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It's the 1950s! And for all the decade's charm, petty racketeers, thugs of organized crime, and Communist spies were lurking in its dark alleys. Whether it was urban corruption or The Cold War splashed on the front page of the Sentinel, daring young publisher Britt Reid was keeping a close eye on the story.

Picture it. You're in occupied France. You're walking the back alleys of Mozambique. You're aboard an ocean liner...and you're in peril! Can you survive the danger of a wartime thriller, the adventure of a big game hunt, an exploit of international intrigue? This 12-episode collection drops you into exciting stories by H.G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Robert Louis Stevenson, where you'll find spies, science fiction, and suspense.

Invite faith, hope, love, and laughter into your home this Christmas with classic holiday programs from the Golden Age of Radio. Ranging from the solemn to the slapstick, each of these heartwarming episodes celebrates the spirit of the season. This collection brings you yuletide tales from Jack Benny, Gunsmoke, Fibber & Molly, The Great Gildersleeve, The Whistler, and more. There are Christmas comedies, merry mysteries, wintry Westerns, and poignant dramas to lend meaning and merriment to your festivities this, and every, holiday season.

The inimitable Ed Gardner stars as Archie, the bartender at Third Avenue’s most magnificent dive bar: Duffy’s Tavern. He’s got big dreams and wild schemes – most of which rely on the participation of prominent celebrities. But that’s okay, because the stars saunter in right on cue! Come hear Jimmy Durante, Esther Williams, Rudy Vallee, Rex Harrison, Dinah Shore, and many more banter with the bartender. Regulars Eddie Green and Charlie Cantor add a little local flavor, along with the three actresses who take on the role of Miss Duffy, Florence Halop, Florence Robinson, and Sandra Gould.

Just what is Wistful Vista, anyway? Is it a street? A neighborhood? A state of mind? Whatever it is, one thing's for sure—it had just the right mix of personalities to keep things lively! First and foremost, there's Fibber McGee and Molly, brought to life by Jim and Marian Jordan. When they heard a knock on their front door, they might open it up to discover the hard-headed Doc Gamble, played by Arthur Q. Bryan, who never once bought into anything Fibber had to say.

Let a little atmospheric organ music lead you into tales of mystery and murder! Glenn Langan stars as writer and raconteur Barton Drake, who takes you through each piece of the puzzle in twelve killer cases. Drake knows that death can descend in the most peculiar of places: in the snow, in the sand…in a locked room. Listen closely to the clues and see if you can guess whodunnit!

Saddle up for six hours of adventures with William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy! This cowboy hero, dressed all in black, is well-mannered, believes in justice, and has a great laugh. Andy Clyde and Joe DuVal co-star as California Carlson. When Hoppy and California ride out from the Bar-20 Ranch, there’s always "plenty of action that spells trouble!"

The voice of Orson Welles - smooth and sure, but edged with danger – speaks to you from London. He’s here to tell you about a repository of death, a warehouse of homicide “in the grim stone structure on the Thames which houses Scotland Yard.” Welles will draw your attention to small artifacts from murders most foul, each of which provide a vital clue to a killer’s identity. An international cast - including Joan Lord, Harp McGuire, and Joe McCormick – breathe life into these twelve tales of death.

In early 1943, funnyman Jack Benny developed a serious case of pneumonia while traveling to entertain the troops. Someone would need to stand in for the sultan of Sunday night radio. But who? Orson Welles, the prestige-project prodigy, was an unlikely but inspired choice. Benny’s regular gang is on hand; Phil Harris returns from the military; and additional guests George Burns, Gracie Allen, Barbara Stanwyck, and Butterfly McQueen pop in for a visit. This is The Jack Benny Program like you’ve never heard it before.

Enter the world of The Whistler, a scheming story-teller who goads the guilty towards their own downfall. Oh, the identity of the murder is never a mystery, but there's always a shocking twist in the tale!

By day, the daring young publisher Britt Reid uses editorials to campaign against corruption. By night, he takes matters into his own hands. Radio's definitive masked hero roams the night once more in twenty exciting radio adventures starring Jack McCarthy!

Karen Heaven is back as the bold, brassy, British investigator Hilary Caine! Our girl detective is as adventurous as ever in scripts adapted from the works of British mystery novelist M. J. Elliot. She takes a holiday in the Bahamas and travels to the United States on assignment for the British War Department - but wherever she goes, murder follows.

From out of the rain-fogged nights of 1940s Seattle strides the thinking-listener's private investigator on the trail of crime, intrigue and mystery! Tune in to The Adventures of Harry Nile, produced by modern radio legend Jim French. Larry Albert and Mary Anne Dorward star in eighteen radio tales produced in the classic style!

Shhhhh. Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills is here to tell you a story. Would you like to revisit classic characters (like Frankenstein, Edwin Drood, John Dillinger, and Captain Bligh)? Perhaps a tale or two of bad men…or mad men? Or would you like to hear a story about someone just like you…who has found themselves in utterly desperate circumstances? They are all here…waiting for you.

Jeff “Tex” Chandler and Reed Hadley star as Chad Remington in twelve tales of the early west. These are stories of daring men and “the towns they fought to live in and lived to fight for.”

Here are eleven exciting radio adventures produced by Jim French, starring John Patrick Lowrie as Holmes, Larry Albert as Watson, and Rick May as Lestrade. Listen in and you’ll hear one female criminal suspect, two Christmas-themed episodes, a little international intrigue, and a lot of mystery!

A new era dawns for Radio's Outstanding Theatre of Thrills in 1950, as producer-director Anton M. Leader gives way to one of the medium's all-time creative geniuses—radio Renaissance man Elliott Lewis! Compare and contrast their styles as you listen, but hold onto your seat—because no matter who's running the show, the objective remains the same. Suspense!

Robert Hall stars as millionaire newspaperman Britt Reid, fighting crime in the guise of his gas-gun toting alter ego. "Matching wits with the underworld," Reid risks his life "that criminals and racketeers within the law may feel its weight by the sting of the Green Hornet!" Raymond Toyo co-stars as Kato in these exciting episodes, one of which features the first appearance of The Green Hornet's nemesis Oliver Perry!

What happens when radio's favorite comedy couple opens a closet door? A cascade of chaos and fun falls right out! Jim and Marian Jordan star as Fibber McGee & Molly in sixteen laugh-packed episodes written by Don Quinn and Phil Leslie.

Wherever there's intrigue…wherever there's a dollar, a pound, a mark, or a lira to be made…wherever zither music hauntingly insinuates itself in the foggy night air…it's there that you'll find Harry Lime! Scoundrel, con man, thief, and rogue, he trots the globe in eternal quest of the main chance—and he's brought to vivid life by none other than Orson Welles.