Podcast appearances and mentions of Bret Morrison

Here we are, back at Bill Pogue's. It's after 11PM. What do we know? Well, there are less people drinking here than last night, most would rather stay in and listen for updates. On the air over CBS right now is Joan Brooks. Me? I'm just trying to have that nightcap I started yesterday. There are still news bulletins coming out of Europe. It's almost dawn there. The men will be continuing their missions with D-Day: Plus 1 So far, we know that at least four-thousand Allied soldiers have been killed in the initial attack, but the German forces on the Normandy peninsula have either been killed, captured or forced to withdraw to Caen. I'm sure as we speak troops and equipment are being ferried across the Channel. I know the hope is that by the end of June we'll have nearly a million men in western Europe as we advance north from Italy simultaneously. With the Russians pushing Germany west it's only a matter of time, but the Germans won't go down without a fight. But, I know American resolve. We'll be up for the task, no matter how long it takes. It's why next month on Breaking Walls we'll move just a few weeks into the future and focus on Independence Day, 1944. —————————— The reading material used in today's episode was: • Radio Speakers--A Biographical Dictionary — By Jim Cox • On The Air — By John Dunning • Network Radio Ratings — By Jim Ramsburg As well as articles from • Broadcasting Magazine • CBSNews.com • GlobalNews.ca • LIFE Magazine • Military-History.org • The New York Times • The New York Daily News • Presidency.UCSB.edu • RadioArchives.com • Radio Daily —————————— On the interview front: • André Baruch, Mel Blanc, Ken Carpenter, Norman Corwin, Alice Frost, Barbara Luddy, Bret Morrison, Ken Roberts, Kate Smith, and Olan Soule spoke with Chuck Schaden. Hear these full chats at Speakingofradio.com. • Himan Brown, Staats Cotsworth, Jim Jordan, Mandel Kramer, and Jan Miner, spoke to Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC's The Golden Age of Radio. Hear these interviews at Goldenage-WTIC.org • Joan Banks spoke to SPERDVAC. For more info, go to SPERDVAC.com • Fran Carlon, John Daly, and Ben Grauer spoke for Westinghouse's 50th anniversary. • Ned Calmer, Doug Edwards, Lowell Thomas, Charles Osgood, and Bob Trout spoke to CBS for their 50th anniversary. • HV Kaltenborn spoke to NBC for their 50th anniversary • Charles Collingwood and Bob Trout spoke to the makers of Please Stand By • Bob Trout also spoke to the Television Academy • George Burns spoke with Barbara Walters • Red Skelton spoke with Dini Petty —————————— Selected music featured in today's episode was: • Romanian Folk Dances #3 — By Béla Bartók, played by Avi Avital • Wilderness Trail — By Walter Scharf for National Geographic —————————— A massive special thank you to Walden Hughes for supplying so many master quality recordings used in this D-Day episode. Listen to Walden's shows on the Yesterday USA radio network.

At 10AM CBS resumed programming with their mid-morning soap operas. First up was Valiant Lady, starring Joan Blaine. Joan was a valiant lady because she sacrificed a promising Broadway career for her father's sake, then married a “brilliant but unstable" surgeon. People like the just-heard Mandel Kramer loved working on soap operas from New York. At 10:15AM Light of the World signed on starring Bret Morrison as “the Speaker.” The show was a soap opera version of the stories of the bible and featured some of New York's best talent like Mandel Kramer, Louise Fitch, and Alexander Scourby. This D-Day broadcast was the very first episode of Light of the World on CBS. It had been running on NBC since March of 1940. It would run on CBS until August of 1946 before once again being picked up by NBC until June 2nd, 1950. When Light of the World signed off, The Open Door signed on at 10:30. Created by Sandra Michael, The Open Door was a purposely slow-moving, character building show built around Dean Eric Hansen of the fictional Vernon University. The stories involved people in his life: their problems, lives, and loves. The star, Dr. Alfred Dorf had known Sandra Michael since her childhood in Denmark. He'd come to America to establish a church in Brooklyn and was the true inspiration behind the character. Unfortunately, the agency handling the sponsor's account didn't like the direction of the series. They pressured Sandra Michael into changing the show, but she resisted and the show was canceled after June 30th, 1944. Once The Open Door signed off, Bachelor's Children signed on at 10:45. It featured Hugh Studebaker as Dr. Bob Graham, a bachelor who took in his dying friend's 18-year-old twin daughters. Marjorie Hannan played Ruth Ann, the kind, thoughtful twin, and Patricia Dunlap played Janet, the fiery and impulsive twin. Olan Soule played Sam Ryder. He was, perhaps, best known for co-starring with Barbara Luddy on The First Nighter.

