Customer Reviews:
A wonderful step back in time!.......2007-09-09
The issue of all the old Radio Shows is by far the best decision ever made. I think I now own most of them and always look forward to adding more to my collection. Wonderful!
I Love A Mystery!.......2007-08-09
I used to listen to this show when I was younger. I was so excited to hear it again on a cd. The quality of this cd is good. I recommend this cd to anyone that liked the show.
Reason it is the same material.......2006-04-14
To the other reviewer's point, there is a reason that this collection features the "same old shows" that have been kicking around for years, etc. If you read the Encylopedia of Old-Time Radio, you'll see that tapes of the other shows have not been found to date -- the only ones out there are from the later Hollywood shows, not the New York shows with the original cast. Rumors have circulated for years that the tapes are being hoarded somewhere ... but at any rate, these are the ones that are available, until more are discovered.
Another Scam Perpetrated on Us OTR Fans.......2005-12-19
Here again we have the same shows that have been kicking around for decades hugely over-priced to make yet ANOTHER buck out of someone else's work. There is nothing new here so don't waste your money.
Someday (maybe) someone will put together one of these things and will give us something that will make the collection worthwhile. How about the ORIGINAL CAST of "I LOVE A MYSTERY"?
Michael Raffeto is the original Jack Packard (and is the guy creator Carleton E Morse had in mind when he created the part) He, along with Barton Yarborough as "Doc Long" and Reggie Patterson as "Reggie York", are the cast who put I LOVE A MYSTERY into our living rooms back in the good old days...but...no...we get the same old version everybody's been hearing for years with Russell Thorson as Jack, Jim Boles as Doc and Tony Randall as Reggie.
Now, please, I'm saying nothing against these three actors...(nor against Tom Collins, who took over the part of Reggie after Mr Patterson's death --Tom sure got around---he inherited the part of Chandu the Magician too---the original Chandu was Gayne Whitman---interesting because he's the guy trying to get radio stations to buy ADVENTURES BY MORSE on those two "audition shows" you hear on this cd---they did a FINE job recreating these classic shows back in the early 50s but everyone HAS these or can get them much cheaper than they are being offered here...my point is if you're gonna charge me over twenty bucks for something it better not be something I can get free from any collector (minus the cost of a blank cd or dvd). Give me something I haven't heard!!! Please!!!
In the meantime save your money until the people putting these albums out finally realize they are going to have to put in some work if they want to make some money.
A Must Have!!.......2004-12-07
After being out of print for a long time I Love A Mystery returns. This set is an excellent representation of Carlton E. Morse's radio series. The set of 20 CDs contains the following programs:
From I Love A Mystery:
The Thing that Cried In the Night
Bury Your Dead Arizona
The Million Dollar Curse (still missing episode 10)
The complete run of Morse's I Love Adventure
The complete first story, "City of the Dead", from Adventures by Morse
Plus the two audition shows for Adventures by Morse.
All sound like they have some cleaning done to them, and sound fantastic. This is a great set, and highly recommended!
Book Description
The Smithsonian Institution and Radio Spirits have united to bring you the very finest from radio's golden age. Each radio broadcast has been digitally restored and remastered from original recordings for superb sound quality. The 60-page book is filled with rare photographs and insightful commentary about the shows, the performers, the medium and the genre and features a foreword written by David Kogan, writer/creator of The Mysterious Traveler & Murder by Experts. Experience the finest in classic entertainment with this unprecedented series from the Smithsonian Collection of Old Time Radio.
Customer Reviews:
Not Applicable.......2006-11-10
Your records are incorrect. I did not order this collection because of the time it took to ship it.
A great glimpse of pre-TV entertainment.......2006-10-12
From spooky to absolutely hokey, this collection of radio mysteries from the 1940s is a wonderful glimpse into entertainment before the advent of the tube. Almost as interesting as the mysteries themselves are the commercials and public service announcements (such as the one for War Bonds by Orson Welles).
An excellent collection, with performances by Richard Widmark, Orson Welles, Edmond O'Brien, Dinah Shore, Basil Rathbrone and Jack Webb.
Not what I expected.......2004-09-27
I thought that this collection of stories were going to be "mysteries," something more along the lines of detectives, crimes, and sleuthing. What it turned out to be was a collection of good radio dramas that were more accounts of "strange happenings" and "thrillers." The audio quality was good and the stories were well done, I just think that the CD's were a bit misleading in their titles.
