Railroad Hour - Single Episodes


(5 stars; 1 review)

The Railroad Hour was a captivating series sponsored by the Association of American Railroads, featuring highly condensed versions of popular musicals and operettas. From classics like Victor Herbert's Naughty Marietta to contemporary hits such as Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair, the show prioritized music over plot, often simplifying complex stories.

Gordon MacRae took on the romantic lead, accompanied by various leading ladies, including notable co-stars like Lucille Norman and Dorothy Kirsten. The series also featured the Norman Luboff choir, with music conducted by the renowned Carmen Dragon. The libretti were skillfully edited by a talented team, ensuring a rich listening experience.


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Chapters

Episode 1 1:47
Gordon MacRae Bio 3:16
Good News 44:03
Anything Goes 44:45
The Cat and the Fiddle 44:41
The Student Prince 44:25
Roberta 44:19
Rio Rita 44:31
The Vagabond King 44:45
Hit the Deck 44:33
The New Moon 44:38
Girl Crazy 44:25
Sally 44:04
Holiday Inn 44:22
The Desert Song 44:44
Whoopee 43:27
The Red Mill 45:10
Naughty Marietta 44:39
Blossom Time 29:56
Blossom Time 44:22
Bittersweet 44:02
Rose Marie 44:21
Sweethearts 44:34
Lady Be Good 43:02
Song of Norway 43:56
The Merry Widow 43:42
Eileen 44:27
State Fair 38:37
Best Foot Forward 44:41
Mademoiselle Modiste 28:41
Apple Blossoms 44:36
The Jimmy McHugh Story 29:38
Ethelbert Nevin Salute 29:14
Joseph Warren Salute 29:26
Nacio Herb Brown Salute 24:36
Showboat 29:31
The New Moon 29:28
The Chocolate Soldier 26:16
Music in the Air 29:27
Blossom Time 26:53
No, No Nanette 29:43
The Student Prince 29:26
The Mikado 29:30
Rose Marie 29:13
Snow White 28:57
The Red Mill 29:17
The Merry Widow 29:36
Brigadoon 30:30
Sweethearts 29:28
The Count of Luxembourg 24:16
Mademoiselle Modiste 29:05
Little Nellie Kelly 28:40
The Only Girl 29:23
Sunny 29:30
Song of Norway 28:12
Naughty Marietta 29:25
Naughty Marietta 28:51
Madame Sherry 29:50
The Prince of Pilsen 25:08
Sally 29:27
The Pink Lady 27:07
Robin Hood 26:47
Princess Pat 29:25
Review of 1927 27:48
Review of 1937 29:27
Review of 1931 29:27
Review of the Gay Nineties 29:29
Review of 1925 29:30
Review of 1900-1905 29:29
Review of 1934 29:25
Review of 1938 29:26
Review of 1932 29:27
Review of 1926 21:16
Review of 1935 29:28
Review of 1929 29:15
Review of 1922 19:02
Review of 1933 20:53
Roberta 29:38
Countess Maritza 27:00
Revenge with Music 29:38
Show Boat 29:19
Irene 29:24
Orange Blossoms 25:53
A Connecticut Yankee 29:31
The Pirates of Penzance 29:21
Brigadoon 28:33
Christmas Songs 29:23
Review of 1950 29:26
Carousel 29:31
The Student Prince 29:44
The New Moon 29:25
The Cat and the Fiddle 25:45
Sari 28:24
Song of Norway 28:27
Two Hearts in Three-Quarter Time 29:30
The Vagabond King 29:23
Rosalinda 29:00
Apple Blossoms 29:24
The Fortune Teller 27:17
Annie Laurie 26:28
One Touch of Venus 29:16
Music in the Air 29:18