Two + hours of CrimeFirst a look at this day in History.Then The Shadow starring Bret Morrison and Marjorie Anderson, originally broadcast March 19, 1944, 80 years ago, The Drums of Doom.  A dancer is threatened by voodoo after she brings a bracelet back from Haiti. Followed by  Calling All Cars, originally broadcast March 19, 1935, 89 years ago, The Mae West Jewel Robbery.  The story of the real robbery of Miss West's jewels and $3000 in cash is dramatized. This is a rebroadcast one of the "outstanding cases" originally heard on the show on February 21, 1934.  In one of the few times a cast member is acknowledge, Martha Wentworth portrays Miss West. Then Gangbusters, originally broadcast March 19, 1955, 69 years ago,  The Case Of The Reckless Ride.   Two tough guys named Harold Kopan and Edward Robb swear the cops will never get them to Leavenworth.  (Serious apologies for some of the horrible noise in the audio.  It's in the master copy and I have no way to filter it out!)Followed by The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr, originally broadcast March 19, 1949, 75 years ago, The Dancing Hands. A set of twin-pianos is played by identical twins, who act non-identically. $30,000 and a corpse further confuse a twin plot. Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast March 19, 1942, 84 years ago. Now that they're rich, Abner and Cedric plan to stop working, become gypsies and travel around the world. Thanks to Richard for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream

This week on “Tuesday Night Detectives” presented by Vintage Classic Radio, we invite listeners to a night steeped in suspense and shadowed corners. Our evening begins with the tantalizing tale from "Murder by Experts" in the episode titled "Three's a Crowd." Originally aired on May 22nd, 1950, this story takes us through the twisted lanes of love and jealousy. When a love triangle turns deadly, it's up to the sharp-witted and seasoned protagonist, played by the engaging John Dickson Carr, to untangle the web of deceit. The full cast, featuring the talents of Bret Morrison and Marilyn Erskine, brings this intricate narrative to life, ensuring listeners are hanging on every word. The mystery deepens with back-to-back episodes of “Dick Barton - Special Agent”. In Episodes 3 and 4 of "Dick Barton and The Secret Weapon", our eponymous hero, portrayed by the steadfast Noel Johnson, faces perilous odds. With the aid of his loyal companions Jock and Snowey, voiced by Alex McCrindle and John Mann respectively, they tackle a menacing plot that could spell disaster on a national scale. Each actor infuses their character with a unique blend of bravery and cunning, making for a riveting listen. Join us as we resurrect these captivating stories from the golden age of radio drama. From the heart-racing thrills of "Murder by Experts" to the edge-of-your-seat excitement in "Dick Barton", this is an evening of auditory delight not to be missed. Tune into "Tuesday Night Detectives" and immerse yourself in the intrigue and danger of times gone by.

Season Two of Old-Time Radio Essentials continues! In this installment, Pete, Paul and Dave bring you this episode of THE SHADOW from 1946, "Gang Doctor", starring Bret Morrison! Will our post-show discussion have the ability to cloud men's minds? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season Two of Old-Time Radio Essentials continues! In this installment, Pete, Paul and Dave bring you this episode of THE SHADOW from 1946, "Gang Doctor", starring Bret Morrison! Will our post-show discussion have the ability to cloud men's minds? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode aired September 9, 1947 on Mutual Radio Network stars Bret Morrison. The police suspect vandalism in the cemetery until a series of ghoulish grave robberies includes the disappearance and murder of the cemetery caretaker. Believing the gravediggers will return to finish what they couldn't due to an unexpected interruption, Lamont and Margot attempt to observe the late night happenings while avoiding the police standing guard. Digger, one of the two gravediggers, learns Koller's scheme of digging up fresh corpses, then altering them with identifying marks so the burned remains will simulate his clients. The clients then pay hearty for either an insurance payoff or a start on a new life. Unable to retrieve the body with a lame leg, Digger agrees to partner with Koler so the other grave robber, Ryan, can become the next victim. Uncovering the truth from Koler's latest client, The Shadow sets out to find the proof and interrupts Koller and Digger's falling out so he can tie them up for the police.

Lux Radio Theatre | The Plutocrat | Broadcast date: Monday, September 28, 1936Episode includes: Victor Young interview as he plays one of his compositions. Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse, and Donald Duck are also interviewed. Story: A comedy about a wealthy businessman from Omaha and his adventures on the high seas and in Algeria. Wallace Beery is American millionaire Earl Tinker the owner of a large meat packing company in Omaha. He is taking his wife and daughter on vacation and the opening scene takes place in the stateroom of a steamship crossing the Atlantic Ocean on it's way to Algiers. Mrs. Tinker lies ill in bed suffering from a rather bad attack of sea sickness and complaining bitterly, when the door opens and in walks their daughter.Featuring: Wallace Beery; Carol Ann Beery; Margaret Brayton; Cecil B DeMille; Walt Disney; James Eagles; Eric Linden; Bret Morrison; Clarence Nash; Cecilia Parker; Marjorie Ram-beau; Vicki Vola; Clara Kimball Young; Victor Young (conductor); Booth Tarkington (author): : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESSubscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr

The Shadow, originally broadcast March 19, 1944, The Drums of Doom. A dancer is threatened by voodoo after she brings a bracelet back from Haiti. Bret Morrison and Marjorie Anderson star. Also Part 1 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter, originally broadcast March 19, 1956. The investigator working on a claim for a sunken ship is killed and Johnny is called to San Diego.Visit my web page - http://www.classicradio.streamWe receive no revenue from YouTube. If you enjoy our shows, listen via the links on our web page or if you're so inclined, Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wyattcoxelAHeard on almost 100 radio stations from coast to coast. Classic Radio Theater features great radio programs that warmed the hearts of millions for the better part of the 20th century. Host Wyatt Cox brings the best of radio classics back to life with both the passion of a long-time (as in more than half a century) fan and the heart of a forty-year newsman. But more than just “playing the hits”, Wyatt supplements the first hour of each day's show with historical information on the day and date in history including audio that takes you back to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. FDR, Eisenhower, JFK, Reagan, Carter, Nixon, LBJ. It's a true slice of life from not just radio's past, but America's past.Wyatt produces 21 hours a week of freshly minted Classic Radio Theater presentations each week, and each day's broadcast is timely and entertaining!

