Welcome to the Public Domain Theater page. More than just old movies are in public domain. Everything from books to music to TV shows eventually ends up there. On this page I would like to share a variety of things - mostly TV shows and radio shows that won't fit into our movies. Take the time to watch and enjoy the following items.
Boris Karloff's "Thriller"
While Alfred Hitchcock was presenting and Rod Serling was zoning in a fifth dimension, Boris Karloff was hosting "Thriller" on NBC. A wonderful anthology series of hour long stories. This episode is the only episode in public domain. It starred and was directed by John Newland - the same John Newland who hosted and directed One Step Beyond. A really good episode.
Episode tile: The Return of Andrew Bently
Episode tile: The Return of Andrew Bently
Burke's Law
This show was originally set to air on 22 November 1963. It was pushed back by the network's coverage of John F Kennedy's assassination.
This film is in the public domain because its copyright was not renewed in 1991, which was the necessary time for any film with a date in notice of 1963, and is the only public domain episode of Burke's Law.
Episode Title: Who Killed Jason Shaw
This film is in the public domain because its copyright was not renewed in 1991, which was the necessary time for any film with a date in notice of 1963, and is the only public domain episode of Burke's Law.
Episode Title: Who Killed Jason Shaw
Let George Do It
For Old Time Radio Program lovers Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a favorite - and Bob Baily was the best of the actors who played Johnny Dollar. But before he was Johnny Dollar he was George Valentine - a detective for hire (but what private detective wasn't?)
The few earliest episodes were more sitcom than private eye shows, with a studio audience providing scattered laughter at the not-so-funny scripts. Soon the audience was banished, and George went from stumbling comedic hero to tough guy private eye and the music from wah-wah-wah to suspenseful
Here are 186 episodes for you to listen to. To get to next episode hit the next track button.
The few earliest episodes were more sitcom than private eye shows, with a studio audience providing scattered laughter at the not-so-funny scripts. Soon the audience was banished, and George went from stumbling comedic hero to tough guy private eye and the music from wah-wah-wah to suspenseful
Here are 186 episodes for you to listen to. To get to next episode hit the next track button.
Michael Shayne
Michael Shayne has been in books, radio, movies and at least a couple of TV versions. Here's an episode from the 1960 - 1961 TV series starring Richard Denning the veteran radio / movie / TV actor. The interesting thing about this episode is that you get an early look at the writing of Levinson & Link - who went on to create and write Columbo.
episode: Murder in Wonderland
episode: Murder in Wonderland
CBS Radio Mystery Theater
From 1974 to 1982 Producer / Director Himan Brown brought us a story every night when we should have been going to bed. All in all there were 2,969 episodes - 1,399 original episodes. Here are seven of them you can listen to. Just click on next track symbol in player. Episodes are"
Windandingo (one of my favorites) - The Flowers of Death - The Follower - A Coffin For The Devil - Night Of The Wolf - The Disembodied Voice - Death On Skis - Death In The Star - The Sire de Maletroit's Door -
Death Is So Trivial
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Them! - Journey Into Nowhere - A Small Question of Terror - The Shadow of the Past - The Death Wisher - Love Me And Die - Must Hope Perish - The Weavers of Death - Hell Hath No Fury - The Strange Case of Lucas Lauder
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An Identical Murder - The Wakeful Ghost - The Pit and the Pendulum - When the Death Bell Tolls - The Eye of Death - The Stuff of Dreams - .The Dark Closet - Death Pays No Dividend - The Cezar Curse - Every Blossom Dies
Windandingo (one of my favorites) - The Flowers of Death - The Follower - A Coffin For The Devil - Night Of The Wolf - The Disembodied Voice - Death On Skis - Death In The Star - The Sire de Maletroit's Door -
Death Is So Trivial
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Them! - Journey Into Nowhere - A Small Question of Terror - The Shadow of the Past - The Death Wisher - Love Me And Die - Must Hope Perish - The Weavers of Death - Hell Hath No Fury - The Strange Case of Lucas Lauder
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An Identical Murder - The Wakeful Ghost - The Pit and the Pendulum - When the Death Bell Tolls - The Eye of Death - The Stuff of Dreams - .The Dark Closet - Death Pays No Dividend - The Cezar Curse - Every Blossom Dies
Singer Playhouse
That's right the Singer Sewing Machine Company (Mom - what's a sewing machine?) and their many fine stores, sponsored the Four Star Playhouse. Each week a new story starred either Dick Powell, David Niven, Ida Lupino, or Charles Boyer in this series from the early 1950's. This featured episode brings out the writer in me - and a terrific performance by David Niven. Get through the first 10 minutes of this and I know that you will love this story .
