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    Frankenstein.jpg CD-The Ultimate Frankenstein
    $18.95
    (4 hours on 4 Compact Discs)

    THE ULTIMATE FRANKENSTEIN – Presenting FRANKENSTEIN, the original radio serial from 1931. George Edwards stars as Baron Victor Frankenstein, who tells the terrifying story of the horror he has unleashed in the world: a monster who delights in taking human life. A rarely-heard vintage radio dramatization in 13 episodes. PLUS two more versions of the Mary Shelley classic from radio’s outstanding theatre of thrills: 1. SUSPENSE (11-3-52) “Frankenstein” starring Herbert Marshall as Baron Frankenstein with Joseph Kearns, Paula Winslowe and Paul Frees. Sponsored by AutoLite, CBS. 2. SUSPENSE (6-7-55) “Frankenstein” starring Stacy Harris as the scientist with Herb Butterfield, Vivi Janiss, Barney Phillips. Sustaining, CBS.

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    InnerSanctumRevised.jpg CD-Inner Sanctum
    $29.95
    (6 hours on 6 compact discs)

    INNER SANCTUM 13 stories from behind the creeking door: THE UNDEAD (12-18-45); DEAD MAN’S HOLIDAY (6-19-45); DEATH DEMON (7-19-48); SKELETON BAY (1-30-50); DEATH FOR SALE (7-13-52); BIRD SONG FOR A MURDERER; CORRIDOR OF DOOM; THE WAILING WALL starring Boris Karloff (11-12-43); MUSICAL SCORE (5-24-45); SONG OF THE SLASHER (4-24-45); BENEFICIARY; DEATH (4-17-50); PORTRAIT OF DEATH (6-12-45); THE BLACK ART (1945)

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    TheShadow.jpg CD-The Shadow
    $29.95
    (6 hours on 6 compact discs)

    THE SHADOW– Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! A dozen episodes: CHESS CLUB MURDERS (2-23-41); DEATH TO THE SHADOW (3-12-44); THE LITTLE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE (4-8-45); DEATH IS A COLORED DREAM (9-26-48); WHEN THE GRAVE IS OPEN (9-17-47); HOUSE OF FUN (10-22-39); TERROR AT WOLF’S HEAD KNOLL (2-15-48); THE GHOST BUILDING (1-12-41); STAKE OUT (3-14-48); NURSERY RHYME MURDERS (2-22-48); THE SILENT AVENGER (3-20-38); BONES OF THE DRAGON (1-11-48)

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    Johnny$.jpg CD-Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
    $29.95
    (7 1/2 hours on 6 Compact Discs)

    YOURS TRULY JOHNNY DOLLAR – Six complete 75-minute, 5-part adventures starring Bob Bailey as America’s Fabulous Free-Lance Insurance Investigator... the Man with the Action-Packed Expense Account.
    The McCormick Matter (Oct. 3-7 1955)
    The Molly K. Matter (Oct. 10-14, 1955)
    The Chesapeake Fraud Matter (Oct 17-21, 1955)
    The Lansing Fraud Matter (Dec. 12-16, 1955)
    The Flight Six Matter (Jan. 30-Feb. 3, 1956)
    The Fathom Five Matter (Feb. 27-Mar. 2, 1956).
    These episodes feature an outstanding cast of radio’s greatest supporting players including Hy Averback, Edgar Barrier, Tony Barrett, Herb Butterfield, Mary Jane Croft, John Dehner, Sam Edwards, Virginia Gregg, Jack Kruschen, Peter Leeds, Forrest Lewis, Shep Menkin, Marvin Miller, Jack Moyles, Howard McNear, Vic Perrin, Barney Phillips, Russ Thorson, Will Wright. (Not available on cassette.)

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    Westerns.jpg CD-Radio's Favorite Westerns
    $29.95
    (6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)

    RADIO’S FAVORITE WESTERNS – 12 exciting adventures.
    GUNSMOKE starring William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon in The Kentucky Tolmans (8-9-52); The Lost Rifle (7-9-56); Sweet and Sour (8-5-56); Braggart’s Boy (12-9-56).
    SIX SHOOTER starring James Stewart as Britt Ponsett, frontier plainsman in Jenny Garver (9-20-53); The New Sheriff (9-29-53); Young Gunslinger (3-21-54); Wyoming Kid (5-20-54).
    ROY ROGERS SHOW starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Gabby Hayes in Mystery of the Circle E Ranch (8-24-48); Horse Thieves on Paradise Valley (9-5-48); Ghost Town Men (9-19-48); Plot Against a Bank (9-26-48).

