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December 2012

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Americas Popular Music

Americas Popular Music

8 Episodes
1 Volume

a music show broadcast out of Hollywood and hosted by Andy Mansfield.

8 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Voices of Christmas Yesteryear

Voices of Christmas Yesteryear

49 Episodes
1 Volume

includes vintage recording of Christmas music many from wax cylinder recording. All of them are delightful and will make a splendid addition to your Holiday Soundtrack.

49 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Superstition in Old Time Radio

Superstition in Old Time Radio

84 Episodes
2 Volume

Break a Mirror, follow a Black Cat, Step on a Crack or walk under a ladder, just get to a Radio as soon as you can to enjoy our Superstitions Collection!

84 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Random Rarities 08

Random Rarities 08

40 Episodes
1 Volume

features shows that have been hidden is someone's closet for decades, a few audition shows that never took off, and more than a few "orphans" that defy classification.

40 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Christmas Movies on the Radio

Christmas Movies on the Radio

8 Episodes
1 Volume

This collection includes your favorite Christmas Classics films adapted to old time radio with the original casts such as James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life!

8 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
High Moment

High Moment

4 Episodes
1 Volume

This old time radio show from 1950s dramatizes real life events by real life individuals working to make America a better place.

4 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Christmas Variety Shows

Christmas Variety Shows

54 Episodes
2 Volume

Big song numbers and plenty of knee slapping comedy to bring old time radio Christmas cheer home.

54 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Christmas Mystery

Christmas Mystery

22 Episodes
1 Volume

Who says the Mysteries of the Season shouldn't make your hair stand on end?

22 1
Add To Cart: $5.00


November 2012

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Life of Riley Christmas

Life of Riley Christmas

7 Episodes
1 Volume

Blue-collar Riley does the best he can to make a Happy Family Christmas.

7 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Front And Center

Front And Center

7 Episodes
1 Volume

Music and variety program hosted by pin-up Dorothy Lamour accompanied by the male quartet, The Crew Chiefs

7 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Christmas Detectives

Christmas Detectives

50 Episodes
1 Volume

Crime does not stop for Christmas, luckily the gumshoes are here with holiday gumdrops.

50 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Ambassadors of Melodyland

Ambassadors of Melodyland

5 Episodes
1 Volume

prepare for the arrival of the monarchy from this land of tunes and tone with this melodic old time radio show.

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Birdbrains Behind the Wheel

Birdbrains Behind the Wheel

46 Episodes
1 Volume

silly drivers from a variety of old time radio shows crash into fruit stands, buying lemons, and smashed judge's new cars.

46 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Highway of Horrors

Highway of Horrors

119 Episodes
3 Volume

This compilation of spooky tales of freaky freeways, rocky roads, and terror on the turnpikes, this collection is filled with murderers, joyriders, hitchhikers, and kidnapping from Inner Sanctum, X Minus One, Big Town, Dragnet, Suspense, and more.

119 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
America First Committee Broadcasts

America First Committee Broadcasts

12 Episodes
1 Volume

an old time radio program using well know individuals like aviator Charles Lindbergh to convince America to stay OUT of WWII

12 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Thirty-Three Half Moon (33 Half Moon)

Thirty-Three Half Moon (33 Half Moon)

45 Episodes
1 Volume

South African hardboiled detective old time radio show in the spirit of Sam Spade.

45 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Ilona Massey

Ilona Massey

18 Episodes
1 Volume

Billed as the new Marlene Dietrich, this Austrian beauty was best known to OTR fans for her role in Top Secret.

18 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
CBS European News Am Edition

CBS European News Am Edition

66 Episodes
2 Volume

top-rated network of its day was where millions were tuning into on daily basis to find out the latest from the battlefront or who was making the daily headlines

66 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
First Responders

First Responders

117 Episodes
2 Volume

Firefighters, police officers, and heroes of all kinds are represented in this exciting old time radio collection.

117 2
Add To Cart: $10.00


October 2012

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Lux Radio (South African)

Lux Radio (South African)

41 Episodes
2 Volume

South Africas take on everyones favorite old time radio dramatic anthology Lux Radio Theater

41 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Weather Collection

Weather Collection

108 Episodes
3 Volume

all shows have extreme weather from snow storms to hurricanes as a central plot device in the story line.