episode: The Answer
episode: The Answer
Hollywood Star Time
This radio series presented Hollywood stars of reprising their movie roles in half hour adaptions. Thirteen stories here starring Henry Fonda, Vincent Price, Dick Powell, Rex Harrison, Alan Ladd, Robert Young to name a few. Click on the next track button to get to the next story.
The Return of Frank James - The Lodger - The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo - Second Honeymoon Murder, My Sweet - Double Indemnity - It Happened Tomorrow - The Suspect - Christmas in July - Mr and Mrs Smith - Hot Spot - It's a Date - Elmer, the Great
The Return of Frank James - The Lodger - The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo - Second Honeymoon Murder, My Sweet - Double Indemnity - It Happened Tomorrow - The Suspect - Christmas in July - Mr and Mrs Smith - Hot Spot - It's a Date - Elmer, the Great
Tales Of Tomorrow
Some of the earliest science fiction on television - even tougher this was LIVE television. Running from 1951 - 1953 this anthology series gave us some of our first looks at some actors like Leslie Neilson, Rod Steiger, Brian Keith (before he used the first name Brian), Darren McGavin, Paul Newman - as well as veteran actors. This episode features one of my favorite actors - Boris Karloff
episode: Past Tense
episode: Past Tense
Inner Sanctum Mysteries
Long before Himan Brown brought us the CBS Radio Mystery Theatre in the 1970's - he opened the original creaking door with his Inner Sanctum Mysteries. It aired from 1941 to 1952 and featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense,
Here are stories from the 1949 season. Click on next track to go to the next episode.
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Death on the Highway - Corpse Without a Conscience - Pattern for Fear - Deadly Fare - Dead Heat - Mind over Murder - Death's Little Brother - Murder Rides the Carousel - The Vengeful Corpse - Honeymoon with Death - Lonely Sleep - Catch a Killer - The Devils Workshop - Image of Death - Night Is My Shroud - Corpse for Halloween - Wish to Kill - Beyond the Grave
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Fearful Voyage - Murder Comes to Life - Mark My Grave - The Deadly Dummy - The Devil's Fortune - Death Demon - Birdsong for a Murderer - Flame of Death - Only the Dead Die Twice - Appointment with Death - Death Wears A Lonley Smile - Murder off the Record - The Death Deal - The Corpse In The Taxi - The Unburied Dead - Strange Passenger
Here are stories from the 1949 season. Click on next track to go to the next episode.
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Death on the Highway - Corpse Without a Conscience - Pattern for Fear - Deadly Fare - Dead Heat - Mind over Murder - Death's Little Brother - Murder Rides the Carousel - The Vengeful Corpse - Honeymoon with Death - Lonely Sleep - Catch a Killer - The Devils Workshop - Image of Death - Night Is My Shroud - Corpse for Halloween - Wish to Kill - Beyond the Grave
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Fearful Voyage - Murder Comes to Life - Mark My Grave - The Deadly Dummy - The Devil's Fortune - Death Demon - Birdsong for a Murderer - Flame of Death - Only the Dead Die Twice - Appointment with Death - Death Wears A Lonley Smile - Murder off the Record - The Death Deal - The Corpse In The Taxi - The Unburied Dead - Strange Passenger
One Step Beyond
John Newland took us every week to a dramatized story that explored ESP, the paranormal, or reliving an event again - for the first time. These stories were supposedly based on real experiences that happened to someone. This episode from 1960 features Joan Fountain and a young Warren Beatty.
episode: The Visitor
episode: The Visitor
Exploring Tomorrow
Mid 1950's science fiction radio hosted by John Campbell, Jr. - editor of Astounding science fiction magazine. Here are five stories from that series. Click on the next track button to hear the next story.