In Breaking Walls episode 132 we go back to the late 1940s and say Happy Halloween with Mutual Broadcasting. —————————— Highlights: • The Seedy Underbelly of Coney Island on The Crime Club • Take a Ride with The Mysterious Traveler • Mystery is My Hobby • Quiet Please • 1948 Halloween News with Arthur Bario • The House of Mystery • True Detective Mysteries • Halloween 1948 with Holmes and The Shadow • Truman Wins a Stunning Reelection • Murder By Experts • Finishing With I Love a Mystery • Looking Ahead to Thanksgiving —————————— The WallBreakers: http://thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. To support the show: http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers —————————— The reading material used in today's episode was: American Radio Networks: A History — By Jim Cox • On the Air — By John Dunning • Network Radio Ratings — By Jim Ramsburg • The Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio — By Christopher Sterling • WOR: The First Sixty Years As well as articles from the archives of • The Los Angeles Times • The New York Daily News • The New York Times • Radio Daily • The Saturday Evening Post —————————— On the interview front: • Jim Boles, Bret Morrison, Carlton E. Morse, and Russell Thorson, were with Chuck Schaden. Hear their full chats at SpeakingOfRadio.com. • Joseph Julian was with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC's The Golden Age of Radio. Hear these at Goldenage-WTIC.org. • Harry Bartell and André Baruch were with SPERDVAC. For more info, go to SPERDVAC.com. •Orson Welles was with Johnny Carson —————————— Selected music featured in today's episode was: • Halloween — By Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians • Manhattan — By Blossom Dearie • Flag of Columbia — By Jacqueline Schwab • Danse Macabre — By Camille Saint-Saëns —————————— A special thank you to Ted Davenport, Jerry Haendiges, and Gordon Skene. For Ted go to RadioMemories.com, for Jerry, visit OTRSite.com, and for Gordon, please go to PastDaily.com. —————————— Thank you to: Tony Adams Steven Allmon Orson Orsen Chandler Phil Erickson Jessica Hanna Perri Harper Briana Isaac Thomas M. Joyce Ryan Kramer Earl Millard Gary Mollica Barry Nadler Christian Neuhaus Aimee Pavy Ray Shaw Filipe A Silva John Williams —————————— WallBreakers Links: Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers Social Media - @TheWallBreakers

We're going to stop here, but we're not even close to finishing with I Love A Mystery. Next time on Breaking Walls, while we spend Thanksgiving with Carlton E. Morse, Russell Thorson, Jim Boles, and Tony Randall, we utter a simple statement: Bury Your Dead, Arizona. The reading material used in this episode was: American Radio Networks: A History — By Jim Cox On the Air — By John Dunning Network Radio Ratings — By Jim Ramsburg The Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio — By Christopher Sterling WOR: The First Sixty Years As well as articles from the archives of • The Los Angeles Times • The New York Daily News • The New York Times • Radio Daily • The Saturday Evening Post —————————— On the interview front: • Jim Boles, Bret Morrison, Carlton E. Morse, and Russell Thorson, were with Chuck Schaden. Hear their full chats at SpeakingOfRadio.com. • Joseph Julian was with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC's The Golden Age of Radio. Hear these at Goldenage-WTIC.org. • Harry Bartell and André Baruch were with SPERDVAC. For more info, go to SPERDVAC.com. •Orson Welles was with Johnny Carson —————————— Selected music featured in today's episode was: • Halloween — By Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians • Manhattan — By Blossom Dearie • Flag of Columbia — By Jacqueline Schwab • Danse Macabre — By Camille Saint-Saëns —————————— A special thank you to Ted Davenport, Jerry Haendiges, and Gordon Skene. For Ted go to RadioMemories.com, for Jerry, visit OTRSite.com, and for Gordon, please go to PastDaily.com. —————————— Thank you to: Tony Adams Steven Allmon Orson Orsen Chandler Phil Erickson Jessica Hanna Perri Harper Briana Isaac Thomas M. Joyce Ryan Kramer Earl Millard Gary Mollica Barry Nadler Christian Neuhaus Aimee Pavy Ray Shaw Filipe A Silva John Williams —————————— WallBreakers Links: Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers Social Media - @TheWallBreakers The reading material used in today's episode was: American Radio Networks: A History — By Jim Cox On the Air — By John Dunning Network Radio Ratings — By Jim Ramsburg The Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio — By Christopher Sterling WOR: The First Sixty Years As well as articles from the archives of • The Los Angeles Times • The New York Daily News • The New York Times • Radio Daily • The Saturday Evening Post —————————— On the interview front: • Jim Boles, Bret Morrison, Carlton E. Morse, and Russell Thorson, were with Chuck Schaden. Hear their full chats at SpeakingOfRadio.com. • Joseph Julian was with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC's The Golden Age of Radio. Hear these at Goldenage-WTIC.org. • Harry Bartell and André Baruch were with SPERDVAC. For more info, go to SPERDVAC.com. •Orson Welles was with Johnny Carson —————————— Selected music featured in today's episode was: • Halloween — By Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians • Manhattan — By Blossom Dearie • Flag of Columbia — By Jacqueline Schwab • Danse Macabre — By Camille Saint-Saëns —————————— A special thank you to Ted Davenport, Jerry Haendiges, and Gordon Skene. For Ted go to RadioMemories.com, for Jerry, visit OTRSite.com, and for Gordon, please go to PastDaily.com. —————————— Thank you to: Tony Adams Steven Allmon Orson Orsen Chandler Phil Erickson Jessica Hanna Perri Harper Briana Isaac Thomas M. Joyce Ryan Kramer Earl Millard Gary Mollica Barry Nadler Christian Neuhaus Aimee Pavy Ray Shaw Filipe A Silva John Williams —————————— WallBreakers Links: Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers Social Media - @TheWallBreakers

