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Original Airdate: April 4, 1974Episode 0069 "The Thing Inside"Story by Robert Newman, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. MarshallAn artist and his wife acquire a glass paperweight at an antique shop. The artist is convinced there is something inside the ball and develops an obsession with it. After he breaks the ball there are suddenly two murders near by. His wife suspects that her husband has been taken over by an evil spirit. I'm afraid the chairs aren't very comfortable, but that doesn't matter because in just a moment you'll be sitting on the edge of them. For we'll be bringing you the tale of the thing inside. A strange and potent force sealed up and held in check that cried to be released and once it was freed, brought terror and death to a whole countryside. What is evil? Is it abstract or concrete? Does it seek us out, or do we seek it? Either way, there is something in all of us that senses its presence, and when we do, most of us draw back from it in fear. But occasionally, for reasons we do not always understand, we are attracted to it and come under its spell, thus freeing it to work its destruction on an unsuspecting world. Our story begins as John and Sarah Farrar get out of their car and walk towards a rather shabby and rundown antique shop in a small New England village. Starring: Ralph Bell, Bryna Raeburn, Robert Kaliban, Leon Janny

Original Airdate: January 07, 1974Episode 0002 "Return of the Moresbys" Original Story by Henry Slesar, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall The story you are about to hear concerns a question which has been asked since the first men on earth were born and died. Is there a life after death? Is there a way to return from the grave and if there is can we come back in the body of a living creature even one that has claws instead of fingernails? Here is one chilling answerStarring: Patrick O'Neill, Marian Seldes, Dan Ocko, Nick Pryor

Original Airdate: February 13, 1974Episode 0037 "Dig Me Deadly"Written by S.J. Rosen,Directed by Himan Brown, Hosted by EG MarshallFollowing the unearthing of a oddly decomposed body by archaeology students in the Arizona desert. A vacationing LA detective named Claudia Trubshaw is brought in to unravel the mystery.It gives me a fiendish delight to invite you on a very unusual expedition. For in our tale to come, we are going to travel not to distant shores, not to outer space, but instead, backwards in time. Time as the archaeologist knows it. The depths of time. Strange thing about Archaeology. It seeks to understand life by thestudy of death. You and I know that death is no respecter of time. It often comes unbidden, unexpectedly, even fiercely and murderously. So, get your pith helmets, your sunglasses, your axes, shovels,and all the other paraphernalia you will need to join us in Dig Me Deadly. Starring: Starring: Louise Larabee, Mason Adams, Ralph Bell, Corrine Orr, Ann Costello, Kristopher Tibori

Original Airdate: November 18, 1974Episode 0175 "The Strange Voyage of The Lady Dee"Written by Mary Jane Higby, Directed by Himan Brown, Hosted by EG MarshallA young couple and their daughter lose their way in the fog on their new boat and are lured to a mysterious island by the spirit of a long dead woman. There, they encounter the island's lone resident who may not have their best interest at heart.Starring: Paul Hecht, Augusta Dabney, Corrine Orr, Margaret Baker, Dan Ocko

Original Airdate: March 13, 1974Episode 0056 "A Little Night Murder"Written by Sam Dann, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. MarshallPeter Jackson seeks revenge on witnesses of his father's murder during a robbery at a grocery store when he was a child. Years later, he believes the witnesses are responsible for his father's death. After killing one of the four witnesses, a dictating machine catches his voice, revealing who his next victim will be. Police are on the hunt for the killer before he can kill again.There are people who suddenly find themselves tortured and taunted by a fragile wisp of a memory. It's intangible and veiled, and it hovers uncertainly somewhere around the hazy borders of the conscious mind. It's a memory of something they may have said, or something they think they did. Exactly what it was has been long forgotten. But now it must be paid for and the price? Life itself. Downtown at night, the city is a deserted place. The lofty office buildings, those gleaming towers of glass and steel, stand quiet, empty and foreboding, like ancient temples and like the ancient temples, they also have their priestesses. These are the ladies who enter at night with mops and brooms and vacuum cleaners to clear away the debris of the day's worship and purify the offices for tomorrow's rituals. We are concerned now with one of these. A sturdy middle -aged woman named Mary Margaret Cannon. Steady, hard -working, no nonsense. But on this Friday evening something seems amiss. Mary Margaret is pale. She's nervous. And every now and then she stops working and just listens.Starring: Tony Roberts, Suzanne Grossman, Robert Dryden, Bryna Raeburn, Jack Grimes

