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Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
5 Episodes
1 Volume
She became a household name playing Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind, Vivien Leigh was one of the brightest stars in classic Hollywood.

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Frank Capra
Frank Capra
11 Episodes
1 Volume
He has been called a quintessentially American movie director of the 1930s and 1940s.

11 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
John Charles Thomas Show
John Charles Thomas Show
36 Episodes
1 Volume
One of the greatest baritones of the 20th century, The John Charles Thomas Show was a heaping smorgasbord of musical talents and delights.

36 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Virginia OBrien
Virginia OBrien
18 Episodes
1 Volume
A popular American actress, singer, and radio personality described as "both a hot dish and a dead pan at the same time": Virginia O'Brien AKA "Frozen Face" was best known for her comedic roles with a deadpan delivery in 1940s musicals.

18 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard
14 Episodes
1 Volume
Best known for his role in Gone with the Wind, Leslie Howard joined the war effort and used his talents for the allied forces.

14 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Ray Milland
Ray Milland
61 Episodes
2 Volume
Ray Milland got his big break in The Jungle Princess with sarong-clad Dorothy Lamour and late became a screen legend in 1945’s Lost Weekend.

61 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
16 Episodes
1 Volume
Best known for his creative vocalizations or scatting and his catchphrase "hi-de-hi-de-ho."

16 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Pickens Sisters
Pickens Sisters
5 Episodes
1 Volume
Just three little girls, Helen, Jane, and Patti from Macon, Georgia, who grew up singing together and they became the toast of Manhattan.

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Robert Frost
Robert Frost
2 Episodes
1 Volume
One of the most important and influential American literary figures of the twentieth century, Robert Frost gave voice to a rural New England at a time that America was becoming more urbanized.

2 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Roland Young
Roland Young
27 Episodes
1 Volume
Roland Young worked on several broadcasts promoting his films, notably on Lux Radio Theater and MGM’s Good News series and was part of the company for The Dinah Shore Program during the 1943-44 season.

27 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
5 Episodes
1 Volume
One of the greatest actors in American cinema, Marlon Brando was known for method acting and gripping realism that he brought to his performances.

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Susan Peters
Susan Peters
10 Episodes
1 Volume
After an hunting accident that left her wheelchair bound, Susan Peters found more work on radio than in film.

10 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow
6 Episodes
1 Volume
An American, platinum-blond film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s, Jean Harlow is known as the first Hollywood bombshell.

6 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Gene Tierney
Gene Tierney
24 Episodes
1 Volume
An American film and stage actress, she was known for her stunning beauty and later as a leading lady.

24 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
F Scott Fitzgerald
F Scott Fitzgerald
11 Episodes
1 Volume
His finest work, The Great Gatsby, is a tale of decadence, idealism, social upheaval and excess, a concise portrait of the Jazz Age and a cautionary tale of the American Dream.

11 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
11 Episodes
1 Volume
One of the most popular stars in classic films, all eyes were on her violet eyes through her lucrative career in show business.

11 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Menjou
52 Episodes
2 Volume
Known as a suave and debonair ladies man, Adolphe Menjou's career spanned both silent films and talkies.

52 2
Add To Cart: $5.00
Arlene Dahl
Arlene Dahl
8 Episodes
1 Volume
From Norwegian stock in Minnesota, Arlene Dahl got her start as a Rheingold Beer Girl.

8 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood
6 Episodes
1 Volume
a delightful child actress and a beautiful woman who had garnered three Oscar nominations before she was 24 years old.

6 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Alan Reed
Alan Reed
515 Episodes
12 Volume
Alan Reed was a prolific radio actor because he could do dozens of dialects with a voice so versatile that producers used him in a variety of roles.

515 12
Add To Cart: $60.00
Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
13 Episodes
1 Volume
Opportunities for female African American singers were few and far between when Ethel Waters started, but a strong heart and an even stronger voice shattered many glass ceilings.

13 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee
36 Episodes
1 Volume
Peggy Lee was a musical innovator whose beautiful voice crossed into Swing, blues, Jazz, Latin and rock styles.

36 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Billy Jones and Ernie Hare
Billy Jones and Ernie Hare
16 Episodes
1 Volume
The Music and Comedy Duo starred in this Early Radio Show Sensation

16 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn
12 Episodes
1 Volume
Shameless partier, Errol Flynn was one of Hollywood's Original Bad Boys. Even with his reputation, his name on an action movie or swashbuckler was almost guaranteed money at the box office.

12 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Ann Miller
Ann Miller
5 Episodes
1 Volume
Tap dancer, actress, and funny gal appeared on Mail Call, G.I. Journal, Forecast, and Command Performance.