Fantastic!.......2003-09-20
If you're a lover of old time radio, this collection of mysteries is fantastic. Commercials are even included which adds to the fun.
I like this collection because it isn't interrupted by modern day narration recounting the history of the shows like some other collections are. The sound quality is also far superior to other non-Smithsonian collections.
Others may be less expensive, but I don't believe that you get the quality you get here. Definitely worth the money.
Greats in the crime, supernatural, and suspense genres.......2001-08-04
No science fiction unless you count Escape's great adaptation of "Country of the Blind". And only one detective type which classifies as mystery because of the mysterious "Fatima". Still, a great collection. Top of the heap is the "Suspense" classic, "The Hitchhiker" with the great Orson Wells at his greatest. "Escape" is represented as mentioned above with "Country of the Blind", a H. G. Wells story, spotlighting the terrific use of sound effects and music in telling the story. Then, there's not one, but two examples of the great Arch Oboler. First, there's "Cat Wife" on "Everyman's Theater", an admittedly preposterous supernatural story, but made one of the most entertaining entries here because of the Oboler genius of use of the voices. The "Lights Out" episode, also featuring Oboler's talent, was the lesser of the two, but quite interesting because of the dramatic acting by singer Dinah Shore and tough voiced Gloria Blondell. "The Whistler" and "Inner Sanctum" were two of the best loved mystery series, and the theme music of the former, and use of the organ in the latter definitely are masterful. But the episode which I found most interesting and surprising personally was the story, "Killer, Come Back to Me" on Molle Mystery Theater, a gangster story by a fledgling author by the name of Ray Bradbury while he was still writing for the detective pulps, before he found himself in the horror and science fiction genres which made him famous. I am sure that while many Bradbury stories were dramatized on radio, this was undoubtedly the first. The classic "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" from the Weird Circle series was good though I could've wished for a less familiar literary classic. All in all, this is a great collection which shows how sound effects, music, distinctive voices, stories with twist endings, were all used to create the beloved old time radio mystery.
Customer Reviews:
Great collection of old-time radio's best detectives.......2005-07-13
This is a 20-CD set of ten of the best detective radio programs of the 1940's and 50's. There are four episodes for each of the programs (two per CD). This set also includes a small 32-page booklet that gives a brief history of each show and some info on each of the episodes included. Makes a nice companion to "Old Time Radio's Greatest Mysteries" (another 20 CD anthology from Radio Spirits). Here's a list of the programs and the included episodes and airdates:
1) The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective
- Wheel of Life Caper 07-11-48
- Missing Newshawk Caper 07-18-48
- Dick Foley Caper 09-26-48
- Farmer's Daughter Caper 09-03-50
2) Boston Blackie
- Skating Rink Murder 07-09-46
- The Murdered Truck Driver 07-16-46
- Murder of John Austin 08-20-47
- Murder of Henry Dale 08-27-47
3) The Adventures of Philip Marlowe
- Headless Peacock 07-16-49
- August Lion 08-06-49
- Bum's Rush 09-03-49
- The Sword of Cebu 03-28-50
4) The Saint
- The Corpse Said Ouch 08-06-50
- Cupid and the Corpse 08-27-50
- The What-Not What Get Hot 03-04-51
- Button, Button 03-11-51
5) Rogue's Gallery
- The Ski Lodge Case 05-09-45
- The Blondes Prefer Gentlemen Case 10-18-45
- The Little Drops of Rain Case 11-08-45
- The Lady with a Gun Case 06-30-46
6) Richard Diamond, Private Detective
- Mrs. William Baker, Klepto 09-03-49
- Mrs. Van Dyke & Professor Leonardo 09-10-49
- Lady in Distress 02-23-51
- Red Rose and John Allyson Assassination 03-02-51
7) The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe
- The Case of the Impolite Corpse 12-08-50
- The Case of the Girl Who Cried Wolfe 12-15-50
- The Case of the Disappearing Diamonds 03-09-51
- The Case of the Midnight Ride 03-16-51
8) Dragnet
- The Big Speech 04-19-51
- The Big Saint 04-26-51
- The Big Bunco 04-17-52
- The Big Elevator 04-24-52
9) Nick Carter, Master Detective
- Case of the Chemical Chickens 04-13-47
- Case of the Lucrative Wrecks 04-20-47
- Case of the Luminous Spots 04-27-47
- Case of the Missing Thumb 05-04-47
10) Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
- Mickey McQueen Matter 08-17-50
- Trans-Pacific Import-Export Company, South China Branch 08-24-50
- Virginia Beach Matter 08-31-50
- Joan Sebastian Matter 10-28-50
Customer Reviews:
Funny, but good.......2007-08-16
Strange stories, but really get your imagination going. I would recommend for long car trips or airline flights.
