THE OLD-TIME RADIO HOUR
Popular and rare vintage radio programs with brief commentary. Posted weekly.
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Orson Welles The Third Man "Pleasure Before Business" "The Third Woman" (opens the original)
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Orson Welles as The Third Man with Anton Karas on zither The Lives Of Harry Lime "Pleasure Before Business" March 28, 1952 Syndicated, WRVR-FM, New York aircheckThe Lives Of Harry Lime "The Third Woman" December 07, 1951 for Lang-Worth syndication
Orson Welles The Third Man "Ticket to Tangier" "Too Many Crooks" (opens the original)
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Orson Welles as The Third Man The Lives of Harry Lime "A Ticket to Tangier" August 24, 1951 Lang Worth syndication The Lives Of Harry Lime "Too Many Crooks" August 03, 1951 Lang Worth syndication
Orson Welles The Third Man "5000 Pengoes" and "Blue Bride" (opens the original)
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Orson Welles as The Third Man The Lives of Harry Lime "5000 Pengoes and a Kiss" January 25, 1952 Lang-Worth syndication The Lives Of Harry Lime "Blue Bride" October 19, 1951 Lang-Worth syndication
Johnny Dollar "Dowager" "Backfired" "Alkali Mike" (opens the original)
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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Doting Dowager Matter" January 25, 1959 CBS Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Backfire that Backfired Matter" September 6, 1959 CBS Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Alkali Mike Matter" November 10, 1957 CBS
Johnny Dollar "Hollywood" "Hapless Hunter" "Deadly Doubt" (opens the original)
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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Hollywood Mystery Matter" January 4, 1959 CBS Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Hapless Hunter Matter" December 8, 1957 CBS Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "The Deadly Doubt Matter" January 11, 1959 CBS
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