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    KidsShows.jpg CD-Radio's Best Kids' Shows
    $29.95
    (6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)

    RADIO’S BEST KIDS’ SHOWS – 18 selected episodes of favorite after-school broadcasts: Jack Armstrong (1-29-41); Terry and the Pirates (2-9-42); Straight Arrow (3-24-49); Don Winslow of the Navy (1942); Tennessee Jed (5-26-47); Silver Eagle (7-20-54); Tom Mix Ralston Straight-Shooters (8-10-45); Little Orphan Annie (10-22-35); Bobby Benson and the B-Bar-B Riders (8-15-50); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (4-4-39); Sky King (7-31-47); Adventures of Frank Merriwell (11-13-48); Adventures of Superman (3-28-46); Dick Tracy (2-8-38); Hop Harrigan (10-4-44); Jungle Jim (1930s); Mark Trail (9-20-50); Captain Midnight (9-30-40 and 10-1-40). Some complete adventures, most shows with original commercials.

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    SoapOperas.jpg CD-Radio's Best Soap Operas
    $29.95
    (6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)

    RADIO’S BEST SOAP OPERAS– 24 selected episodes of Mom’s favorite daytime dramas: Big Sister (9-21-39); Aunt Jenny’s True Life Stories (9-21-39); Lorenzo Jones (9-1-48); Just Plain Bill (8-10-45); Stella Dallas (2-22-49); David Harum (1-19-45); Road of Life (6-7-44); Romance of Helen Trent (9-21-39); Front Page Farrell (8-10-45); Guiding Light (7-15-40); Life Can Be Beautiful (9-21-39); Ma Perkins (6-7-44); Right to Happiness (8-10-45); Wendy Warren and the News (1950); Joyce Jordan, M.D. (1940s); When a Girl Marries (7-16-48); Portia Faces Life (11-2-48); Our Gal Sunday (9-21-39); The Goldbergs (9-21-39); Woman in White (6-7-44); Backstage Wife (8-10-45); Young Widder Brown (1955); Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters (2-28-45); Pepper Young’s Family (8-10-45) Most shows contain original commercials.

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    WebSiteGreatMystery-AdventureShowsVol1.jpg CD-Great Mystery-Adventure Shows-Volume 1
    $29.95
    (6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)

    GREAT MYSTERY ADVENTURE SHOWS from the Golden Age of Network Radio Volume 1 – BIG TOWN (9-23-42) Plane hi-jacked by Nazis; COUNTERSPY (5-2-50) Case of the Soaring Saucer; CRIME CLUB (6-19-47) Hearses Don’t Hurry; CRIME DOCTOR (4-29-45) Safecracker seeks revenge; DRAGNET (1-25-51) High school senior selling marijuana; GANGBUSTERS (10-9-48) Case of the Incorrigible Killer; INNER SANCTUM (4-17-50) Beneficiary: Death; LIGHTS OUT (6-8-43) The House is Haunted; MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY (4-11-51) Case of the Money Machine; MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER (7-27-47) Man the Insects Hated; SUSPENSE (1-6-49) To Find Help; THE WHISTLER (4-4-46) Panic.

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    Mystery-AdventureVol2.jpg CD-Great Mystery-Adventure Shows-Volume 2
    $29.95
    (6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)

    GREAT MYSTERY-ADVENTURE SHOWS–Volume 2 from the Golden Age of Network Radio– BIG STORY (12-15-47) Case of the Final Curtain; ESCAPE (6-30-50) Blood Bath; GREEN HORNET (10-31-39) Parking Lot Racket; INNER SANCTUM (6-5-45) Death Across the Board; A LIFE IN YOUR HANDS (9-13-49) Mrs. O’Malley’s Boarding House; LIGHTS OUT (4-6-38) Cat Wife; MOLLÉ MYSTERY THEATRE (1940s) The Creeper; MYSTERY IN THE AIR (8-14-47) The Lodger; MYSTERY HOUSE (1944) Thirsty Death; MURDER AT MIDNIGHT (1946) Secret of XR-3; SUSPENSE (5-1-47) Lady in Disguise; WHISTLER (6-2-48) Stranger in the House.

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    WebSiteGreatDetectiveShowsVol1.jpg CD-Great Detective Shows-Volume 1
    $29.95
    (6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)

    GREAT DETECTIVE SHOWS from the Golden Age of Network Radio Volume 1– BULLDOG DRUMMOND (1940s) A Ride in the Moonlight; ELLERY QUEEN (3-27-43) Adventure of the Circus Train; THE FAT MAN (10-3-47) A Window for Murder; NICK CARTER, MASTER DETECTIVE (8-15-48) Case of the Professional Beggar; MAN CALLED X (9-30-44) Thurston travels to India to deliver a letter; PHILIP MARLOWE (1-8-49) The Restless Day; RICHARD DIAMOND (2-9-51) Blue Serge Suit; SAM SPADE (8-8-48) Bluebeard Caper; THE SHADOW (1-19-41) The Shadow Challenged; SHERLOCK HOLMES (1933) The Final Problem; THIN MAN (10-10-43) 10th wedding anniversary mix-up leads to murder; YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR (4-4-50) Big Red Schoolhouse Matter.