Poor Recording Quality.......2007-01-09
Virtually impossible to listen to. Could not make out the dialogue. Scratchy.
Great shows, horrible sound.......2007-01-03
I have no complaints about the material on these discs. They're all among the best of the old-time radio mystery genre. But Nostalgia Ventures, the company that put out this excuse for a "restoration" should be ashamed of itself.
The short-cut version of restoration that these fly-by-nights practice is the usual sort of thing: chop off as much of the high frequency sound as possible and hope that the listener doesn't hear any leftover disc noise (these were all copied from 16" transcription discs, most likely). The problem is that they cut off so much of the high frequency sound that even with headphones one has trouble making out the words. The consonants have been almost completely eliminated. Apparantly, the fact that you could barely, and sometimes not at all, undersatnd what the actors were saying did not strike the folks at Nostalgia Ventures as a problem.
I'm an semi-amateur at restoring old-records. Given a single day, I could have done all four hours of this series with ten times better sound. That's not to brag; there are thousands of people who can do that. But the weasels at Nostalgia Ventures decided that they couldn't afford even one day's work. Save your money and look for these great old radio shows elsewhere.
Brings Back Memories.......2006-11-11
These radio programs take you back to when you were a kid listening to the only entertainment available to us. I thoroughly enjoyed them and the younger kids thought they were in awe of them. Recommend highly.
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9 full hours of vintage programs on 6 audio cassette tapes. Includes episodes titled - The Case of the Three Way Split, Williams Missing Pearl Necklace, The Colorblind Accomplice, Granny's Witchcraft, Mary - Registered Nurse, Baseball and Gambling, Mrs. Peterson's Insurance Policy, Joe Adams Drowned, Johnny Burns' Imported Woolens, Butcher Boy Gang, Burning His House Behind Him, Amadon Pearls, Jewelry Store Owner Is Killed for a Watch, Madam Zina - Fortune Teller, Dynamite Thompson and Jack Morgan - Contractors, Joe Gates Murdered on Chinatown Sightseeing Tour, Imperial Oil Company Racket, Canyon City Dude Ranch.
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Two cassettes. Includes two episodes of Gunsmoke. 1) Indian Scout - An indian leads a cavalry into an ambush and becomes a killer himself. 2) Doc Adams grows depressed when a new doctor shows up and quickly gains the support of the whole town.
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CBS's 60 Greatest Old-Time Radio Shows
ASIN: 1570190631
Release Date: 1998-09-15 |
Book Description
Sixty of radio's greatest detective episodes from 20 of radio's most popular gumshoes. You'll be entertained with 60 episodes (three episodes from each of 20 different detective series) on twenty 90-minute cassettes. The Adventures of Philip Marlowe w/ Gerald Mohr The Hairpin Turn 01-28-50 The Grim Echo 02-14-50 The Gold Cobra 06-21-50 Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator w/ William Gargan Blood Money 08-24-54 Hay is for Homicide 08-31-54 Ghosts Don't Die In Bed 09-07-54 Boston Blackie w/ Chester Morris Star of the Nile 07-14-44 Black Market Case 07-21-44 Devon Estate 07-28-44 Broadway Is My Beat w/ Larry Thor Thomas Hart 04-14-51 Philip Hunt 04-21-51 Georgia Gray 04-28-51 Box Thirteen w/ Alan Ladd Daytime Nightmare 12-06-48 Death Is No Joke 12-13-48 Design for Danger 12-27-48 Casebook of Gregory Hood w/ Elliott Lewis The Daphne Bloggs Case 09-30-46 Tommy, The Saddest Clown in the World 10-07-46 Eloquent Corpse 10-14-46 Casey, Crime Photographer w/ Staats Cotsworth Loaded Dice 09-04-47 Chivalrous Gunman 08-14-47 Tobacco Pouch 09-18-47 Dragnet w/ Jack Webb The Big Little Mother 10-06-53 The Big Plea 10-13-53 The Big Paint 10-20-53 Gang Busters The Carnival Caper Case of The Four Feathers Horserace Hijackers Jeff Regan, Investigator w/ Jack Webb Prodigal Daughter 07-17-48 Pilgrim's Progress 11-20-48 Man Who Fought Back 11-27-48 Michael Shayne, Detective w/ Jeff Chandler