The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny was a fixture on radio and television for more than three decades. Jack's show is generally regarded as a high-water mark in 20th-century American comedy. Murder at Midnight - Orson Welles - 3/28/1943 Jack Returns after Illness - 4/11/1943 Jack Benny – played himself. Protagonist of the show, Benny is a comic, vain, penny-pinching miser, insisting on remaining 39 years old on stage despite his actual age, and often playing the violin badly. Eddie Anderson – Rochester Van Jones, Jack's valet and chauffeur. Early in the show's run, he often talked of gambling or going out with women. Later on, he generally complained about his salary. Don Wilson – Himself. Don generally opened the show and also did the commercials. He was the target of Jack's jokes, mostly about his weight. Gene McNulty – Dennis Day, a vocalist perpetually in his 20s (by the time of the last television series, McNulty was 49 years old). He was sweet but not very bright. When called upon, he could use a wide variety of accents, which was especially useful in plays. He usually sang a song about 10 minutes into the program. If the episode was a flashback to a previous time, a ruse would be used such as Dennis singing his song for Jack so he could hear it before the show. McNulty adopted the name "Dennis Day" as his stage name for the rest of his career. Sadie Marks – Mary Livingstone, a sarcastic comic foil whose varying roles all served as, to use the description of Fred Allen, "a girl to insult (Jack)." Marks, who in real life was Benny's wife, later legally changed her name to "Mary Livingstone" in response to the character's popularity. Her role on the program was reduced in the 1950s due to increasing stage fright, and Livingstone finally retired from acting in 1958. Phil Harris – Himself. A skirt-chasing, arrogant, hip-talking bandleader who constantly put Jack down (in a mostly friendly way, of course). He referred to Mary as "Livvy" or "Liv", and Jack as "Jackson". Harris explained this once by saying it's "as close as I can get to jackass and still be polite" Spun off into The Phil Harris–Alice Faye Show (1946–1954) with his wife, actress Alice Faye. Harris left the radio show in 1952 and his character did not make the transition to television Chesterton Radio Podcasting the Classics! Works of G.K. Chesterton and Friends Plus Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Science Fiction and more Chuck the TV and discover a whole new world! True - Good - Beautiful The Soundtrack for your Chesterton Day! Your support is the only thing that keeps Chesterton Radio on the Air! https://www.patreon.com/ChestertonRadio https://www.SubscribeStar.com/ChestertonRadio http://BuyMeACoffee.com/ChestertonRadio Programs on Chesterton Radio are sponsored by: MachineDesignPro.com: Engineering, Technical Writing and Product Development Services http://MachineDesignPro.com BatteryJobs.com: Energy Career Portal - Electric Vehicle - Lead-Acid - Lithium - Solar http://BatteryJobs.com Contact us to learn how you or your company can become a Chesterton Radio sponsor: http://ChestertonRadio.com Our 24/7 Live Stream is here: http://Listen.ChestertonRadio.com http://Patreon.com/ChestertonRadio http://SubscribeStar.com/ChestertonRadio http://Twitter.com/ChestertonRadio http://Twitch.tv/ChestertonRadio Do you enjoy the variety on Chesterton Radio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows All our shows in one Playlist! http://Player.ChestertonRadio.com Easy direct link to our 24/7 Live Stream: http://Listen.ChestertonRadio.com Discover new Chesterton Radio shows in our other Playlists! http://Plays.ChestertonRadio.com http://Chesterton.ChestertonRadio.com http://Orthodoxy.ChestertonRadio.com http://EverlastingMan.ChestertonRadio.com http://Eugenics.ChestertonRadio.com http://Distributism.ChestertonRadio.com http://FatherBrown.ChestertonRadio.com http://Freedom.ChestertonRadio.com http://1984.ChestertonRadio.com http://Jukebox.ChestertonRadio.com Follow us on Social Media https://mstdn.social/@ChestertonRadio https://www.gab.com/chestertonradio https://mewe.com/i/chestertonradio https://chestertonradio.locals.com/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KroOVDwACCI

To end her husband's miserable life, his wife plots to kill him in her dreams. The CBS Mystery Theater (a.k.a. Radio Mystery Theater and Mystery Theater, sometimes abbreviated as CBSRMT) is a radio drama series created by Himan Brown that was broadcast on CBS Radio Network affiliates from 1974 to 1982, and later in the early 2000s was repeated by the NPR satellite feed. The format was similar to that of classic old time radio shows like The Mysterious Traveler and The Whistler, in that the episodes were introduced by host E. G. Marshall who provided pithy wisdom and commentary throughout. Unlike the hosts of those earlier programs, Marshall is fully mortal, merely someone whose heightened insight and erudition plunge the listener into the world of the macabre (in a manner similar to that of "The Man in Black" on yet another old time radio program, Suspense). (Wikipedia) Episode 339 Chesterton Radio Works of G.K. Chesterton and Friends Plus Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Big Bands and more True - Good - Beautiful The Soundtrack for your Chesterton Day! Do you enjoy the variety on Chesterton Radio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows All our shows in one Playlist! http://Player.ChestertonRadio.com Easy direct link to our Channel: http://Listen.ChestertonRadio.com Discover new Chesterton Radio shows in our other Playlists! http://CBSRMT.ChestertonRadio.com http://Plays.ChestertonRadio.com http://Chesterton.ChestertonRadio.com http://Orthodoxy.ChestertonRadio.com http://EverlastingMan.ChestertonRadio... http://Eugenics.ChestertonRadio.com http://Distributism.ChestertonRadio.com http://FatherBrown.ChestertonRadio.com http://Freedom.ChestertonRadio.com http://1984.ChestertonRadio.com http://Jukebox.ChestertonRadio.com Follow us on Social Media https://mstdn.social/@ChestertonRadio https://www.gab.com/chestertonradio https://mewe.com/i/chestertonradio https://chestertonradio.locals.com/ Please consider supporting us. https://www.patreon.com/ChestertonRadio Visit the Chesterton Radio Shop http://Shop.ChestertonRadio.com Thank you for listening! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0h5l6ixfys

