Episode #11 – The Mercury Theatre and The Romance Of The Ranchos

This is Episode 11 of Retro Radio Revue. This week we are featuring programs that had an original air date between September 2 through September 8. We’ll hear episodes from The Mercury Theatre and The Romance Of The Ranchos.

This week’s episodes:

The Mercury Theatre

September 5, 1938 – The Man Who Was Thursday – CBS network

Runtime: 57:29

Lt. Andrew Rowan travels through Cuba

G. K. Chesterton (author), Orson Welles, Eustace Wyatt, Edgar Barrier, Joseph Cotten, George Coulouris, Ray Collins, Dan Seymour (announcer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor)

The Romance Of The Ranchos

September 7, 1941 – CBS Pacific net, KNX, Los Angeles origination. The Title Insurance and Trust Company Of Los Angeles.

Runtime: 29:26

The story of Rancho San Rafael

Starring Frank Graham (“The Wandering Vaquero”), Bob Lemond (announcer), Howard McNear, Pat McGeehan