
Originally broadcast on CBS, 2 November 1931. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).

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Originally broadcast on CBS, 2 November 1931. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).

Transferred from the Internet Archive item “OTRR_Lux_Radio_Theater_Singles”, part of the Old Time Radio Researchers public-domain collections.
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 2 November 1935. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).

Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 3 November 1937. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).

30 Oct 1938 · 59 min
Broadcast on Syndicated. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).

30 Oct 1938 · 59 min
Originally broadcast on NBC, 30 October 1938. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).

Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 30 October 1938. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).

Transferred from the Internet Archive item “the-shadow-1938-10-09-141-death-stalks-the-shadow”, part of the Old Time Radio Researchers public-domain collections.

Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 30 October 1939. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).

Broadcast on Syndicated. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).

Broadcast on Syndicated. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).

Broadcast on Syndicated. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).

Transferred from the Internet Archive item “gang-busters-1955-04-02-885-the-case-of-the-mistreated-lady”, part of the Old Time Radio Researchers public-domain collections.

Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 2 November 1941. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).

Originally broadcast on NBC, 1 November 1942. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).

Transferred from the Internet Archive item “LightsOutoldTimeRadio”, part of the Old Time Radio Researchers public-domain collections.

28 Oct 1943 · 18 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 78 Victory Parades of Spotlight Bands - Part 1 In 1941, Mutual had the bright idea of broadcasting Swing Bands remotely from various halls around the country. Recording a live event for later broadcast did not carry the stigma at Mutual that it did on NBC or CBS, and there were Mutual Stations around the country to support the remotes. Coca Cola was sold on the idea, and the first edition of Spotlight Bands was broadcast just days before Pearl Harbor. Once the War started, everyone realized that the most appreciative halls were the various military bases and defe

Broadcast by the BBC, 28 October 1943. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Winston Churchill speeches collection (public domain).
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