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Edgar John Bergen (né Berggren; February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, vaudevillian and radio performer. He was best known for his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. Bergen pioneered modern-day ventriloquism and has been described by puppetry organization UNIMA as the “quintessential ventriloquist of the 20th century”.

The Stooges in their Sunday best.

The Abbott and Costello Show - Lou the Baseball Player (Old Time Radio Comedy)

The Abbott And Costello Show 1940-1949 Old Time Radio. This is a collection of radio episodes from the legendary comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.

Son of Dracula (1943) is a Universal Pictures horror film starring Lon Chaney Jr. as Count Alucard, the son of Dracula, who travels to the United States to marry an American heiress, Katherine Caldwell (Louise Allbritton).

Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an English actor. Born in South Africa and raised in Derbyshire, he rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films.

The Crypt Keeper

The Orson Welles Show (1941–42), also known as The Orson Welles Theater, Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater and the Lady Esther Show (after its sponsor), was a live CBS Radio series produced, directed and hosted by Orson Welles. Broadcast Mondays at 10 p.m. ET, it made its debut September 15, 1941. Its last broadcast was February 2, 1942.

Movie Poster from “First Men in the Moon”, 1964.

In DYNAMATION!

From The Archives

The Power of the Whistler is a 1945 film noir thriller film based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by Lew Landers, the production features Richard Dix.

Anthony Martinez (left), Walter Brennan (center), and Richard Crenna (right) on the set of the television show The Real McCoys in 1962. 

 "The Kid" (1921) featuring Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan. 

Ghost Train (1941 Movie)

The Ghost Train is a 1941 British thriller mystery film directed by Walter Forde and starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch. It is based on the 1923 play The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley.

The Last Starfighter is a 1984 American space opera film directed by Nick Castle. The film tells the story of Alex Rogan (Lance Guest), a teenager who, after winning the high score in an arcade game that’s secretly a simulation test, is recruited by an alien defense force to fight in an interstellar war. It also features Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Robert Preston in his final role in a theatrical film. The character of Centauri, a “lovable con-man”, was written with him in mind and was a nod to his most famous role as Professor Harold Hill in The Music Man (1962).

Buster Keaton watches some tv at home.

Circa 1960.

Who Done It? (1942) is a comedy-mystery film starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello as two dim-witted soda jerks who get entangled in a real murder at a radio station where they work as aspiring writers. The plot follows them as they stumble into a murder investigation, with Costello’s character, Mervin Milgrim, often being the target of gags, while Abbott’s character, Chick Larkin, tries to solve the crime alongside a real writer (Patric Knowles) and a detective (William Bendix). The film is known for its classic Abbott and Costello routines, including the “watts-volts” bit, and was the first A&C film without musical numbers. 

Inner Sanctum Mysteries - Murder Mansion (Old Time Radio Horror)

Inner Sanctum Mystery, also known as Inner Sanctum, is a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941, to October 5, 1952. It was created by producer Himan Brown and was based on the imprint given to the mystery novels of Simon & Schuster.

Sons of the Desert  (1933) is a classic Laurel and Hardy comedy where the duo pretends to go to a fraternal convention in Chicago, leading to a series of lies and slapstick when they return home to face their wives. 

Alfred Hitchcock

Charlie Chaplin directing another old Hollywood classic 🎬

The 6 men who performed as part of The Three Stooges over the years are Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Shemp Howard, Joe Besser, and “Curly” Joe DeRita. 

Alien Worlds - The Sun Stealers (Old Time Radio Science Fiction)

Alien Worlds was a syndicated radio show created by radio personality Lee Hansen. It aired 26 half-hour episodes between 1979 and 1980, becoming well known for its realistic sound effects, high production values and documentary style of dialog. J. Michael Straczynski was one of the writers.

Land of the Giants was a 1968-1970 American science fiction TV series created by Irwin Allen about the passengers and crew of a sub-orbital spaceship, the Spindrift, who crash-land on a planet where everything, including the human-like inhabitants, is twelve times larger than on Earth.

Black Friday is a 1940 American science fiction horror gangster film starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. Black Friday. Directed by, Arthur Lubin.

Invaders from Mars is a 1953 American science fiction horror film directed by William Cameron Menzies and starring Helena Carter, Arthur Franz and Jimmy Hunt. It was produced by Edward L. Alperson Jr. and released by 20th Century-Fox in SuperCinecolor.

Ben-Hur (1959) is a classic epic historical drama directed by William Wyler, starring Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince betrayed by his Roman friend Messala, leading to enslavement, a quest for revenge, and a famous chariot race. The film is renowned for its grand scale, iconic chariot race sequence, and exploration of themes like vengeance, forgiveness, and faith, winning a record-breaking 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. 

Escape - The Match (Old Time Radio Adventure)

Escape is an American radio drama. It was radio’s leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954.