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    DetectiveVol2.jpg CD-Great Detective Shows-Volume 2
    $29.95
    (6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)

    GREAT DETECTIVE SHOWS–Volume 2 from the Golden Age of Network Radio– BARRY CRAIG, CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATOR (12-5-51) The Paper Bullet; BOSTON BLACKIE (1-23-45) Case of the Three-Way Split; CASEY, CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER (3-20-47) The Demon Miner; FAT MAN (1-17-51) Nightmare Murder; JEFF REGAN, INVESTIGATOR (8-14-48) Diamond Quartet; MR & MRS NORTH (9-19-54) Operation Murder; MR. KEEN, TRACER OF LOST PERSONS (10-6-49) Case of the Man Who Invented Death; RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE (1-21-51) Man sent to prison; SAM SPADE, DETECTIVE (4-10-49) Stopped Watch Caper; THE SHADOW (9-14-47) When the Grave is Open; SHERLOCK HOLMES (2-22-48) The Wooden Claw.

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    SuspenseCD.jpg CD-Suspense Classics
    $29.95
    (6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)

    SUSPENSE CLASSICS Top radio and screen stars in 16 "Suspense" classics: On a Country Road; Zero Hour; Three Skeleton Key; August Heat; House in Cypress Canyon; Ghost Hunt; Man Who Wanted to be Edward G. Robinson; Name of the Beast; Face is Familiar; One Hundred in the Dark; Devil in the Summer House; Dog Star; Out for Christmas; Yuletide Miracle.

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    StarsOnSuspense.jpg CD-Stars on Suspense
    $29.95
    (6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)

    STARS ON SUSPENSE features our biggest stars in radio’s outstanding theatre of thrills: EVE ARDEN in The Well-Dressed Corpse (1-18-51); LUCILLE BALL in The Ten Grand (6-22-44); BETTE DAVIS in Good Night Mrs. Russell (10-20-49); KIRK DOUGLAS in Story of Markham’s Death (10-2-47); FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY in Back Seat Driver (2-22-51); CARY GRANT in Black Path of Fear (3-3-46); BOB HOPE in Death Has a Shadow (5-5-49); DANNY KAYE in I Never met the Dead Man (1-5-50); BURT LANCASTER in The Big Shot (9-9-48); AGNES MOOREHEAD in The Thirteenth Sound (2-13-47); RED SKELTON in Search for Isabel (11-3-47); JAMES STEWART in Consequences (5-19-49)

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    ComicsOnSuspense.jpg CD-Comics on Suspense
    $29.95
    (6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)

    COMICS ON SUSPENSE features funny folks in serious roles on radio’s outstanding theatre of thrills: Jack Benny in PLAN X (2-2-53); Henry Morgan in DREAM SONG (11-6-47); Ozzie and Harriet Nelson in GOING, GOING, GONE (11-23-50); Jack Carson in EASY MONEY (11-7-46); Eddie Cantor in DOUBLE ENTRY (12-22-49); Phil Harris and Alice Faye in DEATH ON MY HANDS (5-10-51); Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in REDHEADED WOMAN (11-17-49); Milton Berle in RAVE NOTICE (10-12-50); William Bendix in THREE FACES AT MIDNIGHT (2-27-47); Ozzie and Harriet Nelson in TOO LITTLE TO LIVE ON (12-26-47); Eddie Bracken in ELWOOD (3-6-47); Jack Benny in MURDER IN G FLAT (4-5-51)

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    WebSiteTillDeathDoUsPart.jpg CD-Till Death Do Us Part in Seven Parts
    $15.95
    (3 hours on 3 Compact Discs)

    TILL DEATH DO US PART in Seven Parts – Seven different classic radio mystery dramas, each with the same title. 1. SUSPENSE (12-15-42) Peter Lorre stars as a jealous husband who plans the perfect murder. 2. INNER SANCTUM (10-16-45) Ann Shepherd and Larry Haines as a newlywed couple who witness a murder on their wedding night. 3. THE SHADOW (3-6-49) Bret Morrison stars as Lamont Cranston. A woman fears her husband is planning to have her killed... just as he had his first wife killed. 4. LET GEORGE DO IT (1-24-49) Bob Bailey as detective George Valentine who is asked to investigate a suspected marriage-for-money between “a 42-year-old spinster and a 30-year-old ballroom dancer.” 5. THE WHISTLER (4-14-48) In a bar, a down-on-his-luck man meets a woman who offers him a drink and a $5,000 proposal. 6. THEATRE FIVE (4-6-65) A married woman and her golf pro boyfriend have plans to be together forever. 7. SUSPENSE (11-5-61) A man decides his wife should die because she keeps getting on his nerves.

