Old Time Radio's Greatest Dramas, Collection 2

De: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrado por: full cast

The Golden Age of Radio had incredible drama shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to be entertained by the greatest names in Hollywood each and every day. The biggest stars from tinsel-town lent their voices to radio dramas and most of the time the producers and sponsors allowed them to take a curtain call to plug their latest film release. This terrific collection of 12 great radio drama shows includes episodes of Bold Venture starring real-life husband and wife Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall; Kirk Douglas reprising his film role in “Champion” on The Screen Director’s Playhouse; Brian Donlevy stars as secret agent Steve Mitchell who is sent on another Dangerous Assignment; Dana Andrews stars as real-life counterspy Matt Cvetic who infiltrated a local Communist Party cell and reported back to the FBI on their activities in I Was A Communist for the FBI; Frank Lovejoy is newspaperman Randy Stone combing the windy streets of Chicago looking for another human interest story on Night Beat and John Dehner stars on Escape, radio’s greatest series of high adventure. You’ll also enjoy episodes of Big Town, The First Nighter Program, The Green Hornet, Gang Busters and more!

Cloak and Dagger 6-18-50 “The Kachin Story” w/ Raymond Edward Johnson

The Green Hornet 3/18/44 “The State Vs. Chester Canby” w/ Donovan Faust

Gang Busters 4/10/48 “The Case of the High School Hot-Shots” w/ Frank Readick

Escape 12/10/50 “A Passenger to Bali” w/ John Dehner

The Screen Director’s Playhouse 3/17/50 “Champion” w/ Kirk Douglas

I Was a Communist for the FBI 11/23/52 “Treason Comes in Cans” w/ Dana Andrews

The First Nighter Program 2/12/48 “Love Is Stranger Than Fiction” w/ Olan Soule & Barbara Luddy

This Is Your FBI 12/28/51 “The Intruder” w/ Stacy Harris & Richard Crenna

Bold Venture 5/28/51 “Sailor Duval is Framed for Treason Murder” w/ Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall

Night Beat 8/21/52 “John and Mary” w/ Frank Lovejoy

Dangerous Assignment 7/1/53 “Canada – Anthony Targu” w/ Brian Donlevy

Big Town 11/30/48 “I Remember Murder” w/ Edward Pawley & Fran Carlon

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Interesting Look Back in Time

This was a fun experience of the entertainment of my grandparents’ and great-grandparents’ time. Imagining them sitting in the living room together, glued to the radio, and looking forward to next week’s episodes mirrors what we experience today, but they had to use their imaginations to set the scenes- something I enjoyed doing, as well. The commercials were fun and touted some of the same brands we use today. The episodes were well-acted, but some of the stories didn’t hold my interest. Also, the sound quality wasn’t the greatest, but that was to be expected. Many times, I had to go back to understand what was said.

All in all, it was a good experience, and I will definitely purchase more titles.

poor sound

excellent and entertaining stories that kept you engaged but it was difficult to hear the dialogue due to poor quality