High Button Shoes 29:28
Nina Rosa 29:30
Katinka 29:16
Very Warm for May 30:19
Gypsy Princess 26:21
The Boys from Syracuse 27:50
The Merry Widow 29:34
Beautiful Dreamer 29:42
Casey at the Bat 26:52
Springtime in Paris 29:35
The Big Top 27:51
A Thousand and One Nights 29:31
Long Ago 29:09
Danny Freel 28:11
Innocents Abroad 27:14
Journey into the Sun 29:30
Rip Van Winkle 29:33
The Emperor of San Francisco 29:48
State Fair 29:31
Madame Sherry 27:55
Martha 28:45
Sweethearts 29:30
Holiday Inn 29:37
Rose Marie 29:14
The Bohemian Girl 29:26
Jubilee 29:56
Mademoiselle Modiste 29:38
Marinka 29:23
The Red Mill 29:39
Rosalie 29:44
The Happy Prince 29:39
Review of 1951 29:37
Blossom Time 26:58
I Married an Angel 29:24
The Desert Song 29:39
The Three Musketeers 29:43
The East Wind 29:45
Orange Blossoms 29:43
Frederika 27:44
The Firefly 29:58
The White Eagle 29:38
The Cat and the Fiddle 29:31
Sari 30:02
Kiss Me Kate 29:47
Countess Maritza 29:27
Rosalinda 29:29
Erminie 29:29
Sunny 29:18
Spring Is Here 30:15
The Great Waltz 29:53
My Maryland 29:34
Minstrel Boy 29:40
The Swedish Nightingale 28:18
The Right Dress 29:46
The Little Minister 29:29
Scheherezade 27:43
The Necklace 28:25
Love Song 29:25
The Pirate of New Orleans 29:36
Starlight 30:19
The Brownings 29:26
Miss Cinderella 29:44
Fantasy Impromptu 29:36
Pirates of Picadilly 29:35
Swan Lake 29:37
Maestro 29:28
Golden Curtain 29:29
Annie Laurie 29:30
Maytime 27:17
A Waltz Dream 29:42
Naughty Marietta 29:20
The Gypsy Princess 24:42
Seventh Heaven 29:08
Dearest Enemy 28:40
On Your Toes 29:25
The Vagabond King 29:26
Babes in Toyland 29:46
The Gypsy Baron 29:44
Holiday Inn 29:54
Christmas Party 29:30
Review of 1952 29:30
My Romance 29:42
Two Hearts in Three-Quarter Time 29:30
Showboat 29:47
The Merry Widow 29:43
Carousel 29:51
Miss Liberty 29:41
Blue Paradise 28:46
Bittersweet 29:35
Rose of Algeria 29:26
Up in Central Park 29:40
Eileen 29:28
Lute Song 29:31
The Princess Pat 27:20
Sally 29:35
The Fortune Teller 29:31
Mary 29:19
Irene 29:36
Quality Street 29:40
Dear Yesterday 29:26
Love Story 29:33
New Wine 29:36
The Man Without a Country 29:38
Penny Whistle 29:36
The Rudolph Friml Story 29:28
Starlight 29:42
The Golden Empress 29:44
On Wings of Song 27:25
Trilby 29:13
Roaring Camp 29:24
Hope Is a Woman 29:03
Lorna Doone 29:31
Night Music 29:18
The Million Pound Bank Note 29:48
The Minstrel Boy 29:34
Familiar Stranger 29:49
The Student Prince 29:30
The Firefly 29:39
Rosalinda 29:34
Roberta 29:45
The Merry Widow 29:29
The Chocolate Soldier 29:27
State Fair 29:52
Sweethearts 29:01
Snow White 24:38
Snow White 29:28
Review of 1953 29:36
The Girl from Utah 29:30
Music in the Air 29:28
The Schumann Story 29:30
Through the Years 29:33
Martha 29:23
The Great Waltz 28:34
The Red Mill 29:41
Irene 29:04
The Three Musketeers 29:35
Great Day 29:17
Babes in Toyland 29:24
Smiles 29:16
Birthday 29:47
The Wonderful One-Hoss Shay 29:34
Penny Whistle 28:26
Homecoming 28:50
Rosalie 29:32
The Pink Lady 25:06