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Esther Williams
Esther Williams
14 Episodes
1 Volume
Known as America's Mermaid, she swam into the hearts of many with her lavish Aqua Musical spectaculars

14 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
James M Cain
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
Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith
2 Episodes
1 Volume
A crime novelist best known for The Talented Mr. Ripley and Strangers on a Train, she infused troubled psychologies into her amoral characters, writing taut thrillers about betrayal, threats, and manipulation.

2 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt Own Program
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt Own Program
6 Episodes
1 Volume
a radio program created by Eleanor Roosevelt to give the public a glimpse into life at the White House.

6 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Dan Dailey
Dan Dailey
18 Episodes
1 Volume
A talented actor in many genres, Dan Dailey starred in old time radio episodes of Lux Radio Theater, Suspense, Philco Radio Time and Screen Directors Playhouse.

18 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Lauren Bacall
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
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
10 Episodes
1 Volume
The First Lady of Cinema was known for her athletic build and her strong outspoken personality.

10 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
23 Episodes
1 Volume
Striking starlet with exotic good looks, Myrna Loy as Nora Charles in The Thin Man films and reprised her movie roles on Lux Radio Theater, Silver Theater, and Screen Guild Theater.

23 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Harry Einstein
Harry Einstein
163 Episodes
4 Volume
Einstein was famous as the character Parkyakarkus, a pseudo-Greek character comic on Al Jolson radio programs.

163 4
Add To Cart: $20.00
Houdini Recordings
Houdini Recordings
7 Episodes
1 Volume
One of the greatest magicians of all time, Harry Houdini made a career out of escaping restraints including being riveted into boilers, chained in mail sacks or nailed into shipping crates (often dropped into deep water).

7 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple
23 Episodes
1 Volume
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt called Shirley Temple "Little Miss Miracle" for bringing up the country's morale during the Great Depression with her bouncing curls, dancing maryjane shoes, and sweetheart persona.

23 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward
22 Episodes
1 Volume
known as the "Brooklyn Bombshell", Susan Hayward was best known for playing was "Woman who overcomes adversity."

22 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
William Bendix
William Bendix
283 Episodes
7 Volume
The craggy and blustery William Bendix is best known for his role as the lovable lug Chester A. Riley in The Life of Riley

283 7
Add To Cart: $35.00
WR Burnett
WR Burnett
4 Episodes
1 Volume
After working in Chicago as a seedy hotel night clerk, W.R. Burnett had the perfect characters for his stories.

4 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Cal Stewart (Uncle Josh)
Cal Stewart (Uncle Josh)
195 Episodes
1 Volume
Cal Stewart, celebrated performer, vaudevillian, and humorist, began recording monologues as "Uncle Josh" for Edison in 1897.He quickly became one of America's first widely successful recording artists and made recordings for all the major labels of the era.

195 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Dana Andrews
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
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
5 Episodes
1 Volume
A no-nonsense action film star, NRA president, and civil rights supporter, Charlton Heston also appeared on old time radio to re-perform some of his favorite film roles.

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
18 Episodes
1 Volume
Known for his swaggering masculinity and paper-thin mustache, Gable is one of the top film actors of all time. This collection includes Clark Gable's old radio shows appearances, including some excellent Lux Radio Theater productions.

18 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Jeff Chandler
Jeff Chandler
222 Episodes
5 Volume
The original grey-haired hunky heartthrob, Jeff Chandler performed on a wide variety of radio roles from detective Michael Shayne to bashful Professor Boynton on Our Miss Brooks.

222 5
Add To Cart: $25.00
Betty Grable
Betty Grable
32 Episodes
1 Volume
One of the top box office draws and household name, Betty Grable was a hit with G.I.s serving overseas and appeared on Command Performance and Mail Call

32 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Terry Moore
Terry Moore
5 Episodes
1 Volume
Terry Moore got her start standing on a galloping horse as a child actor, tamed a giant gorilla, and was still just a kid when she secretly married millionaire Howard Hughes.

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Dorothy Shay
Dorothy Shay
33 Episodes
1 Volume
Billed as 'The Park Avenue Hilllbillie', Dorothy Shay had a fun, Country Girl Singer persona.

33 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Joel McCrea
Joel McCrea
103 Episodes
3 Volume
His career in show business spanned 50 years as a handsome leading man in both dramas and comedies.

103 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Donna Reed
Donna Reed
16 Episodes
1 Volume
She personified Mid-Western goodness and dependability, fan may best remember her from her role as Mary Hatch in It a Wonderful Life.

16 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
George Shearing
George Shearing
6 Episodes
1 Volume
Starting out as a poor, "blind kid from Battersea", Sir George Shearing is one of the greatest Jazz pianists on either side of the Atlantic.

6 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
23 Episodes
1 Volume
One of the most prolific screen composers of the Golden Age of Hollywood, Alfred Newman eventually won 9 Academy Awards.

