Old Time Radio

INDEX | Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Theater |WASH
Updated 11-26-2023

A work in progress. This is a research guide for myself. Nobody cites sources, so this is my best guess on the data ;)

After 23 years of researching the web (after a horrific life change) I have decided to post the discoveries of my research. Loosely based; mainly on Old Time Radio entertainment programs found on Archive.org and others.

Mainly consisting of logs I have created over the years. From Archive.org torrents and other lisings I have discovered over the years.

All of the files I have downloaded (23 years ago and recent updates) have been edited [NO COMMERCIALS, cleaned and saved as CBR 32mb mp3]. Repaired files to the best of my ability; hums, hisses, speed, levels to name a few.
*** I have listened to every verified episode ;)

DATES: Since I have nothing to verify episode dates with, they are best guess or sorting dates ;)

Shows | Titles | Dates | Verified (or Not) | Actors | Writers | Directors | Music | Announcers | Genre | Sponsors

Since it is nearly impossible to Find a Program or Index of just "Old Time Radio", this is my attempt ;)
 
Programs I have reseached over the years.
*WASH [Group] = Western, Adventure, Sci-Fi and History
 
Actors | Writers | Directors | Music | Announcers | Genre | Affiliates | Sponsors | Links
A to Z, by Surname [Character or Star]
262 1928 1993 37,769 9,664  
Title Began Ended Genre Group Listings mp3s Run Time
The Abbott & Costello Show 1940 1948 Variety Comedy 162 161 2 days 21 Hrs 14 mins 19 secs
Adventures of the Abbotts 1955 1955 Detective Crime 36 16 7 Hrs 36 mins 7 secs
Academy Award 1946 1946 Theater Theatre 39    
Adventure Ahead! 1944 1944 Adventure WASH 13    
Air Mail Mystery 1932 1932 Mystery Mystery 13 12 2 Hrs 57 mins 50 secs
The Aldrich Family 1939 1953 Comedy Comedy 85    
The Fred Allen Show 1932 1949 Variety Comedy 102    
The American Trail 1953 1953 History WASH 13    
Amos N' Andy 1928 1960 Comedy Comedy 216    
Archie Andrews 1943 1953 Comedy Comedy 50    
Author's Playhouse 1941 1944 Theater Theatre 132 18 8 Hrs 37 mins 3 secs
Avalon Time 1939 1939 Variety Comedy 43    
The Avenger 1945 1945 Crime Fighter Crime 26 26 11 Hrs 9 mins 10 secs
Dick Barton: Special Agent 1972 1972 Espionage Crime 10    
Believe it or Not 1940 1948 History WASH 365    
The Jack Benny Program 1932 1955 Comedy Comedy 707    
The Milton Berle Show 1936 1949 Comedy Comedy 38    
The Bickersons 1946 1951 SitCom Comedy 58    
The Big Show 1950 1952 Variety Comedy 30    
The Big Story 1947 1948 Myst Crime Mystery 67    
Big Town 1937 1949 Myst Crime Mystery 20    
The Black Book 1952 1952 Suspense Mystery 3 3 42 mins 52 secs
The Black Museum 1952 1952 Myst Crime Mystery 57    
Blackstone, the Magic Detective 1948 1950 Detective Crime 56    
Blair of the Mounties 1938 1938 Adventure WASH 33    
The Mel Blanc Show 1946 1947 Comedy Comedy 42    
Blondie 1938 1950 Comedy Comedy 39    
