Best of Classic Radio 09-11-26 - Paradise USA, Night Watch, and The Queen of Spades
About this episode
This episode features classic radio plays including 'Paradise USA', 'Nightwatch', and 'The Queen of Spades'.
Originally broadcast on Sunday, September 11, 2022 Hour 1 - Four Star Playhouse, originally broadcast September 11, 1949, 77 years ago, Paradise USA starring Rosalind Russell. A comedy-romance involving an actress and an artist. Jeff Chandler appears, billed as Ira Grossel, his birth name. Hour 2 - Nightwatch with reporter Donn Reed , originally broadcast September 11, 1954, 72 years ago, A Traffic Accident and a Strong Arm Robbery. The first case is about a traffic accident; a woman has been injured. Also Dick Tracy , originally broadcast September 11, 1947, 79 years ago, The Case of the Low Hijack. Tracy and Pat are prisoners in a truck, being held by "Mori Bund." Hour 3 - Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre , originally broadcast September 11, 1947, 79 years ago, The Queen of Spades by Alexander Pushkin. A Russian officer kills to learn the secret of the playing cards that cannot lose. Also Part 2 of a 5-part Y ours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Confidential Matter, originally broadcast September 11, 1956, 70 years ago. A trail back into a man's past is faint and twisting, and at times, runs through quicksand!
People in this episode
Host: Wyatt Cox
Topics covered
- classic radio
- mystery
- comedy-romance
- traffic accident
- robbery
- historical broadcasts
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Paradise USA, Nightwatch, The Queen of Spades, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
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