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This week Rudy Stark presents The Burns & Allen Show - "George's New Screen Love" - 11/8/45. Old Time Potpourri is another one of the great Yesterday USA Old Time Radio Show Programs.After being broadcast on YUSA, this famous program is now available thanks to a special arrangement between Radio Nostalgia  Network and Yesterday ...
Published on: 2008-05-14 05:14:00

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The Western New York Old Time Radio Club Show with Dick Olday presents NBC University - "Number One" - 8/13/48, Challenge of The Yukon - "King Spots Murder" - 10/9/43, and FiveMinute Mystery #52 - "Misfit Clue" Listen Live to Yesterday USA here, http://yesterdayusa.com
Published on: 2008-05-14 05:04:00

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BLONDIE - Not many cartoon strips from the 30's are still popular, but Blondie is one of the few. Still widely read today, Blondie was also made into movies and of course, radio. Her beau, soon to be husband, Dagwood and her were an unlikely match. Dagwood actually came from ...
Published on: 2008-05-14 03:30:00

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Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator is one of the few detective radio series that had separate versions of it broadcast from both coasts. Even the spelling changed over the years. It was first "Barry Crane" and then "Barrie Craig". NBC produced it in New York from 1951 to 1954 and then ...
Published on: 2008-05-14 00:39:00

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Casey, Crime Photographer - The adventures of Casey, crack photographer for The Morning Express, were told in this series, which moved to television after a highly successful run on radio in the 1940’s. Casey hung out at the Blue Note Café, where the music was provided by the Tony Mottola ...
Published on: 2008-05-13 13:57:00

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This week Mike Handy presents Sherlock Holmes - "A Christmas Bride", The Six Shooter - "Brit Poncet's Christmas", and Lum n' Abner - Christmas show" - 1949. The Horn Speaker is another one of the great Yesterday USA Old Time Radio Show Programs.After being broadcast on YUSA, this famous program is now available ...
Published on: 2008-05-13 05:47:00

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This week Chris presents Lux Radio Theater and American Weekly. Vintage Memories with Chris Zenchenko is another one of the great Yesterday USA Old Time Radio Show Programs.After being broadcast on YUSA, this famous program is now available thanks to a special arrangement between Radio Nostalgia Network and Yesterday USA. Listen Live to Yesterday ...
Published on: 2008-05-13 05:13:00

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Cloak & Dagger - "Are you willing to undertake a dangerous mission for the United States, knowing in advance you may never return alive?" Cloak and Dagger first aired over the NBC network on May 7, 1950. It had a short run through the Summer on Sundays, changing to Fridays ...
Published on: 2008-05-13 03:30:00

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The Bickersons - This old time radio series from the 1940s was an extremely popular situation comedy performed by Don Ameche and Frances Langford as battling spouses, John and Blanche Bickerson. Other actors portrayed the parts in later years with Lew Parker ("That Girl") joining Langford and the non-stop petty ...
Published on: 2008-05-12 23:27:00

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Crime Does Not Pay was an anthology radio crime drama series based on MGM's short film series. The films began in 1935 with Crime Does Not Pay: Buried Loot. For the most part, actors who appeared in B-films were featured, but occasionally, one of MGM's major stars would make an ...
Published on: 2008-05-12 16:31:00

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This week Frank presents a Tribute to Eddie Cantor. The Golden Days Of Radio hosted by Frank Bresee is another one of the great Yesterday USA Old Time Radio Show Programs.After being broadcast on YUSA, this famous program is now available thanks to a special arrangement between Radio Nostalgia Network and Yesterday USA. Listen Live ...
Published on: 2008-05-12 05:56:00

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This week Don Aston presents Nightbeat - "Football and The Syndicate" - 6/26/50, Big Story - "Manhunt In Manhattan" - 1/7/48, and Chandu, The Magician #31 - "Search For Robert Regent" - 8/10/48. Yesterday's Radio hosted by Don Aston  is another one of the great Yesterday USA Old Time Radio Show Programs.After ...
Published on: 2008-05-12 05:29:00

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Inspector Thorne - Another radio detective from the pen of Frank and Ann Hummert was Inspector Thorne. The series was short-lived and also had two stars portraying the lead. The first was Karl Weber and the second was Staats Cotsworth.By the 1940's, Frank and Ann Hummert controlled four and a ...
Published on: 2008-05-12 03:30:00

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Lux Radio Theater, one of the genuine classic radio anthology series (NBC Blue Network (1934-1935); CBS (1935-1954); NBC (1954-1955)) adapted first Broadway stage works, and then (especially) films to hour-long live radio presentations. It quickly became the most popular dramatic anthology series on radio, running more than twenty years. The ...
Published on: 2008-05-11 22:46:00

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THE HALLS OF IVY - Ronald Colman and his wife Benita Hume starred in the Halls of Ivy, a very well-written, superbly acted radio program that was full of warmth and wit. The show aired from 1950 to 1952 on NBC and is not often mentioned when old-time radio programs ...
Published on: 2008-05-11 16:04:00

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News:- chase to write for the big screen- one hot actress getting married, another one getting divorced- the golden trailer awards- festival purchasing problems  On This Episode:- Teeth Plus:- listener feedback- trailer trivia- upcoming dvd releases Music From This Episode:- chi weapon and Rachel Kann(podsafe music network) Email: filmedbutnotforgotten (at) gmail.com Get The Podcast:   ...
Published on: 2008-05-11 10:57:00

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This week Ken Gough presents Lux Radio Theater - "It's A Wonderful Life" - 3/10/47. Theater of The Mind is another one of the great Yesterday USA Old Time Radio Show Programs.After being broadcast on YUSA, this famous program is now available thanks to a special arrangement between Radio Nostalgia  Network and Yesterday USA. ...
Published on: 2008-05-11 04:50:00

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Crime Club was a Mutual Network  murder and mystery series, a product of the Doubleday Crime Book Club imprints found weekly in bookstores everywhere. The telephone rings"Hello, I hope I haven't kept you waiting. Yes, this is the Crime Club. I'm the Librarian. Murder Rents A Room? Yes, we have ...
Published on: 2008-05-11 02:39:00

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The CBS Radio Mystery Theater (or CBSRMT) was an ambitious and sustained attempt to revive the great drama of old-time radio in the 1970s. Created by Himan Brown (who had by then become a radio legend due to his work on Inner Sanctum Mysteries and other shows dating back to ...
Published on: 2008-05-10 15:24:00

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The Texas Radio Theatre Company in cooperation with the Arlington Museum of Art presents:The ShotPart 2 of Three Little Sureshotswritten by DB Humphries and Richard FrohlichRecorded in front of a studio audience April and May of 2004"Three Little Sure Shots" is a collection of short plays based on the life ...
Published on: 2008-05-10 14:42:00

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This week Ronnie presents The Lone Ranger - "Three Wise Men" and Lum n' Abner. Ronnie Milsap's Radio Classics is another one of the great Yesterday USA Old Time Radio Show Programs.After being broadcast on YUSA, this famous program is now available thanks to a special arrangement between Radio Nostalgia  Network and Yesterday USA.  ...
Published on: 2008-05-10 05:58:00

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This week Tony Fournier presents Whirlin Disc Label (1956-57). The Vintage Group Harmony Show is another one of the great Yesterday USA Old Time Radio Show Programs.After being broadcast on YUSA, this famous program is now available thanks to a special arrangement between Radio Nostalgia  Network and Yesterday USA.  Listen live to Yesterday USA at ...
Published on: 2008-05-10 04:05:00

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The Chicago Theater Of The Air was a rather unique program that was created in 1940, during a time when operas and dramas were popular. The show attempted to add a degree of high culture to American entertainment.  The operas were translated into English.  A few examples of high end ...
Published on: 2008-05-10 00:59:00

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The Life of Riley, with William Bendix in the title role, was a popular radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film and continued as a long-running television series during the 1950s. The show began as a proposed Groucho Marx radio series, The ...
Published on: 2008-05-09 15:10:00

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But I Wouldn't Want To Die There  4 of 5 1/17/74 The Zero Hour was a 1973-74 radio broadcast hosted by Rod Serling. The Zero Hour featured well known actors and actresses. The stories were exciting and action-packed and will keep you on the edge of you seat, as we approach the Zero Hour.
Published on: 2008-05-09 03:08:00

