+ Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was a newspaperman and writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. To New Yorkers of his generation, a "Damon Runyon character" evoked a distinctive social type from the Brooklyn or Midtown demi-monde. The adjective "Runyonesque" refers to this type of character as well as to the type of situations and dialog that Runyon depicted. He spun humorous tales of gamblers, hustlers, actors, and gangsters, few of whom go by "square" names, preferring instead colorful monikers such as "Nathan Detroit," "Benny Southstreet," "Big Jule," "Harry the Horse," "Good Time Charley," "Dave the Dude," or "The Seldom Seen Kid." Runyon wrote these stories in a distinctive vernacular style: a mixture of formal speech and colorful slang, almost always in present tense, and always devoid of contractions. Broadcast from January to December 1949, with reruns well into the early 1950s, The Damon Runyon Theatre dramatized 52 of Runyon's short stories for radio. Produced by Mayfair Productions for syndication to local radio stations, John Brown played "Broadway," who served as host and narrator.-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Damon Runyon Theater
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Please enjoy these 53 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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| 06.19.1949 | madam lagimp |
+ Mayfair syndication. "Madame La Gimp". A wreck of a woman expects her daughter to visit, but fir... | |
| 06.26.1949 | baseball hattie |
+ Mayfair syndication. "Baseball Hattie". A sporting love story about a good man gone wrong and a ... | |
| 07.03.1949 | the big umbrella |
+ Mayfair syndication. "The Big Umbrella". Not every heavyweight folds when the going gets rough. ... | |
| 07.10.1949 | earthquake |
+ Mayfair syndication. "Earthquake". A cop trails a very strong killer all the way to South Americ... | |
| 07.17.1949 | the bloodhounds of broadway |
+ Mayfair syndication. "The Bloodhounds Of Broadway". Man's best friend is not always the one with... | |
| 07.24.1949 | the lily of st pierre |
+ Mayfair syndication. "The Lily Of Ste. Pierre". A Runyonesque love story about an unsavory Broad... | |
| 07.31.1949 | it comes up mud |
+ Mayfair syndication. "It Comes Up Mud". A story of "The Sport Of Kings," parts of which were use... | |
| 08.07.1949 | broadway financier |
+ Mayfair syndication. "Broadway Financier". A tough girl is determined to claw her way to the top... | |
| 08.14.1949 | bred for battle |
+ Mayfair syndication. "Bred For Battle". The son of a famous prize fighter is going to follow in ... | |
| 08.21.1949 | so you wont talk |
+ Mayfair syndication. "So You Won't Talk". Grafton Wilton has been murdered, but there was an eye... | |
| 08.28.1949 | social error |
+ Mayfair syndication. "Social Error". One does not plug other folk at parties in the best of circ... | |
| 09.04.1949 | cemetery bait |
+ Mayfair syndication. "Cemetery Bait". A twice-told tale from a cell in the death house, and a sa... | |
| 09.11.1949 | the melancholy dane |
+ Mayfair syndication. "The Melancholy Dane". An actor crossed by vengeful critic enacts his reven... | |
| 09.18.1949 | the breakmans daughter |
+ Mayfair syndication. "The Brakeman's Daughter". A practical joke backfires in several directions... | |
| 09.25.1949 | the lacework kid |
+ Mayfair syndication. "The Lacework Kid". What else, but a gin rummy fiend in a Nazi prison camp?... | |
| 10.02.1949 | maybe a queen |
+ Mayfair syndication. "Maybe A Queen". A young girl loves a pauper but marries a king. Starring J... | |
| 10.09.1949 | joe terrace |
+ Mayfair syndication. "Joe Terrace". A typesetter who never makes a mistake, makes a bad one. Sta... | |
| 10.16.1949 | lillian |
+ Mayfair syndication. "Lillian". A cat and a vaudeville team are alike in many ways. Starring Joh... | |
| 10.23.1949 | palm beach santa claus |
+ Mayfair syndication. "Palm Beach Santa Claus". Fatso Zimpf gets a job as a society Santa and pla... | |
| 10.30.1949 | tight shoes |
+ Mayfair syndication. "Tight Shoes". A gangster gets a shoe clerk fired, who then becomes a facto... | |
| 11.06.1949 | that ever lovin wife of hymies |
+ Mayfair syndication. "That Ever-Lovin' Wife Of Hymie's". Hymie has so much faith in his horse "M... | |
| 11.13.1949 | a light in france |
+ Mayfair syndication. "A Light In France". A wartime story about Nazi-occupied France, as told in... | |
| 11.20.1949 | a story goes with it |
+ Mayfair syndication. "A Story Goes With It". A beautiful doll in a wheelchair needs an operation... | |
| 11.27.1949 | dark dolores |
Broadway gets invited to Atlantic City for a peace conference between rival gangs: A visit to Atlant... | |
| 12.04.1949 | what no butler |
+ Mayfair syndication. "What, No Butler?". Justin Vesey is found murdered. Broadway and Ambrose Ha... |
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