Toad of Toad Hall is a play written by A. A. Milne, the first of several dramatisations of Kenneth Grahame's 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows, with incidental music by Harold Fraser-Simson. Its first production was at the Lyric Theatre, London on 17 December 1929 Milne extracted the adventures of Mr. Toad, which make up about half of the original book, because they lent themselves most easily to being staged. Milne loved Grahame's book, which is one of the reasons he decided to adapt it. The play has four main characters: Rat, Badger, Mole, and Toad. Toad's caravan and car adventures are included, as well as his imprisonment, escape, and subsequent fight with the weasels and stoats to regain Toad Hall with the help of his friends. Although not a musical, the play contains six songs, with music written by Harold Fraser-Simson Originally Broadcast 4/21/1973 Do you enjoy the variety of Chesterton Radio shows? Please consider supporting us. http://Patreon.com/ChestertonRadio Join our family and access Patron-only podcasts Visit the Chesterton Radio Shop http://Shop.ChestertonRadio.com Follow us on Parler https://parler.com/profile/ChestertonRadio/posts Follow us on GAB https://www.gab.com/chestertonradio Follow us on Twitter @ChestertonRadio https://twitter.com/ChestertonRadio Enjoy our shows anytime! http://Plays.ChestertonRadio.com http://Listen.ChestertonRadio.com http://Player.ChestertonRadio.com http://Orthodoxy.ChestertonRadio.com http://EverlastingMan.ChestertonRadio.com http://Eugenics.ChestertonRadio.com http://Distributism.ChestertonRadio.com http://FatherBrown.ChestertonRadio.com http://Gunsmoke.ChestertonRadio.com http://AveMariaHour.ChestertonRadio.com http://Stations.ChestertonRadio.com http://GreatestStoryEverTold.ChestertonRadio.com http://JackBenny.ChestertonRadio.com http://ClassicFilms.ChestertonRadio.com http://GrandOleOpry.ChestertonRadio.com http://NationalBarnDance.ChestertonRadio.com http://LesMiserables.ChestertonRadio.com http://BraveNewWorld.ChestertonRadio.com http://1984.ChestertonRadio.com http://AnimalFarm.ChestertonRadio.com http://D-Day.ChestertonRadio.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLtNfxQUzCM

Dead Dame in the Park - That Hammer Guy Mike Hammer finds himself in the park talking to a woman who is sitting in the dark alone acting suspiciously. Then he is knocked out and when he comes to the woman is dead and he is holding the gun that killed her. Michael Hammer is a fictional character created by the American author Mickey Spillane. Hammer debuted in the 1947 book I, the Jury. Hammer is a no-holds-barred private investigator who carries a Colt .45 M1911A1 in a shoulder holster under his left arm. His love for his secretary Velda is outweighed only by his willingness to kill a killer. Hammer's best friend is Pat Chambers, Captain of Homicide NYPD. Hammer was a World War II army veteran who spent two years fighting jungle warfare in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II against Japan. While pulp detectives such as Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe are hard-boiled and cynical, Hammer is in many ways the archetypal "hard man": brutally violent, and fueled by a genuine rage against violent crime that never afflicts Raymond Chandler's or Dashiell Hammett's heroes. (Wikipedia) Originally Broadcast 2/10/1953 Chesterton Radio Podcasting the Classics! Works of G.K. Chesterton and Friends Plus, Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Science Fiction and more Chuck the TV and discover a whole new world! True - Good - Beautiful The Soundtrack for your Chesterton Day! Our 24/7 Live Stream - Elfland Radio is here: http://Listen.ChestertonRadio.com Your support is the only thing that keeps Chesterton Radio on the Air! https://www.patreon.com/ChestertonRadio https://www.SubscribeStar.com/Chester... http://BuyMeACoffee.com/ChestertonRadio Programs on Chesterton Radio are sponsored by: MachineDesignPro.com: Engineering and Product Development Services http://MachineDesignPro.com BatteryJobs.com: Energy Career Portal - Electric Vehicle - Lead-Acid - Lithium - Solar http://BatteryJobs.com Contact us to learn how you or your company can become a Chesterton Radio sponsor: http://Sponsor.ChestertonRadio.com Do you enjoy the variety on Chesterton Radio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows Discover new Chesterton Radio shows in our Playlists! http://Plays.ChestertonRadio.com http://Chesterton.ChestertonRadio.com http://Orthodoxy.ChestertonRadio.com http://EverlastingMan.ChestertonRadio.com http://Eugenics.ChestertonRadio.com http://Distributism.ChestertonRadio.com http://FatherBrown.ChestertonRadio.com http://Freedom.ChestertonRadio.com http://1984.ChestertonRadio.com http://Jukebox.ChestertonRadio.com Follow us on social media https://mstdn.social/@ChestertonRadio https://www.gab.com/chestertonradio https://mewe.com/i/chestertonradio https://chestertonradio.locals.com https://twitter.com/chestertonradio https://Discord.ChestertonRadio.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKTtPSoCWmI