Mother's Day Old Time Radio Shows

"God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers."
- Proverb

Happy Mother's Day from OTRCAT.com! Please enjoy these Mother-themed old time radio shows free to download.  Read about each episode and listen while eating your vegetables...

 

Hallmark Playhouse - (Drama) - Mother's Day Collection

"A Man's Mother" from May 10, 1951
Starring Ethel Barrymore is a heart warming tale of motherhood; a grown son visits his aging mother and discusses her wishes to return to the old farmstead.

Dragnet - (Detective Drama) - Mother's Day Collection

"Big Momma" from May 3, 1955
"Mama is always right" - Los Angeles investors should have listened to their mothers when they purchased Uranium stock from a ponzi scheme stock broker.

Box 13 - (Detective Drama) - Mothers Day Collection

"Double Mothers" from October 10, 1948
Dan Holiday, "a sucker if there ever was one," plays caretaker for a a little girl in a park with two mothers.

Gunsmoke- (Western) - Mother's Day Collection

"Pretty Mama" from Nov 11, 1956
Hank Marble's has been shot in the back with a small caliber rife; Marshall Dillon investigates the uncertain killing which leaves behind a young boy and his beautiful young mother on the frontier.

Burns and Allen - (Comedy) - Mother's Day Collection

"Gracie's Mother Visits" from May 20, 1948
Hilarious hijinks ensue when George must prove to Gracie's mother that he is a capable handyman; he rips out then must repair all his plumbing and electrical in their house.

 

Featured Collections about Ladies of Old Time Radio:

Mother's Day Collection - Mom can have radio shows just for her this Mother's Day. Now go clean your room!	Crazy Mamas and Wacky Women - features hand-picked episodes with a variety of crazy mama and insane mother-in-laws	Fatal Females - the meanest ladies of old time radio. From murderesses to poisoneresses from wicked queens to wicked witches.	Divas of Old Time Radio - spans the 1930s-50s with guest appearances of some of the influential female singers.

If mother's nagging wasn't enough, you'll want to listen to MIND YOUR MANNERS to polish your etiquette.

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