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	Title	Episodes	MP3 CDs	Price
	Suspense 1017 Episodes 20 Volume Billed as "Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills", Suspense offers the of the best of Old Time Radio. The series is the premier mystery-horror radio show with top name talent!	1017	20	Add To Cart: $100.00
	Lux Radio Theater 799 Episodes 33 Volume The idea of Motion Pictures without the "picture" should not have worked, but The Lux Radio Theatre became a classic of Hollywood and the Golden Age of Radio. This series features the greatest Hollywood stars doing one-hour versions of their biggest motion pictures.	799	33	Add To Cart: $160.00
	Philip Marlowe 106 Episodes 3 Volume Raymond Chandler's action-packed hard boiled detective drama starring Vah Heflin and Gerald Mohr!	106	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Big Story 47 Episodes 1 Volume Newspaper reporters from around the country entered their true, heroic stories of reporting the news to win a chance on the airwaves and $500 from the sponsor of the show, Pall Mall.	47	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Orson Welles 386 Episodes 11 Volume Best known for his airing of "War of the Worlds", Orson Welles made numerous appearances on a variety of different shows during his magnificent radio career. He was truly a creative genius in radio, before he went on to Hollywood.	386	11	Add To Cart: $55.00
	Vic and Sade 350 Episodes 4 Volume Welcome, welcome to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Gook, better known as Vic and Sade. Go get cozy with this delightful run of the mill and charmingly familiar Midwestern couple extraordinaire!	350	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Columbia Workshop 342 Episodes 8 Volume Columbia Workshop features high radio art with the newest sound technologies and top notch radio directing of its day.	342	8	Add To Cart: $40.00
	Cavalcade of America 750 Episodes 15 Volume This well-done, star-studded factual show is a wonderful resource for those interested in historical highlights.	750	15	Add To Cart: $75.00
	Adventures in Research 215 Episodes 3 Volume "Learn! Investigate! Instruct!" written by physicist, Dr. Phillips Thomas, this historically accurate series includes recordings about the invention of the typewriter, automobile, penicillin, machine gun, skyscraper, and more!	215	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Screen Guild Theater 359 Episodes 6 Volume This old time radio anthology featured drama and variety with top-name stars whose salaries from this show were donated to fund the Motion Picture Country Home.	359	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Thanksgiving 150 Episodes 3 Volume This festive collection contains thirty hours of Thanksgiving-themed episodes from a variety of old time radio series. Primarily comedy and variety shows (and a few detective series), the shows are bound to keep you in the mood for Thanksgiving cheer!	150	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	CBS Radio Workshop 86 Episodes 2 Volume The CBS Radio Workshop called "radio's distinguished series to man's imagination" was an experimental old time radio show and varied in its genre. The first two shows starred Aldous Huxley narrating an interpretation of 'Brave New World.'	86	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Skippy Hollywood Theater 43 Episodes 1 Volume Popular and Fun Broadcast-one of the First to Use Prerecorded Programs!	43	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Front Page Drama 536 Episodes 6 Volume Stories of the Weird and Wonderful made it to Front Page Drama to help sell Hearst Newspapers. The series drew its long running collection of interesting stories from the pages of The American Weekly magazine.	536	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Best of Suspense 104 Episodes 2 Volume With more than 900 available episodes there is a lot of "Suspense" to get through, we have selected just over 100 of our favorite "Suspense" episodes.	104	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	This is the Story 70 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.	70	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Theater Guild on the Air (US Steel Hour) 107 Episodes 4 Volume Sponsored by US Steel, this old time radio series produced classic and contemporary plays live and was one of the most popular Broadway drama shows of all time.	107	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Strange Adventure 260 Episodes 1 Volume featuring short well told adventures stories with diverse topics such as Zombies in Haiti and a pet monkey that saves the day. All stories are written and performed by Pat McGeehan on this exciting old time radio show.	260	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Globe Theater 31 Episodes 1 Volume Some would argue that the high point of English Theatre happened when the Bard performed his plays at the Old Globe Theatre in Elizabethan London. The Globe Theatre does their best to bring the same experience to Old Time Radio.	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Guest Star Radio 544 Episodes 6 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.	544	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Doctor Kildare 60 Episodes 1 Volume The story of a crusading young doctor, The Story of Dr. Kildare feature Lionel Barrymore and Lew Ayres.	60	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
	Halls of Ivy 92 Episodes 2 Volume This old time radio series follows famed actor Ronald Coleman as the president of a small Midwest college.	92	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Good News 68 Episodes 2 Volume Many in the industry saw Radio as competition for movies, but Maxwell House Coffee and MGM studios mixed the two very well on Good News.	68	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Doctor Christian 189 Episodes 4 Volume Jean Hersholt is an actor who specialized in gentle, intelligent roles that called for warmth and feeling in Dr Christian. This series is that kind of show and can be enjoyed as drama, as nostalgia, and as just plain old radio entertainment.	189	4	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Mercury Theater 41 Episodes 2 Volume Orson Welles' Popular Dramatic Anthology of short stories, as well as comedy and variety abound, with a sprinkling of popular singers.	41	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Civil Defense 124 Episodes 1 Volume Fascinating PSA, recordings and episodes to save americans from a nuclear attack!	