Convict-No - Country Boy - Desert Object - Dreams - First Contact - First Men on the Moon - Flashback - The -Happiness Effect - The Last Doctor - The Liar - Made In Avack - The Mimic - The Mutant - The Martian Queen -- Overpopulation - No Way Out - Planet Of Geniuses - The Secret (With All the Trappings) - The Stowaway - Telepathic - Time Heals - Time Traveler - The Trouble with Robots - Venus Diamond Mountain - Vincent Deem 1997 - The First Baby in Space - The Adventure of the Beauty Queen
Convict-No - Country Boy - Desert Object - Dreams - First Contact - First Men on the Moon - Flashback - The -Happiness Effect - The Last Doctor - The Liar - Made In Avack - The Mimic - The Mutant - The Martian Queen -- Overpopulation - No Way Out - Planet Of Geniuses - The Secret (With All the Trappings) - The Stowaway - Telepathic - Time Heals - Time Traveler - The Trouble with Robots - Venus Diamond Mountain - Vincent Deem 1997 - The First Baby in Space - The Adventure of the Beauty Queen
The Invisible Man
Before the Fab Four hit our shores there was another birtish import, the TV series, "The Invisible man." lasting for two seasons this was an interesting, modernized version of the clasic H. G. Wells novel. It took the invisible man into a world of international espaniage. Here's a look at the very first episode.
episode: Secret Experiment
episode: Secret Experiment
Mystery In The Air
This radio show hosted by and starring Peter Loree was a summer replacement for Abbott and Costello. Peter Lorree dramatized eight classic stories. To hear the next story click on the next track button.
"THE MARVELOUS BARASTRO""THE LODGER" "THE HORLA"
"BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL"
"THE MASK OF MEDUSA"
"THE QUEEN OF SPADES"
"THE BLACK CAT"
"CRIME AND PUNISHMENT"
"THE MARVELOUS BARASTRO""THE LODGER" "THE HORLA"
"BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL"
"THE MASK OF MEDUSA"
"THE QUEEN OF SPADES"
"THE BLACK CAT"
"CRIME AND PUNISHMENT"
Sherlock Holmes
Probably no fiction character has been paid more tribute in books, movies, radio, and television than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's immortal Sherlock Holmes. This TV series is from the mid 1950's and is an interesting interpretation - and easy to watch. I think I've found an interesting episode here to represent the series.
episode: The Case Of The Haunted Gainsborough
episode: The Case Of The Haunted Gainsborough
Sherlock Holmes on Radio
Here is the Definitive movie Sherlock Holmes, Basil Rathbone in 32 of his radio broadcasts as Sherlock Holmes with his movie partner Nigel Bruce as Watson. Click on the next track button to go to the next episode.