Original Airdate May 20, 1974Episode 0094 "The Crack in the Wall"Written by Sidney Sloan, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. MarshallA couple grieves the loss of their daughter in a house fire. A crack in the basement wall of their new house can not be repaired despite several attempts. They begin to hear the cries of their deceased daughter through that crack and meet a strange creature in their basement offering them the ability to bring their daughter back to life. The wife becomes obsessed with the trying to bring the daughter back to life.Welcome to the terrifying world of your imagination. I have an unusual story for you about a crack in a cellar wall that resists all efforts to repair it. Despite all the learning through the ages, despite the world's great progress in physics, chemistry, biology, there are certain matters which cannot be explained by our computers or our wise men. Matters which may never have a logical explanation. Mr. Carroll, the contractor, is the first to admit that the crack in the wall was beyond him. It was a cold, rainy, windy day when Paul and Nora Sanford laid their child to rest in Green Tree Cemetery. Despite all the soothing words of friends and relatives, Nora's despair was inconsolable. She felt that nothing could ease the pain in her heart caused by the loss of her only child.Starring: Ann Costello, Robert Maxwell, Robert Dryden, Celeste Holm, Wesley Addy

Episode Date: April 5, 1945Abbott and Costello prepare to visit the Andrews Sisters who they want to hire for a future show. Lou runs over Mr and Mrs Niles in a car and a big argument ensues with Mrs Niles. The boys then need to rent a car and perform the U-Drive routine. Along the way the boys car breaks down and an old man takes advantage of them over charging them so he and his horse pull them to the hotel they are staying at.When they check into the hotel they have to deal with a snooty hotel clerk, they then run into an entertainment agent(Melonhead) who tries to convince them instead of the Andrews Sisters, they should hire the a very bad group The Andrews Brothers instead. One of their funnest episodes.Bud Abbott and Lou Costello star other cast members include Ken Niles, Elvia Allman, Mel Blanc and Will Osborne.Will Osborne and his Orchestra Plays "My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time"Connie Haines sings "I'm Beginning To See The Light"

Original Airdate: February 10, 1977Episode 0598 "The Recluse"Written by Roy Windsor, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. MarshallA Chinese proverb holds that nobody's family can hang out the sign, nothing the matter here. There's wisdom in that, don't you agree? Think about your own family. Isn't there at least one skeleton lurking in your closet? At some time and for some reason, it will surely reveal itself. The consequences have raised came with ruling powers, business, and even love between two persons. That is why Dr. Tom Lodge, a young resident in a Boston hospital, has long safeguarded a dark family secret from his wife, Nancy.When we are young, family, especially our immediate family, is to us the world in microcosm. And we know that we are part of a self-contained unit in which we are fed, clothed, and protected. When we become adults, however, we can view our parents and relatives more objectively. Uncle Bill never was really that amusing, was he? And why did father always unthinkingly vote the straight ticket? Because he read only the sport pages. And so family unity becomes subject to the strains of objective thinking, as we are about to find out. When his estranged grandmother dies Dr Tom Lodge inherits her entire estate, a small inn and 15 acres of land including a small house where Mrs Meggs lives. However, the estate has to be sold and all the money given to the bank to repay the $75,000 that his father had stolen from it when he worked there as assistant cashier. That was six years ago and neither Tom's father or the money have ever been seen since. Dr Tom Lodge is soon to discover that his long missing father had been murdered. Who murdered his Father and what happened to the stolen fortune?Starring: Tony Roberts, Patricia Elliot, Frances Sternhagen, Court Benson