108 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

32 Episodes
1 Volume

Different exciting adventure stories about smuggling different cargo from diamonds to narcotics to cattle.

32 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Devil and Mr O

Devil and Mr O

27 Episodes
1 Volume

Enjoy this horror-filled radio series by Arch Oboler.

27 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Old Time Radio Fights Nazi Spies

Old Time Radio Fights Nazi Spies

34 Episodes
1 Volume

from Superman to Amos n Andy to Fibber McGee and Molly all your favorites are up in arms to protect America from Nazi Spies and saboteurs!

34 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
In Person Dinah Shore

In Person Dinah Shore

17 Episodes
1 Volume

Perky, pretty and popular Dinah Shore won the hearts of millions in her delightful music variety show.

17 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Mystery House

Mystery House

32 Episodes
1 Volume

These unique radio broadcasts were testing ground for a Mystery Publishing House!

32 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Drop Dead

Drop Dead

8 Episodes
1 Volume

these psycho horror recordings will leave you at the edge of your seat or hiding under your bed.

8 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Beyond Midnight

Beyond Midnight

48 Episodes
1 Volume

Journey "into the land that lies beyond midnight, into a world of ghost hunters, men going mad, and DEATH DEATH DEATH!"

48 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Town Hall Tonight (Fred Allen)

Town Hall Tonight (Fred Allen)

25 Episodes
1 Volume

old time radio's favorite Fred Allen stars in this early version of Allen's Alley with his famous ad libbing and funny amateur guest stars.

25 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Five After the Hour

Five After the Hour

17 Episodes
1 Volume

in the vain of anthologies such as Escape, Suspense and Quiet Please, enjoy this well done drama series from Chicago; Five After The Hour was the brainchild of the exceptional radio writer Les Weinrott.

17 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Gothic Horror

Gothic Horror

52 Episodes
1 Volume

Creepy shows contrasting the innocent victims with the super evil villains find their home in the theater of the mind.

52 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Election Collection

Election Collection

84 Episodes
2 Volume

old time radio shows take on elections, voting and ballots taken from all genres including comedy, drama, western, news programs, and more.

84 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
HP Lovecraft

HP Lovecraft

3 Episodes
1 Volume

This collection includes episodes from the great horror and mystery writer H.P. Lovecraft who loved "freaking the tarnation" out of audiences.

3 1
Add To Cart: $5.00


September 2012

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
New Theater

New Theater

4 Episodes
1 Volume

America's Best novels presented by famed actress and producer Eva Le Gallienne

4 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Strange As It Seems

Strange As It Seems

63 Episodes
1 Volume

Similar to a Ripley's Believe It Or Not and originally sponsored by Exlax in the 1930's, this series featured bizarre stories based cartoons created by John Hix who was a staff artist at the Washington Herald.

63 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

57 Episodes
2 Volume

Enjoy one of the funniest fellows in show business with his very own collection!

57 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Hollywood Byline

Hollywood Byline

5 Episodes
1 Volume

Celebrities were placed before a panel of Hollywood reporters looking to get the scoop about the true lives behind the scenes from the popular screen stars.

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Time Out with Allen Prescott

Time Out with Allen Prescott

9 Episodes
1 Volume

A great music program that gives listeners a daily time out to recharge and move on with their day.

9 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

65 Episodes
2 Volume

Statuesque and sultry Lauren Bacall splashed on the Hollywood Scene at the age 19 when she starred opposite her soon to be husband Humphrey Bogart.

65 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Random Rarities 07

Random Rarities 07

50 Episodes
1 Volume

an OTRCAT.com original collection of rare never released shows from the golden age of radio

50 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt Own Program

Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt Own Program

6 Episodes
1 Volume

a radio program created by Eleanor Roosevelt to give the public a glimpse into life at the White House.

6 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Crazy Hillbilly Show

Crazy Hillbilly Show

12 Episodes
1 Volume

sponsored by the Crazy Hotel, a health spa in the 1930s known for curing women of the "crazies."

12 1
Add To Cart: $5.00


August 2012

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Thats Rich

Thats Rich

11 Episodes
1 Volume

A classic from radio days featuring the sarcastic daydreamer Richard E Wilk as he tries to find jobs and girls.

11 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Meet the Press

Meet the Press

128 Episodes
3 Volume

an excellent interview program featuring top makers and shakers of the day being put under the microscope and asked tough questions.

