Debuting in September of 1940, Matt Taylor’s ‘McGarry and His Mouse’ series appeared in ‘This Week’ magazine inserts in newspapers throughout America. The initial series was illustrated by no less than James Montgomery Flagg, famous for the iconic patriotic images of ‘Uncle Sam’ throughout the era. Matthew ‘Matt’ Taylor launched his hapless, but loveable character […]
Enjoy this free episode from the Old Time Radio Show “Mary Lee Taylor”. The episode title is “Budget Problems”. Complete collection is available here.
Enjoy this free episode from the Old Time Radio Show “Mark Trail”. The episode title is “Witch Of Lost Forrest”. Complete collection is available here.
Joseph Dunninger (April 28, 1892 – March 9, 1975), known as “The Amazing Dunninger“, was one of the most famous and proficient mentalists of all time. He was one of the pioneer performers of magic on radio and television. A debunker of fraudulent mediums, Dunninger claimed to replicate through trickery all spiritualist phenomena. Dunninger was born in New York City. He headlined throughout the Keith-Orpheum Circuit, and […]
The March of Time is an American radio news documentary and dramatization series sponsored by Time Inc. and broadcast from 1931 to 1945. Created by broadcasting pioneer Fred Smith and Time magazine executive Roy E. Larsen, the program combined actual news events with reenactments. The “voice” of The March of Time was Westbrook Van Voorhis. The radio series was the basis of the famed March of Time newsreel series shown in […]
The Cinnamon Bear is an old-time radio program produced by Transco (Transcription Company of America), based in Hollywood, California. The series was specifically designed to be listened to six days a week between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It was first broadcast between Friday, November 26 and Saturday December 25, 1937. Some markets like Portland, Oregon jumped the gun, debuting the program on November […]
Here is the episode “The Crimson Corpse” from the Old Time Radio Show “Man Hunt”. Check out the complete MP3 CD here.
The Major Bowes Amateur Hour was an American radio talent show broadcast in the 1930s and 1940s, created and hosted by Edward Bowes (1874–1946). Selected performers from the program participated in touring vaudeville performances, under the “Major Bowes” name. The program later transitioned to television under host Ted Mack. Major Bowes and the Original Amateur Hour Bowes brought his amateur hour to […]
Enjoy this free Father’s Day episode from the OTR World Father’s Day Collection disc.
Lux Radio Theatre was indisputably the biggest, most important, most expensive drama anthology program on radio. It ran from October 14, 1934 until June 7, 1955, then continued on television as Lux Video Theatre until 1957. In all, some 926 episodes were broadcast, providing a record of the most important entertainment events in American theatre and, later, film. […]