124	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Atomic Radio 110 Episodes 2 Volume OTRCAT original collection featuring radio shows inspired by the Atomic Age. A blast from the past, this collection includes a bombardment of shows from all genres including Science Fiction, comedy, horror, detective, and drama.	110	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Heartbeat Theater 128 Episodes 3 Volume sponsored by the Salvation Army, gives dramatic accounts of regular people helping others through illness, tragedy, and heartbreak.Episodes illustrate problems can be solved with faith, optimism, and the help of good Samaritans.	128	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Radio Readers Digest 87 Episodes 1 Volume Sponsored by the makers of Hallmark Cards, Radio Reader's Digest brought a delightful collection of short stories to the air, highlighting the American way of life.	87	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	NBC University Theater 115 Episodes 5 Volume NBC University Theater is an unusual series that focused on reenacting novels by great authors for college classes.	115	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Ronald Colman 275 Episodes 7 Volume From a running gag on Jack Benny to numerous appearances on Arch Oboler's Plays, Ronald Colman appeared on many other old time radio shows	275	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	Address Unknown 38 Episodes 1 Volume Address Unknown is a well-performed show about missing persons from South Africa. Each show dramatizes a real case of a missing person taken from the Missing Persons Bureau files in London.	38	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Passing Parade 54 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.	54	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
	Grand Central Station 12 Episodes 1 Volume This new collection is best remembered for its Saturday slot stories, sometime heartwarming, sometimes tragic. Some shows offer twists or psychological tension, and seem to draw upon the writings of that honored New York short story writer, O.Henry.	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Silver Theater 50 Episodes 1 Volume Romance galore when Silver Theater brings us tales of love lost and found, featuring some of the screen's biggest heart-throbs.	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Theater of Romance 208 Episodes 4 Volume Hit yourself on the head with Theater of Romance and become star struck--Gregory Peck, Ida Lupino, Edward G. Robinson, Errol Flynn, Humphrey Bogart and more!	208	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	You Are There 93 Episodes 2 Volume This series takes historic events and dramatizes them with "live radio" coverage. Many of the announcers on You Are There were wartime correspondents in World War II.	93	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	Charles Dickens 35 Episodes 1 Volume This diverse assortment includes adapted Charles Dickens stories from series including Burns and Allen, Escape, Suspense, Lux Radio Theater, Richard Diamond and many others.	35	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hollywood Soundstage 10 Episodes 1 Volume Grab a seat on the Hollywood Soundstage and listen to stars like Dana Andrews, Bette Davis, Jeff Chandler, and Tyrone Power present adaptions of some of the era's most popular movies.	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Christmas Seals Recordings 16 Episodes 1 Volume brought in top stars like Fibber McGee and Molly and Frank Sinatra to be sure that every card and package sent during Christmas included a Christmas Seal.	16	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Jimmy Stewart 89 Episodes 3 Volume One of the best loved and most respected stars Hollywood ever produced, James Stewart made plenty of radio appearances, usually in support of his films, but also in public service appearances and his own show, The Six Shooter.	89	3	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Green Valley Line 26 Episodes 1 Volume Stories about men of industry have their own appeal, and what could be more industrious than running a railroad? The Green Valley Line may not stretch from coast to coast, but the communities it serves depend upon it.	26	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Best of Lux Radio 25 Episodes 1 Volume Over the years, there were 900+ episodes of Lux Radio Theatre and we've handpicked the best for this original collection!	25	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Showtime 67 Episodes 2 Volume Featuring Music from Broadway and Sketches from Hollywood Movies!	67	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Big Sister 60 Episodes 1 Volume Sponsored by Rinso, Big Sister stars Alice Frost as Ruth Evans. In this soap, Ruth is a modern day heroine, giving up her life and love to take care of her orphaned siblings	60	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Alan Ladd 82 Episodes 2 Volume This collection represents some of the best performances of Alan Ladd (born Alan Walbridge Ladd) during the golden age of radio. Of slight build (five feet, five inches tall), he never considered himself to be a handsome actor. In a quote is said, "I have the face of an ageing choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight."	82	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Almanac (Orson Welles) 20 Episodes 1 Volume One of the greatest anthology series in radio history, Almanac concentrated on classic literature such as " Treasure Island," "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "Dracula.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Academy Award Theater 57 Episodes 2 Volume Hollywood's finest films adapted into old time radio shows with many of their original stars reprising their roles!	57	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Humphrey Bogart 53 Episodes 1 Volume Bogie is an actor who continues to rank near the top on everybody's list. He made many appearances on radio after he moved his act from Broadway to Hollywood.	53	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Arch Oboler 234 Episodes 6 Volume Enjoy the great radio plays in this anthology of the eccentric horror fiction writer, Arch Oboler, who is best known for pushing the medium of radio in sound production, writing, and programming.	234	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Famous Jury Trials 23 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.	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Greatest Story Ever Told 98 Episodes 2 Volume Just like the 1965 movie with the same name, The Greatest Story Ever Told featured events from the life of Jesus Christ as told in the Gospels.	98	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	John Wayne 8 Episodes 1 Volume This collection includes radio appearances by "The Duke" in such shows as Lux Radio Theater, Screen Director's Playhouse, and more.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 05 48 Episodes 1 Volume More Never before Released Rare Shows with Shows -- An OTRCAT Exclusive!	48	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