128 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Story Behind the Headlines

Story Behind the Headlines

25 Episodes
1 Volume

Hosted by Cesar Saerchinger and created as joint venture between NBC and the American Historical Association cover "outstanding news events and major trends in world affairs"

25 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

8 Episodes
1 Volume

A Journey to the Center of the Earth tells the story of a German Scientist, Dr. Von Hardwigg who discovers a manuscript from an Icelandic alchemist telling of a route into the interior of the planet following volcanic tubes. The doctor, his nephew Harry, and their Icelandic guide Hans make the journey to find the mysterious passage into the Earth.

8 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn

119 Episodes
3 Volume

You don't need a Three Day Weekend to enjoy the shows in Our Holiday Inn Collection (but it night take that long to hear them all!)

119 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Joe Besser

Joe Besser

9 Episodes
1 Volume

You Crazy, Youuuuuu! Joe Besser developed his own comic persona that was as silly as it was loveable. Best known for his two-reel short features and becoming one of the Three Stooges, Joe was also a favorite of Old Time Radio!

9 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Rarities from the 1920s

Rarities from the 1920s

12 Episodes
1 Volume

this original collection featuring very rare old time radio shows from the earliest days of radio history.

12 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Royal Gelatin Hour

Royal Gelatin Hour

50 Episodes
2 Volume

Crooner Rudy Vallee became one of the earliest mass-media pop stars in this 1930's comedy variety old time radio show. Rivaled in popularity by only Amos & Andy,The Royal Gelatin Hour broadcast introduced writers and comedians (including Edgar Bergen) to the world via radio.

50 2
Add To Cart: $10.00


July 2012

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Sportsmen Club

Sportsmen Club

2 Episodes
1 Volume

Pull up a chair at the Sportmen's Club and enjoy some of Grantland Rice's favorite stories.

2 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Olympic Historical Recordings

Olympic Historical Recordings

12 Episodes
1 Volume

compilation of news, historical recordings and sports shows talking about Olympic history from radio past!

12 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts

Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts

3 Episodes
1 Volume

Time for beer, pretzels, and Wednesday Night Fights!

3 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Don Drysdale Bullpen

Don Drysdale Bullpen

13 Episodes
1 Volume

Hosted by Hall of Fame pitcher Don Drysedale, this series of 5-minute radio sports spots was a public service for the United States Army.

13 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Hillbilly Revue

Hillbilly Revue

2 Episodes
1 Volume

hosted by Cactus Pete (Ferlin Husky) with interviews of popular old time radio country music stars.

2 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Jackie Gleason Les Tremayne Show

Jackie Gleason Les Tremayne Show

3 Episodes
1 Volume

Variety show with a little known actor Jackie Gleason who would later star in The Honeymooners.

3 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Gallant American Women

Gallant American Women

10 Episodes
1 Volume

Hear the untold stories of ordinary women who worked and sacrificed sometimes with their lives, to build the United States.

10 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Eddy Arnold Social Security Show

Eddy Arnold Social Security Show

11 Episodes
1 Volume

PSAs from the social security administration with music entertainment from Eddy Arnold.

11 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Hour of Mystery (US Steel)

Hour of Mystery (US Steel)

4 Episodes
1 Volume

Produced by United States Steel, this program puts the writing of well-known authors in the hands of esteemed radio actors such as Fred Allen and Roger Pryor. The legendary Laurence Olivier also stars.

4 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Birds Eye Open House (Dinah Shore)

Birds Eye Open House (Dinah Shore)

55 Episodes
2 Volume

comic sketch with everyone's best friend Dinah Shore and many guest stars including Burns and Allen as well as Groucho Marx.

55 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Now Hear This

Now Hear This

20 Episodes
1 Volume

This well written 1951 series from the Navy Recruiting Service shows the Navy in its best and most attractive light.

20 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Falstaffs Fables

Falstaffs Fables

6 Episodes
1 Volume

Allen Reed from Fred Allen's Alley and Allen Reed Jr telling great fables and selling candy bars with lots of humor.

6 1
Add To Cart: $5.00


June 2012

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
David Niven

David Niven

23 Episodes
1 Volume

was such a cool British chap that Ian Fleming based the persona of James Bond on David Niven.

