Classic Radio 08-10-26 - Sakhalin, Cat Man, and Utopia Ballroom

Classic Radio 08-10-26 - Sakhalin, Cat Man, and Utopia Ballroom

Author: Wyatt Cox August 10, 2026 Duration: 2:24:44
Drama on a Monday

First,  a look at this day in History.

Then, Lights Out, originally broadcast August 10, 1943, 83 years ago, Sakhalin.  Political intrigue and man's inhumanity to his fellow man on a frozen Siberian island. 

Followed by Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast August 10, 1958, 68 years ago, The Cat Man.  The story of an itinerant Irishman, his sixty-two cats, and his big plans. 

Then, Crime and Peter Chambers starring Dane Clark, originally broadcast  August 10, 1954, 72 years ago, Utopia Ballroom.  A murder suspect retains Chambers to try to clear him. 

Followed by Crime Classics, originally broadcast August 10, 1953, 73 years ago, The Axe and The Droot Family - How They Fared.   In Pennsylvania in 1795, the shortest distance to an inheritance is two crushed skulls. 

Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast August 10, 1948, 78 years ago, Fritz Helps Ruby, the Pig.  Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star.

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