178
classic broadcasts of Speed Gibson
26
classic broadcasts of Stand By For Crime
518 more
bonus classic Old Time Radio Shows
ALL KNOWN EPISODES TO EXIST.
Don't be fooled by other
collections that claim to contain more episodes. Many of these shows
were aired on multiple dates in reruns, so you have plenty of
sellers out there padding their collections with reruns!
We feature all known episodes in existence and do not add
"fluff" to our collections to increase our claimed episode count
like many others.
NOTICE:
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to your MP3 player of choice. This DVD will NOT play in a
regular CD player in your car, or your TV's DVD player, it is
intended for your computer only which will allow you to transfer
the MP3 files to any device that can play MP3's. This
collection remains the largest most original collection.
Speed
Gibson of The International Secret Police:
Speed Gibson of the
International Secret Police ran weekly from January 2,
1937 to May 25, 1940. 178 Episodes of the show were
produced with each episode lasting approximately fifteen
minutes. Elliott Lewis starred in the title role of
Speed Gibson. Howard McNear played his uncle Clint
Barlow and John Gibson played his sidekick, Barney
Dunlap, known for using such catch phrases as “Suffering
wangdoodles!” Other voice actors contributing to the
series were Hanley Stafford, Jack Mathers, Victor Rodman
and Sam Edwards. The opening theme contained the drone
of an airplane and the voice of an air traffic
controller urgently calling, “Ceiling zero… ceiling
zero… ceiling zero!” The series was divided into two
stories. The first 100 episodes cover The Menace of the
Octopus. They highlight Speed’s induction into the
International Secret Police and the subsequent pursuit
of the Octopus and his gang throughout the Orient. The
remaining 78 shows are titled Speed Gibson And The
Atlantian Syndicate. This series follows Speed as he
continues his adventures on the African continent and
his quest to defeat the Octopus.
Stand By
For Crime:
This show, from the
early 1950s, is a good example of the true story style
of delivery made popular in radio's classic crime shows
Gangbusters and Mr. District Attorney. Of
course, the best and most popular of the true crime
shows was Dragnet -- the monotone, "just the
facts" style demanded by Jack Webb in the show made two
points at once: first, that the show wasn't a typical
melodramatic crime show, as had been on radio since "the
good old days", and more importantly, that we were along
for the ride on another day at the office -- in this
case, a policeman's “day at the office".
Not a true crime show, as this is drama, but this show
features Chuck Morgan, as played by Glen Langen, a very
believable news anchor at KOP, a Los Angeles radio
station. He is pals with Lieutenant Bill Miggs of the
police force, who tips him off to hot crime news. Also
in on the capers is Morgan's "Gal Friday", Carol Curtis,
played by Adele Jurgens. The three meet all types --
mostly on the shady side of the street.
In real life, Glen and Adele were husband and wife, the
two marrying in 1949. They had met on the movie set of
The Treasure of Monte Cristo. On the show, the
repartee between the two is strictly old school and
quite enjoyable. The dialogue is solid and makes the
most of the plots. Unheralded and left for dead,
Stand By for Crime is well worth your time.
And more
Bonus Radio Shows:
As a sampler of our old
time radio library, we are including these
classic old time radio shows on this DVD-ROM at no extra charge:
These Are Our Men |
Tonight at Nine Thirty |
Valiant Lady |
Thirty Minutes in Hollywood |
Tony Wons Scrapbook |
Vanished Without a Trace |
This is My Story |
Troman Harper |
Walk Softly Peter Troy |
This is Nora Drake |
Tune for a Day |
Walter O'Keefe's Almanac |
This Is The Story |
Twin Views of the News |
Walter Winchell's Jergen's Journal |
Three Strikes You're Out |
Uncle Ezra Show |
Wednesday with You |
A Time to Keep |
Uncle Jimmy |
Welcome Travelers |
Tizzie Lish |
Uncle Ned's Squadron |
Wendy Warren and the News |
To Your Good Health |
Undercover Carson |
Western Auto Arrow Circle Show |
Tom Powers Life Studies |
University of Chicago Roundtable |
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