Screen Directors Playhouse, Volume 2
by Black Eye Entertainment
read by Full Cast
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Hollywood finest movies were dramatized on Screen Directors Playhouse. The stars of the films reprised their roles and the directors were on hand to talk about the making of the film.
Screen Directors Playhouse came to NBC in 1949 and became one of the top drama anthologies featuring Hollywood actors reprising their screen roles a la Lux Radio Theater. The primary focus of the program was the original movie's director, who not only served as a guest host but also participated in an interview towards the end of the broadcast. Unlike Lux, which featured Cecil B. DeMille as a regular host, Screen Directors Playhouse had a different director every week. Alfred Hitchcock, Frank Capra, William Wellman, Robert Siodmak, George Seaton, Joseph Mankiewicz, George Marshall, and Lewis Milestone were among those appearing. NBC poured a considerable amount of money into the productions. On one particular week, John Wayne and Claire Trevor reprised their screen roles in an adaptation of Stagecoach, with director John Ford chatting about his experiences making the movie. Tallulah Bankhead came back to do Lifeboat, with director Alfred Hitchcock at the helm. Edward G. Robinson revisited his role in The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, Dick Powell replayed his part in Pitfall, and Dorothy McGuire reprised The Spiral Staircase. It was an immediate success and garnered a large audience, lasting until 1951.
Enjoy eight of the best hour-long episodes from this incredible radio series!
3/1/51 - A Foreign Affair 3/15/51 - The File on Thelma Jordon 3/29/51 - Next Time We Love 4/5/51 - The Damned Don't Cry 4/12/51 - Hired Wife 5/3/51 - The Captain from Castile 7/26/51 - Stairway to Heaven 8/30/51 - Mother Is a Freshman
Good Old Days
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
We look back on the good old days with MaryBeth Weisenburger, Editor in Chief of Good Old Days nostalgia magazine.
We'll also take you back to the good old days of radio with The Whistler, Broadway is My Beat, and more!
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Confessions of a Shameless Name-Dropper
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Author Mark Cabaniss joins Lisa and Carl to talk about his new book that chronicles his brushes with famous people.
And our classic radio offerings this week include The Aldrich Family, Dr. Kildare and Casey Crime Photographer.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Cry Foul with Mr. and Mrs. North
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
We begin this edition of H360 with the detective adventures of Mr. and Mrs. North. We'll also have comedy courtesy of The Great Gildersleeve and The Jack Benny Program. Plus, The Clock, The Green Hornet and Hopalong Cassidy.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Broadway is My Beat: The Helen Selby Case
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
This week's program features police action on Broadway is My Beat and Dragnet.
We'll also have a few laughs with The Life of Riley and The Aldrich Family. Plus, The Roy Rogers Show and The Whistler.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Happy New Year H360 Style!
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Carl and Lisa close out 2014 with a little help from Jack Benny, Frank Sinatra, The Big Story and Inner Sanctum.
Plus, Hollywood news, trivia and Sarah Adamson's movie reviews! Don't miss it!
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Mystery with the Shadow
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Bill Johnstone and Agnes Moorhead star in The Shadow from 1939. We also have The Harold Peary Show, Philo Vance, and The First Nighter.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Crime Drama on The Big Story
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
This week on H360, we'll bring you crime drama courtesy of The Big Story. We'll also hear Frank Sinatra as Rocky Fortune, The Adventures of Michael Shayne and Escape. Plus, laughs with The Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show and The Jack Benny Program.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Abbott, Costello, Bugs and Porky
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
On this episode, we'll hear a classic episode of The Abbott and Costello Show, with special guests Porky Pig and Bugs Bunny. We'll also hear Rogues Gallery, Dimension X, and Rocky Jordan. Plus, The Jack Benny Program and The Shadow.
Christmas Time is Here
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari, Stan Freberg
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
We are in the holiday season, and Carl has some great old time radio to get you into the Christmas spirit!
We'll hear from Stan Freberg, Fibber McGee and Molly, Charlie McCarthy, and James Stewart in Six Shooter.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Mr. & Mrs. North
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
This week's episode features the crime solving duo of Mr. and Mrs. North. We also have comedy with Phil Harris and Alice Faye and The Charlie McCarthy Show. Plus, The Molle Mystery Theatre, The Cavalcade of America and This is Your FBI.
Speaking with Cissy
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Our celebration of Classic Radio includes some classic TV today - as Carl chats with Kathy Garver, who played Cissy on "Family Affair".
