Classic Radio Theater

The Hermits Cave radio show was a syndicated horror series that ran from 1937 to 1944. Scripts were sent to local radio stations so they could produce the show with their own local cast. It is believed that over 800 episodes were produced, but fewer than 40 recordings are known to still exist.We believe this episode, “Hanson’s Ghost,” was broadcast on October 29, 1944, but we do not know where it was produced.

Inner Sanctum, also known as Inner Sanctum Mystery, was a popular radio program that aired from 1941 to 1952. The stories had a good mix of horror and good humor. This is the show that established the creaking door as a scary sound effect. There were over 500 episodes broadcast, but only around 200 are known to still exist.“The Vengeful Corpse,” aired on September 12, 1949.

Part 1: Kingfish thinks Sapphire is trying to kill him. Aired on May 11, 1945.Part 2: Any receives a case of German bullion from his nephew. Aired on May 18, 1945.

Part 1: Sapphire kicks Kingfish out of the house. Aired on April 27, 1945.Part 2: Andy and Kingfish enter a picture in a baby contest. Aired on May 4, 1945.

Part 1: Andy moves in with Kingfish after he’s evicted from his room. Aired on April 6, 1945.Part 2: Andy and Kingfish buy a car and find a body in the trunk. Aired on April 20, 1945.

Gunsmoke, “Horse Deal,” aired on March 26, 1955.The story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man that moved with it, U.S. Marshall Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad.

Gunsmoke, “The Mistake,” aired on March 19, 1955.The story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man that moved with it, U.S. Marshall Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad.

Gunsmoke, “The Trial,” aired on March 12, 1955.The story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man that moved with it, U.S. Marshall Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad.

Part 1: Andy is hired to represent a famous clothing company. Aired on March 23, 1945.Part 2: Kingfish and Andy design an Easter hat. Aired on March 30, 1945.

Part 1: Andy decides to run away from his income tax problems. Aired on March 9, 1945.Part 2: Andy, the lecturer. Aired on March 16, 1945.

Amos ’N Andy was a radio sitcom that aired from 1928 to 1960. The titled characters were Black, but were played by the two white show creators Freeman Gosden (Amos) and Charles Correll (Andy). The show had a brief stint on television from 1951 to 1953 where the title characters were played by Black actors.Part 1: Kingfish is jealous of Sapphire’s old boyfriend. Aired on February 23, 1945.Part 2: Andy files an inflated tax return to impress a girl. Aired on March 2, 1945.

In celebration of April fools Day, we again proudly and noisily present “The Great Crepitation Contest of 1946,” the championship farting contest between Lord Windesmear and Paul Boomer.Although nobody is certain, this recording was most likely done in 1940 by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation sports announcer Sidney S. Brown and CBC producer Jules Lipton as an in-house joke. Someone at Columbia records pressed the recording onto a set of two 78 rpm records, including album art. The official release was nixed by CBS brass, but a few premium copies made it out to the public. Enjoy!

Dragnet, “Big Broad,” aired on February 9, 2024. The names have been autocorrected to protect the innocent.

Dragnet, “Big Filth,” aired on February 2, 1954. So sayeth the Sergeant.

Dragnet, “Big Bid,” aired on January 26, 1954. That’s the fact, Jack. Sorry… Joe.

Gunsmoke, “Jesse,” aired on August 29, 1953.The story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man that moved with it, U.S. Marshall Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad.

Gunsmoke, “Gone Straight,” aired on August 22, 1953.The story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man that moved with it, U.S. Marshall Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad.

Gunsmoke, “Boy,” aired on August 1, 1953.The story of the violence that moved west with young America, and the story of a man that moved with it, U.S. Marshall Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad.

This adaptation of the wildly successful musical was released in 1956. Oklahoma! was the first musical written by Rodgers and Hammerstein and was based on a 1931 play titled, “Green Grow The Lilacs.” It is set in farm country in the Oklahoma Indian Territory in 1906. The original Broadway production opened in 1943 and has been revived numerous times. A film version was released in 1955.

This adaptation of the musical stars Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews was released in 1956. The Broadway musical won six Tony Awards. The story follows Eliza Doolittle who takes elocution lessons from Professor Henry Higgins in the hopes of losing her “vulgar” cockney accent. The plot of My Fair Lady was based on George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play Pygmalion, which many of us were forced to read in high school.