Bruce-Partington Plans - The Retired Colourman - Adventure Of The Missing Bloodstain 6 - The Book of Tobit - The Amateur Mendicant Society - The Viennese Strangler - The Notorious Canary Trainer - Unfortunate Tobacconist - The Purloined Ruby - On the Flanders - The Paradol Chamber - The Limping Ghost - Colonel Warburton's Madness - The Eyes of Mr Leyton - Problem of Thor Bridge - The Vanishing Elephant - The Manor House Case - The Great Gandolfo - Murder in the Moonlight - The Fifth of November - The Speckled Band - Double Zero - Accidental Murderess - Murder in the Casbah - A Scandal in Bohemia - The Second Generation - Night Before Christmas - Case of the Iron Box - Hampton Heath Killer - Telltale Pigeon Feathers - Sweeney Todd, Demon Barber - The Cross of Damascus
Bruce-Partington Plans - The Retired Colourman - Adventure Of The Missing Bloodstain 6 - The Book of Tobit - The Amateur Mendicant Society - The Viennese Strangler - The Notorious Canary Trainer - Unfortunate Tobacconist - The Purloined Ruby - On the Flanders - The Paradol Chamber - The Limping Ghost - Colonel Warburton's Madness - The Eyes of Mr Leyton - Problem of Thor Bridge - The Vanishing Elephant - The Manor House Case - The Great Gandolfo - Murder in the Moonlight - The Fifth of November - The Speckled Band - Double Zero - Accidental Murderess - Murder in the Casbah - A Scandal in Bohemia - The Second Generation - Night Before Christmas - Case of the Iron Box - Hampton Heath Killer - Telltale Pigeon Feathers - Sweeney Todd, Demon Barber - The Cross of Damascus
Five
When asked about radio, Rod Serling said that as far drama innovation the medium had been wasted - except for Norman Corwin and Arch Obler. Arch Obler was most notably known for writing and hosting "LIGHT'S OUT", and then later, "THE DEVIL AND MR O" In 1951 Arch wrote and directed this movie "Five". A bit too long for our program I still wanted to share it with you.
Four men and one woman are the last five people on Earth... This is their story!
Four men and one woman are the last five people on Earth... This is their story!
Arch Obler on Radio
Three of my favorite writers are O'Henry for short stories, Rod Serling for television, and Arch Obler for radio. In the mid 1930's Willis Cooper created a local Chicago latenight horror program called LIGHTS OUT. After working on this for several years he left the show with a young writer Arch Obler in charge, who would bring the program to national attention.
First payer has LIGHTS OUT episode "Fire". The second player has the episode, "Ghost On The Newsreel Negative". The third player has the episode. "Superfeature".
After taking a break from "LIGHTS OUT" Obler returned to radio with "THE DEVIL & MR. O" with more tales of the unusual. The fourth player has 15 episodes of this program. Click on the next track button to get to the next episode.
Alley Cat - Neanderthal - Revolt Of The Worm - Where Are You? - Mr. Freak - Gravestone - Ancestor - Nature Study - Big Mr. Little - No Escape - Vacation With Death - The Hole - Live Forever - Going Down - Balance Sheet.
First payer has LIGHTS OUT episode "Fire". The second player has the episode, "Ghost On The Newsreel Negative". The third player has the episode. "Superfeature".
After taking a break from "LIGHTS OUT" Obler returned to radio with "THE DEVIL & MR. O" with more tales of the unusual. The fourth player has 15 episodes of this program. Click on the next track button to get to the next episode.
Alley Cat - Neanderthal - Revolt Of The Worm - Where Are You? - Mr. Freak - Gravestone - Ancestor - Nature Study - Big Mr. Little - No Escape - Vacation With Death - The Hole - Live Forever - Going Down - Balance Sheet.
Dragnet
Just the facts, Mam. OK so Jack Webb never said that - Stan Freberg did in his parody "Saint George and the Dragon Net" - Dragnet was a number one hit on early television. As was a lot of early tevelvision Dragnet as a transfer from radio.
episode: The Big Oskar
episode: The Big Oskar
Dragnet on Radio
Before Jack Web had a number 1 TV show with Dragnet he had a top Radio hit with it. Here are 15 episodes of that radio series. To go to the next episode click on the next track symbol.
1 Benny Trounsel 2 Big 38
3 Big Actor 4 Big Badge
5 Big Betty 6 Big Bindle
7 Big Blast 8 Big Bomb
9 Big Book 10 Big Boys
11 Big Break 12 Big Building
13 Big Car 14Big Casing
15Big Cast
1 Benny Trounsel 2 Big 38
3 Big Actor 4 Big Badge
5 Big Betty 6 Big Bindle
7 Big Blast 8 Big Bomb
9 Big Book 10 Big Boys
11 Big Break 12 Big Building
13 Big Car 14Big Casing
15Big Cast
Niagara Falls
A 1941 Hal Roach effort about two people who are mistaken for a married couple.