We've also got some great classic radio to share, including The Great Gildersleeve, Dimension X, Suspense, The Aldrich Family and Inner Sanctum Mystery.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
The Hollywood Sign Girl
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari, James Zeruk Jr.
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Carl interviews James Zeruk, Jr., author of Peg Entwistle: Hollywood Sign Girl, the biography of the actress who committed suicide off the famous landmark in 1932.
We'll also hear some great classic radio, including The Shadow, Gene Autry, and Richard Diamond, Private Detective.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Bickering with the Bickersons
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari, Lew Parker
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Lew Parker and Frances Langford star as a battling husband and wife in one of the most memorable comedies from radio's golden years - The Bickersons.
We'll also hear from Jack Moyles in Rocky Jordan, William Conrad in Gunsmoke, and Crime Does Not Play starring Mildred Natwick.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Six Times the Fun
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
We have heard your requests, Hollywood 360 listeners- You wanted more classic radio, and starting this week, you're getting more classic radio! From now on, you'll get six classic radio episodes every week instead of four!
This week, we'll hear The Adventures of Sam Spade, The Life of Riley, The Green Hornet, The Whistler, The Black Museum and You Bet Your Life!.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Jack Benny's Return to America
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Jack Benny and the Gang return from a European tour in the first of our four classic radio offerings this week.
We will also hear Don Steel, The Cisco Kid and The Whistler. Plus trivia, movie reviews and Hollywood news.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Drama Shows from the Golden Age of Radio, Volume 3
by Black Eye Entertainment
read by Full Cast
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Enjoy sixteen of the greatest drama episodes from the Golden Age of radio in this collection spanning 1946 to 1952.
This collection contains sixteen of the greatest drama shows ever broadcast during the Golden Age of radio, including episodes of The Green Hornet, Cloak & Dagger, Counterspy, and many others. Relive the best radio drama shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them amazing in this incredible collection.
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell, 5/7/49 - "The Sawdust Adventure"Cloak & Dagger, 10/22/50 - "Windfall"Dangerous Assignment, 2/6/50 - "Panama" Gang Busters, 11/8/47 - "The Case of the Jersey Butcher Bandits" The Columbia Workshop, 4/21/46 - "The Playroom" Counterspy, 10/20/49 - "International Intrigue" Encore Theater, 6/11/46 - "The Life of Louis Pasteur" The Green Hornet, 10/16/42 - "The Highway That Graft Built" The Hollywood Star Playhouse, 4/16/51 - "The God They Called Gold" I Was a Communist for the FBI, 6/3/53 - "A Crossed Heart" The Line Up, 8/3/50 - "Hit & Run Murder" Mr. President, 2/19/50 - "Grover Cleveland" Night Beat, 6/19/52 - "Railroaded" On Stage, 9/11/53 - "The Crustacean" The Radio City Playhouse, 1/1/50 - "Reflection" This Is Your FBI, 9/29/50 - "The Gold Rush Stick-Up"
Drama Shows from the Golden Age of Radio, Volume 2
by Black Eye Entertainment
read by Full Cast
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Enjoy sixteen of the greatest drama episodes from the Golden Age of radio in this collection spanning 1946 to 1952.
This collection contains sixteen of the greatest drama shows ever broadcast during the Golden Age of radio, including episodes of Cloak & Dagger, Dragnet, Escape, and many others. Relive the best radio drama shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them amazing in this incredible collection.
The Adventures of Frank Race, 10/25/49 - "The Adventure of the Mormon Country"The Black Museum, 1952 - "The Notes"Bold Venture, 1951 - "Tommy Haven"Box Thirteen, 2/13/48 - "The Sad Night"Cloak & Dagger, 9/29/50 - "The Last Mission"The Columbia Workshop, 4/13/46 - "Joe Peabody's Dream"The Crime Club, 4/10/47 - "Grey Mist Murders"Curtain Time, 3/15/47 - "A Bridge for Martha"Danger Doctor Danfield, 2/16/47 - "The Case of the Darkened Face"Dragnet, 5/11/50 - "The Big Knife"Escape, 11/1/49 - "Flood on the Goodwins"The Lives of Harry Lime, 1/25/52 - "Five Thousand Pengoes and a Kiss"Mr. President, 7/31/49 - "Call to Duty"Out of the Deep, 2/16/46 - "Hawaiian Islands"Presenting Charles Boyer, 9/28/50 - "The Clock"Rocky Jordan, 11/6/49 - "Black Ball"
Out Driving with Fibber McGee and Molly
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Fibber gets a driving ticket on a 1939 edition of Fibber McGee and Molly.