23 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Fredric March
Fredric March
38 Episodes
1 Volume
One of the greatest actors of his generation, Frederic March won two Oscars as well as two Tonys.

38 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Dale Carnegie
Dale Carnegie
3 Episodes
1 Volume
He authored the book "How to Win Friends and Influence People" which is among the most influential books of all time.

3 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan
13 Episodes
1 Volume
Appearing at the end of the Swing Era, Louis Jordan's Jump Blue helped to launch Rock & Roll.

13 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Don Knotts
Don Knotts
16 Episodes
1 Volume
Don Knotts got his start "playing straight man for a hunk of wood", winning crowds as his served in WWII. His characterization of nervous wisecrackers began while Don Knotts was serving in the Pacific during WWII.

16 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Joe DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio
8 Episodes
1 Volume
center fielder baseball player for the New York Yankees, is a a very rare sports old time radio show featuring Joe DiMaggio himself answering questions from listeners.

8 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Joan Fontaine
Joan Fontaine
17 Episodes
1 Volume
The Successful and Magical Oscar Winning Actress!

17 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Frank Lovejoy
Frank Lovejoy
231 Episodes
5 Volume
Lovejoy was the no nonsense, square-jawed actor best known for his tough guy performances in detective radio dramas.

231 5
Add To Cart: $25.00
Mary Martin
Mary Martin
34 Episodes
1 Volume
Best remembered as Broadway's Nellie Forbush and Peter Pan, Mary Martin also graced Radio Row.

34 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
8 Episodes
1 Volume
"The First Lady of American Cinema", Lillian Gish was there from the early Silent Era through Hollywood's Golden Age

8 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Maxine Gray
Maxine Gray
49 Episodes
1 Volume
Although little-known beyond fans of Big Band Music and OTR, Maxine Gray's story is filled with survival and even success despite nearly crippling injuries and long odds.

49 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Marie Wilson
Marie Wilson
114 Episodes
3 Volume
Known as Irma in My Friend Irma, Marie Wilson made a career of playing ditzy but loveable blondes.

114 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Anita Louise
Anita Louise
13 Episodes
1 Volume
Best remembered for My Friend Flicka, Anita Louise grew up with the movie industry, as a child actor in silent pictures, an ingenue in talkies, and a pretty mom and fashion plate on television.

13 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Simone Simon
Simone Simon
3 Episodes
1 Volume
the beautiful French film star debuted in Hollywood films as well as radio.

3 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Harpo Marx
Harpo Marx
19 Episodes
1 Volume
Honk, honk, old time radio shows starring the silent member of the Marx Brother Troupe who had a bicycle horn, wore a red wig and prop filled trench coat.

19 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
13 Episodes
1 Volume
One of Hollywood's most award winning Directors and Writers, Billy Wilder took up the director's chair to protect his scripts from changes by incompetent directors.

13 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Harry Richman
Harry Richman
14 Episodes
1 Volume
Best known for introducing Irving Berlin's hit "Puttin' On the Ritz" in the 1931 movie of the same title, Harry Richman was a musician that lived life to it's fullest.

14 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Stewart Granger
Stewart Granger
2 Episodes
1 Volume
A ruggedly handsome British import, Stewart Granger suffered from the stigma of his wife, Jean Simmons, having a more successful Hollywood career than he did.

2 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
69 Episodes
2 Volume
An actor who truly enjoyed acting, Richard Widmark avoided public exposure, insisting that his work would speak for itself.

69 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Jan Miner
Jan Miner
112 Episodes
3 Volume
After establishing herself as a successful radio actress, Jan Miner became beauty attendant Madge and soaked her customers hands in Palmolive Detergent for 27 years.

112 3
Add To Cart: $5.00
Josephine Hutchinson
Josephine Hutchinson
11 Episodes
1 Volume
Making her film debut at the age of 13, Josephine Hutchinson made her mark on the silver screen.

11 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Al Goodman
Al Goodman
83 Episodes
2 Volume
After immigrating to America as a young man, Al Goodman became a prolific and popular composer a musical director for Broadway Musicals.

83 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Mark Stevens
Mark Stevens
11 Episodes
1 Volume
Noir actor and radio star, Mark Stevens worked with the biggest names in hollywood during the Golden Age of Radio.

11 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Victor Jory
Victor Jory
52 Episodes
1 Volume
As therapy for his arms after an industrial accident, Victor Jory took up boxing but decided that acting and not getting hit was more fun. He became one of Hollywood's favorite heavies and played the slave overseer in Gone With the Wind.

52 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Laraine Day
Laraine Day
23 Episodes
1 Volume
A life-long member of the LDS Church, Laraine Day was an MGM beauty who later did baseball commentary with her then husband Leo "the Lip" Durocher.

