5 Radio Shows for December


If you find yourself with some downtime this month, gather the family around the cozy computer and listen to classic movies adapted for radio. Below is a list of five radio theater productions in the public domain that were originally broadcast in December.

You can listen to them on this blog or go to their source - The Internet Archive - and listen there. If you'd rather enjoy these episodes later, download the mp3 file. Have fun!

Anchors Aweigh 
Genre: Musical
Show: Lux Radio Theater
Originally Broadcast: 12-29-1947
Stars: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson in their original roles.
Plot: Two sailors meet adventure and romance during shore leave.


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(Duration: approximately 50 minutes)







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The Lemon Drop Kid
Genre: Comedy
Show: Lux Radio Theater


Originally Broadcast:12-10-1951
Stars: Bob Hope in his original role
Plot: A gangster starts a home for the elderly during Christmastime. The business may be less than legitimate. 

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(Duration: approximately 50 minutes)









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Lost Angel
Genre: Drama
Show: Academy Award Theater
Originally Broadcast: 12-18-1946
Stars: Margaret O'Brien in her original role
Plot: An orphaned genius, raised as an experiment, discovers the outside world.



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(Duration: approximately 30 minutes)









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Ruggles of Red Gap  
Genre: Comedy
Show: Screen Actors Guild Theater
Originally Broadcast: 12-17-1945
Stars: Charles Laughton in his original role
Plot: Based on the Harry Leon Wilson novel about an English butler who finds himself in the Old West.


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(Duration: approximately 30 minutes)









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State Fair 
Genre: Drama
Show: Theater Guild On The Air
Originally Broadcast: 12-31-1950
Stars: Van Heflin and June Lockhart
Plot: The farmer's daughter finds romance at the state fair. Will it last?
 
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(Duration: approximately 50 minutes)









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2 Comments:

  1. Thank you for these- it takes me an hour to cycle to work every morning (and again in the evening when it's pitch black both journeys) and these will certainly help! I've one more Bond to go through, and I need some variety beyond my Teaching Company lectures...

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  2. Keir,
    Did I read right? Is there a James Bond radio show? Or is that an audio book?

    As for the Internet Archive (which you can delve into by going to www.archive.org), in addition to the hour-long classic movie radio adaptations, they have comedy shows, such as Burns and Allen, and original thriller shows like Suspense Theater.

    You can go to the following two blog posts here on Java's Journey for links and descriptions of a few radio shows:
    http://javabeanrush.blogspot.com/2010/09/classic-movies-on-radio.html

    http://javabeanrush.blogspot.com/2010/11/theater-guild-on-air.html

    - Java

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