At 5PM Mutual's most famous program, The Shadow signed on. The show was in its eleventh season on the air in 1948. Andre Baruch handled emcee duties while Grace Matthews played Margo Lane. Bret Morrison was Lamont Cranston. Halloween's episode was called “Murder By A Corpse.” This season's Shadow rating was 13.2. It was Mutual's highest-rated show. As night descended on New York on October 31st, temperatures dropped into the upper 40s and an eerie fog rolled in. Police were ready for mischief as children went trick or treating. The Halloween tradition was still seen by many as an act of begging and vandalism. In response, members of the Madison Square Boys Club paraded through the Lower East Side carrying a banner that read "American Boys Don't Beg.” Politically, Progressive Henry Wallace was making a dent in Harry Truman's campaign. On Election Day, Truman still carried the City, collecting 1.6 million votes to Dewey's 1.1 million, but Henry Wallace received over four-hundred thousand votes. It's this split that allowed Thomas Dewey to narrowly win New York state by sixty-thousand votes, giving the republicans forty-seven important electorates. At home, the Mutual Broadcasting System's prime time programming featured news and music, but at 7PM literature's most famous detective—Sherlock Holmes—took to the air from WOR. Sherlock Holmes peaked on radio between 1939 and 1946 with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce playing Holmes and Watson. They made over a dozen films and their rating climbed to 14.1 in 1942 on NBC. The next year, the entire cast moved to the Mutual Broadcasting System. Petri wine sponsored the series. Famed radio character actor Harry Bartel became the announcer. They remained on Mutual for three seasons until Holmes left for ABC. Basil Rathbone stayed with Mutual to star in a new series called Scotland Yard. Nigel Bruce still played Watson while Tom Conway became Holmes. When the Semler Company discontinued sponsorship in the spring of 1947, ABC canceled the show. That summer Clipper Craft Clothing signed to pay the bills. The program moved back to Mutual with John Stanley as Holmes and Alfred Shirley as Watson. By Halloween 1948 it was airing Sundays at 7PM. As radio audiences changed, Holmes and Watson couldn't keep up. That Spring Mutual canceled the series. ABC revived it for one final season before the last version of an American Sherlock Holmes series departed the air.

Exploring Tomorrow was an American old-time radio series which ran on the Mutual Broadcasting System from December 4, 1957, until June 13, 1958. An advertisement described it as "the first science-fiction show of science-fictioneers, by science-fictioneers and for science-fictioneers - real science fiction for a change!" Exploring Tomorrow was narrated by John W. Campbell, editor of Astounding Magazine. Campbell guided the career of many of the great science fiction writers of the era. Personnel: Producer-director: Sanford Marshall. Announcer: Bill Mahr, Guy Wallace Cast:Mandel Kramer, Bryna Raeburn, Lawson Zerbe, Lon Clark, Mason Adams, Connie Lembcke, Larry Haines, Don Douglas, Bret Morrison, Charlotte Sheffield Theme: As Time Goes By Writers: Randall Garrett, Gordon R. Dickson, Robert Silverberg,Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Poul Anderson, John Fleming, Raymond E. Banks, George O. Smith, Tom Godwin

The Shadow Radio Show "Shadow League." EpisodeOn July 31, 1930, a sinister voice introduced "The Detective Story Magazine Hour," a weekly radio program that dramatized stories from the pages of Street & Smith's Detective Story Magazine.The mysterious narrator claimed; "The Shadow knows all" and then announced the story from the current issue of the crime magazine with a menacing laugh.Though the program was canceled after 52 episodes, The Shadow became an immediate hit with the listening audience and continued on with his own magazine.The Shadow came back to the airwaves to narrate other crime programs, such as, "Blue Coal Mystery Revue and a handful of his own short lived shows in 1932 and 1934. However, they too were dropped from the airwaves.On September 26, 1937, Street & Smith gave The Shadow a central role, and a long-time radio residence, on the Mutual Broadcasting System network. The first show, starring Orson Welles, was titled "The Death House Rescue." The last radio program had Bret Morrison portraying the mysterious sleuth. It was titled "Murder by the Sea," and aired on December 26, 1954.Bret Morrison and Grace Matthews recorded two final episodes for a special record released in 1968.