	Random Rarities 01 79 Episodes 1 Volume Very enjoyable collection of rare shows!	79	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
	Science Magazine of the Air 26 Episodes 1 Volume Great men of science and their world changing discoveries are profiled on Science Magazine of the Air.	26	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Screen Directors Playhouse 119 Episodes 4 Volume Top name film stars from Fred Astaire and Joan Crawford to Gary Cooper and John Wayne made special appearances in this all-star tour de force of radio dramas produced from 1949-1951.	119	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	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
	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
	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
	Adventures of the Abbotts 17 Episodes 1 Volume The Adventures of the Abbotts stars Claudia Morgan and Les Damon as the husband and wife detective team, Jean and Pat Abbott. In each episode, Jean helps her husband, a well-renowned San Franciscan private eye, to solve yet another mystery.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Chase (The Chase) 59 Episodes 2 Volume The Chase is an Exciting escapade show that always involves a wild Chase!	59	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	First Nighter 35 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.	35	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	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
	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
	Lux Radio Westerns 17 Episodes 1 Volume Westerns were popular on Lux because Westerns were a staple of Hollywood's Golden Age, and the Lux adaptations manage to capture the grandeur of the Western Landscape.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Mr President 178 Episodes 4 Volume This old time radio series tells the untold tales the Commanders-in-chief's everyday life. In order to challenge the audience to guess his identity, the President's name was not revealed until the end of the show.	178	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	MGM Theatre 35 Episodes 2 Volume Enjoy these radio adaptations of great hollywood movies!	35	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Arch Oboler Plays 60 Episodes 2 Volume Enjoy some of the best works of author Arch Oboler dramatic plays starring Joan Crawford and more.	60	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	Shakespeare on the Radio 58 Episodes 2 Volume This collection includes Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, As You Like It, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Taming of the Shrew, Antony and Cleopatra and variations there of.	58	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	Voice of the Army 116 Episodes 2 Volume US Army recruiting show features dramatized stories from Army veterans, fictional stories, and amazing music.	116	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	Worlds Great Novels 41 Episodes 1 Volume Experience distance learning 1940s style with The World's Great Novel presented by the NBC University of the Air.	41	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Player 17 Episodes 1 Volume Featuring "the One Man Theater" - voice actor extraordinaire, Paul Frees.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	American Family Robinson 93 Episodes 1 Volume Listen to the Robinson's as they work, live, and navigate conflicts in their all-American home of Centerville.	93	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ford Theater 30 Episodes 2 Volume The Ford Theater began as a low budget project to bring movie adaptations to the air using lower scale NY actors. In order to increase car sales, the show was reformatted using A-List Hollywood talent.	30	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Hollywood Star Playhouse 23 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.	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Authors Playhouse 38 Episodes 1 Volume An expertly written series of high quality tales, Author's Playhouse was created by Wynn Wright. This old time radio show utilized the writings of famous short story authors and playwrights.	38	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Agnes Moorehead 83 Episodes 2 Volume Known as "The Lavender Lady", Agnes Moorehead had a long life in the entertainment industry. Best known as a mystery and suspense performer on the radio. Her best known work was with Orson Welles on Mercury Theater, but she also played the lead role in Sorry Wrong Number. Television audiences will remember her as the mother-in-law from Bewitched, but also appeared in Citizen Kane, The Twilight Zone, and many others.	83	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	Campbells Playhouse 52 Episodes 2 Volume Mmm, Mmm, Dramatic Concoction ... Campbell Playhouse stars Orson Welles and his wondrous Mercury Theater troupe.	52	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Curtain Time 84 Episodes 2 Volume The radio really is a theater as the usher asks for your tickets on Curtain Time. Each night's play is a romantic story of Boy Meets Girl.	84	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Cary Grant 39 Episodes 1 Volume With a charm and sophistication that came as natural as his cleft chin and sparkling eyes, Cary Grant was a natural movie star who was just as talented in front of the radio microphone as he was the camera.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Norman Corwin 120 Episodes 3 Volume One of the greatest creative minds that has ever floated through the airwaves, Norman Corwin's poetic personality left an impression on listeners everywhere.	120	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Random Rarities 09 44 Episodes 1 Volume Long lost in the archives for ages, these rare old time radio shows have not been heard on air for decades.	44	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Authors Collection 53 Episodes 1 Volume Featuring the Best Classic Literature on OTR!	53	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
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