The Man Who Lived Forever Hate That Killed The Gray Eyed Blond Pat Novak, For Hire w/ Jack Webb Escape From Prison 04-02-49 Pat's Boat is Missing 04-23-49 Watch Wendy Morris 04-30-49 Philo Vance, Detective w/ Jackson Beck The Little Murder Case The Nightmare Murder Case The Thundering Murder Case Richard Diamond, Private Detective w/ Dick Powell Casebury Case 02-02-51 Blue Serge Suit 02-09-51 The Gray Man 02-16-51 Rogue's Gallery w/ Dick Powell The George Grant Case 12-20-45 The Stark McVey Case 01-03-46 The Judge Collin Baker Case 05-16-46 The Saint w/ Vincent Price Baseball Murder 09-03-50 The Ghost That Giggled* 09-17-50 Dossier on a Doggone Dog* 09-24-50 The Shadow w/ Bill Johnstone Death Shows The Way 12-03-39 Flight of the Vulture 12-10-39 Murder Incorporated 12-17-39 Sherlock Holmes w/ John Stanley & Alfred Shirley The Case of the Dog Who Changed His Mind 09-28-47 The Case of the Missing Heiress 10-05-47 The Adventure of the Red Headed League 10-12-47 Tales of the Texas Rangers w/ Joel McCrea Dead Head Freight 01-07-51 Death in the Cards 01-14-51 Blood Harvest 01-21-51 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar w/ Edmond O'Brien The London Matter 06-22-50 The Barbara James Matter 06-29-50 The Bello-Horizonte Railroad Matter 07-06-50 *These episodes star Barry Sullivan
Customer Reviews:
Also available on CD -- if you can find it.......2005-12-15
This is a great collection with only two potential drawbacks: 1) Sam Spade is not included, and 2) the Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar episodes are not from the Bob Bailey years (1955-60). This set is available on CD, but the CD copy is not listed on Amazon. The ISBN for the CD version is 1570194297 and the UPC code is 748754455928.
The following is a complete listing of the episodes on both the cassette and CD versions:
1) The Adventures of Philip Marlowe w/ Gerald Mohr
- The Hairpin Turn 01-28-50
- The Grim Echo 02-14-50
- The Gold Cobra 06-21-50
2) Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator w/ William Gargan
- Blood Money 08-24-54
- Hay is for Homicide 08-31-54
- Ghosts Don't Die In Bed 09-07-54
3) Boston Blackie w/ Chester Morris
- Star of the Nile 07-14-44
- Black Market Case 07-21-44
- Devon Estate 07-28-44
4) Broadway Is My Beat w/ Larry Thor
- Thomas Hart 04-14-51
- Philip Hunt 04-21-51
- Georgia Gray 04-28-51
5) Box Thirteen w/ Alan Ladd
- Daytime Nightmare 12-06-48
- Death Is No Joke 12-13-48
- Design for Danger 12-27-48
6) Casebook of Gregory Hood w/ Elliott Lewis
- The Daphne Bloggs Case 09-30-46
- Tommy, The Saddest Clown in the World 10-07-46
- Eloquent Corpse 10-14-46
7) Casey, Crime Photographer w/ Staats Cotsworth
- Loaded Dice 09-04-47
- Chivalrous Gunman 08-14-47
- Tobacco Pouch 09-18-47
8) Dragnet w/ Jack Webb
- The Big Little Mother 10-06-53
- The Big Plea 10-13-53
- The Big Paint 10-20-53
9) Gang Busters
- The Carnival Caper
- Case of The Four Feathers
- Horserace Hijackers
10) Jeff Regan, Investigator w/ Jack Webb
- Prodigal Daughter 07-17-48
- Pilgrim's Progress 11-20-48
- Man Who Fought Back 11-27-48
11) Michael Shayne, Detective w/ Jeff Chandler
- The Man Who Lived Forever 05-10-49
- Hate That Killed 08-27-49
- The Gray Eyed Blond
12) Pat Novak, For Hire w/ Jack Webb
- Escape From Prison 04-02-49
- Pat's Boat is Missing 04-23-49
- Watch Wendy Morris 04-30-49
13) Philo Vance, Detective w/ Jackson Beck
- The Little Murder Case 11-15-49
- The Nightmare Murder Case 11-22-49
- The Thundering Murder Case 11-29-49
14) Richard Diamond, Private Detective w/ Dick Powell
- Casebury Case 02-02-51
- Blue Serge Suit 02-09-51
- The Gray Man 02-16-51
15) Rogue's Gallery w/ Dick Powell
- The George Grant Case 12-20-45
- The Stark McVey Case 01-03-46
- The Judge Collin Baker Case 05-16-46
16) The Saint w/ Vincent Price
- Baseball Murder 09-03-50
- The Ghost That Giggled* 09-17-50
- Dossier on a Doggone Dog* 09-24-50
17) The Shadow w/ Bill Johnstone
- Death Shows The Way 12-03-39
- Flight of the Vulture 12-10-39
- Murder Incorporated 12-17-39
18) Sherlock Holmes w/ John Stanley & Alfred Shirley
- The Case of the Dog Who Changed His Mind 09-28-47
- The Case of the Missing Heiress 10-05-47
- The Adventure of the Red Headed League 10-12-47
