Theater of the Mind

Radio City Playhouse

64 episodes · 1948–1950 · NBC · Drama

Illustration: a transcription disc label made for Radio Days, not an original disc

NBC's showcase for new radio plays, July 1948 to January 1950, also heard as NBC Short Story, with Harry Junkin numbering each week's play as an "Attraction." Suspense, romance, the supernatural and a little early science fiction.

Sources: RadioGOLDINdex

Episodes

Tap a year to see its episodes, then a title to play it on Radio Days.

194820 episodes

Long Distance (July 1948) July 3, 1948 · NBC · 28 min
The first show: the wife of a condemned man tries to stop his execution by telephone.
Ground Floor Window (1948) July 10, 1948 · NBC · 29 min
Of Unsound Mind July 17, 1948 · NBC · 28 min
A heartless wife tries to drive her husband, just cured of insanity, out of his mind again.
Whistle, Daughter, Whistle July 31, 1948 · NBC · 28 min
Special Delivery August 7, 1948 · NBC · 29 min
A dangerous, foolish letter.
Hit and Run August 14, 1948 · NBC · 30 min
A man kills a boy in a hit-and-run and can't live with it.
Fanny August 21, 1948 · NBC · 29 min
Long Distance (August 1948) August 23, 1948 · NBC · 28 min
The wife of a condemned man tries to stop his execution by telephone.
Betrayal August 30, 1948 · NBC · 29 min
A New York cop and a New York kid.
The King of the Moon September 6, 1948 · NBC · 29 min
The love story of Michael and Margaret.
Mother September 11, 1948 · NBC · 29 min
A study of a strange, confused woman.
Soundless September 18, 1948 · NBC · 30 min
The Dark Hour September 25, 1948 · NBC · 30 min
An ex-soldier fights to live with the loss of his sight.
The Promise (1948) November 8, 1948 · NBC · 30 min
The first show of the second series: a miserable husband pushes his wife toward a bottle of poison.
The First and the Last November 15, 1948 · NBC · 30 min
A judge convicts an innocent man to protect his brother, a murderer.
Temporarily Purple November 29, 1948 · NBC · 30 min
A handsome publisher meets a lady author.
Five Extra Nooses December 6, 1948 · 30 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
The Heritage of Wimpole Street December 13, 1948 · NBC · 28 min
The Barrett family after Elizabeth leaves to marry Robert Browning.
Three Men December 20, 1948 · NBC · 27 min
A Frenchman, an Australian and a Black American share a train compartment on Christmas Eve.
Strange Identify December 27, 1948 · NBC · 30 min
A woman sees her husband on a New York bus, five years after he died.

194943 episodes

Correction January 10, 1949 · 30 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
Portrait of Lenore January 17, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
The anguished, beautiful lady in the portrait.
The Wisdom of Eve January 24, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
The eternal triangle on the stage.
Machine February 7, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
A plain woman and the machine she runs.
Elementals February 14, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
One from Three Leaves Two February 21, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
Three climbers trapped on the Matterhorn have only enough rope for two.
Deadline February 28, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
A miserable drama critic finally gets what's coming to him.
Two Moods from the Past March 7, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
Two short stories: a panther's love in the desert, and a goddess who loves a mortal.
Weather Ahead March 14, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
Blind Vengeance March 21, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
A husband and wife are blinded in a car crash, and he senses someone in the room.
Luck March 28, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
Wardrobe Trunk April 4, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
Only Unto Him April 18, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
A housewife just can't seem to remember.
Witness for the Prosecution April 25, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
A man accused of murder counts on his wife's testimony.
The Hands of Mr. Ottermole May 2, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
No Shoes May 9, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
Murder Is a Matter of Opinion May 23, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
A man is accused of murdering his brother.
The Promise (1949) May 30, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
A miserable husband pushes his wife toward a bottle of poison.
Note on Danger B June 6, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
An experimental plane built to fly 1,500 miles an hour meets a danger that sends it back in time.
How Love Came to Professor Guildea June 13, 1949 · NBC · 28 min
Motive for Murder June 20, 1949 · NBC · 26 min
Legend of Teresa June 27, 1949 · NBC · 28 min
Long Distance June 30, 1949 · 28 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
Murder Is the Easiest Way July 4, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
Portrait of Lenora July 21, 1949 · 30 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
The Birthday Party July 25, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
Tension in 643 August 1, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
Level Crossing August 8, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
A man decides to kill the blackmailer who knows his secret, then changes his mind.
Blackout August 15, 1949 · NBC · 28 min
An alcoholic has committed a murder, or has he?
Joey Was Different August 22, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
The Unguarded Moment August 29, 1949 · NBC · 28 min
A love story for grown-ups. The season's last show.
Affliction September 25, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
The first show of the season: a young woman with a speech impediment.
The Plotters October 9, 1949 · NBC · 28 min
Duet the Lake" and "Collector's Item October 16, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
Two short stories: a drowned child remembered, and a strange bet of a Cadillac against a finger.
Ground Floor Window (1949) October 23, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
The Wind October 30, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
A story later heard on Bradbury 13.
Problem Child November 13, 1949 · 25 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
Deception November 20, 1949 · NBC · 28 min
The first network broadcast from WIS, with a South Carolina cast except for Jan Miner.
Interval November 27, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
Local Storm December 4, 1949 · NBC · 24 min
Sibling December 11, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
The Wine of Orapalo December 18, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
'Twas the Night Before Christmas December 25, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
Two reporters hunt for two goats on Christmas Eve.

19501 episode

Reflection January 1, 1950 · NBC · 29 min
The last show of the series.