Exploring Tomorrow was an American old-time radio series which ran on the Mutual Broadcasting System from December 4, 1957, until June 13, 1958. An advertisement described it as "the first science-fiction show of science-fictioneers, by science-fictioneers and for science-fictioneers - real science fiction for a change!" Exploring Tomorrow was narrated by John W. Campbell, editor of Astounding Magazine. Campbell guided the career of many of the great science fiction writers of the era. Personnel: Producer-director: Sanford Marshall. Announcer: Bill Mahr, Guy Wallace Cast:Mandel Kramer, Bryna Raeburn, Lawson Zerbe, Lon Clark, Mason Adams, Connie Lembcke, Larry Haines, Don Douglas, Bret Morrison, Charlotte Sheffield Theme: As Time Goes By Writers: Randall Garrett, Gordon R. Dickson, Robert Silverberg,Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Poul Anderson, John Fleming, Raymond E. Banks, George O. Smith, Tom Godwin

Exploring Tomorrow was an American old-time radio series which ran on the Mutual Broadcasting System from December 4, 1957, until June 13, 1958. An advertisement described it as "the first science-fiction show of science-fictioneers, by science-fictioneers and for science-fictioneers - real science fiction for a change!" Exploring Tomorrow was narrated by John W. Campbell, editor of Astounding Magazine. Campbell guided the career of many of the great science fiction writers of the era. Personnel: Producer-director: Sanford Marshall. Announcer: Bill Mahr, Guy Wallace Cast:Mandel Kramer, Bryna Raeburn, Lawson Zerbe, Lon Clark, Mason Adams, Connie Lembcke, Larry Haines, Don Douglas, Bret Morrison, Charlotte Sheffield Theme: As Time Goes By Writers: Randall Garrett, Gordon R. Dickson, Robert Silverberg,Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Poul Anderson, John Fleming, Raymond E. Banks, George O. Smith, Tom Godwin

Exploring Tomorrow was an American old-time radio series which ran on the Mutual Broadcasting System from December 4, 1957, until June 13, 1958. An advertisement described it as "the first science-fiction show of science-fictioneers, by science-fictioneers and for science-fictioneers - real science fiction for a change!" Exploring Tomorrow was narrated by John W. Campbell, editor of Astounding Magazine. Campbell guided the career of many of the great science fiction writers of the era. Personnel: Producer-director: Sanford Marshall. Announcer: Bill Mahr, Guy Wallace Cast:Mandel Kramer, Bryna Raeburn, Lawson Zerbe, Lon Clark, Mason Adams, Connie Lembcke, Larry Haines, Don Douglas, Bret Morrison, Charlotte Sheffield Theme: As Time Goes By Writers: Randall Garrett, Gordon R. Dickson, Robert Silverberg,Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Poul Anderson, John Fleming, Raymond E. Banks, George O. Smith, Tom Godwin

The Haunting HourNocturne - from 1945 Veteran Suspense announcer Berry Kroeger.Bret Morrison also appeared in many episodes. Rosa Rio's played the the creepy organ.Director-Edwin Wolfe.No other credits of cast or crew Matt and Stuart are twins but are at odds. Matt is bitter while Stuart is a pianist who loves Chopin.Both are in love with Mavis who only loves Stuart.Matt is prepared to kill for the love of Mavis.

(Orig. rel. 8/2/20) Season Two of Old-Time Radio Essentials continues! In this installment, Pete, Paul and Dave bring you this episode of THE SHADOW from 1946, "Gang Doctor", starring Bret Morrison! Will our post-show discussion have the ability to cloud men's minds? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT!  And since we're on the subject of discussion, we hope to determine whether this entry meets the following criteria: 1. Is it truly representative of that series? (Can anyone point to it and say, "Yes, that is what [NAME OF SERIES] was all about.") 2. Is it an episode worthy of inclusion in any and every OTR aficionado's private collection? So with this in mind, we three bring you, as our fifteenth installment (but 2nd official episode of S2), this episode of The Shadow from 1946. We'll introduce the show, play it in its entirety, then discuss it at length. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy it!  Please show your support of the podcast by doing any of the following! To comment on how we might improve OTR-E, or give suggestions for future discussions, please write to us at f6point3@gmail.com . Put the word "Essentials" in the subject line. Your feedback means a lot to us! A review at iTunes or at your usual podcatcher would be appreciated.

After 218 podcasts, this bonus episode is a special look back at the Shadow radio series including rare interviews from those who were there including Bret Morrison, Grace Matthews, Gertrude Warner, Andre Baruch, Ken Roberts, and Shadow author and creator Walter B. Gibson.

The Shadow starring Bret Morrison, originally broadcast May 19, 1946, Touch of Death. A man who can kill with just his touch has learned the Shadow's secret identity and demands a showdown with him! Also an episode of Can You Imagine That originally broadcast in 1940, Sneezing for 21 Days.

The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast April 25, 1950, 71 years ago, I Died Last Night. A search for the solution to the mystery of death! A newly dead man is given the chance to communicate with the living...can he do it? Eric Dressler and Bret Morrison star.