The Blue Beetle 1940 1940 Crime Fighter Crime 24    
Bold Venture 1951 1952 Adventure WASH 58 57 1 day 1 Hrs 12 mins 16 secs
Victor Borge 1948 1990 Comedy Comedy 26    
The Adventures of Boston Blackie 1944 1950 Crime Fighter Crime 233 199 3 days 10 Hrs 0 mins 24 secs
Box 13 1948 1949 Myst Crime Mystery 52 52 22 Hrs 52 mins 11 secs
Bright Star 1952 1953 Comedy Comedy 36    
Broadway is My Beat 1949 1954 Police Crime 207 169 3 days 6 Hrs 45 mins 11 secs
The Carter Brown Mysteries 1958 1965 Mystery Mystery 11 11 8 Hrs 34 mins 44 secs
The Burns & Allen Show 1934 1950 Comedy Comedy 100    
Calling All Cars 1933 1936 Police Crime 302    
Calling All Detectives 1947 1948 Police Crime 113    
Camel Comedy Caravan 1936 1939 Variety Comedy 24    
Campbell Playhouse 1939 1940 Theater Theatre 55    
Can You Imagine That 1939 1940 History WASH 39    
Epic Casebook of Inspector Carr 1957 1985 Police Crime 26 149 2 days 13 Hrs 53 mins 12 secs
Nick Carter, Master Detective 1943 1949 Detective Crime 419    
Case Dismissed 1954 1954 Police Crime 12    
Hopalog Cassidy 1950 1952 Western WASH 105    
Cavalcade of America 1935 1953 History WASH 777    
CBS Radio Mystery Theater 1974 1982 Mystery... Mystery 1399 1397 1 Mth, 11 days 15 Hrs 14 mins 45 secs
CBS Radio Workshop 1956 1957 Theater Theatre 86    
Ceiling Unlimited 1942 1946 Adventure WASH 16 16 4 Hrs 38 mins 23 secs
Crime & Peter Chambers 1954 1954 Myst Crime Mystery 21 21 8 Hrs 10 mins 23 secs
The Adventures of Charlie Chan 1932 1950 Detective Crime 56 51 13 Hrs 15 mins 20 secs
Chandu the Magician 1932 1950 Adventure WASH 177    
The Chase 1952 1953 Myst Crime Mystery 55 55 1 day 2 Hrs 41 mins 6 secs
Chet Chetter's Tales from the Morgue 1990 1992 Mystery Mystery 21    
The Cisco Kid 1952 1955 Western WASH 182    
Cloak & Dagger 1950 1950 Espionage Crime 24 22 10 Hrs 22 mins 15 secs
The Clock 1946 1948 Myst Crime Mystery 64 55 23 Hrs 33 mins 42 secs
Phyl Coe Mysteries 1936 1936 Detective Crime 12    
The Adventures of Dick Cole 1946 1946 Adventure WASH 18    
It's a Crime, Mr. Collins 1956 1956 Myst Crime Mystery 15    
The Columbia Workshop 1936 1947 Theater Theatre 370    
Comic Weekly Man 1947 1954 Comedy Comedy 126    
Command Performance 1942 1949 Theater Theatre 251    
Consider Your Verdict 1969 1970 Lawyer Crime 25    
David Harding: Counterspy 1942 1957 Espionage Crime 460 67 1 day 5 Hrs 30 mins 22 secs
The Couple Next Door 1945 1960 SitCom Comedy 633    
Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator 1951 1955 Detective Crime 119 60 1 day 3 Hrs 27 mins 5 secs
The Creaking Door 1964 1965 Suspense Mystery 20 20 8 Hrs 39 mins 5 secs
Creeps by Night 1944 1944 Suspense Mystery 27 6 2 Hrs 39 mins 48 secs
Crime Classics 1952 1954 Mystery Mystery 51 51 1 day 0 Hrs 8 mins 33 secs
The Crime Club 1946 1947 Myst Crime Mystery 36 31 14 Hrs 49 mins 4 secs
Crime Does Not Pay 1949 1951 Myst Crime Mystery 78 53 22 Hrs 59 mins 51 secs
Casey, Crime Photographer 1943 1955 Myst Crime Mystery 370 82 1 day 9 Hrs 14 mins 19 secs
