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Lux Radio Theatre presents “I Love You Again,” episode 609, originally broadcast on CBS Radio on March 29, 1948. Sponsored by Lux, this adaptation of the 1940 MGM comedy stars William Powell and Ann Sothern. Powell reprises his film role as Larry Wilson, a respectable businessman whose vacation-cruise mishap unsettles his identity and sends him back to small-town Habersville, Pennsylvania, facing complications involving his marriage, reputation, and a more dangerous past. The story was adapted from the work of Octavus Roy Cohen. Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:40 Original Broadcast 01:01:04 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “This Side of Nowhere,” episode 135, originally broadcast on CBS on December 3, 1950. Written by Antony Ellis and directed by Norman Macdonnell, the drama stars William Conrad and Virginia Gregg. Pilot Deke Gannett is offered an extraordinary fee to fly the mysterious Phyllis Naylor south—but her urgency soon turns into a dangerous forced journey. After their plane goes down in the northern Mexican desert, the stranded pair and a suitcase holding $250,000 find refuge in the remote village of El Cielo, where hospitality carries an unsettling edge. Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:38 Original Broadcast 30:08 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Screen Directors Playhouse presents “Shadow of a Doubt,” episode 76, originally broadcast on November 9, 1950. This one-hour NBC adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1943 thriller stars Cary Grant as the charming but unsettling Uncle Charlie and Betsy Drake as his admiring niece, young Charlie. In quiet Santa Rosa, California, young Charlie Newton looks forward to a visit from her charismatic namesake. But as Uncle Charlie settles into the family home, affection gives way to growing unease and troubling questions about the man she thought she knew. The radio adaptation was written by Richard Alan Simmons and directed by Bill Cairn. Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 01:00:44 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Academy Award Theater presents “Arise, My Love,” episode 10, originally broadcast on CBS on June 1, 1946. Ray Milland reprises his film role in this adaptation of the 1940 Paramount Pictures romance. During the Spanish Civil War, American aviator Tom Martin is saved from imprisonment when reporter Augusta “Gusto” Nash poses as his wife. Their unlikely alliance carries them into a romantic wartime adventure as Europe edges toward World War II. The radio adaptation was written by Frank Wilson and produced and directed by Dee Englebach. Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:43 Original Broadcast 30:40 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Whistler presents “Chain Reaction,” originally broadcast May 12, 1948, as episode 311. Written by Sidney Renthal, this CBS Pacific Network drama was sponsored by Signal Oil and features Frank Lovejoy, Joan Banks, and Marvin Miller as the Whistler. A pilot is offered $5,000 to join a Caribbean expedition recovering wartime gold. But aboard an aging salvage vessel, an encounter with a woman from his past and the uneasy behavior of the crew suggest that the job may be far more dangerous than it first appears. Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:45 Original Broadcast 30:18 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Lux Radio Theatre presents “Killer Cates,” episode 550, originally broadcast on CBS on December 16, 1946. Jack Benny takes a notable dramatic turn alongside Gail Patrick and Alan Reed in this Lux production, adapted from a Warner Bros. screenplay. Benny plays Jeff Morley, a comedian who has spent years portraying the ruthless gangster Killer Cates in a successful stage melodrama. Longing to return to lighter work, Jeff finds the hard-boiled role beginning to blur the line between performance and real life, leading from the theater world into mounting gangster-style suspense. Sanford Barnett directed. Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 59:41 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “The Man Within,” episode 510, originally broadcast on April 27, 1953. Herbert Marshall stars in this CBS Radio adaptation of Graham Greene’s 1929 novel. In fogbound rural England, a terrified fugitive named Andrews seeks shelter at an isolated cottage, where Elizabeth offers him a precarious temporary refuge. As fear of the man he betrayed closes in, this tense drama explores loyalty, conscience, and the cost of informing. The radio adaptation was written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and directed by Elliott Lewis. Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:40 Original Broadcast 29:52 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “Orient Express,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on February 19, 1949. This is episode 56, adapted by Sheldon Stark and Walter Newman from Graham Greene’s 1932 novel Stamboul Train, published in the United States as Orient Express. Businessman Gregory Myatt boards the Orient Express in Belgium, bound for Istanbul in 1932. A fellow passenger, a chance encounter, and growing signs of danger draw him into a tense web of Balkan espionage aboard the speeding train. The cast includes William Conrad, Hans Conried, Edgar Barrier, Gloria Grant, and John Dehner; Norman Macdonnell directed and produced. Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:53 Original Broadcast 30:24 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Screen Directors Playhouse presents “Spiral Staircase,” episode 44, originally broadcast on November 25, 1949. This NBC adaptation is introduced by guest screen director Robert Siodmak, who directed the 1946 film version. Dorothy McGuire reprises her film role as Helen, a mute young woman caught in mounting danger after a murder unsettles a small New England village. As a storm gathers around the shadowy mansion where she works, tension rises in this suspenseful adaptation of The Spiral Staircase, drawn from Ethel Lina White’s novel Some Must Watch. Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 30:44 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Academy Award Theater presents “The Pride of the Marines,” episode 12, originally broadcast June 15, 1946. John Garfield reprises his film role as Al Schmid, with Rosemary DeCamp. Adapted by Frank Wilson from the 1945 Warner Bros. drama based on Roger Butterfield’s book Al Schmid, Marine, this World War II story follows a Marine shaped by combat at Guadalcanal as he faces the difficult transition back to civilian life. Produced and directed by Dee Englebach for CBS, the drama also centers on the steadfast woman waiting for him at home. Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:50 Original Broadcast 30:45 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Lux Radio Theatre presents “All About Eve AFRS,” originally broadcast November 23, 1954, as episode 898. This adaptation of the acclaimed 1950 film draws on Mary Orr’s story “The Wisdom of Eve” and stars Ann Blyth as Eve Harrington and Claire Trevor as Broadway star Margo Channing. In the high-pressure world of New York theater, Margo welcomes an apparently devoted young admirer into her professional and personal circle. As Eve’s ambitions become clearer, friendships, romances, and careers face the strain of rivalry and insecurity. Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:50 Original Broadcast 56:50 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Whistler presents “Sing a Song of Murder,” episode 173, originally broadcast on September 17, 1945. This CBS Pacific Network mystery was sponsored by Signal Oil, written by Robert Ryf, and produced by George W. Allen. Fast-rising pop singer Bill Randall wants to escape a greedy manager and a restrictive contract, but the pressures of fame and the music business soon take a sinister turn. Marvin Miller stars as The Whistler, with Jack Edwards, Bill Johnstone, and Alan Hewitt featured in the cast. Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:43 Original Broadcast 30:14 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “Stranger with My Face,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on July 23, 1961. This late-run episode, commonly listed as episode 886, stars Bernard Grant and was written by Allan Sloane and directed by Bruno Zirato Jr. A man abruptly finds himself four years in the future, lost in an unfamiliar city—and wearing another man’s face. As he struggles to understand his impossible situation, the drama builds an eerie science-fiction mystery around identity, time, and a disturbing connection between two men. Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:40 Original Broadcast 24:42 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape, “Carnival in Vienna,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on September 11, 1954. This is episode 226 of the suspense anthology’s final 1954 run, written and directed by David Friedkin and Morton Fine. In postwar Vienna, carnival worker Johnny Allison spots a possible way out of his hand-to-mouth existence when an American visitor’s letter of credit puts a fortune within reach. Amid a muddy midway, a hall of mirrors, and a towering Ferris wheel, his risky plans are complicated by Lily, who knows his past, and the unwelcome return of an old acquaintance. The cast includes Jack Moyles, Lillian Buyeff, Jack Kruschen, and Hans Conried. Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:40 Original Broadcast 29:44 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Lux Radio Theatre presents “The Awful Truth,” episode 228, originally broadcast on CBS on September 11, 1939. This adaptation of the 1937 film stars Cary Grant, reprising his role as Jerry Warriner, alongside Claudette Colbert as Lucy Warriner. A sophisticated couple on the verge of divorce finds their separate romantic prospects complicated by jealousy, suspicion, and a sharp comic rivalry. Adapted from Arthur Richman’s story, with Vina Delmar credited as writer and Ted Bliss as director, this sparkling screwball comedy launched Lux Radio Theatre’s 1939–40 season. Old Time Radio Classics presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:44 Original Broadcast 01:00:28 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-radio-classics--7219645/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio