Legendary radio collector John Tefteller presents the best of mystery, comedy, horror, and adventure stories, produced by the greatest writers, directors, composers, and stars.
Episodes
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Well, our Carlton E. Morse series is wrapped up, and we are still one week away from our official Halloween show, so instead of starting something new, we are going to anticipate the dark and stormy night with this creepy little number from Wyllis Cooper. As usual, Quiet Please takes a little bit of figuring out ("are we listening to a comedy or a spoof?"). But this is one of John's favorites, so you better get cozy and hang onto a loved one, because this one is best heard in the dark...
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Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
J. Carrol Naish was one of the great dialect performers from vintage film and radio. For a brief period he became known for a well-written radio show from Si Howard, about a number of immigrants struggling to acclimate to American culture. As you might imagine, this gave the writers plenty of fodder to mock modern pop culture. This Halloween show came late in the show's run, when it was beginning to lose steam, and perhaps not quite a crisp as some of the earlier shows. But nonetheless it's still fun to hear great performances by Naish and some of the iconic voices from vintage cartoons.
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Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
OK, we're here. Somehow we've survived our 10 week excursion through creepy, ghoulish happenings, disappearances, buried pearls, wandering phantoms, and lots and lots of weird noises. In this finale of "City of the Dead," Morse lays out in meticulous detail all of the explanations behind what was seen and heard in his cemetery. We will leave it to you, dear listener, as they did back in 1944, to unravel the facts and see if the pulp master of radio could plausibly reason his way out of this.
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Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Our "Creepy Comedies" series continues all through the month of October with "America's Favorite Young Couple" Ozzie and Harriet. This is their 1948 Halloween themed episode, a nostalgic look back at "trick or treat" from the past, with a nod to the future. Ozzie is determined to have a spooky time at Halloween by visiting a neighborhood haunted house, leaving us with the popular question: "what does Ozzie do for a living?"
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Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
We continue with the Carlton E. Morse classic today, The City of the Dead, in Episode 9 titled "The Trail of the Phantom Churchbell." As tensions rise, Captain Friday has mysteriously vanished, leaving Phyllis, Jimmy, and their companions in a harrowing situation. With black pearls, mysterious kidnappings, and a haunting church bell, the group tries to piece together the sinister events that have unfolded. Will they finally uncover the truth behind the eerie happenings in the City of the Dead? Tune in to find out as we near the grand finale in next week's conclusion!
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Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
In this second installment of our October comedy-horror series, we're bringing you a classic Abbott and Costello episode from January 13, 1944. Though not technically a Halloween show, this one features the legendary Peter Lorre. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello deliver their signature slapstick humor and rapid-fire wordplay, a great "flee when flu flies" tongue twister routine, and a spooky visit to Peter Lorre's sanitarium just in time for Halloween. Lorre adds an extra layer of fun.
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Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
We're so close to the end of The City of the Dead, we can smell it. Literally. It's episode 8 of Adventures by Morse, with more weird twists and turns in the old creaky cemetery. "The Kidnapping of Clawfoot" begins with a series of strange occurrences: Captain Friday goes missing, a ghoul is caught digging in Ernie Morton's grave, and tensions rise when Jimmy Parker accuses the mayor of murder. Don't miss this creepy installment from 1944, filled with shadowy graveyards, mysterious disappearances, and an unsettling Phantom church bell.
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Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
In this special October series, we are going to be presenting comedy programs with a spooky twist. We start by featuring the Jack Benny Program from October 31st, 1948—just before the iconic show moved to CBS during the network talent raids. This is one of Jack's best Halloween themed shows, as he goes trick-or-treating with the "Beavers." Join us for nostalgic comedy and Halloween fun!
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Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Step back into the atmospheric world of bony creeps and cobwebs as we continue our trek through City of the Dead, episode 7. In this production from 1944, Captain Friday and Jimmy Parker continue to explore the ancient cemetery for answers. And yep, Captain Friday disappears! Carlton E. Morse's adventure serial is coming to a head!
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Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Welcome back to The Good Old Days of Radio Show! This week, we're diving into a classic comedy episode featuring Henry Morgan and his sidekick Arnold Stang, broadcast on May 7th, 1947. In this episode Morgan skewers the absurdities of 1940s vacation planning with his own fictitious travel agency, pitching 'Lovely Camp Schmo.' Also a spoof on the world of dentistry. Because some realities of life never go away.
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