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    ILoveAMystery.jpg CD-I Love A Mystery
    $29.95
    (6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)

    I LOVE A MYSTERY– Two exciting Carlton E. Morse adventures starring Russell Thorson, Jim Boles and Tony Randall as Jack Packard, Doc Long and Reggie York of the A-1 Detective Agency, with Mercedes McCambridge. Two complete and consecutive stories: THE THING THAT CRIES IN THE NIGHT and BURY YOUR DEAD, ARIZONA.

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    WebBogartAlbum.jpg CD-Humphrey Bogart On The Radio
    $18.95
    (4 hours on 4 Compact Discs)

    The Silver Screen legend in radio versions of his most memorable performances: 1. AFRICAN QUEEN (12-15-52) from Lux Radio Theatre co-starring Greer Garson. 2. TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (4-18-49) from Lux Radio Theatre co-starring Walter Huston and Frank Lovejoy. 3. TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (10-14-46) from Lux Radio Theatre co-starring Lauren Bacall. 4. CASABLANCA (4-26-43) from Screen Guild Players. 5. THE MALTESE FALCON (7-3-46) from Academy Award co-starring Sidney Greenstreet and Mary Astor.

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    JackArmstrong.jpg CD-Jack Armstrong: All-American Boy
    $18.95
    (3 hours on 3 Compact Discs)

    JACK ARMSTRONG: ALL-AMERICAN BOY – “The Mystery of the Sunken Reef.” (Dec. 23, 1940 thru Jan. 3, 1941) A complete adventure in 10 episodes with original commercials for Wheaties, Breakfast of Champions. Charles Flynn stars as Jack; John Gannon and Sarajane Wells as Billy and Betty Fairfield; James Goss as Uncle Jim. Announcer is Franklyn MacCormack.
    PLUS “House of Darkness” (4-20-48) Complete 30-minute story with Jack now working with Vic Hardy at the Scientific Bureau of Investigation.

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    OneMansFamily.jpg CD-One Man's Family
    $18.95
    (3 hours on 3 Compact Discs)

    ONE MAN’S FAMILY– “Dedicated to the mothers and fathers of the younger generation and their bewildering offspring.” Complete story presented in 18 consecutive episodes from the popular series created by Carlton E. Morse. A sequence from the lives of the Barbour family of Sea Cliff, San Francisco. These chapters reveal the story of Hazel’s son Pinky who has flunked out of college, borrowed a large sum of money (on his Grandfather’s good name) and has taken up with an apparently fast and wealthy young lady whom he tries to keep away from the family. Henry Barbour attempts to teach his grandson the meaning of responsibility and respect in this drama of real family values. Originally broadcast in 1950. Sponsored by Alka-Seltzer and Bactine.

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    LightsOut.jpg CD-Lights Out
    $12.95
    (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs)

    LIGHTS OUT–four mysterious stories written and produced by Arch Oboler: THE ARCHER (4-13-43); MURDER CASTLE (4-3-43); LORD MARLEY’S GUEST (9-7-43); SAKHALIN (8-10-43)

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    AgnesMoorehead.jpg CD-Agnes Moorehead
    $12.95
    (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs)

    AGNES MOOREHEAD, the First Lady of Suspense in four complete dramas from radio’s outstanding Theatre of Thrills: SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (2-23-44); THE YELLOW WALLPAPER (7-29-48); SIGNAL MAN (3-23-53); DON’T CALL ME MOTHER (1-4-59)

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    Let'sPretend.jpg CD-Let's Pretend
    $12.95
    (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs)

    LET’S PRETEND–radio’s outstanding children’s theatre presents four classic stories featuring “Uncle” Bill Adams, the chief pretender, and such young performers as Gwen Davies, Jack Grimes, Bob Readick, Sybil Trent and Arthur Anderson in HANSEL AND GRETL, ROBIN HOOD, NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS and BLUEBEARD. The “Bluebeard” broadcast (6-21-47) features the famous Cream of Wheat song.

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    WarOfWorldsDracula.jpg CD-Mercury Theatre On the Air
    $12.95
    (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs)

    Orson Welles and his Mercury Players in two classic hour-long radio dramas exactly as broadcast: WAR OF THE WORLDS (10-30-38) The most famous radio broadcast of all-time. Orson Welles’ production of the H.G. Wells story of a Martian invasion, treated by the Mercury Players as a dramatization of unfolding news events. The program caused widespread panic throughout the United States. DRACULA (7-11-38) First program in the Mercury Theatre series. A classic radio version of the vampire story by Bram Stoker.

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