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These were stories written by well-known science fiction authors dramatised by very high quality actors. It was a thirty-minute adult science fiction drama series with 45 episodes being broadcast before it was later revived as X Minus One. The shows were narrated by Norman Rose, perfecting the combination between authoritative ...
Published on: 2008-05-09 00:33:00

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Nightwatch - January 7, 1954. CBS network. Audition program. Real police recordings, no actors are used. Car 54 and police reporter Donn Reed answer the first all, a Code 2 alert that a burglary is taking place. A woman is pushed in the bathroom by an alcoholic young man wearing ...
Published on: 2008-05-08 21:09:00

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Arch Oboler's Plays was a radio drama series written, produced and directed by Arch Oboler. Minus a sponsor, it ran for one year, airing Saturday evenings on NBC from March 25, 1939 to March 23, 1940 and revived five years later on Mutual for a sustaining summer run from April ...
Published on: 2008-05-08 15:01:00

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Diary of Fate is a mystery and horror program where “Fate” narrates and always wins by the end of the story. These are great suspense filled stories about average people who are subject to the mysteries of their ‘Fate’. In This episode,  March 9, 1948. Program #13. Finley syndication. "The ...
Published on: 2008-05-08 03:30:00

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Agatha Christie Radio Mysteries presents Nemesis 3 of 5Miss Marple's wealthy friend, Mr.Rafiel dies. He has left a clause in his will that if Miss Marple can solve a "certain crime" for him she will receive 20,000 pounds. He also states that the "code word" is Nemesis. Miss Marple could use the money, ...
Published on: 2008-05-08 03:13:00

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BEYOND MIDNIGHT - Let us journey “into the land that lies beyond midnight,” into a world of ghost hunters, men going mad, and DEATH DEATH DEATH! Written by the masterful Michael McCabe, these well-done South African radio shows will capture your attention and keep you up listening to them well ...
Published on: 2008-05-07 23:50:00

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Run Fat Boy Run Directed by David Schwimmer Written by Simon Pegg and Michael Ian Black Starring: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton and Hank Azaria Plot: 5 years after leaving his pregnant fiancee at the alter, Dennis (Simon Pegg) tries to win her back by running a marathon. Sallie Says “See it!  It’s surprisingly sweet.” Sharita Says ...
Published on: 2008-05-07 22:12:00

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CBS Radio Workshop - April 13, 1956. CBS network. "Jacob's Hands". Sustaining. A good story about a farm hand who discovers he has the power to heal. Aldous Huxley (author), Christopher Isherwood (author), Hans Conried, Harry Bartell, Helen Kleeb, Herb Butterfield, Janet Stewart, John Dehner, Lawrence Dobkin, Parley Baer, Vic ...
Published on: 2008-05-07 15:40:00

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Gunsmoke - Some listeners (such as old time radio expert John Dunning) have argued that the radio version of Gunsmoke was far more realistic than the television program. Episodes were aimed at adults, and featured some of the most explicit content of the day: there were violent crimes and scalpings, ...
Published on: 2008-05-07 02:08:00

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The Jack Benny Program - Benny had been only a minor vaudeville performer, but he became a national figure with The Jack Benny Program, a weekly radio show which ran from 1932 to 1948 on NBC and from 1949 to 1955 on CBS, and was consistently among the most highly ...
Published on: 2008-05-06 23:30:00

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Amos 'n' Andy creators Gosden and Correll were white actors familiar with minstrel traditions. They met in Durham, North Carolina in 1920, and by the fall of 1925, they were performing nightly song-and-patter routines on the Chicago Tribune's station WGN. Since the Tribune syndicated Sidney Smith's popular comic strip The ...
Published on: 2008-05-06 17:50:00

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Mystery Theatre  presents Harry Lime Starring Orson Wells in The Golden Fleece 10/12/51
Published on: 2008-05-06 03:39:00

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Tuska cited Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) and Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941) as the best of the Bellamy-Lindsay pairings. "The influence of The Thin Man series was apparent in reverse", Tuska noted about Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery. "Ellery and Nikki are unmarried but obviously in love with each other. ...
Published on: 2008-05-06 01:56:00