Danger, Dr. Danfield 1946 1947 Myst Crime Mystery 26    
Dangerous Assignment 1949 1949 Espionage Crime 167 102 1 day 19 Hrs 21 mins 38 secs
Dangerously Yours 1944 1945 Adventure Theatre 18 13 5 Hrs 40 mins 31 secs
Dark Fantasy 1941 1942 Suspense Mystery 36    
Dark Venture 1945 1947 Mystery Mystery 34 15 6 Hrs 37 mins 28 secs
The Devil & Mr. O 1971 1972 Myst Crime Mystery 26    
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 1949 1953 Detective Crime 158 105 1 day 22 Hrs 46 mins 53 secs
Diary of Fate 1948 1948 Mystery Mystery 24    
Dimension X 1950 1951 Sci-Fi WASH 50 50 22 Hrs 41 mins 16 secs
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 1948 1962 Detective Crime 575 498 9 days 20 Hrs 7 mins 59 secs
Colin Doyle, Crime Doctor 1945 1945 Mystery Mystery 3    
Dragnet 1949 1957 Police Crime 313 309 5 days 13 Hrs 24 mins 32 secs
Bulldog Drummond 1941 1948 Myst Crime Mystery 50    
Duffy's Tavern 1940 1952 Variety Comedy 337 75 1 days 6 Hrs 2 mins 47 secs
Easy Aces 1930 1945 Adventure WASH 271    
Encore Theater 1946 1946 Theater Theatre 13    
Escape 1947 1954 Adventure WASH 231 219 4 days 7 Hrs 9 mins 17 secs
Exploring Tomorrow 1957 1958 Sci-Fi WASH 29 26 7 Hrs 47 mins 21 secs
The Adventures of the Falcon 1948 1952 Detective Crime 470 93 1 day 15 Hrs 7 mins 9 secs
Famous Escapes 1945 1945 Suspense Mystery 13    
The Fantastic Four 1975 1975 Adventure WASH 13    
The Fat Man 1945 1951 Detective Crime 45 45 19 Hrs 46 mins 44 secs
Favorite Story 1947 1949 Theater Theatre 78    
I Was a Communist for the FBI 1952 1954 Espionage Crime 77 76 1 day 9 Hrs 44 mins 56 secs
The FBI in Peace & War 1950 1957 Espionage Crime 427 98 1 day 11 Hrs 16 mins 52 secs
This is Your FBI 1945 1953 Espionage Crime 409    
Federal Agent 1947 1947 Espionage Crime 14 9 1 Hrs 36 mins 54 secs
The First Nighter Program 1930 1949 Theater Theatre 35    
Five Minute Mysteries 1947 1950 Mystery Mystery 106    
The Ford Theatre 1947 1949 Theater Theatre 40    
Fort Laramie 1955 1956 Western WASH 41 41 19 Hrs 38 mins 2 secs
Rocky Fortune 1953 1954 Myst Crime Mystery 25 25 9 Hrs 44 mins 12 secss
Frontier Fighters 1935 1935 History WASH 39    
Frontier Gentleman 1958 1958 Western WASH 42 42 16 Hrs 31 mins 14 secs
Frontier Town 1952 1953 Western WASH 47 47 21 Hrs 32 mins 3 secs
The Shadow of Fu Manchu 1939 1940 Myst Crime Mystery 93    
Gang Busters 1935 1957 Police Crime 139    
General Mills Adventure Theater 1977 1977 Adventure WASH 52    
Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police 1940 1940 Espionage Crime 178    
The Great Gildersleeve 1941 1957 SitCom Comedy 541    
The Goldberg's 1929 1946 SitCom Comedy 435    
Danger with Granger 1956 1957 Myst Crime Mystery 25    
The Green Hornet 1936 1952 Crime Fighter Crime 87    
Guilty Party 1959 1962 Crime Myst Crime 12 12 5 Hrs 6 mins 24 secs
Gunsmoke 1952 1961 Western WASH 480 477 7 days 19 Hrs 3 mins 9 secs
The Hall of Fantasy 1947 1952 Suspense Mystery 86 66 1 day 2 Hrs 14 mins 44 secs
