The Radio Adventures of Sam Spade
A comprehensive look at this hard boiled detective.  $24.95

The History of the Cavalcade of America
$24.95
The book includes:
--  A complete episode guide for each and every radio and relevision broadcast so detailed that one entry includes all
150+ chorus members that sang for a particular Cavalcade Christmas program!
 --  Details and plots to stories suggested and proposed but never used on the program, including reprints of fan
mail and story proposals mailed in from faithful listeners.
--  Behind-the-scenes trivia and intriguing bits of information about the broadcasts, many gleaned from memories
and interviews with the cast and crew.  Learn how they used a huge pile of twigs to simulate the sound effect
of a falling tree on one Obler-directed broadcast!
--  Discover historical mistakes and corrections made during the broadcasts, and which ones were caught by observant radio listeners!

Gang Busters
$34.95
The book includes:

The GANG BUSTERS book documents the entire history of the radio program, a complete
episode guide with plots, casts, etc. for every radio and television broadcast.  Background production to the
performances, various trivia about the shows, the true-life crime representations, and a superb history of the
program itself is featured within the pages.  Reprints of contract negotiations, interoffice memos,
correspondence - heck, you get the idea.  At 700 pages thick, you can already assume that this book is
jam-packed with EVERYTHING you would ever want to know about GANG BUSTERS.

The Sound of Detection:
Ellery Queen's Adventures in Radio
$24.95

THE SOUND OF DETECTION includes a detailed account covering the lives of the creators, the how and why
they moved Ellery Queen into radio, and a detailed history of the series during its interviews and correspondence
with the creators themselves; with mystery writer and critic Anthony Boucher, who collaborated on more than
70 of the later radio adventures of the master detective; and with memories from the actors who played Ellery Queen
over the years.  (The late Larry Dobkin wrote the foreward for the book.)

I Love A Mystery Companion
$29.95

I LOVE A MYSTERY is considered one of the greatest radio serials ever broadcast (1939 - 1952)
and what began as a harmless West-Coast production became so popular that shortly after theprogram's
premiere, the series was heard nationally from coast-to-coast and young children began their
own fan clubs while civic-minded adults protested against the scary stories.

This 400 page book reveals the entire production history of I LOVE A MYSTERY, I LOVE ADVENTURE,
ADVENTURES BY MORSE, and a dozens of other early radio thrillers written and produced by Carlton E. Morse.

Suspense:
Twenty Years of Thrills and Chills
$29.95

From 1942 to 1962, CBS Radio offered a weekly diversion into a thrill-a-minute mystery program
with Hollywood and Broadway guest stars playing roles you might otherwise never listen to. Ronald Reagan
was a murder, Frank Sinatra terroized Agnes Moorehead with a sharp knife, Van Heflin tried to blow up
his wife with a home-made bomb, Milton Berle confessed to killing a man, and Jack Benny played the role of a Martian!

SUSPENSE: TWENTY YEARS OF THRILLS AND CHILLS was Martin Grams' first book
(completed as he was leaving High School) and became the start of a chain of books
documenting Old Time Radio and Old Time Television programs.

Inner Sanctum:
Behind the Creaking Door
$24.95

INNER SANCTUM MYSTERY is considered one of the best horror programs ever broadcast on the radio.
Best remembered for the creaking door opening signature, the host of Inner Sanctum, Raymond Edward Johnson
and Paul McGrath invited listeners in for a weekly half-hour fright fest of murder and madness.
 Werewolves, vampires, creeping vines, walking corpses, thunderstorms and old dark houses, black cats and
vengeful ancestors all roamed the hallways leading up to the dripping portals of the creaking door.
This 266 page book documents the history of the INNER SANCTUM program, including the origin of the series.

The Railroad Hour:
A History of the Radio Series
$24.95

*  A history of this fascinating musical program, revealing why the show was referred to as "Hour" when
the series was broadcast on a 30-minute time slot, why the series never features operas, and much more!
*  A complete episode guide listing in extreme detail, all 299 episodes with titles of all songs, who sung them,
the order in which they were sung, the origina of all musicals, plots, cast lists (who played who) and much more!
*  Trivia listed under various episode entries.  *  The Railroad Hour commercials.
*  Biography and partnership of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee.  *  Broadcast times schedule.
*  Complete list of ABC Networks that carried the program.  *  Complete list of the NBC Networks also.
*  Complete list of Railroad sponsors for the program.  *  Awards and Honors.
*  Fully indexed. *  Plus much, much more!

Have Gun Will Travel Companion
$29.95

THIS BOOK INCLUDES:
--  A complete episode guide for all 225 television broadcasts with titles, airdates, writer credits, cast lists
(who played who), music credits, director credits, production credits and plot descriptions!
--  The same treatment is given for the radio program of the same name with additional material such as
the dates and times when each episode was recorded as well as broadcast!
--  A lengthy history documenting the formation of the television and radio program, with memories
from the cast, production crew, directors and much more!
--  All of the HAVE GUN novels and collectibles based on the western program are documented and pictured in a fascinating chapter.

Information Please
$29.95

WHAT THE BOOK OFFERS
     --Documentary on the making of the broadcasts, and     background production.
     --Sponsor and Cast contracts are reprinted.
     --Day-by-day information about the 1945 Information Please European Tour.
     --Chapter documenting the history of the 18 RKO Information Please Shorts (1939-1942).
     --Chapter documenting the short-lived 1952 television series.
     --Chapter documenting the radio program's involvement with the Information Please Almanac.
     --A complete episode guide listing each and every radio broadcast, television broadcast and movie short.

I Led Three Lives
$24.95

The book includes:
* A complete production history of this fascinating program, including memories and quotes from Richard Carlson, Frederic Ziv, and others.
* A complete episode guide listing in extreme detail, all 117 episodes in production order, including dates they were filmed, complete cast lists, where each scene was filmed on location throughout California, and other pieces of trivia so detailed it'll make your head swim.
* Reprints of story ideas and suggestions that just never fleshed out into a feasible television episode.
* Internal correspondence between Philbrick and the television producer so you can see first hand exactly
what kind of involvement the real Philbrick had with the production of this series.
* Background information about Philbrick's book, including reprints of book reviews, and Philbrick's opinions about how
his involvement with the F.B.I. founded the book, and how the book changed his life.
* Brief critical essays about other Anti-Communist films including RED PLANET MARS (1952), I WAS A COMMUNIST FOR THE F.B.I. (1951),
and INVASION U.S.A. (1951) to name a few, and their influence and comparison with the I LED THREE LIVES series.
* Plus much, much more!

The Alfred Hitchcock Presents Companion
$29.95

Hundreds of books have been written about Alfred Hitchcock and his movies, but rarely has anyone
covered the Hitchcock television series that still remains popular today.  ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS
and THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR have been broadcast over network television far more than Hitchcock's
movies yet very little has been written dealing with the subject of the Hitchcock television series - until now.

This 660 page book (yes, it is that thick!) documents the entire history of the television series including a detailed
episode guide for each broadcast, a chapter covering the AHP collectables, spoofs and comic books related to the
Hitchcock television program, a listing of the anthology paperback and hardcover books using
the AHP name, and a generous helping of extras!

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