Brando Classic Old Time Radio Podcast

To celebrate the start of the 2016 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, I thought I would throw together a quick podcast featuring Game 5 of the 1948 World Series featuring the Boston Braves VS the Cleveland Indians. I hope you enjoy and Go Cubs and Indians!!!

SF 68 was a South African Old Time Radio Sci-Fi radio program which aired in 1968. One of the episodes you are going to here is called Last Rites. Last Rites tells the story of a priest coming face to face with his faith. An old friend (George) asks to see the Father and leaves him with something that tests his conscience. We Hope you enjoy this week’s 4 pack and please be sure to vote in next week’s 4 pack on Brando Classic Old Time Radio

Beyond Midnight was an old time radio show that was a replacement series for another show called, SF 68, A South African Sci-Fi program which is now being featured in our next 4 park. Beyond Midnight was much more successful than the show it replaced and it ran from 1968 to 1969. This was a radio show that came from South Africa and was produced by Michael McCabe.

The Brooklyn Dodgers, featuring Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider, and Jackie Robinson play host to the New York Yankees with their host of stars including Phil Rizzuto , Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, and Bobby Brown. The Yankees enter Game 5 leading in the best of 7 series 3 games to 1.

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A Date with Judy was an American old time radio program during the 1940s. It was a teenage comedy that began as a summer replacement for Bob Hope's show, sponsored by Pepsodent and airing on NBC from June 24 to September 16, 1941, with 14-year-old Ann Gillis in the title role.

Rocky Fortune is an American radio drama that aired weekly on NBC Radio beginning in October 1953 (see 1953 in radio). The series ended its run in March 1954 after 25 episodes. The program was created by George Lefferts.[1] Frank Sinatra voiced the title role of Rocky Fortune for the entire series.Rocky Fortune aired Tuesday nights on NBC at 9:35pm Eastern, immediately following Dragnet (and a five-minute John Cameron Swayze newscast). It was a sustaining series, meaning that NBC presented the program without corporate sponsorship. The premiere episode, "Oyster Shucker", originally aired on October 6, 1953.We Hope you enjoy the 4 episodes we've selected and please vote in next Friday's 4 Pack from Brando Classic old Time Radio!!

Rocky Jordan Was an old time radio show about an American restaurant owner in Cairo In which each week he found himself in the middle of some kind of adventure or mystery. The show was broadcast from October 31, 1948 through September 10, 1950 and then again from June 27, 1951 through August 22, 1951. Actor Jack Moyles played the part of Rocky Jordan until 1950 and was then replaced by George Raft in 1951. The announcer for the show was Larry Thor. Jay Novello played the part of Sam Sabaaya, the police captain who caught the criminals at the end of each adventure.

Big town was a TV Series, Movie Series, Comic Book Series, and old time radio series. The radio program aired from October 19, 1937, to June 25, 1952 and on TV from 1950 - 1954. Edward G. Robinson had the lead role of Steve Wilson, crusading editor of the Illustrated Press, from 1937 to 1942. Claire Trevor was Wilson's society editor sidekick with Ona Munson taking over that role in 1940. Edward J. Pawley portrayed Steve Wilson from 1943 until 1952 when Walter Greaza was heard as Wilson in the final episodes.The Four movies based on the radio series were I Cover Big Town (1947), Big Town (1947), Big Town After Dark (1947), and Big Town Scandal (1948). Check out Big Town, After Dark Below.

The Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray Show, also known as Bright Star ran for only one season, but is still well worth a listen. Fred MacMurray plays reporter George Harvey and Irene Dunne stars as his editor, Susan Armstrong. We hope you enjoy the 4 episodes we've selected for you and encourage you to vote for next Friday's 4 Pack

Thus with the pounding of the gavel, the fate of men and women have been decided by the judge. This is the story of our legal rights, the battle to preserve and protect them, and how easily they can be lost. This week's Winner is the classic old time radio court drama, Case Dismissed

Carter Brown Mysteries was a classic old time radio show using characters from mystery author Carter Brown. The Show was produced in Australia and is fast paced with great acting and writing. We hope you enjoy the 4 episodes we've chose for you on Brando Classic Old Time Radio

Midnight Cab was a popular Canadian radio drama that started in 1992.. A total of 35 episodes were produced and we've chosen 4 of them for you. The shows stars were David Ferry as Walker Devereaux, a young man, rather gullible and naive, from Bear River (north of Lake Superior) who comes to Toronto in order to become an author and winds up driving a cab on the midnight shift. He solves mysteries with the help of cab dispatcher, Krista Papadopoulos, played by Jacqueline Samuda. We hope you enjoy these 4 episodes of Midnight Cab on Brando Classic Old Time Radio

My Friend Irma was an old time radio comedy staring Cathy Lewis—and Joan Banks as Jane Stacy and her Scatterbrained Stenographer, Irma Peterson, played by Marie Wilson. Irma's Boyfriend, Al, Played by John Brown, has more get rich quick schemes than Don Lapre. He also refers to Irma by the pet name, Chicken. The Radio Series ran from 1947-1954. There were also 2 feature films, My Friend Irma, in 1949 which also featured Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, and My friend Irma Goes West in 1950.

21st Precinct was another classic old time radio crime drama based on real events from thePatrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York. The show was produced by Stanley Niss and Everett Sloane played the role of precinct captain Frank Kennelly. We hope you enjoy 21st precinct and encourage you to vote for your favorite in next week's four pack.

Tales of the Texas Rangers was a western old time radio adventure which premiered on July 8, 1950 on the NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal, to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual Texas Ranger cases. The show was produced and directed by Stacy Keach, Sr., and was sponsored for part of its run by Wheaties. We hope you enjoy the 4 episodes we've selected for this week on Brando Classic Old Time Radio

The Comic Weekly Man was an old time radio show which aired from 1947 to 1954 where the host would read the Sunday comics in dramatic, and sometimes humorous fashion, complete with music and sound effects. Folks of all ages would tune in to hear the show and to enjoy the reading of the comics by the Comic Weekly Man. Some of the strips he would read from included Blondie, Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois, and many, many others. We hope you enjoy the show and thank you all for voting and for listening to Brando Classic Old Time Radio

Words at War was an Excellent old time radio program displaying the power of words through propaganda. A show that will always remain relevant.

The CBS Radio Workshop was an anthology series that ran from January 27, 1956, until September 22, 1957. We will begin the 4 pack with the 2 part telling of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, which is also narrated by Huxley. We hope you enjoy this week's 4 pack on Brando Classic Old Time Radio and encourage you to vote in next week's Poll.

Glen Langen stars as news achor Chuck Morgan at KOP, a LA Radio station. His buddy, Lieutenant Bill Miggs of the police force, tips him off to hot crime news. Adele Jurgens plays Chuck’s sidekick Carol Curtis. Glen Langen and Adele Jurgens married in real life in 1949. Stand by for Crime is considered one of the best dramatic old time radio crime dramas. We Hope you enjoy the 4 episodes we've selected for you on Brando Classic Old Time Radio!!