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	Title	Episodes	MP3 CDs	Price
	Suspense 1014 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!	1014	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
	Adventures in Research 204 Episodes 2 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!	204	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	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
	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
	Guest Star Radio 533 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.	533	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	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
	Cavalcade of America 749 Episodes 15 Volume This well-done, star-studded factual show is a wonderful resource for those interested in historical highlights.	749	15	Add To Cart: $75.00
	Heartbeat Theater 120 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.	120	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Screen Guild Theater 357 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.	357	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	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
	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
	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
	Doctor Christian 188 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.	188	4	Add To Cart: $15.00
	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
	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
	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
	Front Page Drama 534 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.	534	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Vic and Sade 345 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!	345	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Columbia Workshop 337 Episodes 7 Volume Columbia Workshop features high radio art with the newest sound technologies and top notch radio directing of its day.	337	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Orson Welles 385 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.	385	11	Add To Cart: $55.00
	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
	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
	Arch Oboler 229 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.	229	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	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
	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
	Ceiling Unlimited 21 Episodes 1 Volume Orson Welles originally starred in and wrote for Ceiling Unlimited after returning from Latin America in 1942. It was a Patriotic drama series and recounted the heroic efforts of the Allied service men of WWII.	21	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	Marine Story 12 Episodes 1 Volume featuring music from the Marine Corp Band, as well as a good deal of serious Hollywood talent to promote the achievements and history of the Marine Corps.	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Atomic Radio 109 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.	109	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Proudly We Hail 503 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.	503	10	Add To Cart: $50.00
	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
	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
	Address Unknown 37 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.	37	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	Destination Freedom 104 Episodes 3 Volume The concept of African-American civil rights was not mainstream at the end of the 1940's. Shows like Destination Freedom on WMAQ helped pave the way to a better society.	104	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	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
	Theater of Romance 207 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!	207	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	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
	Favorite Story 89 Episodes 2 Volume Favored Celebrities recommend their Favorite Stories for this Syndicated Hit starring Ronald Colman	89	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Hallmark Playhouse 184 Episodes 4 Volume Featured well done literary adaptations hosted by celebrated author James Hilton.	184	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	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
	Bette Davis 62 Episodes 1 Volume Bette Davis was one of the top Hollywood actresses of all time; she received 10 nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won twice. This collection includes all known guest appearances.	62	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Strange Adventure 256 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.	256	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Scarlet Pimpernel 50 Episodes 1 Volume One of the earliest masked crime fighters, The Scarlet Pimpernel may be the spiritual father of the Batman.	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Christmas Dramas 65 Episodes 2 Volume The miracle of Christmas will lift your spirits in these touching old time radio dramas. Also included in this collection are Lux Radio Theater versions of your favorite classic Christmas movies.	65	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
	Mayor of the Town 26 Episodes 1 Volume What if Old Mr. Potter, the meanest man in town, was actually the Mayor and had a heart of gold? That is how we find Lionel Barrymore as he plays The Mayor of the Town.	26	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	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
	Arctic Expeditions 79 Episodes 2 Volume Brrrrrrr these radio shows from a variety of old time radio genres will get your teeth chattering!	79	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Showtime 60 Episodes 1 Volume Featuring Music from Broadway and Sketches from Hollywood Movies!	60	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rarities from the 1930s 83 Episodes 2 Volume This unique compilation includes rare dramas, comedy, and unique radio broadcasts from the 1930's.	83	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Studio One 64 Episodes 3 Volume Studio One is an excellent series turning short stories, novels, and plays into radio drama bliss.	64	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Famous Jury Trials 21 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.	21	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
	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
	Theater Guild on the Air (US Steel Hour) 99 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.	99	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	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
	Voice of the Army 110 Episodes 2 Volume US Army recruiting show features dramatized stories from Army veterans, fictional stories, and amazing music.	110	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Quick and Dead 4 Episodes 1 Volume Starring Bob Hope and produced by Fred Friendly, this old time radio show dramatically presents the science and horrors of Atomic War.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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 52 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.	52	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
	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
	Christmas Carol 24 Episodes 1 Volume Charles Dickens' classic The Christmas Carol is alive and well from all various old time radio shows.	24	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hans Conried 249 Episodes 6 Volume The well-known voice actor successfully made the leap from radio to television. His voice range and ability allowed him to work on comedy, detective, and drama radio shows. A bit on a ham, he tended to steal the show in every performance.	249	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	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
	Radio City Playhouse 69 Episodes 2 Volume A relative late-comer to the Radio Anthology genre, Radio City Playhouse set new standards of quality for radio anthologies. By the late 1940â€™s, the center of radio network production had moved to the West Coast, but there was still a lot of talent in New York to be featured on the anthology Radio City Playhouse.	69	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	Christmas Seals Recordings 14 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.	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Weather Collection 108 Episodes 3 Volume all shows have extreme weather from snow storms to hurricanes as a central plot device in the story line.	108	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	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
	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
	Hallmark Hall of Fame 72 Episodes 2 Volume Presented dramatizations of true stories, "A true story about real people."	72	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	American Novels 14 Episodes 1 Volume Classic American novels are dramatized and presented as part of NBC's University of the Air.	14	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
	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
	Drama International 28 Episodes 1 Volume South Africa Broadcasts were originally in English and Afrikaans, but by 1940 Zulu, Xhosa, Sesotho and Tswana had been added	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Burlesque 28 Episodes 1 Volume Burlesques are saucey variety shows that often include a playful strip tease and bawdy, but topical jokes.	28	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
	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
	Chicago Theater Air 20 Episodes 1 Volume As War erupted on the European continent, there was a concern in America over the culture that was being lost, especially in the fine arts. The Chicago Theater of the Air was created to bring opera to the masses in the provincial heart land, preserving the art and serving listeners.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	Drama Collection 219 Episodes 3 Volume A sensational sampling of OTRCAT's drama radio shows with classic stars and unforgettable productions--An OTRCAT exclusive collection.	219	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	John Nesbitt 80 Episodes 3 Volume Carefully crafted storytelling in The Passing Parade and the Wilson-Nesbitt Summer Show.	80	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	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
	Horizons West 13 Episodes 1 Volume This well-written and performed program documents the exploration of America by Lewis and Clark!	13	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
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