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Old Time Radio Broadcasts
Listen To Old Time Radio Programs From The Golden Age Of Radio
Listen to old time radio broadcasts from the Golden Age of Radio. These old fashioned radio shows were popular entertainment back in the 1930s, 1940s, and even through the early 1950s, in the days before television became widely available.
Being a youngster in the early 50s, I can recall our gathering closely around the radio. The old time radio broadcasts didn't come in clear some nights, and we didn't want to miss a single word. Unbridled laughter and suspense were often generated by those old shows, because the listener's imagination produced images richer and far more detailed than any seen on film.
Now, dim the lights and pull your chair closer.
Get ready to be entertained...
Old Time Radio ComedyAmos 'n' Andy: Christmas ShowFirst broadcast on December 24, 1941. (13:43 min.)
Amos 'n' Andy was perhaps the most popular of all the old time radio broadcasts. The zany characters of Andy Brown, Amos Jones, the Kingfish, Calhoun, Lightnin', Sapphire, Mama, and Madame Queen delighted millions of their North American fans.
Announcer: "Today, Amos 'n' Andy have received many Christmas greetings. Those boys are extremely happy and are looking forward to Christmas Day. As the scene opens now, we find Amos in the front room of his flat. Andy has just entered carrying a few packages. A small lighted Christmas tree sits on a table in one corner. In the back room, Amos's baby boy is asleep in his crib, and his little daughter is preparing for bed. Ruby and her mother have just gone out for a short while..."
Old Time Radio WesternsGunsmoke: The Stage Hold UpFirst broadcast on January 2, 1954. (31:21 min.)
United States Marshal Matt Dillon: "The trip from Hayes City to Dodge was long enough on horseback, but by stage coach it seemed endless. There were only two passengers, besides me, and after the first hour on the road we stopped talking. Just sat there in silence waiting for the ride to be over.
"I'd been up late the past couple of nights, so I braced myself into the corner of the coach and fell asleep. I vaguely remember the stage pulling to a stop and somebody shouting. But I came fully awake when the door was jerked open and a man behind a bandanna stuck a shotgun in my face..."
Old Time Radio MysteriesThe Whistler: Mystery Of The Shrunken Head First broadcast on October 18, 1942. (29:20 min.)
Announcer: "Wait a minute, have you heard the Whistler?"
The sound of eerie whistling.
Whistler: "I'm the Whistler, and I the Whistler know many things for I walk by night. I know many strange tales; many secrets hidden in the hearts of men and women who've stepped into the shadows. I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak. And so I tell you tonight the strange mystery of the shrunken head."
Old Time Radio Science FictionDimension X: Martian Death MarchFirst broadcast on January 14, 1951. (22:44 min.)
Announcer: "Adventures in time and space, transcribed in future tense: Dimension X."
Dialogue: "Maybe you've been over the route of the march. The Cross Mars highway runs that way now, from the Carmack Canal on the equator, north to the highlands with a water station every twenty miles and a radar, pickup and towing service running twenty-four hours a day. But, there wasn't any highway thirty years ago in '97; there was dessert -- hot, burning dessert..."
Old Time Radio DramaThe Challenge of The Yukon: Trap for a MountieFirst broadcast on January 4, 1945. (13:47 min.)
Like other popular old time radio broadcasts, this program went on to television greatness as "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon" featuring Canadian Mountie Sgt. Preston and his dog Yukon King, as they patrolled the wilds of the Yukon Territory.
Announcer: "The wonder dog King, swiftest and strongest of Eskimo lead dogs, blazes a trail through storm and snow for Sergeant Preston as he meets the challenge of the Yukon.
"Sergeant Preston was typical of a small band of North West Mounted Police, who preserved law and order in the new north-west country where the greed for wealth and power led to frequent violence and bloodshed, but in spite of the odds against them, Sergeant Preston and his wonder dog King met that challenge and justice ruled triumphant."
Old Time Radio MusicNational Barn Dance: Tenth Anniversary ShowFirst broadcast on October 2, 1943. (29:36 min.)
For country music lovers, National Barn Dance was one of the most popular old time radio broadcasts.
The show's tenth anniversary broadcast featuring announcer Jack Holden, comedian Pat Buttram, the cast singers, the Hoosier Hotshots, Luther Ossenbrink (a.k.a. Arkie, the Arkansas Woodchopper), Lulu Belle, Grace Wilson, and the Dinning Sisters.
Songs include "Over the Shoulder," "I'm Riding For a Fall," "A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet," "Down Home Rag," "Pistol Packin' Mama," "We've Come a Long Way Together," and "Seeing Nellie Home."
Old Time Radio HorrorLights Out: SpiderFirst broadcast on May 18, 1943. (25:48 min.)
Twelve sombre chimes of a clock...
Announcer: "Lights out, everybody. It...is...later...than...you...think. Lights out brings you stories of the supernatural and the supernormal dramatizing the fantasies and the mysteries of the unknown. We tell you this frankly, so if you wish to avoid the excitement and tension of these imaginative plays, we urge you calmly, but sincerely, to turn off your radio, now."
Old Time Radio CommercialsWildroot Cream OilMost old time radio broadcasts featured singing commercials to promote their advertising sponsors, and the jingle for Wildroot Cream Oil was one of the most popular. I loved to listen to it when I was a kid; it was my favorite. Every kid at school could sing it by heart: "Get Wildroot Cream Oil, Charlie..."
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