I Love Old Time Radio

Let George Do It - "The Spider and The Fly" (Ep1563)

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A "stupid" woman chases after a man in a complex murder plan. "A Bluebeard vs. a Black Widow!"

My Favorite Husband - "Gossip" (Ep1562)

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liz's gossiping leads to head full of dyed black hair. The evils of gossip come home to roost.

The Green Hornet - "Prescription Filled" (Ep1561)

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Green Hornet continues to battle, "The Big Four Gang" and its never-seen leader, "Mr. Big." "The Association" is running a protection racket for d...

Ep1560: Philco Radio Time - Guest - Peggy Lee

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"A Gal in Calico" - Bing Crosby; "Rumors are Flying" - Bing Crosby & Skitch Henderson; "It's All Over Now" - Peggy Lee; "The Man I Love" - Skitch ...

Ep1559: Suspense - "Drury's Bones"

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Scotland Yard inspector with an amnesiac past tackles his most difficult case.

Ep1558: Let George Do It - "The House That Jack Built"

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Lacey hires George Valentine to help him "blow the lid off this town." But, what's he really up to?

Ep1557: My Favorite Husband - "Old Clothes Sold"

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liz throws out all of George's old clothes...but not very well.

Ep1556: The Green Hornet - "Smoke Without Fire"

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When a barge filled with gambling equipment sinks at the dock, the Hornet suspects the police commissioner is covering up for "Frenchy."

Ep1555: Philco Radio Time - Guests - Peggy Lee & Jerry Colonna

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Give Me Five Minutes More" - Bing Crosby; "Linger in My Arms a Little Longer Baby" - Peggy Lee; "Buttermilk Sky" - Bing Crosby; "If You Were the Only...

Ep1554: Suspense - "To Find Help"

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An old woman is terrorized in her own house by a homicidal maniac.

Ep1553: Let George Do It - "Tag! You're It"

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A dead blonde with a note in her purse that says..."tag, you're it." That's only the start of a diabolical scheme. Murder in the radio studio!

Ep1552: My Favorite Husband - "Dance Lessons"

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The girls are hoping to get their men on the dance floor but they are none too eager, until they meet the dance instructor.

Ep1551: The Green Hornet - "Insane and Able"

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Hornet tackles politician Finney and his W.P.A. graft racket.

Ep1550: Philco Radio Time - Guests - Jimmy Durante

05 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"A Gal in Calico" - Bing Crosby; "And Then its Heaven" - Bing Crosby; "You Gotta Start Off Each Day With a Song" - Jimmy Durante & Bing Crosby; "S...

Ep1549: Suspense - "Drive-In"

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A car-hop is threatened by a homicidal maniac.

Ep1548: Let George Do It - "Cover For An Hour"

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alice May Edmond tells George Valentine in her letter that he will inherit $1000 when he captures her murderer! She's poisoned by strychnine, right in...

Ep1547: My Favorite Husband - "Be a Pal"

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liz is determined to be a "pal" to hubby George, and George is determined to run her ragged on a camping trip.

Ep1546: The Green Hornet - "Witness A Murder"

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Hornet tackles politician Finney and his W.P.A. graft racket.

Ep1545: Philco Radio Time - Guests - Judy Garland, Les Paul Trio

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Old Buttermilk Sky" - Bing Crosby; "Gotta Get Me Somebody to Love" - Bing Crosby; "I Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter)&quo...

Ep1544: Suspense - "I Had An Alibi"

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A good "perfect crime" story with a pleasant surprise ending. A guy married to a woman with a bad heart eagerly awaits his nice million doll...

Ep1543: Let George Do It - "The White Elephant"

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alice May Edmond tells George Valentine in her letter that he will inherit $1000 when he captures her murderer! She's poisoned by strychnine, righ...

Ep1542: My Favorite Husband - "Liz Learns to Swim"

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liz learns to swim...across the living room floor!