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Academy Award Theater - The list of films and actors on Academy Award Theater is very impressive. Bette Davis begins the series in Jezebel, with Ginger Rogers following in Kitty Foyle, and then Paul Muni in The Life of Louis Pasteur. The Informer had to have Victor Mclaglen, and the ...
Published on: 2008-05-05 23:14:00

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The Murder at Midnight series was a thirty-minute broadcast featuring tales of the supernatural. The actors included Mercedes McCambridge and Lawson Zerbe and the show was narrated using the spooky, creepy voice of Raymond Morgan and always opened using the same gripping signature; “the witching hour, when night is darkest, ...
Published on: 2008-05-05 12:42:00

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Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like Suspense, it was subjected to frequent schedule shifts and lower production budgets, although Richfield Oil signed on as a sponsor ...
Published on: 2008-05-05 00:29:00

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The Boston Blackie radio series, also starring Morris, began June 23, 1944, on NBC as a summer replacement for The Amos 'n' Andy Show. Sponsored by Rinso, the series continued until September 15 of that year. Unlike the concurrent films, Blackie had a steady romantic interest in the radio show: ...
Published on: 2008-05-04 19:14:00

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head over to the official website of the show: www.watchitpodcast.com to leave comments, listen to past shows, get trivia answers, answer poll questions, buy dvds, read about us, see past lists and more... NEWS:- oteri's father murdered, daytime emmy nominations, blaine holds his breath, showtime renews and orders, celebrity wrestling, 100 most ...
Published on: 2008-05-04 13:17:00

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Broadway Is My Beat, a radio crime drama, ran on CBS from February 27, 1949 to August 1, 1954. With music by Robert Stringer, the show originated from New York during its first three months on the air, with Anthony Ross portraying Times Square Detective Danny Clover. John Dietz directed ...
Published on: 2008-05-04 12:14:00

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Dragnet was a long-running radio and television police procedural drama about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from an actual police term, a "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. Dragnet ...
Published on: 2008-05-04 01:32:00

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Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons was one of network radio's longest running detectives, although listening to it now would hardly explain why. This kind, elderly, boring sleuth, in company with his bumbling assistant, Mike Clancy, was on the airwaves from 1937 to 1955, logging nearly 20 years of fighting ...
Published on: 2008-05-03 21:23:00

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HEAD OVER TO THE MAIN SITE FOR THE SHOW AT www.filmedbutnotforgotten.com News:- mike judge gets jason bateman- gibson back in front of the camera- soderbergh's next film in the hdnet deal- tribeca festival winners- seattle film festival- dimitri martin in ang lee movie On This Episode:- The Secret Life Of Words Plus:- listener ...
Published on: 2008-05-03 12:26:00

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Chapter 11 Harbor PursuitChester Gould's jut-jawed plainclothesman Dick Tracy first came to the screen in this 15-chapter Republic serial. Ralph Byrd stars as Tracy, a role which both brought him fame and typecast him for life. For the purposes of cliffhanging suspense, the Republic writing staff altered the Tracy "mythos" as set forth in ...
Published on: 2008-05-03 03:28:00

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The Texas Radio Theatre Company in cooperation with the Arlington Museum of Art presents:Domingo Sieteadapted by Richard FrohlichRecorded in front of a studio audience March and April of 2004Domingo Siete is based on a folktale with roots in Texas, Mexican and Irish cultures.  A story of two hunchbacks who live ...
Published on: 2008-05-03 01:10:00

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A sudden rash of petty crime is spreading like wildfire, bleeding the city white a few dollars at a time. Is it really possible that these robberies are being carried out by an army of children? What elemental force could possibly have driven these innocents into a life of crime? ...
Published on: 2008-05-03 00:00:00

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The Creaking Door was an old-time radio series of horror and suspense shows originating in South Africa. There are at present anywhere from 34-37 extant episodes in MP3 circulation, yet no currently available program logs for the series indicate the year of the series' broadcast (though it was likely sometime ...
Published on: 2008-05-02 16:10:00

