Scott's Old Time Radio

Original Airdate May 20, 1974

Episode 0094 "The Crack in the Wall"

A couple grieves the loss of their daughter in a house fire. A crack in the basement wall of their new house can not be repaired despite several attempts. They begin to hear the cries of their deceased daughter through that crack and meet a strange creature in their basement offering them the ability to bring their daughter back to life. The wife becomes obsessed with the trying to bring the daughter back to life.

Written by Sidney Sloan, Directed by Himan Brown, Host...

Episode Date: April 5, 1945

Abbott and Costello prepare to visit the Andrews Sisters who they want to hire for a future show. Lou runs over Mr and Mrs Niles in a car and a big argument ensues with Mrs Niles. The boys then need to rent a car and perform the U-Drive routine. Along the way the boys car breaks down and an old man takes advantage of them over charging them so he and his horse pull them to the hotel they are staying at.

When they check into the hotel they have to deal...

Original Airdate: February 10, 1977

Episode 0598 "The Recluse"

Written by Roy Windsor, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall

When his estranged grandmother dies Dr Tom Lodge inherits her entire estate, a small inn and 15 acres of land including a small house where Mrs Meggs lives. However, the estate has to be sold and all the money given to the bank to repay the $75,000 that his father had stolen from it when he worked their as assistant cashier. That was six years ago and neither Tom's father or the money have ever been seen...

Original Airdate: October 16, 1975

Episode 0363 "Stay Out of Dutchman's Woods"

Written by Fielden Farrington, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall

In spite of an innkeepers' warning, a young couple vacationing in Maine decide to go off on a picnic in Dutchman's Woods, a place were men, and only men, get mysteriously lost. But the husband insists and becomes lost and eventually he stumbles across an old castle and enchantress and siren. Is he doomed to become one more of her victims??

Starring: Paul Hecht, Jada Rowland, Mary Jane Higby, Santos...

Episode 0958 "Shadows from the Grave"

Original Airdate: February 28, 1979

Original Story by Wilkie Collins, Adapted by James Agate, Jr., Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall

A photographers uncle leaves Him his house and entire estate on one condition, after he dies, the nephew must check the locks of the mausoleum everyday to make sure no one is attempting to get in. After the uncle dies, the local priest refuses to bless the coffin due to the suspicious death of the uncle, possibly suicide. The nephew then finds out his uncle was delving...

*This is not the typical Mad Scientist story, it puts a whole new twist on the Frankenstein Legend*

Episode 0059 "Frankenstein Revisited"

Original Airdate: March 19, 1974

Original Story by Milt Wisoff, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall

A film crew goes to Germany to cover the 400th anniversary of the death of the evil Baron Von Frankenstein who was killed on his castle grounds 400 years ago by a mysterious creature who reappears every century to claim a new victim. The crew disregards the legend as superstition, but then certain chilling events...

"Program Censor"

Episode Date: August 18, 1957

Routines include Elderly Man River(Program Censor); Researcher Robert E. Tainter-Great Moments in History-Battle of the Nile; Face the Funnies

Writers: Stan Freberg, Pete Barnum, Daws Butler

Starring: Stan Freberg, Daw Butler, Pete Leeds, June Foray, Billy May and His Orchestra, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires

Peggy Taylor sings "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody", Stan Freberg and Peter Leeds - "Rock Island Line"

"The Old Die Rich"

Episode Date: September 12, 1957

A series of old people are found starved to death. But there is an inconsistency, they have all had thousands of dollars stuffed in drawers and in the banks. What is the answer to this unusual mystery?

Written by: H.L. Gold

Adapted by: Ernest Kinoy

Directed by Bob Mower

Cast: Jim Bowles, Jan Minor, Bill Zuckert, Guy Repp, Wendell Holmes, Ralph Camargo.

No Contact

Episode Date: April 24, 1955

Premiere Show

There is a barrier of some kind that the Earth ships keep crashing into..or so they think.

Written by George Lefferts, Ernest Kinoy

Cast: Luis Van Rooten, Donald Buka, Wendell Holmes and Bill Griffis.

Episode Date: December 07, 1947

Jack begins by taking a shower before taking a violin lesson with Professor LeBlanc. Once the lesson is over he begins to head towards the vault to get the money to pay the professor. But as usual distractions abound including a football game with the kids and Professor LeBlanc keeps begging for his money.

Episode Date: April 17, 1947

Lou gets a telegram from Joe DiMaggio. Joe is ill and wants Lou to takes his place on the New York Yankees. The boys go to a sporting goods store to get Lou baseball equipment. Lou wants to know know who is on the team and Bud Obliges. Famous "Who's On First" routine.

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello star with other cast members including Michael Roy, Skinnay Ennis, Marilyn Maxwell

Skinnay Ennis sings "Linda"

Marilyn Maxwell sings "New Orleans"

Episode Date: April 5, 1945

Abbott and Costello prepare to visit the Andrews Sisters who they want to hire for a future show. Lou runs over Mr and Mrs Niles in a car and a big argument ensues with Mrs Niles. The boys then need to rent a car and perform the U-Drive routine. Along the way the boys car breaks down and an old man takes advantage of them over charging them so he and his horse pull them to the hotel they are staying at.