19) Tales of the Texas Rangers w/ Joel McCrea
- Dead Head Freight 01-07-51
- Death in the Cards 01-14-51
- Blood Harvest 01-21-51
20) Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar w/ Edmond O'Brien
- The London Matter 06-22-50
- The Barbara James Matter 06-29-50
- The Bello-Horizonte Railroad Matter 07-06-50
*These episodes star Barry Sullivan
The Detective in Radio.......2005-08-26
There was a time when radio was everything. Sure, you could go to the movies on the weekends, maybe even during the week if you had the dough, but for entertainment on a regular basis, radio was all there was. Everyone knew where you'd be Sunday nights at 7:00; you'd be sitting around the radio with the family, listening to Jack Benny. On a different night you might listen to "The Shadow" or "The Life of Riley" with William Bendix. Or maybe Alan Ladd was your favorite, and you waited all week for "Box 13." When you were broke, and couldn't go to the movies, you could still listen to big stars doing radio adaptions of their films on "Lux Radio Theatre." Maybe you turned the lights out and huddled with your girl while Roma Wines presented "Suspense."
It was entertainment before people got lazy. You used your imagination and the world was endless. One of the most popular type of shows was the mystery or detective drama. This collection has 60 programs and over 30 hours of quality entertainment on 20 audio cassettes. There are rare episodes included that were formerly only available at the Library of Congress and had never been in circulation.
I've owned this for several years and they have brought me many hours of enjoyable and nostalgic adventure. New, this comes with a great booklet containing details about each program, including the cast, the plot, and the date aired. These program notes by Anthony Tollin with cast identifications by Tollin and William Nadel are invaluable, also giving an overview of the show's history.
There are three programs from 20 different shows. Here is my overview of each show included in this fine collection:
THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE---Gerald Mohr had played The Lone Wolf in "B" films and did a great job as Chandler's Marlowe.
BARRY CRAIG, CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATOR---William Gargan is a name familiar to all film buffs and this was a great show.
BOSTON BLACKIE---These are the early summer replacement shows with Chester Morris as Blackie, before it was syndicated and Richard Kollmar took over. Blackie was sort of a "B" series and very enjoyable as such.
BROADWAY IS MY BEAT---Larry Thor was N.Y.P.D. Detective Danny Clover, whose beat was the mile between Times Square and Columbus Circle. This was a really good police show with good sound effects.
BOX THIRTEEN---Alan Ladd was Dan Holiday, a novelist who placed an ad for adventure in the Star-Times so he could get ideas for his books. Sylvia Picker was his daffy secretary. This show had great and exciting stories and always a touch of humor at the end. My favorite radio show of all time. A Mayfair production (Ladd's own company).
THE CASEBOOK OF GREGORY HOOD---Elliot Lewis portrayed the importer-turned-sleuth from San Francisco and Howard McNear was his attorney pal, Sanderson Taylor. Origionally a summer replacement show for Sherlock Holmes, there was witty banter between Gregory and his pal and some good scripts. Good show.
CASEY, CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER---Anchor Hocking, the most famous name in glass! They were the sponsor for this fun show that ran for 12 years under several variations of Casey, Crime Photographer. Staats Cotsworth was Jack "Flashgun" Casey and Jan Miner was his girl Ann. John Gibson was Ethelbert and Tony Marvin did a great job as the announcer who would help make the light and lively crime show one of the best!
DRAGNET---Jack Webb. "Nuff said!
GANGBUSTERS---Popular in its day, it had authentic crime stories from F.B.I. files made available to the show by Hoover. This is my least favorite in this collection. It's still worth listening to, just not on a par with the other shows, at least for me. Others may like it more.