A leader of a gang is severely injured during a robbery and dumped on the side of the road to die. He recovers and tracks his gang one by one for the kill.  Lamont is hot on his trail to keep him from his killing spree.  Commentary on changes Bret Morrison made as The Shadow.

A psych patient who is obsessed with nursery rhymes escapes from a sanitarium and is believed to have committed murders based on this obsession. But when Lamont and Margot face the real truth, it is far more horrifying than anything they could have imagined.  Commentary on why this is arguably the best Bret Morrison episode to date.

Margot’s ankle is sprained when Lamont’s car skids off the road. They take refuge in a nearby mansion.  It’s convenient that a doctor resides at this mansion ready to treat Margot. Commentary on how this great premise misfired that even Bret Morrison seemed bore by it.

Lamont and Margot investigate when they come upon a man shot to death in his upstairs library. A black fedora is said to be linked to the killer.  Commentary on the man who is arguably the most famous Shadow actor-Bret Morrison!

On December 13th, 1973, Chuck Schaden sat down with Bret Morrison for a chat about his life and career (full interview available here - http://www.speakingofradio.com/interviews/morrison-bret/). During the course of the conversation, Mr. Morrison spoke about how he unexpectedly got the role of The Shadow in April of 1943. The Shadow was broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System from their flagship WOR station in New York. Broadcasts were done live before an audience at the still-active Longacre Theater at 220 W 48th St in the heart of New York City's theater district. Chuck's full chat with Bret Morrison is available to stream for free at the above link. It's a great one.

In Breaking Walls episode 108 we go back to October 31st, 1948 and open a five-part mini series on that season’s business and programming. —————————— Highlights: • You Are There • Dewey V Truman • Let’s Sit This One Out • Halloween 1948 in New York over the Mutual Broadcasting System • Ozzie and Harriet Visit a Haunted House • Jack Benny Goes Trick-or-Treating for a New Network • Phil Harris and Alice Faye • Sam Spade, Rocky Jordan, and Connie Brooks • Walter Winchell Spits Fire • Cabin B-13 • A Tremendous Election Upset • Looking Ahead to Thanksgiving 1948 —————————— The WallBreakers: http://thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. To support the show: http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers —————————— The reading material used in today’s episode was: • Sunday Nights at Seven — By Jack and Joan Benny • On the Air — By John Dunning • Network Radio Ratings, 1932-53 — By Jim Ramsburg • WOR Radio 1922-1982 As well as articles from the archives of • The Los Angeles Times • The New York Daily News • The New York Times • Radio Daily • The Saturday Evening Post. —————————— On the interview front: • Eve Arden, Jack Benny, Alice Faye, Phil Harris, Elliott Lewis, Bret Morrison, and Lurene Tuttle were with Chuck Schaden. Hear their full chats at SpeakingOfRadio.com. • Hans Conried, Howard Duff, and June Havoc were with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC’s The Golden Age of Radio. Hear these at Goldenage-WTIC.org. • Dick Joy spoke with John Dunning for 71KNUS. • Ben Grauer spoke with Westinghouse in 1970. —————————— Selected music featured in today’s episode was: • Danse Macabre — by Camille Saint-Saëns (Camille San Sons) • I’ll Take Manhattan — By Blossom Dearie • Ghost Bus Tours — By George Fenton • The Look of Love — By Nelson Riddle • Verdi’s Macbeth Overture — Conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli • Flag of Columbia — By Jacqueline Schwab • Over The River and Through The Woods — By the U.S. Air Force Band —————————— Subscribe to Burning Gotham—the new audio drama set in 1835 New York City. It’s available everywhere you get your podcasts and at BurningGotham.com. —————————— A special thank you to Ted Davenport and Jerry Haendiges: two radio show collectors who helped supply material for this episode. They’re who the large retailers go to. Ted’s got a Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/otrteddavenport/ For Jerry, please visit http://otrsite.com/ I’d also like to thank Walden Hughes and John and Larry Gassman of SPERDVAC - http://sperdvac.com/ —————————— Thank you to: Tony Adams Steven Allmon Orson Orsen Chandler Briana Isaac Thomas M. Joyce Ryan Kramer Barry Nadler Christian Neuhaus Aimee Pavy Chris Pilkington —————————— WallBreakers Links: Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers Social Media - @TheWallBreakers URL - thewallbreakers.com

On this time we have a scary encounter with Black Eyed Kids in a tale called Midnight Callers. JJ tells us about a dorm room ghost who is both a trickster and a shadow. We feature a classic OTR episode from The Shadow called The House That Death Built. So sit up, grab a beverage, and press that play button now. Featured Story - The House That Death Built Our featured story this week comes from the golden age of radio. One of the most popular series from that time was The Shadow. The show went on the air in August of 1930 and ran until 1954. Over the years various actors played the shadow including Bill Johnstone, Orsen Welles, and Bret Morrison who will play the part for us today. Our episode is titled The House That Death Built and first aired on January 25, 1948. Ron’s Amazing Stories Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at   and - Good Treats for your dog to eat. Ron’s Amazing Stories is produced and hosted by Ronald Hood:Email: Blog Page: Facebook: Twitter: Helpful Links: - Help the podcast by taking this survey. - Use this link to submit your stories to the show. - Looking for the first 100 episodes of the podcast?

