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Originally aired October 14, 1949 It's a romantic wartime drama about a hardened nightclub entertainer and a sincere young soldier who fall in love just before he is sent overseas. What begins as a casual, almost cynical relationship slowly turns into something genuine, making their brief time together tender, bittersweet, and tragic.

Originally aired October 13, 1948Bing Crosby - HimselfKen Carpenter - Announcer William Gargan - GuestRay Milland - GuestMarilyn Maxwell - GuestJoe Venuti - Guest

Originally aired May 16, 1946A good story about a woman terrorized by her husband's insane brother. The story has a surprise ending.

Originally aired May 05, 1952Valentine and Brooksie travel to Algeria on assignment for the French government. An old pal from the O.S.S. leads George to conclude that he's working for the wrong side. The clue is in the "Hand Of Fatima."

Originally aired March 20, 1949Ozzie goes to the library to settle a bet about the Rover Boys, and winds up an authority on the Peloponnesian Wars.

Originally aired July 04, 1944Slick Maynard and his henchmen (named "Fingers" and "Biff") plan to steal the famous Blue India Diamond.

Originally aired October 07, 1949A restless spirit haunting an old English estate gets more than he bargained for when an unconventional American family refuses to be frightened.

Bing Crosby - HimselfKen Carpenter - Announcer Judy Garland - Guest

Time is running out for a man facing the gallows. Where is the missing witness to his innocence?

George and Brooksie fly to Paris, only to head off to Instanbul to recover the famous Romany diamonds. George sets a trap, with greed as the bait.

Ozzie has trouble deciding how to make out his income tax, Harriet can't decide on a blue or a gray suit.

Blumberg and Karl have gotten jobs for ex-convicts at an airplane factory. The bad guys plan to sabotage the plant a steal a new airplane.

A smooth-talking gambler with one foot in the underworld and the other in high society finds his dangerous double life starting to crack. As ambition, romance, and deception collide, Johnny Eager pulls listeners into a world of charm, crime, and rising tension where every move could be his last.

Bing Crosby - HimselfKen Carpenter - Announcer Joe Venuti - GuestHam Fisher - GuestFred Allen - Guest

After an attorney murders his chorus-girl lover, he plans a careful post-facto alibi and defense.

A meek toymaker is framed for a hit-and-run murder. Toy soldiers lead George to a plot of sabotage!

Ozzie winds up with a crystal ball after bidding for a mystery package at an auction.

Slick and Jitters have been selling marijuana cigarettes at a vital war plant

The D. A. has the goods on a gangster named Chuck Louis. However, the D. A.'s son is in debt to Mr. Louis.Originally aired June 13, 1944

George Valentine is asked by a little old lady to investigate a fifteen year old murder. The trail leads to South America, and a millionaire gold mine owner.Originally aired March 24, 1952

The Ozzie National Bank gets in trouble when the $17 on deposit disappears.Originally aired February 27, 1949

The Hornet tackles a gang of foreign spies who kidnap Lowery and plan to blow up a troop train. The program is preceded by one minute of D-Day bulletins.Originally aired June 06, 1944

Ozzie accepts a dinner invitation from a man whose name he can't remember.Originally aired February 20, 1949

When the Hornet discovers a gang selling counterfeit gas coupons, the trail leads him to the ration board that issued the coupons!Originally aired May 30, 1944

An insurance investigator is convinced that his wife is a pyromaniac.Originally aired April 18, 1946

Two attempts have been made on Warren Sage's life. Poisoned milk, a car bomb and a gunshot all fail. Then, Mr. Sage gets tanked!Originally aired March 17, 1952

It's Valentine's Day, and Ozzie's looking for something special.Originally aired February 13, 1949

When a British diplomat disappears, a German spy takes his place.Originally aired May 23, 1944

A good role for Vincent Price as a slightly mad painter, who finds himself protecting a murderer and dabbling a bit in death for himself!Originally aired April 14, 1946

Lucy Randall makes out her will, claiming that she's going to die in three days.Originally aired April 14, 1946

Ozzie goes on a clean-the-house binge.Originally aired February 06, 1949

A gangster fresh from stir goes gunning for the guy who put him there, Britt Reid.Originally aired May 16, 1944

Ozzie is studying for the bus driver's test.Originally aired January 30, 1949

The Bouget family hides a downed British pilot in occupied France. The only one left alive after the Gestapo wipe out a French village is young Pierre.Originally aired April 25, 1944

A blind detective with uncanny powers of deduction solves an impossible murder involving a beautiful woman.Originally aired March 28, 1946

A series of accidents has been plaguing an amusement park...always on Friday!Originally aired February 25, 1952

Ozzie has become a master of card tricks, and a lady killer too.Originally aired January 23, 1949

Varna Clare is now a star and performs at army bases for the soldiers. However, she's really a Nazi spy! When Axford finds out the truth, he's kidnapped by the spies.Originally aired April 18, 1944

A man plans to kill his wife at the urging of the beautiful and mysterious "Jenny."

A "Voice Of Doom" predicts that three accidents will take place. They do take place, but the third accident breaks the rhythm!Originally aired February 18, 1952

Ozzie is late for dinner but Harriet is not mad. What is going on?Originally aired January 16, 1949

Banker Anton Wykoff has been murdered. "There are too many people in this city who would have liked to take a shot at him.Originally aired April 11, 1944

A psychiatrist comes up with a novel way to kill his wife... with an escaped convict!Originally aired March 14, 1946

Alice Jensen hires George Valentine to find her missing husband. Mr. Jensen is after pirate treasure, but finds a gang of dope smugglers instead.Originally aired February 11, 1952

When the boys show too much interest in athletics, Ozzie gets them to admire great men of history.Originally aired January 09, 1949

Barry Lindon meets his sweetheart Clare on a fog-shrouded pier. Barry was recently dishonorably discharged, but as you possibly suspect, he wasn't really disloyal.Originally aired April 08, 1944

"Hooray for Love" - Bing Crosby; "Swinging Down the Lane" - Bing Crosby; "Wabash Cannonball" - Crosby Boys, Clifton Webb, & Bing Crosby; "How Lucky You Are" - Bing Crosby;Originally aired April 21, 1948

An excellent story about murder and revenge in old Havana.Originally aired March 7, 1946

A woman's uncle, who is dying, promises her a surprise in his will. Just after signing the will, the old man disappears...and so does his doctor and everyone else!Originally aired February 04, 1952

To prove his masculinity, Ozzie challenges Harriet to a sock knitting contest.Originally aired January 02, 1949

Mr. Albert Patton sells his services to the highest bidder, which gives the Nazis good reasons to eliminate him. He's an "international mystery man." What's he really up to?Originally aired March 25, 1944