23 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Official Detective

Official Detective

8 Episodes
1 Volume

This classic old time radio police drama features a crime from the start to finish: from a drunk accused of murder to bride that murders her groom after discovering that he married her for her money. Even spinsters are unsafe at the hands of madmen and murderers!

8 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Carter Sisters

Carter Sisters

16 Episodes
1 Volume

country music at its prime as performed by Mother Maybelle and The Carter Sisters with June Carter.

16 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Wanted

Wanted

12 Episodes
1 Volume

Help find criminals on the run from the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted list from 1950

12 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Black Mass

Black Mass

30 Episodes
1 Volume

dark tales featuring adaptions by Virginia Woolf, Edgar Allen Poe, HP Lovecraft, and Gogol.

30 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Adventure Club

Adventure Club

3 Episodes
1 Volume

The Adventurer's Club broadcasts amazing stories from a club of extraordinary men who seek adventure at every turn.

3 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Crime Does Not Pay

Crime Does Not Pay

63 Episodes
2 Volume

This old time radio series portrays murder, theft, and racketeering, and other crimes. Exposes the consequences of these misdeeds and teaches listeners as the title suggests "crime does not pay!"

63 2
Add To Cart: $10.00


May 2012

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

9 Episodes
1 Volume

Known for her glowing beauty and fascinating personal life, the lovely Ava Gardner also made a number of old time radio appearances.

9 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Voices of Johnny Dollar

Voices of Johnny Dollar

157 Episodes
3 Volume

Eight actors took the title role of Johnny Dollar over the years and each brought their own touches to the character. This is a sample of their work on the Johnny Dollar old time radio show.

157 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Crime Letter from Dan Dodge

Crime Letter from Dan Dodge

2 Episodes
1 Volume

A rare classic in the "hard-boiled detective' genre with tough-guy Daniel D. Dodge and scatter-brained Susie.

2 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Chico Marx

Chico Marx

5 Episodes
1 Volume

The oldest of the Marx Brothers, Chico Marx used his con artist gag and his smart hustler skills to bring the brothers to stardom.

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
What Are We Fighting For?

What Are We Fighting For?

6 Episodes
1 Volume

Produced by the War Department and CBS, this show includes astonishing interviews of soldiers, officers, and service men about to enter WWII. Edward Murrow appears in the first episode.

6 1
Add To Cart: $5.00


April 2012

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Howard Hughes Hearings

Howard Hughes Hearings

2 Episodes
1 Volume

Senate War Investigation Committee tried millionaire Howard Hughes for a misuse of government funds to build an airplane nicknamed the "Spruce Goose."

2 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Random Rarities 06

Random Rarities 06

59 Episodes
1 Volume

an OTRCAT.com original collection of rare never released shows from the golden age of radio including A & P Gypsies!

59 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Rare Game Show

Rare Game Show

45 Episodes
1 Volume

This collection is filled with sample episodes of some great quiz programs -- including many rare episodes.

45 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley

9 Episodes
1 Volume

English writer best know for his dystopian novel "Brave New World" written in 1931.

9 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Mike Wallace

Mike Wallace

104 Episodes
2 Volume

with early appearances in old time radio quiz shows, radio dramas, and as an announcer, Mike Wallace later focused on news broadcasts and earned the nickname "King of Confrontation" for his hardboiled interviewing style.

104 2
Add To Cart: $10.00
Strange Doctor Weird

Strange Doctor Weird

29 Episodes
1 Volume

Mad organ work. Chilling sounds in the night. Echoes of doom. The Doctor is in. "Just look for a house on the other side of the cemetery the house of Dr. Weird."

29 1
Add To Cart: $5.00


March 2012

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Kay Starr

Kay Starr

21 Episodes
1 Volume

Remembered as one of the earliest female country swing artists, Kay Starr appeared on episodes of The Great Gildersleeve, and was a regular Thursday night guest on The Chesterfield Supper Club.

21 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
American Heritage

American Heritage

3 Episodes
1 Volume

AFRS created this education program to teach service men and women about the history of our great country.

3 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Atlantic Spotlight

Atlantic Spotlight

5 Episodes
1 Volume

Rare chats between American journalists and their British colleagues in London.

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Heroes and Superheroes

Heroes and Superheroes

329 Episodes
6 Volume

OTRCAT.com original collection of Heroes, Superheroes, and people who think that theyre heros.

