+ The Railroad Hour was a radio series of musical dramas and comedies broadcast from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. Sponsored by the Association of American Railroads, the series condensed musicals and operettas to shorter lengths, concentrating on those written before 1943. Singer-actor Gordon MacRae starred in scripts by Jean Holloway, Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee. Marvin Miller was the announcer. Warren Barker, at the age of 24, was appointed chief arranger for The Railroad Hour, a position he held for six years. The show's musical director was Carmen Dragon. With its theme song, "I've Been Working on the Railroad", the series began on ABC October 4, 1948 as a 45-minute program, advertised as "World's Greatest Musical Comedies." It was reduced to 30 minutes on April 25, 1949, continuing until September 26, 1949. It then moved to NBC for a run from October 3, 1949, until June 21, 1954. On both networks it aired Monday evenings at 8pm(et).-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Railroad Hour
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Please enjoy these 161 old time radio episodes:
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| N/A | railroad hour (163) bohemian girl |
+ The Railroad Hour brings you a popular version of Balfe’s immortal opera Bohemian Girl, starring... | |
| N/A | railroad hour (070) brigadoon |
+. "Brigadoon". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. + Two American tourists get lo... | |
| N/A | railroad hour (175) east wind |
+ The Railroad Hour presents the Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein operetta East Wind starring G... | |
| N/A | railroad hour (177) frederika |
+ The Railroad Hour presents the operetta by Franz Lehar Frederica starring Gordon MacRae and his gu... | |
| N/A | railroad hour (220) holiday inn |
+ Railroad Hour presents the musical magic of Mr Irving Berlin from Paramount Picture’s great musi... | |
| N/A | railroad hour (164) jubilee |
+ The Railroad Hour presents the great Cole Porter/Moss Hart musical hit Jubilee starring Gordon Mac... | |
| N/A | railroad hour (165) mademoiselle modiste |
+ The Railroad Hour presents the great Victor Herbert operetta Mademoiselle Modiste starring Gordon ... | |
| N/A | railroad hour (159) martha |
+ Martha, starring Gordon MacRae and his guest Lucille Norman. The choir is under the direction of N... | |
| N/A | railroad hour (192) minstrel boy |
+ The Railroad Hour presents the musical The Minstrel Boybased on the life and songs of the patrioti... | |
| N/A | railroad hour (016) naughty marietta |
+ "Naughty Marietta". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The musical was subsequ... | |
| N/A | railroad hour (212) naughty marietta |
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