Hallmark Playhouse 1948 1952 Theater Theatre 193    
The Halls of Ivy 1949 1952 Variety Comedy 110    
That Hammer Guy 1953 1953 Detective Crime 12 12 4 Hrs 33 mins 25 secs
The Adventures of Hop Harrigan 1942 1948 Western WASH 75    
Phil Harris, Alice Faye Show 1946 1948 Variety Comedy 252    
Nick Harris, Detective 1934 1939 Detective Crime 95 13 3 Hrs 6 mins 52 secs
The Haunting Hour 1945 1945 Thriller Mystery 36    
Have Gun, Will Travel 1958 1960 Western WASH 106 106 1 day 12 Hrs 20 mins 33 secs
Wild Bill Hickok 1951 1954 Western WASH 269    
High Adventure 1945 1993 Adventure WASH 123    
Hollywood Star Playhouse 1950 1953 Theater Theatre 129    
Hollywood Star Time 1946 1947 Theater Theatre 41    
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1930 1956 Detective Crime 222 222 3 days 21 Hrs 46 mins 26 secs
Sherlock Holmes [BBC] 1954 1964 Detective Crime 122    
The Harold Peary Show aka Honest Harold 1950 1951 SitCom Comedy 38    
The Casebook of Gregory Hood 1944 1944 Police Crime 26    
Adventures of Horatio Hornblower 1952 1953 Adventure WASH 52    
I Love a Mystery 1939 1950 Mystery Mystery 176    
I Love Adventure 1948 1948 Adventure WASH 13 13 6 Hrs 19 mins 43 secs
In the Name of the Law 1936 1936 Police Crime 12    
Incredible, But True 1950 1951 History WASH 80    
Inner Sanctum Mysteries 1941 1952 Myst Crime Mystery 499 179 2 days 23 Hrs 21 mins 47 secs
The Adventures of Rocky Jordan 1945 1953 Crime Fighter Crime 107 95 1 day 18 Hrs 40 mins 5 secs
The Adventures of Jungle Jim 1935 1952 Adventure WASH 427    
The True Adventures of Junior G-Men 1936 1936 Espionage Crime 28    
Danny Kaye 1945 1946 Variety Comedy 34    
Mr. Keen (Tracer of Lost Persons) 1940 1954 Mystery Mystery 92 58 23 Hrs 30 mins 27 secs
Dr. Kildare 1950 1951 Theater Theatre 78    
Let George Do It 1946 1954 Detective Crime 333 212 3 days 20 Hrs 30 mins 29 secs
Lightning Jim 1943 1945 Western WASH 41    
Lights Out 1934 1947 Thriller Mystery 87    
The Many Lives of Harry Lime 1951 1952 Adventure WASH 52 52 24 Hrs 31 mins 4 secs
The Lineup 1950 1952 Police Crime 120 79 1 day 11 Hrs 14 mins 29 secs
The Lone Ranger 1933 1954 Western WASH 2194    
Lum & Abner 1933 1954 SitCom Comedy 1644    
Lux Radio Theater 1934 1955 Theater Theatre 927    
Magic Island 1936 1938 Sci-Fi WASH 130    
Mail Call 1943 1949 Variety Comedy 235    
The Adventures of Maisie! 1945 1947 Adventure WASH 72 71 1 day 8 Hrs 46 mins 46 secs
Murder & Mr. Malone 1947 1949 Myst Crime Mystery 13    
The Man Behind the Gun 1943 1944 History WASH 9    
The Man Called X 1944 1952 Espionage Crime 212 111 1 day 22 Hrs 8 mins 3 secs
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 1947 1951 Detective Crime 124 103 2 days 0 Hrs 19 mins 29 secs
The Adventures of Danny Marsdon 1948 1948 Mystery Mystery 13    
Perry Mason 1952 1954 Lawyer Crime 80    
Matinee Theater 1944 1945 Theater Theatre 25    
Candy Matson, Yukon 28209 1949 1951 Detective Crime 94 14 6 Hrs 46 mins 51 secs
