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1940-1959 A Decade of Vintage Radio Broadcasts - CD
$64.95 (22 hours on 22 Compact Discs in Attractive Commemorative Album) A DECADE OF VINTAGE RADIO BROADCASTS from 1940--1950 – A highly entertaining and informative audio journey through radio’s most influential years, featuring a complete range of programs representing the best of the Golden Age of Broadcasting – comedy, mystery, drama, adventure and more, tracing the evolution of broadcasting from the early days to the threshold of television. 1940– BLONDIE; THE SHADOW; CAVALCADE OF AMERICA; ARCH OBOLER’S PLAYS 1941– GREEN HORNET; RED SKELTON SHOW; MARCH OF TIME; ONE MAN’S FAMILY 1942– THE WHISTLER; ADVENTURES OF RED RYDER; COMMAND PERFORMANCE; NATIONAL BARN DANCE 1943– INNER SANCTUM; NICK CARTER, MASTER DETECTIVE; LIGHTS OUT; AMOS ‘N’ ANDY 1944– FIBBER MC GEE AND MOLLY; SUSPENSE with “The Man Who Couldn’t Lose”; JACK BENNY PROGRAM; SCREEN GUILD PLAYERS with “Gentleman Jim” 1945– ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW; SCREEN GUILD PLAYERS with “Laura”; DINAH SHORE SHOW; MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER 1946– FITCH BANDWAGON with PHIL HARRIS & ALICE FAYE; BOSTON BLACKIE; FRED ALLEN SHOW; NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES 1947– MILTON BERLE SHOW; CASEY, CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER; MY FRIEND IRMA; CHARLIE MC CARTHY SHOW 1948– BOB HOPE SHOW; ESCAPE; BING CROSBY SHOW; JIMMY DURANTE SHOW 1949– GEORGE BURNS & GRACIE ALLEN SHOW; ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET; SUSPENSE with “The Lie”; JACK BENNY PROGRAM 1950– OUR MISS BROOKS; DIMENSION X; NIGHT BEAT; LIFE WITH LUIGI Complete details of program content may be found in the "Radio in That Wonderful Year" series listed on the Specials and Documentaries page. 
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Radio in That Wonderful Year 1940 - CD$12.95 (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs) RADIO IN 1940 – BLONDIE (4-15-40) Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake star as Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead. Dagwood buys a whole truckload of seeds for only $25. THE SHADOW (3-24-40) "The Plot That Failed" starring Bill Johnstone as Lamont Cranston with Marjorie Anderson as the lovely Margo Lane. The Shadow encounters six strange machines around the city. CAVALCADE OF AMERICA (5-28-40) "Show Boat." The story of the famed Edna Ferber novel turned musical by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II. Selections from the show are performed by the Ken Christie Choir and the orchestra under the direction of Donald Voorhees. ARCH OBOLER'S PLAYS (3-16-40) "The Most Dangerous Game" starring Ronald Colman. The play is Oboler's view of the classic adventure story. The hunter becomes the hunted when a couple is stranded on a tropical island.
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Radio in That Wonderful Year 1941 - CD$12.95 (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs) RADIO IN 1941– GREEN HORNET (8-16-41) “Paroles for Sale.” The Green Hornet strikes again when a politician uses the Parole board to suit himself. RED SKELTON SHOW (10-7-41) “Policemen” is the topic and Red has some fun spoofing cops. MARCH OF TIME (12-11-41) A “radio newsreel” as the editor of Time Magazine recreat the first week of the United States at war. ONE MAN’S FAMILY (12-28-41) Book 40, Chapter 13, the last program of 1941. On New Year’s Eve, at the end of the year which saw the start of WW II for the U.S., the Barbour family reflects on their fears and concerns for the future.
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Radio in That Wonderful Year 1942 - CD$12.95 (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs) RADIO IN 1942 – THE WHISTLER (9-5-42) "House of Greed." A man, being taken advantage of by his relatives, suspects that he is about to be murdered. ADVENTURES OF RED RYDER (3-5-42) "Trouble at Iron Horse Junction" starring Reed Hadley as Red Ryder with Tommy Cook as Little Beaver. A troublemaker has been paid to cause a buffalo stampede. COMMAND PERFORMANCE #1 (3-1-42) The premier show in the long-running series for military audiences during WW II. Eddie Cantor emcees and introduces singer Bea Wain, comedian Danny Kaye, singer Dinah Shore, actress Merle Oberon, and Bert Gordon as the "Mad Russian." Also presented for servicemen around the world is a recording of Don Dunphy and Bill Corum describing the 1941 Joe Louis-Buddy Baer heavyweight championship fight, won by Louis who knocked out Baer in the first round. NATIONAL BARN DANCE (12-5-42) One year after Pearl Harbor, emcee Joe Kelly presents a patriotic show starring the Hoosier Hot-Shots; LuluBelle and Scotty; the Dinning Sisters; Arkie, the Arkansas Woodchopper; Tom, Dick and Harry; banjoist Eddie Peabody.