Ep1541: The Green Hornet - "Sales Make A Swindle"

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Hornet uncovers a sales tax racket, and plans to nail Frazer (presumably the tax commissioner). Potter, the fancial editor of the Sentinel, is sur...

Philco Radio Time - Guest - Burl Ives

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Five Minutes More " - Bing Crosby; "The Carioca (Vincent Youmans)" - Skitch Henderson; "The Blue Tailed Fly." - Burl Iv...

Suspense - "A Thing of Beauty"

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A good story about the rise and fall of a famous actress and murderer. The story has an expected, but nonetheless shocking ending.

Let George Do It - "Second Degree Affection"

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stebbins has been convicted of murder, despite his sister, who doesn't like him very much, being sure he's innocent. Then, Ricky Stebbins is s...

My Favorite Husband - "George is Messy"

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liz is concerned that George is a slob.

The Green Hornet - "Murder Seeks Its Victim"

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"The Clarion," a newspaper that competes with "The Daily Sentinel," is hiding Crandall, the witness to a murder. After Crandall is...

Philco Radio Time - Guest - Ezio Pinza

13 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"My Heart Goes Crazy" - Bing Crosby; "Pretending" - Bing Crosby; "Waltz in Swingtime (Jerome Kern)" - Skitch Henderson; ...

Suspense - "The Brighton Strangler"

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A British actor is hit on the head during the Blitz and becomes the killer he portrays on the stage.

Let George Do It - "High Card"

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A lawyer's wife needs Valentine's help for her husband. Who murdered Dorothy Fullman? High card is the killer and must commit murder!

My Favorite Husband - "Selling Dresses"

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liz is forced to take back a dress, and finds herself making money when she takes it to the wrong store by mistake.

The Green Hornet - "He Also Serves"

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After Brit Reid's favorite French waiter is poisoned, the Green Hornet takes on the head of a crooked waiter's union.

Philco Radio Time - Guest - Rafael Mendez

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bing visits old Mexico with Lina Romay and Rafael Mendez. "Five Minutes More" - Bing Crosby & The Charioteers; "Kentucky Bay" ...

Suspense - "The Lodger"

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A parrot with a map, a dead sea captain and a sunken treasure lead to adventure.

Let George Do It - "The Treasure Of Millie's Wharf"

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liz is reading a book on Numerology. Will it help her talk their landlord from raising their rent?

My Favorite Husband - "Numerology"

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liz is reading a book on Numerology. Will it help her talk their landlord from raising their rent?

The Green Hornet - "Copyright On Chiselling"

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Hornet tackles a writer's racket run by two crooks; Ryder and Cross.

Philco Radio Time - Guest - Les Paul Trio

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The first tune is, "I Got The Sun In The Morning" - Bing Crosby; "The Piccolino" - Skitch Henderson; " South America, Take It...

Suspense - "The Black Curtain"

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A man wakes up lying on a street, with no memories of the previous three and one half years!

Let George Do It - "The High Price Of A Penny"

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A wealthy couple are killed in an automobile accident, or was it murder? A photographer of the accident scene is killed soon thereafter.

My Favorite Husband - "Spring Cleaning"

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

George's new secretary has been hitting on him and when Liz finds an old love letter she wrote to him in their youth, George thinks its from Glady...

The Green Hornet - "Sins Of The Fathers"

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A racketeer's son has lost faith in his own father and accuses him of being a crook! Carling tells the whole story to Britt Reid at the Sentinel. ...

Philco Radio Time - Guest - Spike Jones & His City Slickers

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The first tune is, "I Got The Sun In The Morning."

Suspense - "The Fountain Plays"

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let George Do It - "Sweet Are The Uses Of Publicity"

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

George is hired to be the bodyguard of a man who doesn't exist!

My Favorite Husband - "Liz Appears on Television"

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liz is going to present a friendship plaque to her best friend...and her worst enemy.

The Green Hornet - "Accidents On Purpose"

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hornet takes on Kreevy (a crooked lawyer) and a politician named Hopper. They're running a phony accident racket.