The Charlie McCarthy Show 1937 1956 Variety Comedy 151    
Fibber McGee & Molly 1935 1956 SitCom Comedy 791    
Mercury Theater On the Air 1937 1946 Theater Theatre 29    
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell 1946 1949 Adventure WASH 53    
Captain Midnight 1939 1949 Adventure WASH 60    
Mr. District Attorney 1939 1952 Lawyer Crime 117    
Molle Mystery Theater 1943 1952 Mystery Mystery 80    
Moon Over Africa 1937 1938 Adventure WASH 26    
A Case for Dr. Morelle 1957 1957 Detective Crime 13 13 6 Hrs 12 mins 42 secs
Afloat with Henry Morgan 1932 1932 Adventure WASH 52    
Adventures by Morse 1943 1945 Myst Crime Mystery 54    
Mr. Moto 1951 1951 Detective Crime 23 13 6 Hrs 14 mins 27 secs
Murder at Midnight 1946 1946 Myst Crime Mystery 34    
Murder by Experts 1949 1951 Myst Crime Mystery 50 15 7 Hrs 14 mins 23 secs
Murder Clinic 1942 1942 Myst Crime Mystery 6 6 2 Hrs 49 mins 55 secs
The Mysterious Traveler 1943 1952 Myst Crime Mystery 365 71 1 day 9 Hrs 28 mins 54 secs
Mystery House 1944 1946 Mystery Mystery 133 33 13 Hrs 43 mins 25 secs
Mystery in the Air 1947 1947 Mystery Mystery 8 8 3 Hrs 19 mins 15 secs
Mystery Playhouse 1941 1947 Mystery Mystery 120 52 22 Hrs 21 mins 39 secs
NBC University Theater of the Air 1948 1951 Theater Theatre 117    
Night Beat 1950 1952 Mystery Mystery 112 74 1 day 10 Hrs 11 mins 54 secs
Night Editor 1943 1944 Mystery Mystery 15    
Mr. & Mrs. North 1942 1954 Detective Crime 631 75 1 day 6 Hrs 4 mins 34 secs
Pat Novak, For Hire 1946 1949 Detective Crime 25    
Obsession 1950 1952 Suspense Mystery 30    
Old Gold Comedy Theater 1944 1945 SitCom Comedy 32    
On Stage 1953 1954 Theater Theatre 53    
One World Flight 1947 1947 History WASH 12    
Planet Man 1950 1950 Sci-Fi WASH 78    
The Adventures of Hercule Poirot 1945 1945 Detective Crime 39 7 3 Hrs 16 mins 51 secs
Police Headquarters 1932 1932 Police Crime 39    
Police Reporter 1933 1933 Police Crime 26    
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon 1938 1955 Adventure WASH 572    
The Adventures of Ellery Queen 1939 1948 Detective Crime 85 32 14 Hrs 42 mins 25 secs
Quiet, Please! 1947 1949 Suspense Mystery 100    
The Adventures of Frank Race 1949 1951 Espionage Crime 43    
Radio City Playhouse 1948 1950 Theater Theatre 70    
Radio Reader's Digest 1947 1948 History WASH 75    
Jeff Regan, Investigator 1948 1949 Detective Crime 65 61 1 day 5 Hrs 16 mins 14 secs
The Life of Riley 1941 1951 SitCom Comedy 173    
Rogue's Gallery 1945 1947 Detective Crime 42 23 9 Hrs 51 mins 32 secs
The Adventures of the Saint 1947 1951 Detective Crime 134 65 1 day 5 Hrs 14 mins 48 secs
Saturday Night Theatre 1942 1942 Theater Theatre 946    
Secrets of Scotland Yard 1949 1951 Police Crime 57 57 23 Hrs 42 mins 21 secs
Screen Director's Playhouse 1949 1951 Theater Theatre 119    
Screen Guild Theater 1939 1952 Theater Theatre 416    
The Sealed Book 1945 1945 Suspense Mystery 26    
Sears Radio Theater 1979 1980 Theater Theatre 129    