Just a little too short for a really bad movie but a cute way to spend 43 minutes
Just a little too short for a really bad movie but a cute way to spend 43 minutes
The Halls of Ivy
An NBC radio sitcom created and co-written by Don Quinn who is guilty of also co-creating and co-writing Fibber McGee & Molly. The show ran on radio from 1949 to 1952 and on TV in the 1954 - 1955 season. The series starred married actors Ronald Coleman and Bonita Hume. The Coleman's had pretty good comedic timing and there us usually a nice romantic memory during the show for a couple of minutes to give the comedy a sentimental moment by Ronald
Here is 76 episodes of the radio series and the original pilot - which had Gale Gorden (Mr. Conklin of Our Miss Brooks and Mr. Mooney of The Lucy Show) in the part that would go to Ronald Coleman. Click below on the next track button to go to the next show
Dr Hall's Reappointment - Reappointment - Student Editorial - The Gangster's Son - Wellman's Nose - Charter Day Ceremonies - Dr Bromley, Shakespeare Expert - The Snowman - The Chinese Student - Student Thief - Merton Savada's Crush - Victoria's New Review Dirty Politics - Toddy Plays Hookey - Mrs. Foster's Lost Dog - Traffic and Cocoanuts - The Scofield Prize - Student Actress - Mrs. Whitney's Statue - Dr Abel - The Fighting Med Student - The Sexton Award - D-Day 23Stolen First Edition - The Bentheimers and the Census - Faculity Raffle - Poetry Reading -The Education of Annie Belle - The Leslie Hoff Painting - The New English Teacher - Phone Problems - Jack Benny Visits Ivy - Professor Barrette's Play - The Goya Bequest - Professor Warren's Retirement - The French Scholarship - Eddie Gray's Wedding - Romiette and Julio - Champ Waterfield - Post Show Talk - Finals Day Award - Finals Season - Pork Barrel Politics - Adoption - Editorial in the Ivy Bull 45Football Coach - Halloween - Don Quinn Interview at NBC Hawaii - The Minister's Son - Professor Warren's Romantic Folly - Calhoun Gaddy's Agricultural Development - Professor Royce Returns - Sweet Sorrow - Hell Week - Nelson Carter's Son - Art Exhibit - Medal of Honor - Track Star - Glee Club Donation - Dean Huxley - Voice of te Ivy Vine - Budget Problems at the College - The Astronomy Exam - The Lame Girl And The Hypochondriac - The Oldest Living Graduate - Stolen Money - Professor Grimes - Faculty Marriage - Professor Walden's Son - Faculty Follies - Part 1 Faculty Follies - Part 2 Student Singer - Doctor Spatzen - Mummynapper - Pregnant Student 75The Wellmans Come to Dinner - Math Professor - Summer Vacation
Here is 76 episodes of the radio series and the original pilot - which had Gale Gorden (Mr. Conklin of Our Miss Brooks and Mr. Mooney of The Lucy Show) in the part that would go to Ronald Coleman. Click below on the next track button to go to the next show
Dr Hall's Reappointment - Reappointment - Student Editorial - The Gangster's Son - Wellman's Nose - Charter Day Ceremonies - Dr Bromley, Shakespeare Expert - The Snowman - The Chinese Student - Student Thief - Merton Savada's Crush - Victoria's New Review Dirty Politics - Toddy Plays Hookey - Mrs. Foster's Lost Dog - Traffic and Cocoanuts - The Scofield Prize - Student Actress - Mrs. Whitney's Statue - Dr Abel - The Fighting Med Student - The Sexton Award - D-Day 23Stolen First Edition - The Bentheimers and the Census - Faculity Raffle - Poetry Reading -The Education of Annie Belle - The Leslie Hoff Painting - The New English Teacher - Phone Problems - Jack Benny Visits Ivy - Professor Barrette's Play - The Goya Bequest - Professor Warren's Retirement - The French Scholarship - Eddie Gray's Wedding - Romiette and Julio - Champ Waterfield - Post Show Talk - Finals Day Award - Finals Season - Pork Barrel Politics - Adoption - Editorial in the Ivy Bull 45Football Coach - Halloween - Don Quinn Interview at NBC Hawaii - The Minister's Son - Professor Warren's Romantic Folly - Calhoun Gaddy's Agricultural Development - Professor Royce Returns - Sweet Sorrow - Hell Week - Nelson Carter's Son - Art Exhibit - Medal of Honor - Track Star - Glee Club Donation - Dean Huxley - Voice of te Ivy Vine - Budget Problems at the College - The Astronomy Exam - The Lame Girl And The Hypochondriac - The Oldest Living Graduate - Stolen Money - Professor Grimes - Faculty Marriage - Professor Walden's Son - Faculty Follies - Part 1 Faculty Follies - Part 2 Student Singer - Doctor Spatzen - Mummynapper - Pregnant Student 75The Wellmans Come to Dinner - Math Professor - Summer Vacation
Space Angel
One of the first cartoons made dedicated for the early TV market. In the 1960's animation was an expensive precess costing up to $2,500 a minute to produce. Space Angel cartoons were mostly storyboards where the only movement was the mouths of the characters(Syncro-Vox system). The stories in five minute programs and serialized to eventually complete a story. Here is a five part story. Hit the next track button to get to next episode ore just let all five roll.