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But I Wouldn't Want To Die There  3 of 5 1/16/74 The Zero Hour was a 1973-74 radio broadcast hosted by Rod Serling. The Zero Hour featured well known actors and actresses. The stories were exciting and action-packed and will keep you on the edge of you seat, as we approach the Zero Hour.
Published on: 2008-05-02 04:06:00

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The Planet ManEpisode7 "Kidnapping Order"  Episode8 "Bill & Jane Need Help" and Episode9 "Hoping For A Miracle"This is the fascinating story of Dantro, The Planet Man, troubleshooter for the League of Planets organization, the law enforcement body for peace and justice in the celestial world - whose headquarters and center ...
Published on: 2008-05-02 03:30:00

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Chapter 10 The Gold ShipDick Tacy came to the screen in this 15-chapter Republic serial. Ralph Byrd stars as Tracy, a role which both brought him fame and typecast him for life. For the purposes of cliffhanging suspense, the Republic writing staff altered the Tracy "mythos" as set forth in Gould's daily comic strip. As ...
Published on: 2008-05-02 03:23:00

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Although Molle Mystery Theatre was initially sponsored by Molle Shaving Cream, other sponsors (such as Bayer Aspirin, Ironized Yeast, Phillips Milk of Magnesia) also sponsored the program. Sometimes, when it was not sponsored by Molle, the program was called "Mystery Theater". The show was first heard on NBC, on 9/7/43. ...
Published on: 2008-05-01 23:53:00

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Run Fat Boy Run Directed by David Schwimmer Written by Simon Pegg and Michael Ian Black Starring: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton and Hank Azaria Plot: 5 years after leaving his pregnant fiancee at the alter, Dennis (Simon Pegg) tries to win her back by running a marathon. Sallie Says “See it!  It’s surprisingly sweet.” Sharita Says ...
Published on: 2008-05-01 15:45:00

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Burns and Allen are one of the most beloved couple in old time radio. They got started, like many of the greats of old time radio, in vaudeville, which is really just the touring popular entertainment in America prior to movies. Gracie was the sparkplug of the act, always the ...
Published on: 2008-05-01 15:18:00

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Agatha Christie Radio Mysteries presents Nemesis 2 of 5Miss Marple's wealthy friend, Mr.Rafiel dies. He has left a clause in his will that if Miss Marple can solve a "certain crime" for him she will receive 20,000 pounds. He also states that the "code word" is Nemesis. Miss Marple could use the money, ...
Published on: 2008-05-01 13:12:00

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Chapter 9 The Stratosphere AdventureChester Gould's jut-jawed plainclothesman Dick Tracy first came to the screen in this 15-chapter Republic serial. Ralph Byrd stars as Tracy, a role which both brought him fame and typecast him for life. For the purposes of cliffhanging suspense, the Republic writing staff altered the Tracy "mythos" as set forth ...
Published on: 2008-05-01 10:16:00

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MAYOR OF THE TOWN - An NBC offering. Aired on Sundays from 7:00PM to 7:30PM, starring Lional Barrymore and Agnes Moorehead. The creator and writer was Jean Holloway, the announcer Harlow Wilcox, music by Gordon Jenkins and sponsored by Rinso detergent.
Published on: 2008-05-01 00:54:00

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Run Fat Boy Run Directed by David Schwimmer Written by Simon Pegg and Michael Ian Black Starring: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton and Hank Azaria Plot: 5 years after leaving his pregnant fiancee at the alter, Dennis (Simon Pegg) tries to win her back by running a marathon. Sallie Says “See it!  It’s surprisingly sweet.” Sharita Says ...
Published on: 2008-04-30 22:55:00

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CONFESSIONNBC 30 minutes Sunday at 9:30PM.Cast Paul Frees, virginia Christine,Herb Butterfield, Parley Bear and other Hollywood radio actors. Announcer John Wald. From: July 5, 1953 to September 13, 1954The Show had a texture and sound not unlike Dragnet, indeed the influence was realized throughout the show. These were true stories of Crime ...
Published on: 2008-04-30 21:09:00

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By the 1940's, Frank and Ann Hummert controlled four and a half hours of national weekday broadcast schedules. Their features reportedly spawned more that 5 million pieces of correspondence annually from steadfast fans. Simultaneously they bro