329 6
Add To Cart: $30.00
Goofy Guys

Goofy Guys

317 Episodes
7 Volume

in honor of all the goobers, goofballs, and silly billies on old time radio shows.

317 7
Add To Cart: $35.00
Alan Freed Rock n Roll Dance Party

Alan Freed Rock n Roll Dance Party

26 Episodes
1 Volume

Legendary Alan Freed's old time radio program featuring the top rock n roll music.

26 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Behind the Scenes in Hollywood

Behind the Scenes in Hollywood

18 Episodes
1 Volume

Bidwell McCormick worked in the publicity department at RKO and produced this show to share the magic of the movies. This old time radio show gives listeners an up close and personal look at the action behind the cameras in the golden age of Hollywood.

18 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Educating Archie

Educating Archie

13 Episodes
1 Volume

a charming decidedly British ventriloquism old time radio show with Peter Brough, his dummy, Archie Andrews, and a little rising star 14 year old Julie Andrews.

13 1
Add To Cart: $5.00


February 2012

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Air Castle

Air Castle

52 Episodes
1 Volume

A fun children's old time radio program featuring the Story Man, Clickety-Clack, Happy Duck and your imagination.

52 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Academy Awards Shows

Academy Awards Shows

10 Episodes
1 Volume

Enjoy the nostalgia of Academy Awards Ceremonies of yesteryear!

10 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Tales Of The Frightened

Tales Of The Frightened

18 Episodes
1 Volume

Enjoy Boris Karloff at his frightening best!

18 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Comic Weekly Man

Comic Weekly Man

120 Episodes
3 Volume

Based on what is published in the weekly paper, The Comic Weekly Man entertains us with a dramatized reading of the Sunday comics, complete with sound effects and music. Young and old alike would follow along with the print copy in hand. Update: sound quality improvements volume 3

120 3
Add To Cart: $15.00
Old Corral

Old Corral

20 Episodes
1 Volume

Get comfortable up on the top rail and enjoy some fun cowboy music and tales in this country western music old time radio show!

20 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Mercedes McCambridge

Mercedes McCambridge

191 Episodes
4 Volume

Best known for her macabre performances including the infamous demon voice on the Exorcist, Orson Welles called Mercedes McCambridge "the greatest old time radio actress."

191 4
Add To Cart: $20.00
Father Dear Father

Father Dear Father

5 Episodes
1 Volume

Produced by Springbok Radio of South Africa, Father, Dear Father was an entertaining domestic sitcom featuring a divorced father who was perpetually confused trying to raise two teenage daughters.

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00


January 2012

Title Popularity Ep. Downloads
Crime Files of Flamond

Crime Files of Flamond

8 Episodes
1 Volume

Delve into the whys behind the crimes when you listen to "the most unusual investigator in criminal history" ... Flamond!

8 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

18 Episodes
1 Volume

Enjoy these "whodunits" from the famous detective novelist: These exciting old time radio tales from various series have plot twists perfect for "radio's outstanding theater of thrills".

18 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Murder Will Out

Murder Will Out

2 Episodes
1 Volume

Solve the mystery along with the contestants when you listen to Murder Will Out!

2 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Diamond Dramas

Diamond Dramas

26 Episodes
1 Volume

Enjoy these tales of a Girl's Best Friend in Delightful Diamond Dramas! Bling, BLING!

26 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
T Man

T Man

5 Episodes
1 Volume

Follow the old time radio adventures of federal agents who protect the honest taxpayers from thugs, thieves, and "Mr Smartypants."

5 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Cowboy Slim Rinehart

Cowboy Slim Rinehart

20 Episodes
1 Volume

One of the early "Singing Cowboys" and "Border Blaster" Broadcaster and great Country Music Artist.

20 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Hercule Poirot

Hercule Poirot

13 Episodes
1 Volume

Hercule Poirot is the greatest detective ever? Certainly a gripping favorite from Agatha Christie!

13 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Houseboat Hanna

Houseboat Hanna

3 Episodes
1 Volume

Enjoy life and loves on San Francisco Bay in this little known Hummert old time radio soap opera.

3 1
Add To Cart: $5.00
Heroes of the Merchant Marine

Heroes of the Merchant Marine

6 Episodes
1 Volume

Thrilling tales of men who faces a hostile sea and an even more hostile WWII enemy.

6 1
Add To Cart: $5.00