well written highbrow radio with Jane Powell, Joan Caulfield, Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, and Eddie Albert.	22	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Proudly We Hail 494 Episodes 10 Volume This old time radio series contains a wide variety of mediums geared to attract young potential Army recruits and the series included mystery and drama shows.	494	10	Add To Cart: $50.00
	Random Rarities 06 59 Episodes 1 Volume an OTRCAT.com original collection of rare never released shows from the golden age of radio including A & P Gypsies!	59	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Dana Andrews 94 Episodes 3 Volume Known as "face of noir", Dana Andrew's signature role included the obsessed detective in "Laura." This collection contains his guest appearances in various broadcasts and his star role as Matt Cvetic in "I Was a Communist for the FBI."	94	3	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Lauren Bacall 65 Episodes 2 Volume Statuesque and sultry Lauren Bacall splashed on the Hollywood Scene at the age 19 when she starred opposite her soon to be husband Humphrey Bogart.	65	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Any Bonds Today 6 Episodes 1 Volume Entertaining fifteen-minute Treasury Dept spot featured a Patriotic Sketch and a Patriotic Song.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Weather Collection 110 Episodes 3 Volume all shows have extreme weather from snow storms to hurricanes as a central plot device in the story line.	110	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Lux Radio (South African) 41 Episodes 2 Volume South Africas take on everyones favorite old time radio dramatic anthology Lux Radio Theater	41	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	James M Cain 6 Episodes 1 Volume Interested in primal drives, in lust, greed, and violence, James M. Cain wrote many well-loved noir stories like The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, and The Embezzler.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Mercedes McCambridge 191 Episodes 4 Volume Best known for her macabre performances including the infamous demon voice on the Exorcist, Orson Welles called Mercedes McCambridge "the greatest old time radio actress."	191	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Now Hear This 20 Episodes 1 Volume This well written 1951 series from the Navy Recruiting Service shows the Navy in its best and most attractive light.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Theater Royal 45 Episodes 1 Volume This fine British drama was based on the best of literature including Dumas, Conrad, Stevenson, Dickens, James, and London.	45	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	That Was the Year 39 Episodes 1 Volume is a fascinating radio show that dramatizes the major historical events between the years 1896-1934. Headlines include Spanish American War in Cuba, Volcano Mt Pelee destroys town of Saint Pierre, Republic of China established, and Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany. Every episode ends with a performance of a popular song from the year.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Christmas on the Blue Network 4 Episodes 1 Volume This very special Christmas old time radio show includes skits, music, and the voices of real WWII servicemen from the battle front.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Great Plays 83 Episodes 4 Volume featuring reputable plays from throughout of human history including playwrights such as Aristophanes, William Shakespeare, Victor Hugo, George Bernard Shaw, Richard Sheridan, Pierre Corneille, Robert Fitzgerald, James M. Barrie, and William Gillette.	83	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	First Nighter 32 Episodes 1 Volume All of the glory and grandeur of a Broadway premier brought to your radio on First Nighter, starring "radio's first sex symbol", Don Ameche.	32	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Living Fiction 16 Episodes 1 Volume A multi-departmental effort by Northwestern University to create an educational radio show featuring great fiction.	16	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Myrt and Marge 24 Episodes 1 Volume Popular nighttime drama cum daytime soap, Myrt and Marge was created by an over-the-hill vaudevillian.	24	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Brain 61 Episodes 2 Volume The human brain is one of the most marvelous objects in nature, and we are still learning its secrets. It is a case where fact can be as fascinating as fiction, and science fiction has always held the brain in special regard.	61	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Lives of Great Men 26 Episodes 1 Volume Most Radio programs expect the listener to simply absorb entertainment, but Dr. Edward Howard Briggs and his Lives of Great Men presents a chance to learn something, as well.	26	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Drama of the Courts 17 Episodes 1 Volume A well written courtroom procedural drama a la Perry Mason, Defense Attorney, Indictment, and A Life In Your Hands.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Freedom USA 47 Episodes 1 Volume A fascinating and unique drama show which attempts to give a dramatic inside view of United States Senate happenings from the honest and good hearted Senator Dean Edward.	47	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Search 16 Episodes 1 Volume A faith based radio show produced by The Navy Chaplain Corp to help Armed Service Members find the right church of their choice and finding strength within.	16	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	If Freedom Failed 52 Episodes 1 Volume A well-produced example of Cold War propaganda, AFRTS was able to tap considerable acting talent including Gregory Peck, Raymond Burr, and Richard Whitmore.	52	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Pacific Powerland 45 Episodes 1 Volume Entertaining Educational Historic Tales	45	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ethel Barrymore 11 Episodes 1 Volume Sister of Lionel and John Barrymore, this collection contains all the her known rare appearances on various old time radio shows.	11	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt 14 Episodes 1 Volume These classic theater performers careers spanned four decades.With celebrate wit and timing, they were best know for roles in high comedy.	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Love Story 17 Episodes 1 Volume From the pages of Love Story magazine, this show is filled with tales of couples meeting, falling in love, and living happily ever after.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hour of Saint Francis 10 Episodes 1 Volume Each 15-minute show examined a moral problem, explored a virtue, or told the stories of everyday people in extraordinary situations.	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ingrid Bergman 20 Episodes 1 Volume An icon of elegance, grace, and style, Ingrid Bergman spun gorgeous performances in Casablanca, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Notorious, and Spellbound.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Telephones In Old Time Radio 172 Episodes 4 Volume Includes old time radio shows from all genres from comedy to mystery to detective that will be sure to ring a bell.	172	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Random Rarities 15 59 Episodes 1 Volume A collection of rare, hard to find shows from all genres including Heart Throbs, Heritage Radio Theater, The Man Behind The Masterpiece, Nightcap Yarns, Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mr. Pickwick's Christmas.	59	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Family Doctor 39 Episodes 1 Volume Old Doc Adams spends more time dealing with small town rumors and scandals than treating sick people. This early soap opera contains a complete drama in each episode, so don't worry if you miss a few days.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	This is the Story 49 Episodes 1 Volume This old time radio show takes a fascinating in depth look into unknown tidbits about people and events that shaped our culture, history, and world.	49	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Biggest Heart 15 Episodes 1 Volume Weekly Contest by the Colorado Heart Association to Find the Biggest Pumping Heart in the World (figuratively)!	15	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Grand Marquee 32 Episodes 1 Volume It's like Valentines every week with Jim Ameche and Beryl Vaughn. Each episode brings us a new Romantic Comedy with a new situation and characters.	32	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rare Drama 123 Episodes 2 Volume Because the intimacy between player and listeners can be so intense, the Radio may be considered the best medium of all for Drama.	123	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	American Family Robinson 56 Episodes 1 Volume Listen to the Robinson's as they work, live, and navigate conflicts in their all-American home of Centerville.	56	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hello Sucker 17 Episodes 1 Volume HELLO SUCKER was created to help protect Chicago consumers and home owners from crooks, cheats, schemes, scams, swindles, rip-offs, and rackets, but also protecting racial minorities from real estate discrimination.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Light Houses 36 Episodes 1 Volume Lighthouse keepers faced the dangers of storm-lashed locations and the loneliness of near-total isolation.	36	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Miriam Wolfe 39 Episodes 1 Volume Everyone's Favorite Cackling Witch in an Assortment of Shows!	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lest We Forget 36 Episodes 1 Volume A Patriotic Program that Serves as a Reminder of what America Stands For!	36	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Warner Brothers Academy 7 Episodes 1 Volume Dramatic Sensation Presenting Upcoming Stars	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
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