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The Damon Runyon Theatre

53 episodes · 1948–1949 · Syndicated · Comedy

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Damon Runyon's stories of Broadway gamblers, guys and dolls, told by a narrator called Broadway, played by John Brown. Syndicated by Mayfair Transcriptions in 1948-49.

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Episodes

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194812 episodes
  • Tobias the Terrible October 3, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    The first show. A meek little man who wants to meet some gangsters ends up as one of them.
  • Little Miss Marker October 10, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Sorrowful the bookie is left holding a little girl as the marker on a $2 bet.
  • Romance in the Roaring Forties October 17, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Billie Perry is admired by both Dave the Dude and a famous columnist.
  • The Lemon Drop Kid October 24, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A racetrack character falls in love, marries and goes to work in a gas station, and his luck goes from bad to worse.
  • A Nice Price October 31, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Three Broadway characters bet on the Harvard-Yale boat race at very nice odds.
  • The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown November 7, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Sky Masterson, a gambler, and Sarah Brown, a missionary: the story behind Guys and Dolls.
  • For a Pal November 14, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Two pals, Little Joey and Blind Benny, and the doll who comes between them.
  • Butch Minds the Baby November 28, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Butch the safecracker has to bring his baby son along on a job.
  • Breach of Promise December 5, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Two Broadway guys try to steal old love letters from a lonely old lady.
  • Dancing Dan's Christmas December 12, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A Christmas story: Shotgun Sam is gunning for Dancing Dan on Christmas Eve.
  • Pick a Winner December 19, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Broadway and pals go to Florida to play the horses and run into a professor of a different color.
  • Hold 'Em Yale December 26, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    The Broadway crowd goes to New Haven to scalp football tickets.
194941 episodes
  • The Brain Goes Home January 2, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    The Brain and his three not-so-grateful dolls.
  • Blood Pressure January 9, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Broadway's doctor tells him to take it easy, then along comes Rusty Charley.
  • Old Em's Kentucky Home January 16, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Broadway and a pal take a broken-down old horse home to Kentucky.
  • Blonde Mink January 23, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A gangster's girlfriend wants a mink coat, and when he dies, her true colors show.
  • Leopard's Spots January 30, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A trip to Philadelphia for a prizefight goes wrong with a bad appendix.
  • All Horse Players Die Broke February 6, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A story about Lady Luck at the racetrack.
  • The Hottest Guy in the World February 13, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    An ex-convict on the run, packing two guns.
  • Princess O'Hara February 20, 1949 · 29 min
    The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on February 20, 1949, the date used here.
  • Barbecue February 27, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A Florida storm, a barbecue stand, an ex-wife, two crooks and $50,000.
  • Lonely Heart March 6, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Nicely-Nicely meets a widow with a farm, and there's an extra plate at dinner.
  • Broadway Complex March 13, 1949 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A simple soul turns out to be a keen reader.
  • Madame La Gimp March 20, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Madame La Gimp's daughter is coming to visit, and Broadway helps put on a show.
  • Baseball Hattie March 27, 1949 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A baseball love story: a good man gone wrong and a girl gone right.
  • The Big Umbrella April 3, 1949 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A heavyweight who doesn't fold when things get tough.
  • Earthquake April 10, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A cop trails a powerful killer to South America and doesn't come back with him.
  • The Bloodhounds of Broadway April 17, 1949 · Syndicated · 26 min
    Bloodhounds on Broadway, and man's best friend isn't always the dog.
  • It Comes Up Mud May 1, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A racetrack story, parts of which ended up in Guys and Dolls.
  • Broadway Financier May 8, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A tough girl claws her way to the top.
  • Bred for Battle May 15, 1949 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A famous fighter's son wants to follow in his father's footsteps.
  • So You Won't Talk May 22, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A man is murdered, and there was an unusual eyewitness.
  • Social Error May 29, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    In the best circles, you don't shoot people at parties.
  • Cemetery Bait June 5, 1949 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A tale from the death house and a safecracker who tried to help.
  • The Melancholy Dane June 12, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    An actor gets revenge on a critic in a most unusual way.
  • The Brakeman's Daughter June 19, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A practical joke backfires in several directions.
  • The Lacework Kid June 26, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A gin rummy shark in a Nazi prison camp.
  • Maybe a Queen July 3, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A young girl loves a poor man but marries a king.
  • Joe Terrace July 10, 1949 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A typesetter who never makes mistakes makes a bad one.
  • Lillian July 17, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A cat and a vaudeville team turn out to have a lot in common.
  • Palm Beach Santa Claus July 24, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Fatso gets a job as a society Santa Claus and plays Cupid on the side.
  • Tight Shoes July 31, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A gangster gets a shoe clerk fired, and the clerk turns a playboy into a crusader.
  • That Ever-Lovin' Wife of Hymie's August 7, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Hymie believes in his horse so much he bets his wife on the race.
  • A Light in France August 14, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A wartime story of Nazi-occupied France, told at Mindy's.
  • A Story Goes with It August 21, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A beautiful girl in a wheelchair needs an operation, and everything depends on a horse called Never Despair.
  • Dark Dolores August 28, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A peacemaking trip to Atlantic City, and the mysterious Dolores has her own plans.
  • What, No Butler? September 4, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A man is found murdered, and Broadway and art critic Ambrose Hammer go to work.
  • Neat Strip September 11, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A burlesque queen falls for a college man.
  • Sense of Humor September 18, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Joe the Joker gives Frankie Ferocious a hotfoot, and a deadly feud begins.
  • Dream Street Rose September 25, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
    The last show: the story of a lady with a past.
  • That Ever Lovin Wife of Hymies November 6, 1949 · 28 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • A Story Goe s with It November 20, 1949 · 28 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Dark Delores November 27, 1949 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.