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Europe Confidential - 1957

"Today's mystery, for instance, it takes place in Europe,  the Europe of modern times;  a world of intrigue and suspense, where a man's life can count for very little...when a country's future is at...

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Christopher London - 1950

Glenn Ford was a busy man.   Along with his extensive list of films, he appeared in numerous TV shows in his career, and,  it seems,  quite a bit of radio.  To illustrate the point,  in 1950 alone he...

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Luke Slaughter of Tombstone - 1958

"Slaughter's my name.  Luke Slaughter.  Cattle's my business.  It's a tough business.  It's big business.  I've got a big stake in it...and there's no man west of the Rio Grande big enough to take it...

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Frank Watanabe And The Honorable Archie (1934-1939)

In those early days of radio, well before the profound effects of the civil rights movement, there was an interesting transition point for the media exposure of immigrants and minorities in American...

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The Private Files of Rex Saunders - 1951

Like most people,  I associate Rex Harrison with two main roles;  that of Professor Henry Higgins in the 1964 feature My Fair Lady, and the melodious, critter-conversant doctor in the colourful 1967...

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It's Higgins, Sir!  - 1951

"There's no mister,  it's just Higgins, sir!" The butler,  as a character,  has been popular in fiction for a very long time.  Everyone is familiar with at least one.  If you were around in the 1980's,...

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The Smiths of Hollywood - 1947

I'm noticing a tendency,  when I do a review post,  that often the subject matter reminds me of another show.  I had so much fun doing the write-up of the butler comedy It's Higgins, Sir,  That I...

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Basil Rathbone, Word Detective (1959 - 1960)

Well,  I guess we have a Basil Rathbone trio of shows on our hands! In previous posts, I started with the amusing Tales of Fatima,  then shared the exciting intrigue of Europe Confidential , and now...

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Gerald Mohr - Radio Phenomenon

“Get this and get it straight: crime is a sucker's road, and those who travel it wind up in the gutter, the prison, or the grave.”~Gerald Mohr as Phillip Marlowe I faced a conundrum when I decided to...

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Night Beat (1950 - 1952)

"When your job is to walk into the darkness and discover what makes a city tick, you pick up some mighty strange friends;  the winos dreaming of a Muscatell paradise in cold dark doorways, the petty...

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Mountie radio - #1 - Rudy Vallee & John Barrymore - Mounted Police

Hey! I present the first of many editions of a series called Mountie Radio, featuring Radio show episodes about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police!It's on my Mountie Pulp blog,  with an episode...

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Happy Birthday, Basil Rathbone!  (June 13, 1892) ~ Dinosaurs (1966)

In honour of one of my personal favourite actors, Mr. Basil Rathbone,  I have chosen to celebrate his career in two ways.  The first,  here,  is an audio selection,  to acknowledge his perfect,...

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I FOUND IT!!!  The radio show episode that started it all...

It was 1976;  I was nine years old.  I was at a friend's house staying over,  running around in the woods,  sword fighting with sticks,  crossing streams on logs...the stuff that nine-year-old boys...

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