Season Two of Old-Time Radio Essentials continues! In this installment, Pete, Paul and Dave bring you this episode of THE SHADOW from 1946, "Gang Doctor", starring Bret Morrison! Will our post-show discussion have the ability to cloud men's minds? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT!  And since we're on the subject of discussion, we hope to determine whether this entry meets the following criteria: 1. Is it truly representative of that series? (Can anyone point to it and say, "Yes, that is what [NAME OF SERIES] was all about.") 2. Is it an episode worthy of inclusion in any and every OTR aficionado's private collection? So with this in mind, we three bring you, as our fifteenth installment (but 2nd official episode of S2), this episode of The Shadow from 1946. We'll introduce the show, play it in its entirety, then discuss it at length. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy it!  Please show your support of the podcast by doing any of the following! To comment on how we might improve OTR-E, or give suggestions for future discussions, please write to us at f6point3@gmail.com . Put the word "Essentials" in the subject line. Your feedback means a lot to us! A review at iTunes or at your usual podcatcher would be appreciated. FIND THIS SHOW PLUS HUNDREDS OF OTHER WONDERFUL AUDIO DRAMAS AT www.mutualaudionetwork.com !

The Shadow starring Bret Morrison, originally broadcast May 19, 1946, Touch of Death. A man who can kill with just his touch has learned the Shadow's secret identity and demands a showdown with him! Also an episode of Can You Imagine That originally broadcast in 1940, Sneezing for 21 Days.

Maurice Tarplin starred as the Mysterious Traveler in this supernatural drama series. The stories began; “This is the Mysterious Traveler, inviting you to join me on another journey into the strange and terrifying. I hope you will enjoy the trip, that it will thrill you a little and chill you a little. So settle back, get a good grip on your nerves, and be comfortable – if you can!" Cast: Vicki Volante, Ann Sheppard, Bret Morrison, Lawson Zerbe, Maurice Tarplin, Orson Welles, Ted Osborne, Various, Jackson Beck, Lon Clark, Ed Begley, Lyle Sudrow, Eric Dressler, Roger DeKoven, Robert Dryden, Mary Jane Higby, Joyce Gordon, Ralph Bell, Cliff Carpenter, Joe Julian, Leon Janney, Bill Zuckert, Helen Shields, Bryna Raeburn, Jack Manning, Alan Manson, Art Carney, Chuck Webster, James Van Dyk Broadcast History: 5 December 1943 to 16 September 1952 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dennis-moore9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dennis-moore9/support

The Lux Radio Theatre. June 8, 1936.  "The Thin Man".  The story of an urbane and witty New York detective who solves a missing-persons murder. Introduced by the director of the original film: W. S. Van Dyke (DeMille was attending a Paramount convention is Chicago). Theda Bara appears after the story and discusses her planned "comeback." William Powell, Myrna Loy, Porter Hall, Barbara Luddy, Bret Morrison, Wally Maher, Theda Bara, Dashiell Hammett (author), W. S. Van Dyke (guest host), James Seymour (intermission guest: screenwriter, producer), Melville Ruick (announcer), Louis Silvers (music director), Minna Gombell, William Henry, Margaret Brayton, Thomas Jackson, Ernie Adams, Frank Nelson (doubles), Michael Fitzmaurice, Glenn Boles, Charles Emerson, Victor Rodman, Rolfe Sedan, Aline Sholes (commercial spokesman), Lauretta Puck (commercial spokesman), Mary Jane Higby (commercial spokesman), Frank Nelson (program opening announcer), Frank Woodruff (director), George Wells (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects).oldtimeradiodvd.com

The Lux Radio Theatre. June 8, 1936. CBS net. "The Thin Man". Sponsored by: Lux. The story of an urbane and witty New York detective who solves a missing-persons murder. Introduced by the director of the original film: W. S. Van Dyke (DeMille was attending a Paramount convention is Chicago). Theda Bara appears after the story and discusses her planned "comeback." William Powell, Myrna Loy, Porter Hall, Barbara Luddy, Bret Morrison, Wally Maher, Theda Bara, Dashiell Hammett (author), W. S. Van Dyke (guest host), James Seymour (intermission guest: screenwriter, producer), Melville Ruick (announcer), Louis Silvers (music director), Minna Gombell, William Henry, Margaret Brayton, Thomas Jackson, Ernie Adams, Frank Nelson (doubles), Michael Fitzmaurice, Glenn Boles, Charles Emerson, Victor Rodman, Rolfe Sedan, Aline Sholes (commercial spokesman), Lauretta Puck (commercial spokesman), Mary Jane Higby (commercial spokesman), Frank Nelson (program opening announcer), Frank Woodruff (director), George Wells (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). oldtimeradiodvd.com

