Town Hall Tonight 1936-12-09 (173) the Community Sing
Allen hosts comedy and music with a talent showcase forming the centerpiece of the variety program.
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Allen hosts comedy and music with a talent showcase forming the centerpiece of the variety program.
A doctor tries to extend an elderly woman's life with an experimental treatment, only to produce a horrifying form of rejuvenation with consequences he never anticipated.
A police officer appears to have an airtight alibi in a bootlegger's murder, but years later new evidence exposes the truth and renews the hunt for justice.
After murdering a moneylender who prevents him from finishing his symphony, a troubled composer is sentenced to life in prison and later gets an unexpected chance to lead the prison…
This Fibber McGee and Molly installment centers on “The Bucking Bronco Contest,” the situation identified in the transcribed episode index.
Allen's comedy and music lampoon new tax rules, unusual Santa services and other everyday absurdities.
Three friends disturb an old graveyard during a winter outing and awaken a malicious force that begins pursuing them for their trespass.
Three friends disturb an old graveyard during a winter outing and awaken a malicious force that begins pursuing them for their trespass.
A murder discovered by picnickers becomes the starting point for an investigation that reveals several connected killings and a widening hunt for the culprit.
Seven beggars impersonate gods, a deception that grows increasingly dangerous as their claim is put to the test.
An officer's act of leniency ends in his murder, and police answer with a citywide search for the fugitive who shot him.
Holiday comedy ranges from bureaucratic absurdities to a fanciful account of Semaphore Biddle becoming the first department-store Santa Claus.
A gilded statue and a compassionate swallow give away the prince's jewels and gold to relieve suffering among the poor people of the city.
A clue discovered through a lost child opens a murder case and sends police nationwide in search of the child's father.
A philosophical dialogue set in an imaginary place called the Public Domain uses allegory to examine ideas, ownership, and the freedom of human thought.
After a bank teller loses his career for reporting a robbery, persistent detectives continue the case until they uncover the criminals actually responsible.
The program demonstrates how a control-room engineer can shape or ruin a radio production through mixing and sound, paired with an experimental journey into Gulliver's Lilliput.
A betrayed New York stenographer becomes famous as the celebrated 'No-Girl,' only to discover that the love she needs has been close by all along.
The brutal assault of a Laguna Beach cab driver leaves him paralyzed and prompts a broad manhunt for the two young men responsible.
A young prisoner faces the brutal unwritten rules of prison life while a new warden is forced to confront the moral cost of the system he runs.
Two Marine deserters rob a succession of theaters until police devise a trap that finally ends the spree.
A journalist visits a railroad signalman who believes he is being haunted by a supernatural warning.
A one-eyed veteran safecracker and his apprentice use nitroglycerin in a string of Arizona burglaries, engaging Phoenix police in a dangerous pursuit.
A narcotics officer poses as a major buyer and penetrates a dangerous drug organization from the inside to identify its members.
A sailor kills an albatross and brings supernatural disaster upon his ship, forcing him through terror, isolation, and penance before he can return home.
This Fibber McGee and Molly installment centers on “Presenting McGee's Play, Cinderella,” the situation identified in the transcribed episode index.
A gas-station attendant's claim of being robbed collapses under scrutiny and leads detectives to a murderer whose strange laughter and elaborate stories mask the truth.
A Bell Telephone Laboratories demonstration examines how people perceive musical pitch and explores the auditory properties behind one of hearing's most basic sensations.
After an attorney and his family are terrorized during a home robbery, detectives begin a determined hunt for the violent men responsible.
During a bitter marriage dispute, a husband's cruel wish seems to transform his wife into a predatory cat-like creature, and his attempts to deal with the impossible change lead toward…
This Fibber McGee and Molly installment centers on “Washington's Birthday speech,” the situation identified in the transcribed episode index.
A fatal bank robbery in El Monte leads investigators to a former bank manager whose respectable past conceals a surprising criminal identity.
A stubborn shipping magnate fights a younger rival and his equally determined daughter over business control and family loyalty on the San Francisco waterfront.
A man lies under oath to shield the former lover who shot him, only to discover that his attempt to protect her exposes him to punishment as well.
On an isolated Siberian prison colony, a brutal commandant tries to hide his corruption through betrayal and murder, only to become trapped by the violence he created.
On an isolated Siberian prison colony, a brutal commandant tries to hide his corruption through betrayal and murder, only to become trapped by the violence he created.
For their 100th broadcast, Fibber and Molly visit the telegraph office to thank their sponsor. After comic detours and repeated attempts to economize on words, Fibber reduces the message to…
Near Los Angeles, Robert 'Bob' James returns home to find his new wife Mary missing. Her body is discovered in a fishpond, and investigators focus on the circumstances of the…
Near Los Angeles, Robert 'Bob' James returns home to find his new wife Mary missing. Her body is discovered in a fishpond, and investigators focus on the circumstances of the…
Detectives pursue two soldiers from state to state and into Mexico after they are implicated in the murder of a San Diego taxi driver.
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