23 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
17 Episodes
1 Volume
Claiming that he was never really interested in becoming an actor, with his natural good looks and hard work ethic, Burt Lancaster was destined to become one of the screen's most popular leading men. His iconic role was as First Sergeant Milton Warden in From Here to Eternity.

17 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda
34 Episodes
1 Volume
Born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, “the Brazilian Bombshell” Carmen Miranda helped to popularize Latin music and dance with enormous fruit-laden hats in big budget musicals.

34 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Jim Ameche
Jim Ameche
128 Episodes
2 Volume
Don's kid brother Jim Ameche was the first Jack Armstrong the All-American Boy and enjoyed a career nearly as successful as his big brother's.

128 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Frank Nelson
Frank Nelson
581 Episodes
15 Volume
For 38 years, Frank Nelson was part of Jack Benny's Gang. Among the parts he played was the store floor-walker who always said Yeeaaaaaaassss?

581 15
Add To Cart: $75.00
Arnold Stang
Arnold Stang
81 Episodes
2 Volume
Often called a milquetoast character, Arnold Stang was a mouse whose roar could not be ignored.

81 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Howard Duff
Howard Duff
229 Episodes
4 Volume
Best known for his role as "Sam Spade, Detective", Howard Duff had a long career in radio and film.

229 4
Add To Cart: $20.00
Otto Kruger
Otto Kruger
32 Episodes
1 Volume
A pioneer in Method Acting years before there was such a thing as Method Acting, Otto Kruger specialized in playing villains for most of his Hollywood career but was known around town as a very nice person.

32 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Ida Lupino
Ida Lupino
49 Episodes
2 Volume
Although she was groomed to be a typical leading lady, Ida Lupino never let her gender get in the way of making great films.

49 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Woody Herman
Woody Herman
81 Episodes
2 Volume
Heavily influenced by Duke Ellington and Count Basie, the Woody Herman's Herd was known for lively arrangements that combined swing rhythms and bebop themes.

81 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons
2 Episodes
1 Volume
A British actress who moved to the States after WWII to perform in some of the biggest classic films.

2 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Miriam Hopkins
Miriam Hopkins
17 Episodes
1 Volume
A major Star in her own right, Miriam Hopkins is best remembered for her long-running feud with superstar Bette Davis.

17 1
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Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
5 Episodes
1 Volume
One of the most handsome men in Hollywood and he was a leading in romantic comedies.

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Slim Gaillard
Slim Gaillard
7 Episodes
1 Volume
For singer Slim Gaillard, his instrument was less his voice than the language styling he used while performing.

7 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
11 Episodes
1 Volume
Classic Hollywood Bad Boy, The American Film Institute's list of "100 Years ... 100 Stars" lists Robert Mitchum as the 23rd greatest male star of Hollywood's Golden Era.

11 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Carole Landis
Carole Landis
21 Episodes
1 Volume
She was ready for Hollywood after her divorce when she was a meer 15 years old, Carole Landis' breakout role was Loana in One Million BC

21 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier
16 Episodes
1 Volume
Began working with his brother as a circus acrobat to support his family, French revues and his way with the ladies gave him is start in entertainment.

16 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Adrienne Ames
Adrienne Ames
1 Episodes
1 Volume
Although her film career was only a decade long, Adrienne Ames generated enough tabloid fodder for three starlets.

1 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
EG Marshall
EG Marshall
799 Episodes
26 Volume
A star of stage and screen, E.G. Marshall made many radio appearances most memorably as the host of CBSRMT.

799 26
Add To Cart: $130.00
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
13 Episodes
1 Volume
Good friends with John Wayne from their days playing football at USC, Ward Bond was a natural authority figure, and he was usually typed as a friendly cop or a menacing tough guy.

13 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
9 Episodes
1 Volume
By becoming the first aviator to fly non-stop from New York to Paris, Charles Lindbergh became a driving force in the practical acceptance of aviation.

9 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Fay Wray
Fay Wray
11 Episodes
1 Volume
During the most brutal period of the Great Depression, Hollywood came up with a new female "type", the Scream Queen.

11 1
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Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne
79 Episodes
2 Volume
Nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, Irene Dunne became movie royalty.

79 2
Add To Cart: $5.00
Two Ton Baker
Two Ton Baker
12 Episodes
1 Volume
Dick Baker was one of the jolliest music makers on the Chicago scene and a constant presence on WGN radio and TV.

12 1
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Celeste Holm
Celeste Holm
23 Episodes
1 Volume
Although she enjoyed success in Hollywood and on Broadway, Celeste Holm's December marriage to a man half her age brought unwanted notoriety at the end of her life.

23 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
29 Episodes
1 Volume
Politician and US Air Force officer, Barry Goldwater was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party President nominee in 1964 who fought for civil rights and desegregation.

29 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
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