We'll also hear Gerald Mohr on The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe, Suspense, and This is Your F.B.I. Plus, Sarah Adamson reviews Disney's new live-action "Cinderella".
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Rileys Football Bet
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
We've got a 1944 episode of The Life of Riley that puts the entire school football team in jeopardy because of... Homework?
We've also got adventure courtesy of The Green Hornet, and a review of the big summer blockbuster Godzilla, along with the Hollywood news and plenty of trivia.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Casey, Crime Photographer: The Miracle
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
This week on H360, we'll solve a crime with Casey Crime Photographer, and have some laughs down at Duffy's Tavern. We'll also hear Rocky Jordan and The Damon Runyon Theater.
Plus, Suspense and Fibber McGee and Molly.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Talking Turkey with Stan Freberg
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Carl pulls out some classic comedy sketches from Stan Freberg for some Thanksgiving themed laughs.
And speaking of laughs, we'll also hear some Abbott and Costello. Plus, Nick Carter Master Detective, and more of the holiday classic The Cinnamon Bear.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Counting Down to Christmas
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
H360 gets into the holiday spirit with more Christmas episodes of classic radio programs!
This week, we have Father Knows Best, Nick Carter Master Detective, Vic and Sade, and Twas the Night Before Christmas, as heard on The Radio City Playhouse. Plus, Sarah Adamson reviews the latest James Bond adventure Spectre.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Happy Birthday to Mel
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
On this episode, we're wishing Mel Brooks a Happy 88th birthday with a series of trivia contests about his classic films.
Speaking of classics, we have an episode of Gunsmoke, one of the most popular westerns in radio history, and a rare recording of a one-shot mystery program produced and starring Humphrey Bogart.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Charlie McCarthy and Gunsmoke
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
This week's classic radio offerings include Bob Bailey in Let George Do it, The Charlie McCarthy Show and Gunsmoke.
Plus, Escape, The Halls of Ivy, and Bill Johnstone as The Shadow.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Goodbye to 2012
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Carl and crew say goodbye to 2013 with a little help from "Ozzie and Harriet", "Candy Matson", "Sargent Preston of the Yukon", and "Dimension X".
They'll also bring you your weekly dose of trivia, Hollywood news and reviews of some of the holiday movie releases.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Gold Rush Maisie
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
This week on Hollywood 360, George and Gracie try to stage a play, the Cisco Kid tries to catch the Malloy gang, and we try and solve a Murder By Experts.
Plus, Sarah Adamson reviews the Hobbit, Lisa Wolf with the entertainment news, and movie trivia.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Celebrating Gildersleeve
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari, Clair Shulz
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Author Clair Shulz joins us in studio to discuss his book Tuning In: The Great Gildersleeve. We'll also hear Willard Waterman as Gildersleeve in one of our Old Time Radio Offerings.
We'll check in with Lisa Wolf for the latest news and rumors from Hollywood, and Sarah Adamson reviews the Jackie Robinson biopic 42.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
The Big Meet
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
On this edition of Hollywood 360, we'll hear Jack Webb as Joe Friday on Dragnet, Eve Arden as Our Miss Brooks, and Orson Welles in The Black Museum. Plus, Frontier Gentleman, Escape and Father Knows Best.
A Falcon Picture Group production.
Stars of the Silver Screen on Radio
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari, Frank Sinatra
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
James Cagney and Frank Sinatra headline two of this week's classic radio offerings.
We'll also hear from Lucille Ball in My Favorite Husband. Plus trivia, Hollywood news, and an interview with legendary game show host Bob Barker.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Richard Diamond and Fibber McGee and Molly
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
On this week's episode, you'll hear Dick Powell as Richard Diamond, Private Detective and the comedy stylings of Fibber McGee and Molly. We'll also hear Hopalong Cassidy, The Cavalcade of America, The Kraft Music Hall and Inner Sanctum.
Sampling Shakespeare
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Helen Hayes provides a sampler of pieces drawn from Shakespeare on a 1956 episode of The CBS Radio Workshop. William Bendix and company supply the laughs on The Life of Riley.
