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Sears Radio Theatre - OTR

Sears Radio Theater was a radio drama anthology series which ran weeknightly on CBS Radio in 1979, sponsored by the Sears chain. Often paired with The CBS Radio Mystery Theater during its first season, the program offered a different genre of drama for each day's broadcast.  In 1980, the program moved to the Mutual Broadcasting System and became the Mutual Radio Theater. The Mutual series broadcast repeats from the CBS run until September 1980, when a short season of new dramas was presented. Sears continued as a sponsor during the Mutual run.  Monday was "Western Night" and was hosted by Lorne Greene. Tuesday was "Comedy Night", hosted by Andy Griffith. Wednesday was "Mystery Night" with Vincent Price as host. Thursday was "Love And Hate Night" with Cicely Tyson doing honors as host. Finally, Friday brought "Adventure Night", first hosted by Richard Widmark and later by Howard Duff and then by Leonard Nimoy.  Actors heard on the series included Parley Baer, Mary Jane Croft, Howard Culver, John Dehner, Virginia Gregg, Janet Waldo, Vic Perrin, Hans Conried, Marvin Miller, Elliot Lewis, Jeff Corey, Lesley Woods, Robert Rockwell, Lurene Tuttle, Eve Arden, Keith Andes, Harriet Nelson, Alan Young, Tom Bosley, Marion Ross, Lloyd Bochner, Rick Jason, Frank Campanella, Toni Tennille, Arthur Hill, Dan O'Herlihy, Jesse White and Frank Nelson.  It was produced and directed by Fletcher Markle and Elliott Lewis. The theme was composed and conducted by Nelson Riddle.  Though less long-lived than NPR's Earplay or the Mystery Theater, it was an ambitious attempt to reinvigorate a neglected field. Like Earplay, it was broadcast in stereo.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

License

Chapters

Retribution

42:25

And Baby Makes Four

43:07

Hostages

35:52

Hildy

36:38

The Choosing

50:55

Leavin' Cheyenne

47:24

Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot

47:46

The Thirteenth Governess

58:05

This Home Is Dissolved

51:15

Climb

47:29

The Final Fall

50:08

The Troublemaker

47:02

The Ouija Spells Murder

44:38

I Want Him Dead

50:51

Then There Were None

41:29

The Afro-Westerner

49:39

The Care and Feeding of a Sex Symbol

50:54

Wanda

47:07

The Long Night

55:36

The McGuffey Connection

1:01:06

The Lady and the Outlaw

50:54

Oh, Brothers!

51:10

Carmilla

46:51

No Greater Dream

51:25

The Tough Guy

50:18

Powder River Policy

56:09

Where Guardian Angels Fear to Tread

48:32

Going Home

54:25

Sometime Every Summertime

49:40

The Wrath of Zeus

50:25

The Female of the Species

50:28

Getting Drafted

50:00

Mushrooms, Darling

48:18

An Honest Man

59:27

The Mercenaries

49:34

Ace-in-the-hole

52:59

The Terrible Dream of Mr Glitch

47:39

Cajun Death

38:55

First Star Tonight

50:49

Flight of the Starbird

51:31

Conspiracy at the Golden Gate

39:44

As You Wish

39:40

Improvisation

38:52

A Matter of Priorities

39:07

A Short History of Bac Ha

49:42

Out in Colorado

49:57

Fontaine Harris, Le Baron de Paree

38:29

The Ham That Cried Wolf

51:04

My Hero

39:34

The Curse of Princess Chiestry

49:55

The Duke of Nevers

50:18

Hizzoner Hamlet

50:50

The Old Boy

48:17

The Season of Glad Songs

50:07

Bruja

56:19

Abilene

39:22

Here's Morgan

38:20

The Sabbatical

38:16

Baby, Baby

47:08

The Odyssey of the Vigilant

47:13

Henry 'Box' Brown

50:02

Guess Who's Coming to California

38:30

Miniatures

46:39

The Other Grandmother

48:09

Anne Bonny's Gold

48:50

The Lovers

48:41

Here's Morgan Again

39:55

The Assassin

51:12

Over Night Guest

48:27

Milwaukee Deep

50:24

Bull Story

49:20

A Very Nice Couple

39:46

The Nightmare

50:45

Mister Chan

39:39

Country of Fear

47:58

The Legend

50:14

Here's Morgan Once More

48:36

A Test of Love

48:44

Muncy's Mob

48:56

The Lone Voyager

50:18

Neither Snow nor Rain

50:26

The Strange Affliction

51:09

A Leading Case

48:43

The Great March

39:43

McGuffey's Hong Kong Connection

47:57

A Poor Orphan Girl

47:46

Quartette in Nothing Flat

55:54

A Whisper In My Ear

39:49

A Sense of Pride

39:19

White Out

50:21

Cottonwood

49:04

Last Resort

51:17

The Perfect Hostess

39:19

A Piece of Flesh

49:16

The American Family Robinson

42:32

Incident at Red Butte

49:03

Advancement of Vern Berwick

40:57

Anniversary

40:16

Who's Who

48:48

A Brief Case of Trouble

50:40

Old Bones

50:58

A Weekend Pass

49:44

A Game of Cat and Mouse

39:57

The Hamster Caper of Curtis Cleever

50:43

Shah-nama

40:30

Panther

51:21

Here Comes the Bride -- Again!

51:19

Melissa

52:18

Billy D Burton

50:37

Vienna Three and Four

40:19

Katie MacBeth

42:38

Jack and the Energy Crunch

40:52

Girl on the Billboard

38:32

Spring Cleaning

35:43

Two Faces of Evil

40:27

Punishment and Crime

37:05

The Crown Jewels of Grandomir

40:50

The Joke Is on Guess Who

40:58

Survival

40:49

The Visit

40:35

Uncle Zora Comes to the Pig Festival

1:21:00

Fontaine Harris in Hollywood

40:19

The Ransom

40:14

Reunion

40:21

The Value of a Hunch

41:06

Trooper Lopez

40:41

Baldie

40:12

Voodoo Lady

40:41

Writer's Block

40:21