Original Airdate: October 16, 1975Episode 0363 "Stay Out of Dutchman's Woods"Written by Fielden Farrington, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. MarshallI have the lunch all packed and I'm ready to take you on a picnic in the woods. There's a beautiful little glade deep in the forest. Birds singing. That wonderful clean aroma of fresh growth mixed with leaf mold and last year's pine needles. The cool touch of grass to your bare feet if you care to take your shoes off. Doesn't sound very mysterious? Doesn't frighten you? Well, stay with us. It will.I think you'll agree there's nothing more delightful than that first day of vacation. You've shut off all your cares. Your freedom is still new and exhilarating. Your inevitable return to workaday things is too far in the future to dampen your high spirits. Of course, vacations, like other pleasant seeming prospects, may take unpredictable turns. You just can't look more than a few seconds into the future without facing an uncertainty. Ronnie and Peg Andrews have driven all day to get to their chosen vacation spot in the Maine Northwoods. In spite of an innkeepers' warning, the young couple vacationing in Maine decide to go off on a picnic in Dutchman's Woods, a place were men, and only men, get mysteriously lost. But the husband insists and becomes lost and eventually he stumbles across an old castle and enchantress and siren. Is he doomed to become one more of her victims??Starring: Paul Hecht, Jada Rowland, Mary Jane Higby, Santos Ortega, Joan Loring

Episode 0958 "Shadows from the Grave"Original Airdate: February 28, 1979Original Story by Wilkie Collins, Adapted by James Agate, Jr., Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. MarshallA photographers uncle leaves Him his house and entire estate on one condition, after he dies, the nephew must check the locks of the mausoleum everyday to make sure no one is attempting to get in. After the uncle dies, the local priest refuses to bless the coffin due to the suspicious death of the uncle, possibly suicide. The nephew then finds out his uncle was delving into black magic with another man named Joshua. After he discovers this, strange things begin to occur on the property. He and his new wife must aquire the assistance of the local priest to drive out the evil beings haunting the property.Starring: Kristopher Tibori, Fred Gwynne, Betsy Beard, Court Benson

Don't Forget Scott's Old Time Radio podcast can also be heard on Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts, I-Heart Podcasts and Others. ***To help keep the Old Time Radio Shows coming, Please consider giving a donation. Thank You in Advance.*** "Program Censor"Episode Date: August 18, 1957Routines include Elderly Man River(Program Censor); Researcher Robert E. Tainter-Great Moments in History-Battle of the Nile; Face the FunniesWriters: Stan Freberg, Pete Barnum, Daws ButlerStarring: Stan Freberg, Daw Butler, Pete Leeds, June Foray, Billy May and His Orchestra, Jud Conlon's RhythmairesPeggy Taylor sings "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody", Stan Freberg and Peter Leeds - "Rock Island Line"

"The Old Die Rich"Episode Date: September 12, 1957A series of old people are found starved to death. But there is an inconsistency, they have all had thousands of dollars stuffed in drawers and in the banks. What is the answer to this unusual mystery?Written by: H.L. GoldAdapted by: Ernest KinoyDirected by Bob Mower Cast: Jim Bowles, Jan Minor, Bill Zuckert, Guy Repp, Wendell Holmes, Ralph Camargo.

No ContactEpisode Date: April 24, 1955Premiere ShowThere is a barrier of some kind that the Earth ships keep crashing into trying to get to the planet Volta or so they think.Written by George Lefferts, Ernest KinoyCast: Luis Van Rooten, Donald Buka, Wendell Holmes and Bill Griffis.