JEFF REGAN, INVESTIGATOR----AND----PAT NOVAK, FOR HIRE-------Two separate shows with a lot in common; both starred Jack Webb as a hardboiled gumshoe and both had good stories. Both of these shows were pre-Dragnet. Novak was set in San Francisco.
MICHAEL SHAYNE, DETECTIVE---Jeff Chandler was great as David Dresser's (a.k.a.Bret Halliday) redheaded Irish P.I., who was based on a real guy who'd bailed Dresser out of a brawl in a Mexican cantina. The radio show was pulp fun, just like the books. Dresser's origional Michael Shayne novel was rejected by 22 publishers before he got a taker! Being redheaded and Irish, I have to like this one!
PHILO VANCE---Jason Beck portrayed S.S. Van Dine's high society sleuth. Another fun summer replacement show.
RICHARD DIAMOND--A young Blake Edwards wrote the scripts for this fun detective show. Dick Powell got to shed his early 1930's image and became a detective. He still got to sing, however, and this is a very good show.
ROGUE'S GALLERY---Dick Powell in another detective show. Not as good as Diamond, but still worth a listen.
THE SAINT---Vincent Price is The Saint on one episode and Barry Sullivan takes over on the other two as Leslie Charteris' cool-as-a-cucumber creation.
THE SHADOW---Probably the greatest show in the history of radio! Bill Johnstone is Lamont Cranston/The Shadow in all three of these shows and Marjorie Anderson is Margot Lane. Cranston used a strange power he learned in the orient to cloud minds and make him invisible so he could fight crime.
All three of these shows are terrific! My favorite of the three would be "Death Shows the Way" in which a weekend getaway for Lamont and Margo is halted by a diamond with a curse and.......well, you'll just have to listen!
SHERLOCK HOLMES---John Stanley and Alfred Shirley rather than Rathbone and Bruce, but entertaining still. Next to Gangbusters, my least favorite show in the collection, however.
TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS---Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jase Pearson. Based on authentic case files of the Texas rangers, this was a marvelous combination of crime and modern day cowboys. Many of the shows were based on the experiences of legendary Ranger Captain M.T. Gonzaullas, who was a consultant for the show. McCrea was the perfect guy to play a Texas Ranger. A fantastic show!
YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR---Edmund O'Brien was the insurance investigator with a padded expense account. These were good stories and this was an excellent show. Widely regarded as the last of the great radio detective shows before television finally put the dagger in the heart of the greatest of all mediums, radio.
If you are a radio buff and detective fan, this is a must have collection. You'll be taken back in time to better days when you listen to this stellar compilation of the best shows of their kind ever produced. Pull up a stool by the cracker barrel, pop the cap on an orange soda, and use your imagination.
Great Stories.......2002-09-24
I agree with everything the previous reviewer wrote. Aside from being annoyed by Boston Blackie, and one detective getting knocked out every episode(Jeff Regan or Pat Novak), I really enjoyed these stories. My favorite was Tales of the Texas Rangers with Joel McRae. I highly recommend this collection. This was my first time hearing any of these shows. Dragnet is often hysterical!! Like a good book, I'm sorry I'm on my last tape. This is great stuff!!
Sixty Delightful Detective Stories.......2000-12-11
Sixty shows at a dollar a show. You get quality and quantity at bargain basement prices. The show types range from true crime ("Dragnet", "Gangbusters", and "Tales of Texas Rangers") to traditional mystery/whodunnit ("Michael Shayne", "Philip Marlowe", and "The Saint") to comic book ("The Shadow"). The quality ranges from very good ("Box Thirteen", "Broadway is my Beat", and "Casey, Crime Photographer") to good ("Barry Craig", "Philo Vance", and "Richard Diamond") to not so good ("Jeff Regan", "Pat Novak", and "Rogue's Gallery") to ludicrous ("Boston Blackie"). The collection inevitably omits some shows (e.g. "Sam Spade", "This is Your FBI", and "The Black Museum"), but it gives you a wide-ranging overview of radio detective shows in the late 40's and early 50's. This collection gave me thirty hours of listening pleasure.
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Mystery: Old Time Radio Shows (Orginal Radio Broadcasts)
The Shadow (3-Hour Collectors' Editions) (3-Hour Collectors' Editions)
Old Time Radio Mysteries (Smithsonian Collection) (Smithsonian Institution)