episode: The National Bank Chase (in five chapters)
episode: The National Bank Chase (in five chapters)
I Love A Mystery
Carlton E. Morse's aftenoon adventure serial which continued for several weeks at a time until they presented a complete series. Jack Packard, Doc Long and Reggie York, the A-1 Detective agency, were soldiers of fortune and drifted off from one adventure to another. You can listen to a complete story from 1950 by clicking on the next track button to get to the next episode. This series episodes even feature a young Tony Randall
The Battle of the Century
The Battle of the Century
Here Comes Tobor
Here is an episode of "Here Comes Tobor" a short run sci-fi series from 1957. In this show Tommy gives Tobor (a robot) directions telepathically
Creeps By Night
A 1944 horror series introduced by two hosts - East coast (New York) was hosted by an anonymous voice known only as "Dr. X". The
West coast (Hollywood) was hosted by Boris Karloff. Click on next track button to go on to next story.
The Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan
The Final Reckoning
The Final Reckoning
The Hunt
The Walking Dead
The Three Sisters
West coast (Hollywood) was hosted by Boris Karloff. Click on next track button to go on to next story.
The Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan
The Final Reckoning
The Final Reckoning
The Hunt
The Walking Dead
The Three Sisters
Our Mr Sun
Popular scientific film directed by Frank Capra that launched the Bell System Science series. Combining animation and live action, Our Mr. Sun uses a scientist-writer team to present information about the sun and its importance to humankind. Produced in Technicolor, the film was originally telecast in 1956 and 1957 to 9 million homes; some 600 16mm prints were distributed to schools and community organizations through the Bell Telephone System film libraries.
Stars: Eddie Albert and Lionel Barrymore
Stars: Eddie Albert and Lionel Barrymore
Five Minute Mystery
Five Minute Mystery was a syndicated sold to radio station. See if you can solve this mystery in five minutes. There are 43 of them here. Click on the next track symbol to get to the next mystery.
