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Screen Director’s Playhouse: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (AWR0219)

Amazing World of Radio

A New York City advertising executive (Cary Grant) throws his life into chaos when he decides to move to rural Connecticut.

Original Air Date: June 9, 1950

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Cary Grant as Jim Blandings, Betsy Drake as Muriel Blandings, William Johnstone as Bill

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4090)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to California to investigate a $65,000 claim on a racehorse who was injured and had to be destroyed.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 23 and 24, 1956

Story concludes on Friday in EP4093

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Barbara Fuller, Barbara Eiler, Herb Butterfield, John Stephenson, Parley Baer, Will Wright, Bob Bruce, Forrest Lewis

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Sam Spade: The Terrified Turkey Caper (EP4089)

Steve Dunne

Today’s Mystery:

A man named Tom Turkey shows up in Sam’s office and says he’s afraid someone’s going to kill him.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 24, 1950

Originated from Hollywood

Starred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Wally Maher

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Tales of the Texas Rangers: Stick-Up (EP4088)

Today’s Mystery:

Jace is called in when an elderly town character is shot down in a store stick-up.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 27, 1952

Originiated from Hollywood

Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4087)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny nearly killed himself getting a missing insured violin out of a New Jersey swamp, but is it actually genuine?

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 18-20, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Harry Bartell as Harry Branson, Lawrence Dobkin, Vic Perrin, Barney Phillips, Forrest Lewis, Eric Snowden, Herb Vigran, James McCallion

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Philo Vance: The Shoeless Murder Case (EP4086)

Today’s Mystery:

Multiple beauty contest contestants are found murdered with their shoes missing.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 27, 1949

Originated in: New York City

Starred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham

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Dangerous Assignment: Solve Your Own Murder (EP4085)


Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to a South American country to find out who killed a man with papers identifying him as Steve Mitchell.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 10, 1951

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Wally Maher

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