Philco Radio Time - Guest - Bob Hope

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The first show of the series. The first tune is, "I Got The Sun In The Morning."

Suspense - "Dead of the Night"

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A story about the troubles getting rid of a dead body at a seaside resort.

Let George Do It - "The Voice Of The Giant"

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The story of a clock that tells of murder as well as the time. The owner of the giant clock was killed, the daughter of the clock's owner confesse...

My Favorite Husband - "Husband's Hobbies"

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liz and Iris try "jealousy" and golf to try to get their husbands to pay more attention to them. Will it be golf, stamps, or wives?

The Green Hornet - "Graft In The Hospital"

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Hornet cures the city hospital of a bad case of graft.

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Tony's Home Permanent"

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The "Sam Shovel" story is about a boy named Tony whose mother kept him locked in the closet. It's called "Tony's Home Permanent...

Suspense - "You Were Wonderful"

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A wartime nightclub singer in South America is involved in a plot to supply information to the Nazis. As part of the story, Lena sings, "America&...

Let George Do It - "The Golden Lizard"

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

George Valentine is sent to Acapulco to buy a large yacht from an Italian playboy.

My Favorite Husband - "Liz's Radio Script"

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jealous of a college classmate of George's who is a renowned author, Liz attempts to prove she can write as well. She submits her writing into a r...

The Green Hornet - "One Goes Out As Two go In"

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Check kiting (referred to as "lapping") in the city's property tax office leads to Digby, an innocent man, being framed for the crime. H...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "He Was Caught With His Prints Down"

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Another "Sam Shovel" case: "The Case Of The Photographer Who Was Stuck Up In A Darkroom," or "He Was Caught With His Prints D...

Suspense - "The Singing Walls"

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A cop's brother wakes from a drugged stupor to find himself a killer!

Let George Do It - "Eleven O'Clock"

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Estella Blair has been acting strangely...at eleven o'clock. A psychology professor experimenting with hypnosis is behind the mystery, and he does...

My Favorite Husband - "The Wills"

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

George brings up the need to make their wills, however why now? Liz suspects George wants the land her dad left her and is willing get rid of her!

The Green Hornet - "Parole Plays the Wrong Policy"

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Green Hornet and Kato are today fighting the parole board racket. The Sentinel have been following the story for weeks, because lately there has b...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Custer's Last Hamburger Stand"

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Shovel" solves "The Case Of The General Who Opened Up A Drive-In and Was Caught Selling Horse Meat," or "Custer's Last Ham...

Suspense - "The Night Man"

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A wife with a shady past tries to get the evidence needed to clear her husband of a charge of murder.

Let George Do It - "Island In The Desert"

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Mexican private detective is shot to death while writing a letter to George Valentine. He was working on some kind of fire insurance job, but there&...

My Favorite Husband - "Women's Rights Pt. 2"

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liz and Iris are out looking for jobs without much luck while their husbands are handling the domestic duties.

The Green Hornet - "Salesman In Short Pants"

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Grafton's child labor racket...involving kids selling handkerchiefs on the street, is the target of the Hornet. This recording has an abbreviated ...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Sam Shovel - The Murder At The Radio Quiz Show"

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bud and Lou try to decide where to spend New Year's eve. Sam Shovel appears in, "The Murder At The Radio Quiz Show" or, "I've G...

Suspense - "Eve"

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A wife with a shady past tries to get the evidence needed to clear her husband of a charge of murder.

Let George Do It - "The Scream Of The Eagle"

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Who is the wealthy Mathilda Jonathan? She's dead, but "the whisper of the eagle" has brought her back...in spades! The Bolivian who know...

My Favorite Husband - "Women's Rights Pt. 1" (Ep1492)

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Congress is going to amend the Constitution to give women equal rights. Liz and Iris demand to be treated like equals.

The Green Hornet - "Income From Immigrants"

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Hornet breaks up Liggett's citizenship racket. Poor immigrants have their citizenship tests taken for them by Liggett's men, so he can bla...

