Virtual Vinny presents classic old-time radio programs from crime fighters to comedians. We travel to the Golden Age of Radio and present many well-known, and lesser-known classic radio programs. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iloveoldtimeradio/support
A scientist has invented a new poison gas. Britt Reid, with the help of his father, tries to keep spies from getting to the scientist. Three suicides complicate the case.
"Come to the Mardi Gras" - Bing Crosby; "How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You)" - Bing Crosby; "Jubilee" - Kay Thompson, Williams Brothers, & Bing Crosby; "Ain't Cha Ever Comin' Back?" Bing Crosby
A man decides to commit a "laboratory murder," just to prove that he can do it without getting caught.
Amnesia, man overboard and a prodigal brother-in-law arriving from South America. Let George do this one!
Ozzie tries to stop Harriet from exaggerating.
Photographer Clicker Binney returns to the Sentinel and catches a traffic "accident" involving two enemy agents out to sabotage a power plant.
George Valentine is the sucker when he proves Tim McGeehan is guilty of armed robbery. But what about the murder that McGeehan committed? George Valentine provides McGeehan's alibi!
There's a rumor going around that a syndicate is going to put up a large apartment building on the corner vacant lot.
Sam Mercer is a test pilot who's kidnapped before trying out as experimental aircraft. A false news story planted in The Daily Sentinel leads to the capture of two Nazi spies.
Mr. Jennings moves back into his old room after his wife's death. But there's something strange going on up there. A good ghost story.
A beautiful dancer named Dove. Lou Mendel was madley in love. Mendel was her big brother, who wanted no other...and you can let George finish the limerick.
Ozzie is being initiated into, "The Amiable and Antique Order Of Prehistoric Monsters."
Jim Slade claims to be an FBI agant and asks Britt Reid to help him catch the Green Hornet. Jim is a part-time jewel thief and full-time Nazi spy.
An invalid woman battles the frustrations of the telephone system after she overhears a plot to murder someone.
Ponce is back in town and planning to kill all those who testified against him.
David has fought with the Jones boy, and Ozzie fights with Harriet!
An honest judge suspect Axis spies are infiltrating the city's labor unions. The judge's son is fooled into thinking he's a murder, forcing the judge to resign.
An excellent performance by Lorre as a psychopathic killer holding an entire police station at gunpoint, while reliving his childhood.
George Valentine and Brooksie fly to South America to investigate a Bolivian tin mine that is having a problem with sabotage.
Harriet is kept awake by a dripping facet that doesn't seem to want to shut off, but Ozzie's brilliant idea causes a flood so it's time to call in the professionals.
Stanley is buying swamp land meant for a new airport. Exposed by the Sentinel, Stanley gets a Nazi spy to kill Britt Reid. He exchanges the assassination for information about a naval destroyer undergoing repairs. The Hornet tips the FBI and gets them to sink a Nazi submarine.
A not-too-bright wartime assembly line worker is jealous of his boss and decides to kill him.
The Binks brothers are two recluses who start seeing the shadow of a noose! It's all a matter of emeralds!.
David sells Ozzie's coat, which winds up in the hands of the jealous and tough boyfriend of Lana Shanahan.Â
When Boker's clothing store advertises on radio, he's signaling to his fellow Nazi spies. This suits the Green Hornet just fine!
"My Heart is a Hobo" - Bing Crosby; "It Takes a Long, Long Train with a Red Caboose (To Cary My Blues Away" - Peggy Lee; "Mam'selle/Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep)/Peg O' My Heart" - Bing Crosby;"Home on the Range (parody)' - Bing Crosby & Gary Cooper; "El Rancho Grande" - Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, & Gary Cooper; "You Do" - Bing Crosby
A good story about a horribly disfigured man who visits a diner every day to bring the owner bad luck.
Where is Uncle Harry? When his bones are found, the search is only beginning. It's a five-year-old murder, and everyone in town is a suspect!
Harriet has decided to redecorate based on a vase she purchased. One problem, Ozzie finds it awful.; Now he's off to try to get rid of it.