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Radio in That Wonderful Year 1943 - CD$12.95 (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs) INNER SANCTUM (3-7-43) "The Black Seagull" starring Peter Lorre. Before she dies, a woman who suffered a fatal accident at sea, vows to "come back" to her husband, who is convinced that she will return to him. NICK CARTER, MASTER DETECTIVE (8-2-43) "Murder in the Crypt" starring Lon Clark as Nick Carter, searching for the Royal Treasure of King Snafu. LIGHTS OUT (5-11-43) "Murder in the Script Department." Strange things happen to a pair of broadcast studio typists who are given an after-hours assignment to type a 'Lights Out' script written by Arch Oboler. Mercedes McCambridge. AMOS 'n' ANDY (10-8-43) First program in the new half-hour format, first program broadcast before a live audience and first program with a guest star. Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll appear as radio's all-time favorites. The Kingfish helps Andy find a wife and an apartment in a hurry for the benefit of a rich uncle. Guest is actor Charles Coburn.
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Radio in That Wonderful Year 1944 - CD$12.95 (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs) RADIO IN 1944–FIBBER McGEE & MOLLY (4-18-44) Fibber is certain that this neighbor is a Nazi spy; SUSPENSE (9-28-44) The Man Who Couldn’t Lose starring Gene Kelly; JACK BENNY PROGRAM (3-19-44) Dennis Day dreams he has his own radio show; SCREEN GUILD PLAYERS (2-14-44) Gentleman Jim starring Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Ward Bond.
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Radio in That Wonderful Year 1945 - CD$12.95 (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs) RADIO IN 1945–ABBOTT & COSTELLO SHOW (1-25-45) Lou wants to be a sailor and join the Merchant Marines. Bud tries to teach him about boats, leading to some funny A&C routines. SCREEN GUILD PLAYERS (8-20-45) “Laura” starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews and Clifton Webb in the radio version of the classic film. DINAH SHORE SHOW (5-3-45) Dinah welcomes guests Fibber McGee and Molly. The Wistful Vista Music Appreciation Society has asked Fibber to present an award to Dinah as Outstanding Female Viocalist of the Year. MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER (1-6-45) “They Who Sleep,” a journey into the realm of the strange and terrifying. The Traveler tells the story of a man who could change the soul of a human being from one body to the next.
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Radio in That Wonderful Year 1946 - CD$12.95 (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs) RADIO IN 1946 – FITCH BANDWAGON starring PHIL HARRIS and ALICE FAYE (12-6-46) Phil and Alice are invited to a society party and musicale but Phil's not thrilled about it. Elliott Lewis as Frankie Remley. BOSTON BLACKIE (9-10-46) "The Backstage Murder" starring Richard Kollmar as Blackie, with Jan Miner as Mary and Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Faraday. While rehearsing for a role in a local production of "The Mikado," Blackie discovers a dead body. FRED ALLEN SHOW (5-26-46) Guest Jack Benny joins Fred for the last show of the 1945-46 season. Fred strolls down Allen's Alley. Later, Benny sneaks into a 60-cent studio tour and becomes a contestant on Fred's new give-away program, "King for a Day." Cast includes Kenny Delmar, Alan Reed, Minerva Pious, Parker Fennelly. NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (5-13-46) "Case of the Uneasy Chair" starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Holmes and Watson. A woman wants Holmes to prove that a man, accused of murdering her father, did not commit the crime.
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Radio in That Wonderful Year 1947 - CD$12.95 (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs) RADIO IN 1947 – MILTON BERLE SHOW (9-16-47) "Salute to Radio." As the fall broadcast season begins, Milton spoofs many of the popular returning shows. Cast includes Frank Gallop, Pert Kelton, Arnold Stand, Frank Albertson, Arthur Q. Bryan. CASEY, CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER (7-24-47) "Photo of the Dead" starring Staats Cottsworth as Casey, with John Gibson as Ethelbert and Jan Miner as Ann. Tony Marvin announces. Casey's friend claims he has been in communication with his dead wife... and he has a photo to prove it. MY FRIEND IRMA (12-15-47) Irma is disappointed because she wants to go dancing but boyfriend Joe doesn't Rhumba. Marie Wilson stars as Irma Peterson, with Cathy Lewis as Jane Stacy, John Brown as Al and Hans Conried as Professor Kropotkin. CHARLIE McCARTHY SHOW (9-21-47) Edgar Bergen with guests Walt Disney and Donald Duck (Clarence Nash) join Charlie, Mortimer Snerd and the cast for their version of Disney's picture, "Fun and Fancy Free."