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Sam Shovel - I'm All Yours in Buttons and Bows"

05 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bud needs $10,000 in a hurry; Christmas is coming, so Bud and Lou go Christmas shopping. The show features a Sam Shovel drama, "The Case Of Clare...

Suspense - "The Merry Widower"

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A story about a music box that plays the famous title waltz, and the strange effect that it has on a strange man.

Let George Do It - "Most Likely to Die"

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

George is take for a sucker by two college pranksters who never grew up, but no one’s laughing when a real murder comes to their 20th Reunion.

My Favorite Husband - "Liz Redecorates the House"

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liz is determined to redecorate the house, with the help of "Andrew."

The Green Hornet - "The Tricky Tankers"

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robertson's gas racket runs out of gas after a train wreck is blamed on the Hornet. After the story, the Hornet conducts a "Law and Order Rou...

Suspense - "Dateline: Lisbon"

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

During the war, in a neutral port, Nazi and Allied spies are everywhere. A young photographer becomes involved in intrigue when she accidentally photo...

Let George Do It - "Solo in Whispers"

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An operatic phonograph record leads to the death of the singer who sent it. Why is he whispering?

My Favorite Husband - "Liz Teaches the Samba"

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liz gives teenager Wally Forsythe a samba lesson and finds herself the object of a burning love.

The Green Hornet - "Advice For A Price"

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Hornet tackles a gang of phony insurance advisors, who charge for advice the customers could get for free. The gang "knows" the secret i...

Suspense - "The Man Who Couldn't Lose"

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A story about an incredible run of luck...both bad and good!

Let George Do It - "The Iron Cat"

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The crazed inventor of a tape recorder asks George Valentine to help him. The doctor who was to take the inventor to the asylum was given a check for ...

The Green Hornet - "Graft In The Courtroom"

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Hornet goes after Robertson's courtroom employee racket

Suspense - "The Bluebeard Of Belloc"

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

During the Nazi occupation of France, an amateur murderer is at work, filling the town with mutilated bodies

Let George Do It - "The Witch Of Mill Hollow"

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A small town newspaper editor calls George Valentine to report the burning of a witch! The lady in question was hated by the entire town because she s...

My Favorite Husband - "Going to the Club"

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liz and Iris are determined to go to the country club dance with or without their husbands. The husbands would rather go to the fights.

The Green Hornet - "The Smuggler Signs His Name"

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sneed is a smuggler with diplomatic immunity. Kato is described as a brilliant chemist who helps to solve the case.

Suspense - "You'll Never See Me Again"

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Wifey goes home to mother after fight with new husband, but she never arrives.

Let George Do It - "Sudden Storm"

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A man confesses to have committed all the "Quotation Mark" murders...and then he disappears!.

My Favorite Husband - "Liz Writes A Song"

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Liz can't carry a tune with a shovel, but that won't stop her from writing a hit song.

The Green Hornet - "Test Stamps A Swindle"

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Hornet breaks up a phony testing laboratory racket.

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Plymouth Rock"

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The opening monologue is about football. Stories are told about Lou's Uncle Mike. The boys do a play about the Pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock i...

Suspense - "Voyage Through Darkness"

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The "Blackout Killer" is hiding somewhere aboard a ship.

Let George Do It - "Portuguese Cove"

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My Favorite Husband - "The Green Wig"

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Because Liz hasn't saved any money, George has taken over the fiances which leaves Liz without any money. Will her plan to get George to crack and...

The Green Hornet - "Cash on the Parking Lot"

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Hornet breaks up a protection racket which is preying on parking lots.

The Abbott and Costello Show - "The Case Of The Russian Diplomat Who Took The 6:00 P.M. Boat Back To Russia,"

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Sam Shovel" appears in, "The Case Of The Russian Diplomat Who Took The 6:00 P.M. Boat Back To Russia," or, "Red Sails In The...

Suspense - "The Black Path Of Fear"

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A woman is mysteriously stabbed and the man she's weird is the prime suspect.