The Lux Radio Theatre. September 28, 1936. The one hundredth broadcast of the show. Victor Young is interviewed and plays one of his compositions. Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse, and Donald Duck are also interviewed (Donald does his imitation of Bing Crosby!). A comedy about a wealthy businessman from Omaha and his adventures on the high seas and in Algeria. Wallace Beery, Clara Kimball Young, Walt Disney, Marjorie Rambeau, Cecil B. DeMille, Booth Tarkington (author), Cecilia Parker, Eric Linden, Melville Ruick (announcer), Victor Young (intermission guest: composer), Arthur Goodrich (stage adaptor), Bret Morrison, Frank Nelson (performer, program opening announcer),audiblepodcast.com/rnn 1 Free Audiobook  oldtimeradionetwork.com   oldtimeradiodvd.com Great Deals on DVDs

The Lux Radio Theatre. August 17, 1936. The musical biography of French poet Francois Villon. Cecil B. DeMille (host), John Boles, Evelyn Venable, Walter Kingsford, Lou Merrill (doubles), Margaret McKay, Frank Nelson (doubles), Wyndham Standing, Bret Morrison, Cecil Elliott, Ross Forrester, Russ Dudley, William Brandt (chorus manager), Frank Carpenter (chorus), Al Garr (chorus), Henry Iblings (chorus), Freeman High (chorus), Richard Davis (chorus), Earl Hunsaker (chorus), Thad Harvey (chorus), Enrico Ricardi (chorus), Kenneth Rundquist (chorus), Hubert Head (chorus), David Knight (chorus), Tudor Williams (chorus), Dudley Kusell (chorus), Ralph Erwin (chorus), Floyd Gamble (chorus). audiblepodcast.com/rnn 1 Free Audiobook  oldtimeradionetwork.com   oldtimeradiodvd.com Great Deals on DVDs

The Lux Radio Theatre. June 8, 1936.  The story of an urbane and witty New York detective who solves a missing-persons murder. Introduced by the director of the original film: W. S. Van Dyke  William Powell, Myrna Loy, Porter Hall, Barbara Luddy, Bret Morrison, Wally Maher, Theda Bara, Dashiell Hammett (author), W. S. Van Dyke (guest host), James Seymour (intermission guest: screenwriter, producer), Melville Ruick (announcer), Louis Silvers (music director), Minna Gombell, William Henry, Margaret Brayton, Thomas Jackson, Ernie Adams, Frank Nelson (doubles), Michael Fitzmaurice, Glenn Boles, Charles Emerson, Victor Rodman, Rolfe Sedan, Aline Sholes (commercial spokesman), Lauretta Puck (commercial spokesman), Mary Jane Higby (commercial spokesman), Frank Nelson (program opening announcer), Frank Woodruff (director), George Wells (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). audiblepodcast.com/rnn 1 Free Audiobook  oldtimeradionetwork.com   oldtimeradiodvd.com Great Deals on DVDs

BEYOND TOMORROW was to be CBS's science fiction series. Three shows and one audition were transcribed to disk, but it's not certain if they were actually broadcast, despite announcements in newspapers. In the audition, the series title was BEYOND THIS WORLD and the audition show was "The Outer Limit". The first show under the series name BEYOND TOMORROW was "Requiem", a story by Robert Heinlein, which was later be done in DIMENSION X. THIS EPISODE: April 11, 1950. CBS network. "Incident At Switchpath". Sustaining. A fine story about two strange machines found buried deep in a cave. Theodore Sturgeon (author), Bret Morrison, Michael O'Day, William N. Robson (producer), Mitchell Grayson (director), Henry Sylvern (music), John Campbell Jr. (host). 1/2 hour.

The Shadow - In September of 1939, a new voice of the Shadow appeared in the form of radio actor Bill Johnstone. Later in 1939, Agnes Moorehead left the show and was replaced by Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane. The plot lines began to follow the standard formula of Margo Lane being in danger and the Shadow rescuing her from the clutches of evil. Bill Johnstone would be the voice of the Shadow for five seasons, until March 1943. Bret Morrison took over the Shadow role in 1943 for one season. John Archer and Steve Courtleigh took the Shadow role through the 1944-45 season. Bret Morrison then returned to be the Shadow for the duration of the program's run which lasted until December 26, 1954. THIS EPISODE:1938. Syndicated. "Murder On Approval". Sponsored by: B. F. Goodrich Tires. A foreign agent tries to conquer America by infecting the U. S. Army with a secret disease. Orson Welles, Margot Stevenson, Ken Roberts (announcer). 1/2 hour.

In September of 1939, a new voice of the Shadow appeared in the form of radio actor Bill Johnstone. Later in 1939, Agnes Moorehead left the show and was replaced by Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane. The plot lines began to follow the standard formula of Margo Lane being in danger and the Shadow rescuing her from the clutches of evil. Bill Johnstone would be the voice of the Shadow for five seasons, until March 1943. Bret Morrison took over the Shadow role in 1943 for one season. John Archer and Steve Courtleigh took the Shadow role through the 1944-45 season. Bret Morrison then returned to be the Shadow for the duration of the program's run which lasted until December 26, 1954.

"WAYSIDE THEATRE" WBBM-LOCAL   CHICAGO MOTOR CLUB    Staff Stars: Olan Soule, Patricia Dunlap . "A FRIEND OF GERTRUDE'S" (05-14-39) 30:00 Minutes and staring Gail Henshaw, Bret Morrison, Leslie Woods, Herb Butterfield, Bill Bouchey. Gail Henshaw.

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