Strange Wills: Old-Time Radio Suspense and Mystery

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Old-time radio suspense and mystery from 1946: Strange Wills. Free, complete episodes, restored audio, no modern ads. Strange Wills: 28 episodes, in the order they first aired. A new episode every week. From Stupid Potato: 60 free 24/7 channels of classic radio and vintage TV, and 189 podcasts, at stupidpotato.com.

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  1. 3d ago

    Strange Wills: The Lady and the Pirate (1946)

    Strange Wills: “The Lady and the Pirate”, first broadcast on June 29, 1946. Old-time radio suspense and mystery. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every week: Strange Wills on Stupid Potato, every episode so far and the episode guide. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 189 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  2. Oct 28

    Strange Wills: Black Interlude (1946)

    Francis X. Blair, a wealthy widower, disinherits his son Paul after both men fall in love with the same woman, Phyllis Lamar, and Phyllis chooses Paul. His lawyer, John Francis O'Connell, is asked to draw up a will leaving the son one dollar. Blair dies still bitter, and Paul and Phyllis marry and try to build a new life. Later Paul begins to believe his dead father is laughing at him from beyond the grave, and his health and career begin to collapse. Warren William stars in this episode of the Strange Wills series, first broadcast on June 22, 1946. With Francis X. Blair, Paul Blair, Phyllis Lamar, John Francis O'Connell, Mr. Henley, Dr.. Listen for: Paul's belief that he hears his dead father laughing, and the final scene in which he regains consciousness on hearing his own radio show. First aired on June 22, 1946. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every week: Strange Wills on Stupid Potato, every episode so far and the episode guide. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 189 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  3. Oct 21

    Strange Wills: Alias Doctor Svengali (1946)

    John Francis O'Connell, an attorney, is called to the hospital where Philip Martin lies dying after a fall from a balcony. Martin believes his wife Marilyn and a psychiatrist, Dr. Gregory Cosmo, were responsible, and he dictates a will naming Marilyn as his murderer. O'Connell visits Marilyn, who describes her treatment sessions with Dr. Cosmo, a psychiatrist whose office is furnished with music, an organ and a marble couch. The episode is part of the Strange Wills series, which in this recording is presented by Warren William, and it was originally broadcast on June 15, 1946. With John Francis O'Connell, Philip Martin, Marilyn Martin, Dr. Gregory Cosmo. Listen for: Dr. Cosmo's hypnotic organ music and pendulum, and Marilyn's account of his influence over her. First aired on June 15, 1946. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every week: Strange Wills on Stupid Potato, every episode so far and the episode guide. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 189 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  4. Oct 21

    Strange Wills: The Mad Concerto (1946)

    Attorney John Francis O'Connell is summoned to the estate of the wealthy financier J.C. Walker, who has recently returned from abroad. Walker's last will leaves ten million dollars in trust to the gifted pianist Nadia Winter, on the condition that she lives alone in his house and never marries. O'Connell is asked to inform her of the terms, and he watches as her ambition and her growing isolation begin to shape her life. This is the Strange Wills series, first broadcast on June 8, 1946, with Warren William as narrator and star. The story is told by O'Connell as he recalls the years that follow. With John Francis O'Connell, J.C. Walker, Nadia Winter. Listen for: Nadia's piano playing, which grows more savage as the story goes on First aired on June 8, 1946. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every week: Strange Wills on Stupid Potato, every episode so far and the episode guide. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 189 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  5. Oct 21

    Strange Wills (xx) Audition and Sales Presention (1946)

    This is a sales presentation for Strange Wills, a transcribed radio series of dramatized stories drawn from unusual wills, presented in the voice of announcer Marvin Miller. Warren William stars in the series, with Carlton Young and Howard Culver among the supporting cast. The presentation promotes the show's range of romance, psychological drama, and mystery, and describes its writer, Ken Crippen, and producer, Robert Webster Light. Short dramatized scenes illustrate the stories, including a search for a missing airman, a mysterious concert pianist who inherits a fortune, a pirate's last will carved on a woman's back, and the tale of a violin named Emily. Information about the series is given for radio stations and sponsors who wish to carry it. With Marvin Miller, Warren William, Carlton Young, Howard Culver, Judy Morrison, Harry MacNeil, John Francis O'Connell, Lady Ruth Carroll. Listen for: Scenes from several stories, including the search for Harry MacNeil, the lady and the pirate, Seven Flights to Glory, Midnight on the Moor, Patsy Moran in the jungle, Margin for Love, and Emily. First aired on January 15, 1946. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every week: Strange Wills on Stupid Potato, every episode so far and the episode guide. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 189 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

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Old-time radio suspense and mystery from 1946: Strange Wills. Free, complete episodes, restored audio, no modern ads. Strange Wills: 28 episodes, in the order they first aired. A new episode every week. From Stupid Potato: 60 free 24/7 channels of classic radio and vintage TV, and 189 podcasts, at stupidpotato.com.

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