Newly added to our collection is this 2-cassette set from England (Hodder Headline Audiobooks HH 328). This was number 3 in a series of releases. Packaged in a 4 x 5 ½ inch case, it features four Screen Directors’ Playhouse programs from the 1940’s. The Stewart show, It’s a Wonderful Life, was originally broadcast on…
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Christmastime is Here Again…Can It’s a Wonderful Life Be Far Behind?
Let’s spend some time on Christmas day with two newly found versions of the classic It’s a Wonderful Life. When it was first issued, It’s a Wonderful life was not associated with any particular time of the year. Today, of course it has become very much a part of the Christmas season. On May…
Christmas Collection
This 10-CD set of Old Time Radio Christmas shows features mainly half hour programs. The Screen Directors’ Playhouse version of It’s a Wonderful Life, starring Stewart, Hans Conried (Mr. Potter) Arthur Q. Bryan (Clarence Oddbody) and Barbara Eiler (Mary) is one of the shows included. The program was originally broadcast on May 8, 1949. Other…
Jimmy Stewart Collection
This is a 2-disc set issued by www.goldengooseradio.com. There are more than 80 programs featuring Stewart on the discs, making it well worth the $4.99 asking price. If you’re looking to fill out your private Stewart collection, this one should help. On the first disc you’ll get: Cavalcade of America (11-12-45) A Guy Who had…
Call Northside 777 (Cassette)
This single cassette was issued by Metacom (BB #429). It could be purchased alone or as part of a 6-cassette set called Mystery Superstars Vol. 2. The set was housed in a plastic replica of an old-time radio. On the cassette were two Screen Directors’ Playhouse shows, one of which starred Jimmy Stewart. That show…
It’s a Wonderful Life Starring Jimmy Stewart (Cassette)
This single cassette was issued by Metacom (RR639) in 1991. It contains the Screen Directors’ Playhouse version which was first broadcast on May 8, 1949…
Radio Legends Screen Directors’ Playhouse
This 10-CD set was issued by Radio Archives (RA128). The set features ten shows, all originally broadcast in the first half of 1951. The Stewart show is Next Time We Love which was broadcast March 29th of that year. Also in the set are Spellbound (Joseph Cotton), Dark Victory (Tallulah Bankhead), A Foreign Affair (Lucille…
Jimmy Stewart – The Ultimate Radio Collection Vol. 3
This digital only set was issued for download and streaming by Master Classics Records in 2011. There are seventeen shows (one in two parts) on this set: 1) Philco Radio Time (Bing Crosby), March 10, 1948 2) Suspense – Mission Completed, December 1, 1949 3) Screen Directors’ Playhouse – Call Northside 777, December 9, 1949…
Jimmy Stewart – The Ultimate Radio Collection Vol. 2
This digital only set was issued for download and streaming by Master Classics Records in 2011. Sixteen shows were included in the set: 1) Lux Radio Theatre – Magic Town, December 15, 1947 2) Philco Radio Time (Bing Crosby Show), April 6, 1949 3) Colgate Sports Newsreel (subbing for Bill Stern), July 23, 1948 4)…
A Pot Pourri of Old Time Radio Programs
This 8-CD set was issued by Radio Revisited (62CD8). One Jimmy Stewart program was included – the Screen Directors’ Playhouse version of Magic Town, broadcast on January 6, 1950. Act 1: Act 2:…