When they check into the hotel they have to deal...

Episode Date February 12, 1946

Molly is tired of Fibber wearing the same old suit everyday. So Molly invits a new tailor in town, Mr Gusset over tomeasure him up. Needless to say Fibber objects until Mr Gusset starts complimenting Fibber into agreeing. Fibber and Molly get shocked by the price he is charging, but after some arguing, Mr Gusset tells Fibber If he can send 10 customers his way he will make the suit for free. Fibber being the cheapskate that his starts a phone campaign and as per usuak hijinx occurs. Visits from their favorite neighbors...

Episode Date March 22, 1949

Molly is making a dress and needless to say Fibber is very curious and tries to talk her out of it. When it is time to start fitting the dress Molly asks Fibber to get her Dressform. Fibber sheepishly tells her the dressform is all chopped up from his using the dummy for knife throwing practice. So much to Fibber's chagrin she decides to use him as her dress dummy instead. Add to that visits from their favorite neighbors. The Old Timer, Dr Gamble, Mr Wilcox, Ollie, Mayor LaTrivia. Needless to say the episode...

Episode Date: March 16, 1952

Jack is Trying To Lose Weight in a Steam Cabinet, also The IRS pays Jack Another Visit.

Dennis Sings: "How are Things in Gloca Morra"

Episode 0369 "The Storm Breeder"

Original Airdate: October 28, 1975

Written by William Austin, Adapted by Ian Martin, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall

After being cursed to wander New England forever in search of their home, a lost soul and his daughter are doomed to bring a storm in the wake of their passing. Moved by pity, a young judge works to bring peace to these restless spirits.

An American Version of "The Wandering Jew"

Starring: Fred Gwynne, Michael Tolan, Ann Pitoniak, Arnold Moss, Ian Martin

Episode 0371 "Triptych For a Witch"

Original Airdate: October 30, 1975

Written by Ian Martin, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall

Masquerading as an elderly and widowed distant relative, a witch and her strange pets move in with a young couple who have been recently married. As time goes by however, the husband begins to suspect she is not who she appears to be.

Starring: Margaret Hamilton*, Kristopher Tabori, Robert Hammond, Joan Lovejoy

*Margaret Hamilton is well known for her role as The Wicked Witch of the West from the 1939...

Original Airdate: January 31, 1978

Episode 0774 "The Ice Palace"

Written by Percy Granger, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall

A routine ice-breaking mission turns out to be of vital importance when it is discover that the polar ice caps are melting. When a pilot sent to investigate disappears, another team is dispatched to find out why.

Starring: Tony Roberts, Ian Martin, Arnold Moss, Earl Hammond

Episode 0954 "The Missing Day

Original Airdate: Feb 14, 1979

Written by Percy Granger, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall

The manager of a nuclear reactor research facility goes missing for 24 hours, after he shows back up, two of his plants delivery trucks get hijacked. When the local Sherriff is murdered, He has to work with the sheriff's deputy to quickly solve the mystery of the missing day.

Starring: Russell Horton, Hetty Galen, Court Benson, Ray Owens

Episode 0280 "The Witches Almanac"

Original Airdate: May 26, 1975

Original Story by Ian Martin, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall

A married witch and warlock concoct potions to give them and the coven eternal life. The essential ingredient is the blood of a virgin. What will they do when their vestal virgin, a young border, falls in love with a reporter?

Starring: Marshall Borden, Dan Ocko, Jada Rowland, Robert Dryden, Virginia Payne

Episode 0278 "Return to Shadow Lake"

Original Airdate: May 22, 1975

Written by Fielden Farrington, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall

Ken and Martha Harris make a winter trip to the couple's summer cabin after hearing someone may have broken into it. They nearly die in a blizzard en-route there. While at the cabin, bizarre ghostly apparitions begin to play out a scene from something that happen in the cabin, revealing a horrible secret and destroying Martha's world.

Starring: Joan Lovejoy, Robert Maxwell, Joan Loring, Nat Polan, Bob Callaban

Episode Date: March 16, 1952

Jack is Trying To Lose Weight in a Steam Cabinet, also The IRS pays Jack Another Visit

Dennis Sings: "How are Things in Gloca Morra"

Original Airdate: March 25, 1981

Episode 1176 "The Ghost Grey Bat"

Alec Grant is exhausted from his teaching job. His wife Moria talks him into taking a years' sabatical to rest and write a book he has been working on and also finally get that honeymoon they were never able to take. Moria has made an agreement with the Gottschalks, a young austrian couple to swap their home for the Grants' apartment for a year. When the Gottschalks fail to arrive in NY, Alec and Maura decide to fly out that day anyway. When they arrive in Austria...

Original Airdate: January 06, 1974, Episode 0001 "The Old Ones Are Hard To Kill"

*Includes CBS News Clip about new radio drama series

Original Story by Henry Slesar, Directed by Himan Brown, Hosted by EG Marshall

In the story you are about to hear the heroine is a young woman of 77 who has reached her golden years with her sense of independence in tact, with a spryness to her limbs, very good vision and excellent hearing. But as you are about to learn there are times when hearing well is not a blessing… A kindly old wo...