Episode Date: December 07, 1947Jack begins by taking a shower before taking a violin lesson with Professor LeBlanc. Once the lesson is over he begins to head towards the vault to get the money to pay the professor. But as usual distractions abound including a football game with the kids and Professor LeBlanc keeps begging for his money.Starring: Jack Benny, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Don Wilson, Phil Harris, Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc, The Sportsman Quartet

Episode Date: March 16, 1952Jack is Trying To Lose Weight in a Steam Cabinet, also The IRS pays Jack Another Visit.Starring: Jack Benny, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Don Wilson, Phil Harris, Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc, The Sportsman QuartetDennis Sings: "How are Things in Gloca Morra"

Episode 0369 "The Storm Breeder"Original Airdate: October 28, 1975Written by William Austin, Adapted by Ian Martin, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. MarshallMany of you may not be familiar with the writings of William Austin since his main claim to fame is that he was the forerunner of the famous Nathaniel Hawthorne. But it is as sad in a way as this haunting tale I bring you that he should have been so overshadowed by his famous antecedent for no more poignant and heartbreaking while at the same time terrifying story could be told than this. The American version of the wandering Jew, condemned and outcast, and the small shivering fever-wracked child with the sad brown eyes innocently doomed to share his exile with him forever. For the strange, weird, unforgettable fragment of American history brought to you here, We are indebted, according to William Austin, to one Jonathan Dunwell of New York. Mr. Dunwell was a judge and as such a general officer of the court by profession, but by inclination an antiquarian and a collector of American history. It is his manuscript we bring to life.The American Version of "The Wandering Jew"Starring: Fred Gwynne, Michael Tolan, Ann Pitoniak, Arnold Moss, Ian Martin

Episode 0371 "Triptych For a Witch"Original Airdate: October 30, 1975Written by Ian Martin, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. MarshallA triptych is defined in Webster's unabridged dictionary as a picture or carving in three parts, side by side, especially an altarpiece consisting of a central panel and two flanking panels that fold over it. Thus by definition it represents a sacred figure, and usually three aspects of that figure. This story concerns a triptych that represents a wholly profane and baleful figure in all its different aspects.In many cultures the aged had a function and were treated with reverence and respect. Less and less this is true of the Occidental cultures. I enter no discussion of whether this is right or wrong. Frequently the elderly would prefer to be left alone to pursue their own destinies. And yet when the moment comes and some very ancient relative is left alone, particularly a woman, Some atavistic instinct, or is it just plain guilt, drives many of us to open at least our homes, if not wholly our hearts, to them. This is the story of two such people. But may heaven protect you from the strange and awful experience they unwittingly laid themselves open to. Masquerading as an elderly and widowed distant relative, a witch and her strange pets move in with a young couple who have been recently married. As time goes by however, the husband begins to suspect she is not who she appears to be.Starring: Margaret Hamilton*, Kristopher Tabori, Robert Hammond, Joan Lovejoy*Margaret Hamilton is well known for her role as The Wicked Witch of the West from the 1939 Classic "The Wizard of Oz"

Original Airdate: January 31, 1978Episode 0774 "The Ice Palace"Written by Percy Granger, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. MarshallWhat a fragile species mankind. really is. We're not nearly so swift or agile as many of our lesser cousins, and consider our vulnerability to shifts in the temperature. On a spectrum that ranges from 12,000 degrees, the temperature of the sun, to the bitter, chilling void of outer space, we can survive unaided only in a microscopic span of less than 70 degrees.The Arctic regions are a permanent reminder of one of the most dramatic periods in the Earth's history. The ice age. Some scientists claim the Earth is cooling down and another ice age is on the way. Others say the Earth is still warming up. And if the trend continues, the vast ice patch will begin to melt. Either way, the polar regions are under constant and careful scrutiny. For a lot deep within their massive glaciers could be the key to the future of the world. We're aboard a Canadian naval ice cut north of the Arctic Circle. A routine ice-breaking mission turns out to be of vital importance when it is discover that the polar ice caps are melting. When a pilot sent to investigate disappears, another team is dispatched to find out why.Starring: Tony Roberts, Ian Martin, Arnold Moss, Earl Hammond

