Afternoon Radio Theater: Jack Benny Program - The "I Can't Stand Jack Benny" Contest Ends (Dec 30, 1945)

Afternoon Radio Theater: Suspense - "The Cellar Door" (Jan 24, 1956)

Afternoon Radio Theater: The Mysterious Traveler - "No One On the Line" (Sep 10, 1944)

Afternoon Radio Theater: Archie Andrews - "Sunburned" (July 13, 1949)

Afternoon Radio Theater: Michael Shayne - "The Hate That Killed" (June 4, 1949)

Afternoon Radio Theater: The Fat Man - "The Nightmare Murders" (Jan17, 1951)

The Fat Man, a popular radio show during the 1940s and early 1950s was a detective drama based on characters by Dashiell Hammett. It starred J. Scott Smart in the title role, as a detective who started out anonymous but rapidly acquired the name 'Brad Runyon'.

Broadcast from the studios of WJZ in Newark, New Jersey, the series premiered on the ABC Radio Network on Monday, January 21, 1946, at 8:30pm, as part of a block of four new programs (I Deal in Crime, Forever Tops, and Jimmy Gleason's Diner). Based on Dashiell Hammett's fiction, The Fat Man was further developed by producer, E.J. ("Mannie") Rosenberg. The program was directed by Clark Andrews, creator of Big Town, and Charles Powers. The main writer was Richard Ellington, with other scripts by Robert Sloane and Lawrence Klee.

Afternoon Radio Theater: Richard Diamond, Private Detective - The Van Dyke Seance Case (September 10, 1949)

Afternoon Radio Theater: Fort Apache - John Wayne (Aug 8, 1949)

John Wayne died 35 yrs ago today at the age of  72.