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Radio in That Wonderful Year 1948 - CD$12.95 (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs) RADIO IN 1948–BOB HOPE SHOW (12-28-48) Broadcasting from the Berlin Airlift, Bob’s guests are Gen. Jimmy Doolittle and Irving Berlin. ESCAPE (3-28-48) “A Shipment of Mute Fate” is the classic story of a deadly bushmaster snake, escape in the hold of a ship at sea. BING CROSBY SHOW (1-7-48) Bing’s guests are comedian Walter O’Keefe and The Lone Ranger (Brace Beemer), who join the cast in an hilarious western sketch. JIMMY DURANTE SHOW (4-28-48) The Schnozzola welcomes guest Lucille Ball who joins singer Peggy Lee for Jimmy’s tour of industry to show them the Big Business attitude towards women.
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Radio in That Wonderful Year 1949 - CD$12.95 (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs) RADIO IN 1949–BURNS & ALLEN SHOW (2-24-49) Gracie is told by a handwriting expert that George should be a surgeon; ADVENTURES OF OZZIE & HARRIET (1-20-49) Ozzie accepts a dinner invitation from an old friend whose name he has forgotten; SUSPENSE (4-28-49) The Lie starring Mickey Rooney; JACK BENNY PROGRAM (1-2-49) Jack’s first show on CBS.
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Radio in That Wonderful Year 1950 - CD$12.95 (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs) RADIO IN 1950 – OUR MISS BROOKS (12-3-50) Eve Arden stars as Miss Brooks who tries to discourage Mr. Conklin from playing the tuba with the Madison High School band in the Music Festival. Gale Gordon is Osgood Conklin, with Jeff Chandler as Mr. Boynton and Richard Crenna as Walter Denton. DIMENSION X (4-8-50) "The Outer Limit" is the first shows in this science fiction series. The test pilot of an experimental rocket plane returns to tell of a contact with aliens and warnings for Earth. Cast includes Joseph Julian, Wendell Holmes, Joe DeSantis. NIGHT BEAT (8-21-50) "Stay of Execution" starring Frank Lovejoy as Randy Stone, reporter for the Chicago Star, who is assigned to visit Joliet State Prison to cover an execution. LIFE WITH LUIGI (6-6-50) J. Carrol Naish stars as Luigi Basco who is having a problem with his telephone party line neighbor, causing many troubles. Alan Reed is Pasquale, Hans Conried is Schultz and Jody Gilbert is Rosa.
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Speaking of Radio: The Jack Benny Program - CD$29.95 (6 hours on 6 Compact Discs) JACK BENNY AUDIO-BIOGRAPHY – The history of one of radio’s most popular programs as told by the people who made it great! Features personal recollections by Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Frank Nelson, Mel Blanc, Sheldon Leonard, Elliott Lewis, writers George Balzer and Milt Josefsberg, Manager/Author Irving Fein, and Joan Benny. Conversations recorded between 1970-1993 by Radio Hall of Fame broadcaster/historian Chuck Schaden. INCLUDES hilarious highlights from 23 years of the Jack Benny Program.
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Fibber McGee and the Good Old Days of Radio - CD$29.95 DFM625 (8 hours on 8 Compact Discs) FIBBER MC GEE AND THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF RADIO As heard coast-to-coast during the Spring and Summer of 1974. Jim Jordan repeats his role as Fibber McGee with special guest appearances by Hal Peary and Gale Gordon as Gildersleeve and Mayor LaTrivia. Radio fan Chuck Schaden visits Fibber at 79 Wistful Vista and, using Mr. McGee's Super-Hetrodyne radio, they tune in to an entire week of sounds from the Golden Age, reminiscing about the shows and the stars. Seven hour-long programs, each devoted to a different day of the week. Bonus disc: Chuck Schaden interviews Jim Jordan, Gale Gordon, Hal Peary and writer Phil Leslie. PLUS Jim Jordan's "favorite" McGee show (12-26-39)
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Those Were the Days with Chuck Schaden - CD$12.95 (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs) THOSE WERE THE DAYS– Return to those thrilling days of yesteryear and join Chuck Schaden on his floor at home in front of the old Zenith console radio (with the flickering green eye) as he tunes in to The Shadow, Jack Benny, Fred Allen and the Lone Ranger... as he recalls helping his Dad build a fire in the coal furnace and listening to Inner Sanctum... watching Mom do the Monday wash to the accompaniment of soap operas and Ma Perkins... running home after school to decode Captain Midnight’s secret message. Classic excerpts from great radio shows and fond memories of those programs and of growing up during radio’s Golden Age. Recorded live at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago.