A beautiful and blonde Nazi spy decides to confess to Lowery of the Sentinel. The two of them are captured by the Gestapo!
"Moon-Face and Starry-Eyed" - Bing Crosby; "My Heart Is a Hobo" - Bing Crosby; "That's the Beginning of the End" - Jimmy Demaret; "For What" Bob Hope & Bing Crosby; "That's My Desire" - Bing Crosby
A woman's lover is hiding in the closet with a hammer and a plan to murder the sleeping husband!
The mayor and two other respected citizens of Summer Springs has called for George Valentine. George is offered $1000 to not take the case, then finds a dead body named George Valentine has already arrived!
Harriet is suprising George with a new arrivial, but George thinks its a new baby. Is he wrong?
A defense worker shoots at and kills the Green Hornet! In a confusing story, the real Green Hornet gets the goods on two Nazi spies and saves the "vital war plans." Lowery claims, "This is the greatest story since the armistice!."
A spinster librarian and her crippled mother are terrorized by a madman who has taken over their house as their "guest."
A rubber chemist from Rangoon hires George Valentine to find a man who is missing...or is he? A fabulous black pearl necklace turns out to be a fake. A phony traveler winds up as a corpse...a complex corpse!
Ozzie tries to buy a book about reincarnation title, "The Trip Back," by Bartlett Graham. The book is promoted ceaselessly throughout the program. Ozzie and Harriet sing, "Don't Sweetheart Me" and "We Must Be Ever So Quiet."
Black Market meat is being sold and poisoning people. The Green Hornet slices into the racket and cooks the goose of the bad guy.
"I Do Do Do Like You" - Bing Crosby; "My Heart Is a Hobo" - Bing Crosby; "Chi-Baba Chi-Baba" Connee Boswell; "Keep on Smiling" - Fred Allen & Bing Crosby; "Misirlou" - Skitch Henderson; "I Want to Thank Your Folks" - Bing Crosby;
A bank teller is kidnapped by a pair of robbers, and is "rescued" by her fiance, who is an officer of the bank.
Mrs. Ruth Jennings has been murdered. Lou Jennings is suspected of the killing...and he doesn't seem to be very upset by the suspicions.
Ozzie has trouble deciding how to make out his income tax, Harriet can't decide on a blue or a gray suit.
A lawyer's secretary has been kidnapped. The lawyer is a member of a secret society who helps the Axis.
"That's How Much I Love You" - Bing Crosby; "If This Isn't Love" - Bing Crosby; "Minute Waltz" - Charlie Magnante Quartet; "Time After Time" - Bing Crosby; "You Won't Be Satisfied" - Margaret O'Brien & Bing Crosby; "Cheerful Little Earful" - Charlie Magnante Quartet; "As Long As I'm Dreaming" - Bing Crosby
A good story about a blind cobbler and his no-good son who refuses to work.
Jerry Mace, a friend of George Valentine's, is pushed in front of a train and killed. The killer's trail leads to a pawn shop...and "The Prairie Dog Killer."
Ozzie reads a book on hypnotism and convinces Gloria the cook that she's Ethel Barrymore. Ozzie and Harriet sing, "Accentuate The Positive."
Two Nazi saboteurs use exploding copies of "The Dailey Sentinel" to destroy a munitions factory.
"Smile Right Back at the Sun" - Bing Crosby; "I Want to Thank Your Folks" - Bing Crosby; "Just a Bum" - Maurice Chevalier; "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" - Maurice Chevalier & Bing Crosby; "My Love Parade" - Maurice Chevalier; "Hello Beautiful" - Bing Crosby & Maurice Chevalier; "My Ideal" - Bing Crosby; "Learn to Croon" - Maurice Chevalier; "Louise" - Bing Crosby & Maurice Chevalier; "Mimi" - Maurice Chevalier; "Valentine (Philco Radio Version)" Maurice Chevalier & Bing Crosby; "I'll Close My Eyes" - Bing Crosby
A complex plan to use a professor as a frame for murder.