Secret Agent K-7 Returns 1939 1939 Espionage Crime 68    
Secret Agent X-9 1934 1934 Espionage Crime 4    
The Shadow 1937 1950 Crime Fighter Crime 462 239 4 days 5 Hrs 35 mins 1 secs
Michael Shayne, Private Eye 1946 1953 Detective Crime 37    
The Silver Theater 1937 1947 Theater Theatre 46    
The Six Shooter 1953 1954 Western WASH 40 40 18 Hrs 13 mins 57 secs
The Red Skelton Show 1939 1953 Variety Comedy 360 191 4 days 6 Hrs 37 mins 54 secs
Mathew Slade, P.I. aka Starlight Mystery Theatre 1949 1949 Detective Crime 17 10 4 Hrs 7 mins 53 secs
Luke Slaughter of Tombstone 1958 1958 Western WASH 16    
The Smiths of Hollywood 1946 1947 SitCom Comedy 27    
The Baby Snooks Show 1937 1951 Comedy Comedy 167    
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet 1952 1952 Sci-Fi WASH 24    
Space Patrol 1950 1955 Sci-Fi WASH 123    
The Adventures of Sam Spade, P.I. 1946 1951 Detective Crime 89 70 1 day 5 Hrs 45 mins 39 secs
Spy Catcher 1959 1961 Espionage Crime 25 25 10 Hrs 48 mins 28 secs
Stand by for Crime 1953 1953 Crime Myst Crime 26    
John Steele, Adventurer 1949 1951 Adventure WASH 86    
Strange As It Seems 1935 1936 Mystery Mystery 65    
That Strong Guy 1955 1955 Detective Crime 7 7 2 Hrs 51 mins 56 secs
Studio One 1947 1948 Theater Theatre 63    
The Adventures of Superman 1938 1951 Adventure WASH 194    
Suspense 1942 1962 Suspense Mystery 946 908 16 days 5 Hrs 3 mins 2 secs
Tarzan the Ape Man 1932 1951 Adventure WASH 207    
Tales of the Texas Rangers 1950 1953 Western WASH 96    
Theater Five 1964 1965 Theater Theatre 260    
Theater Guild On the Air 1943 1953 Theater Theatre 114    
The Thin Man 1946 1946 Detective Crime 17 14 7 Hrs 7 mins 46 secs
Inspector Thorne 1951 1951 Police Crime 11    
Top Secret 1950 1950 Espionage Crime 19    
The Adventures of Dick Tracy 1934 1948 Police Crime 73    
Walk Softly, Peter Troy 1963 1964 Detective Crime 51    
True Detective Mysteries 1929 1959 Detective Crime 44 17 6 Hrs 51 mins 0 secs
21st Precinct 1953 1956 Police Crime 152 107 2 days 0 Hrs 33 mins 16 secs
The Unexpected 1948 1948 Suspense Mystery 24 24 4 Hrs 59 mins 41 secs
Up For Parole 1950 1951 Prison Crime 23 10 4 Hrs 46 mins 4 secs
Philo Vance 1945 1950 Detective Crime 108 91 1 day 14 Hrs 28 mins 44 secs
The Weird Circle 1943 1945 Suspense Mystery 78    
The Strange Dr. Weird 1944 1945 Mystery Mystery 29    
The Whisperer 1951 1951 Crime Fighter Crime 10 10 4 Hrs 24 mins 8 secs
The Whistler 1942 1955 Myst Crime Mystery 693 495 8 days 20 Hrs 16 mins 58 secs
Whitehall 1212 1951 1952 Police Crime 45    
The Adventures of Leonidas Witherall 1944 1945 Adventure WASH 7 7 3 Hrs 16 mins 56 secs
The Witness 1936 1936 Police Crime 16    
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe 1943 1951 Detective Crime 28 27 12 Hrs 49 mins 43 secs
The World Adventurer's Club 1932 1932 History WASH 32    
X Minus 1 1955 1958 Sci-Fi WASH 127 126 2 days 2 Hrs 50 mins 53 secs
You Are There 1947 1950 History WASH 89    
Zero Hour 1974 1974 Mystery Mystery 130