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Yesterday's Newspaper - CD$12.95 (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs) YESTERDAY’S NEWSPAPER featuring KEN ALEXANDER and CHUCK SCHADEN with selected “vintage newspaper” segments as originally heard on THOSE WERE THE DAYS radio program. DISC ONE 1.Chicago Evening American, June 15, 1936 (TWTD 10-21-06); 2.Chicago Tribune, April 28, 1948 (TWTD 1-3-04); 3.Chicago Sun-Times, December 9, 1948 (TWTD 1-17-04); 4.Chicago Sun-Times, October 2, 1953 (TWTD 4-24-04) DISC TWO 1.Five Chicago newspapers, October 31, 1938 (TWTD 10-20-07); 2.Chicago Herald-American, April 20, 1943 (TWTD 3-24-07); 3.Chicago Tribune, October 31, 1949 (TWTD 10-27-07); 4.Chicago Sun-Times, August 28, 1956 (TWTD 1-20-07)
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Radio's Famous Firsts - CD$12.95 (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs) RADIO’S FAMOUS FIRSTS– Milestone first broadcasts from the Golden Age of Radio: CANADA DRY PROGRAM STARRING JACK BENNY (5-2-32) Jack’s first appearance on the air in a program of his own; FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY (4-16-35) Jim and Marian Jordan in the first program of their series; GREAT GILDERSLEEVE (8-31-41) Harold Peary stars in the first show of his own series as Gildy, who moves from Wistful Vista to Summerfield to care for his orphaned niece and nephew; SUSPENSE (6-17-42) Charlie Ruggles stars in “The Burning Court,” the first program in the long-running series.
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Radio's Famous Lasts - CD$12.95 (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs) RADIO’S FAMOUS LASTS–Milestone final broadcasts from the Golden Age of Radio: CHARLIE McCARTHY SHOW (12-26-48) Edgar Bergen and friends in the last show for NBC and their long-running sponsor Chase and Sanborn; FRED ALLEN (6-26-49) After a 16-year broadcast career, it’s Fred’s last program in a series of his own; FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY (5-23-50) Final broadcast for the McGee’s original sponsor, Johnson’s Wax; JACK BENNY PROGRAM (5-22-55) Jack wraps up a 23 year radio career before moving exclusively to TV.
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Old Time Radio Goes Golfing - CD$12.95 (2 hours on 2 Compact Discs) OLD TIME RADIO GOES GOLFING– JACK BENNY PROGRAM (3-22-42) Jack and Phil play golf together; GREAT GILDERSLEEVE (9-6-42) Gildy and Judge Hooker are entered in Summerfield’s annual Golf Tournament; GANGBUSTERS (1940s) The Golf Course Murders; BOSTON BLACKIE (1940s) Blackie solves the case of the Golf Instructor.
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Television Special - DVD$19.95 SA (Complete Program on DVD) TELEVISION SPECIAL: THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF RADIO It's a 75-minute 1976 TV show hosted by Steve Allen devoted entirely to RADIO, using film footage, photographs, period-re-creations and in person appearances by such radio personalities as Eddie Anderson, Gene Autry, Bergen and McCarthy, Mel Blanc, Ken Carpenter, Dennis Day, Bill Hay, Jim Jordan, Barbara Luddy, Olan Soule, Ezra Stone, Les Tremayne, Lurene Tuttle, Harry Von Zell, Lawrence Welk, Don Wilson and many others. Taped at the Century Plaza Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. A TV show that radio fans will love!
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Chuck Schaden's Nostalgia - DVD$19.95 (1-hour cable TV program on DVD) CHUCK SCHADEN’S NOSTALGIA (December, 1986) The Christmas-time telecast featuring host Chuck Schaden visiting a Christmas store; speaking with a collector of Walt Disney collectibles; presenting a rare kinescope of an episode of the TV version of the classic radio series The Cinnamon Bear; and visiting the home of a man who has built a miniature of the Cinnamon Bear’s Maybe Land.
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