We'll also hear Yours Truly Johnny Dollar and The Weird Circle. Plus, trivia, movie news and Sarah Adamson's Movie Reviews.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Halloween Spooktacular
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Celebrate Halloween with Carl and company with the most famous radio broadcast of all time - War of the Worlds, starring Orson Welles.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
George and Gracie at the Movies
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Is George going to star in a movie with Dorthy Lamour? We'll find out in a 1994 episode of THE BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW. We'll also hear The Adventures of Frank Race, Frontier Town and Dimension X. Plus, Duffy's Tavern and Inner Sanctum.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Laughing with Lucy
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari, Lucille Ball
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Lucille Ball stars in the radio precursor to I Love Lucy. It's called My Favorite Husband. We also have sci-fi adventure courtesy of X Minus One and mystery on The Weird Circle.
Man of Steel
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari, Sarah Adamson
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
The summer movie season is heating up, and H360 film critic Sarah Adamson sets her x-ray vision upon one of this summer's biggest blockbusters Man of Steel.
We also have a bunch of Hollywood news, trivia contests, and great classic radio - including The Martin and Lewis Show, The Damon Runyon Theater, and The Falcon.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
The Amazing Mr. Malone
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
This week on H360, we'll solve a mystery with The Amazing Mr. Malone, and have a few laughs on The Charlie McCarthy Show. Plus, Fort Laramie, Curtain Time, The Great Gildersleeve and Crime Classics.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
The Lego Movie
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari, Sarah Adamson
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Hollywood 360's resident Movie Critic Sarah Adamson reviews this winter's biggest hit The Lego Movie, and George Clooney's Monuments Men.
We'll also hear classic radio starring Jack Benny, Dimension X and Box 13.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Christmas Shopping with Jack and the Gang
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
It's another episode filled with classic Christmas episodes of your favorite shows from the Golden Age of radio, including The Jack Benny Program, Rocky Fortune, and Dragnet.
Plus, we'll have a radio adaptation of Miracle on 34th Street as first heard on The Screen Directors Playhouse.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
The First Phillip Marlowe
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Among this week's classic radio offerings is the first ever episode of The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe from 1947.
You'll also hear Gunsmoke, The Aldrich Family and Orson Welles in a 1952 episode of The Black Museum.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Ozzie, Harriett, Carl and Lisa
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
It's another episode filled with Hollywood News and gossip, along with sounds from yesteryear.
On this program, we'll hear from Ozzie and Harriett, Phillip Marlowe, Gunsmoke, and The Mysterious Traveler. Plus, new movie reviews, fun trivia contests, and more.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
True Detective
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari, Sir John Gielgud
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
This week, we have one of the first detective programs to come to radio, called True Detective Stories. We'll also hear Sir John Gielgud in Theatre Royale, and share some laughs on The Red Skeleton Show.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Broadway is My Beat & The Great Gildersleeve
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
This week's episode features laughs with The Great Gildersleeve and The Burns and Allen ShowBroadway is My Beat. We'll also hear Gunsmoke, Casey Crime Photographer, and the great Jack Webb on a 1947 episode of Escape.
Hollywood 451
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari, Ray Bradbury
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Carl goes into the vault to bring us an interview he conducted with legendary sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury.
We'll also hear one of his stories adapted on X Minus One.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Down on the Farm with Abbott and Costello
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
This week on Hollywood 360, we'll have some laughs with The Abbott and Costello Show, and The Life of Riley. We'll solve a mystery with Candy Matson and Murder by Experts, and have a western adventure on Gunsmoke. Plus, The Hollywood Star Playhouse.
Ringing in the New Year with Groucho
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
Happy new Year from Hollywood 360!
On This week's show, we'll hear Groucho Marx in You Bet Your Life! We'll also hear The Life of Riley, The Adventures of Sam Spade and the Green Hornet. Plus, The Black Museum and The Whistler.
A Falcon Picture Group audio production.
Barry Craig and Abbott & Costello
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
It's tax time, but Lou is broke, on a hilarious episode of The Abbott and Costello Show. We'll also hear Barry Craig Confidential Investigator, The Adventures of Red Ryder, Archie Andrews, and Crime Classics.
Jack Webb in Dragnet
by Carl Amari
read by Carl Amari
Part of the Hollywood 360 series
This week on H360, we'll hear Jack Webb in a 1953 episode of Dragnet. We'll also have a few laughs with Phil Harris & Alice Faye and Fibber McGee and Molly. Plus, I Was a Communist for the FBI, Lights Out!, and Escape.