My Pal Patsy - Blood Brothers - Best Laid Plans- Three Scarlet Letters 5Five Minute Mysteries -- Murder On Diamond Row - No Leg To Stand On - Missing Ruby - Command Performance - Death In A Turkish Bath - Case of Oversight - Radium Murder Case - Methodical To A Fault - Squealing Gearshift - Case of Announcer's Delight - Carnival Murder - Man in the Back Seat - Return of Mr. Lawrence - Collector's Item - Broken Wheel - Misfit Clue - Murder Sounds The Alarm - The Masquerade - The Weapon - The Needle - Scientific Clue - Zombie - Fine Art of Murder - Murder If You Please - Spitting Revolver - Blood On My Hands - Broken Window - Murder in Cairo - License for Murder - The Postman Didn't Ring - Clue in the Hand 36Five Minute Mysteries - - Death At X Bar - Study in Ornothology - Pattern of Guilt - Fisherman's Clue - Trial By Fire - Murder Under The Big Tent - Death 43Five Minute Mysteries - Larson Kills Girlfriend
My Pal Patsy - Blood Brothers - Best Laid Plans- Three Scarlet Letters 5Five Minute Mysteries -- Murder On Diamond Row - No Leg To Stand On - Missing Ruby - Command Performance - Death In A Turkish Bath - Case of Oversight - Radium Murder Case - Methodical To A Fault - Squealing Gearshift - Case of Announcer's Delight - Carnival Murder - Man in the Back Seat - Return of Mr. Lawrence - Collector's Item - Broken Wheel - Misfit Clue - Murder Sounds The Alarm - The Masquerade - The Weapon - The Needle - Scientific Clue - Zombie - Fine Art of Murder - Murder If You Please - Spitting Revolver - Blood On My Hands - Broken Window - Murder in Cairo - License for Murder - The Postman Didn't Ring - Clue in the Hand 36Five Minute Mysteries - - Death At X Bar - Study in Ornothology - Pattern of Guilt - Fisherman's Clue - Trial By Fire - Murder Under The Big Tent - Death 43Five Minute Mysteries - Larson Kills Girlfriend
George Orwell's: Nineteen Eighty-Four
This is a 1954 live performance of George Orwell's novel "NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR" from the BBC
The Black Museum
This radio series from the early 1950's hosted by the great Orson Wells was literally broadcast around the world. Here are 36 episodes from that classic series for you to listen to. To hear the next story click on the next track button.
The 22 Caliber Pistol - The Bath Tub - The Gladstone Bag - The Bloodstained Brick Bat - The Brass Button - The Car Tire - The Champagne Glass - The Door Key - The Faded Tartan Scarf - Four Small Bottles - A French-English Dictionary - The Gas Receipt - Glass Shards - The Hammerhead - A Jar Of Acid - The Khaki Handkerchief - The Leather Bag - A Letter - The Mandolin String - Meat Juice - The Open Ended Wrench - A Piece Of Iron Chain - The Pink Powder Puff - The Post Card - A Prescription - The Raincoat - A Service Card - The Shopping Bag - A Shilling - A Silencer - The Small White Boxes - The Straight Razor - The Tan Shoe - Two Bullets - A Woman's Pigskin Glove - The Wool Jacket
The 22 Caliber Pistol - The Bath Tub - The Gladstone Bag - The Bloodstained Brick Bat - The Brass Button - The Car Tire - The Champagne Glass - The Door Key - The Faded Tartan Scarf - Four Small Bottles - A French-English Dictionary - The Gas Receipt - Glass Shards - The Hammerhead - A Jar Of Acid - The Khaki Handkerchief - The Leather Bag - A Letter - The Mandolin String - Meat Juice - The Open Ended Wrench - A Piece Of Iron Chain - The Pink Powder Puff - The Post Card - A Prescription - The Raincoat - A Service Card - The Shopping Bag - A Shilling - A Silencer - The Small White Boxes - The Straight Razor - The Tan Shoe - Two Bullets - A Woman's Pigskin Glove - The Wool Jacket
UNSOLD TV PILOT
Before Don DeFore hit it big in the sitcom Hazel in 1961, Here's Don in this 1960 unsold TV sitcom pilot "Daddy-O" An interesting premise with some shots of the sitcom and then the behind the scenes of his real life - talking to us much as George Burns did in the Burn's and Allen Show. Jean Byron who played Don's wife here would hit it big as the sitcom mom of "The Patty Duke Show" Worth the Watch.
Ghost Rider
This 1982 safety film is about Kevin, who is feeling very sad and lonely after spending his first day in a new junior high school. He meets a young girl on his bus ride home who drops a pencil and suddenly disappears. Is this mysterious young girl a ghost of a girl who died on a bus years before? Why is she so adamant that Kevin learn bus safety rules?
Like many films from the late 1970s and early 1980s, this film uses supernatural elements to keep kids' attention.
Like many films from the late 1970s and early 1980s, this film uses supernatural elements to keep kids' attention.
