Screen Directors Playhouse: Old-Time Radio Drama Anthology

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Old-time radio drama anthology from 1949–1951: Screen Directors Playhouse. Free, complete episodes, restored audio, no modern ads. Screen Directors Playhouse: 119 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. 4d ago

    Screen Directors Playhouse: The Ghost Breakers (1949)

    Radio reporter Larry Lawrence, a self-proclaimed crime buster, is hired by Mary Carter to look into an inherited island castle off Cuba that is said to be haunted. Warned by a threatening telegram, Larry agrees to travel with Mary, and the two make their way across the water to Black Island. This episode of Screen Directors Playhouse is a 1949 radio adaptation of the Bob Hope film, first broadcast on April 3, 1949, with Bob Hope in his original role as Larry Lawrence and Shirley Mitchell as Mary Carter. With Larry Lawrence, Mary Carter, Miss Coggs, Raspy Kelly, Frenchy Duval, Senor Parada, Jeff Montgomery. Listen for: Larry's bravado contrasted with his fear, the organ music and the marching-men clue inside the castle, and the rapid comic exchanges between Larry and Mary First aired on April 3, 1949. 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: Screen Directors Playhouse 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 24

    Screen Directors Playhouse: The Exile (1949)

    In 17th-century Holland, the exiled Charles II of England, fleeing Cromwell's men, takes the name Charles Stewart and works as a hired hand on the farm and inn of Katie, a widow who owes money to her cousin Jan. Charles and Katie grow close during his weeks there, while his loyal advisers press him to return to England and claim the throne. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. stars and Max Opels directs this Screen Director's Playhouse presentation of The Exile, which aired on January 23, 1949. With Charles II, Katie, Jan, Hyde, Colonel Ingram, General Monk. Listen for: The conversation between Charles and Katie on the farm, and the arrival of Hyde with news from England First aired on January 23, 1949. 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: Screen Directors Playhouse 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 24

    Screen Directors Playhouse: Lets Live a Little (1949)

    Advertising executive Duke Crawford is worn down by the demands of his most important client, cosmetics heiress Michelle Bennett, who keeps changing her mind about his campaign. Pressed by his employer, Marty, to take a rest, Duke reads a book called Let's Live a Little by neurologist Dr. Joe Lorring and visits her office. Lorring treats his frazzled nerves, and their sessions turn into a series of comic misunderstandings. This episode of Screen Director's Guild Presents, part of the NBC Theater, presents the film's story with Robert Cummings in the lead role of Duke Crawford. With Duke Crawford, Michelle Bennett, Dr. Joe Lorring, Marty, Miss Adams, Dr. Field, Phil. Listen for: Duke's escalating nerves and his mistaken belief that Dr. Lorring is a man First aired on January 16, 1949. 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: Screen Directors Playhouse 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 24

    Screen Directors Playhouse: Stagecoach (1949)

    In 1885, a stagecoach carries a mixed group of passengers from Tonto toward Lordsburg through Apache country, as the warlike Geronimo's warriors are reported raiding ranches ahead. Among them are the Ringo Kid, a prisoner under arrest for murder, Dallas, a woman others have shunned, Doc Boone, a drunken doctor, and Mrs. Mallory, who is heavily pregnant and travelling to join her husband. The sheriff rides shotgun beside the driver, Buck, as the coach presses on despite the danger, and the passengers begin to know one another over the journey. This is the Screen Directors Guild adaptation of the film Stagecoach, presented on the NBC Theater with stars John Wayne, Claire Trevor and Ward Bond, first broadcast on January 9, 1949. With Ringo Kid, Dallas, Doc Boone, Mrs. Mallory, Curly, Buck, Hatfield. Listen for: Listen for the passengers' debate over whether to continue through Apache country, and the Apache smoke signals seen on the ridge. First aired on January 9, 1949. 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: Screen Directors Playhouse 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 drama anthology from 1949–1951: Screen Directors Playhouse. Free, complete episodes, restored audio, no modern ads. Screen Directors Playhouse: 119 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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