Episode 0954 "The Missing DayOriginal Airdate: Feb 14, 1979Written by Percy Granger, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. MarshallThe manager of a nuclear reactor research facility goes missing for 24 hours, after he shows back up, two of his plants delivery trucks get hijacked. When the local Sherriff is murdered, He has to work with the sheriff's deputy to quickly solve the mystery of the missing day.Starring: Russell Horton, Hetty Galen, Court Benson, Ray Owens

Episode 0280 "The Witches Almanac"Original Airdate: May 26, 1975Original Story by Ian Martin, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. MarshallMost of us laugh off the existence of witches, today or ever, particularly today. Yet, even so casual a research source as the daily newspaper would provide us with knowledge that there are covens all over the country and the world, and that witchcraft is on the rise again. Of course, all of them, in their minds, are dedicated to good works as the following tale will illustrate. I have in my hand a curious little book called The Witch's Almanac. I'm looking at a page which contains a recipe for a witch's broth. Rendered eye of newt. Pressed gall of goat. Extract of lizard's liver. Garnish with fur of bat and minced tail of a poisoned rat. Boil in alcohol and lace with the blood of one virgin. Ludicrous or horrifying. The date of the book. is 17th century but witches still live believe it or not and are busy casting spellsStarring: Marshall Borden, Dan Ocko, Jada Rowland, Robert Dryden, Virginia Payne

Don't Forget Scott's Old Time Radio podcast can also be heard on Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts, I-Heart Podcasts, Pandora and Others.https://rss.com/podcasts/scott-s-old-time-radio/Original Airdate: May 22, 1975Episode 0278 "Return to Shadow Lake"Written by Fielden Farrington, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. MarshallKen and Martha Harris make a winter trip to the couple's summer cabin after hearing someone may have broken into it. They nearly die in a blizzard en-route there. While at the cabin, bizarre ghostly apparitions begin to play out a scene from something that happen in the cabin, revealing a horrible secret and destroying Martha's world.If your nerves are steady enough, I'd like to be your guide into and through, we hope, a place and a time where things happen which we ordinarily think of as supernatural, where grisly events do not necessarily have their moment and go their way as time moves ahead but may stay and stay and still stay. The home we enter first is not the sinister place I'm talking about. It's a well -appointed apartment. Bright, cheerful, normal in every way. Occupied by Ken Harris, who at this moment is reading a novel, and his wife Martha, who is working on a needlepoint project.When you come to think of it, there's something rather sad about a summer cottage in midwinter. Its purpose is negated. Its rooms, built to contain the sounds of pleasure, are silent. Its meaning has been stripped from it. It is empty. Or should be. But according to Stu Ralston, the summer cottage owned by Ken and Martha Harris out on Shadow Lake is not empty. And whoever is in it has no business there.Starring: Joan Lovejoy, Robert Maxwell, Joan Loring, Nat Polan, Bob Callaban

Original Airdate: January 06, 1974, Episode 0001 "The Old Ones Are Hard To Kill"*Includes CBS News Clip about new radio drama seriesOriginal Story by Henry Slesar, Directed by Himan Brown, Hosted by EG MarshallIn the story you are about to hear the heroine is a young woman of 77 who has reached her golden years with her sense of independence in tact, with a spryness to her limbs, very good vision and excellent hearing. But as you are about to learn there are times when hearing well is not a blessing… A kindly old woman whose lodger confesses to a murder on his deathbed, and tells her that the man convicted of the crime is innocent. She begins to investigate, hoping to clear the name of the wrongly convicted man, but soon discovers that sinister forces are still at work! What is the truth behind this murder? What was it that made her lodger sick in the first place?Starring: Agnes Moorehead, Leon Janny, Roger DeKoven **Many of You May Remember Agnes Moorehead as Samantha's Interferring Mother on "Bewitched*"