Famous Stories: Damon Runyon Theater
John HendersonFrom "Little Miss Marker" to "The Lemon Drop Kid" these are the famous stories of gangsters, bookies and racketeers...with a heart of gold. Each week for a full year listen to the tales of the guys and dolls of Broadway, as told by the master storyteller Damon Runyon.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 53 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Categories | DramaComedy FictionFiction | ||||
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Episode 31 "It Comes Up Mud" The Damon Runyon Theater May 1, 1949
Opening Music: "Fugue in Tinhorns" by The Andrews Sisters covering the song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: Abbot and Costello in It Ain't Hay (1943)
Episode 29 "The Bloodhounds of Broadway" The Damon Runyon Theater April 17, 1949
Opening Music: "I Surrender, Dear" by Madonna from the movie Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
Clip: Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)
Episode 28 "Earthquake" The Damon Runyon Theater April 10, 1949 Opening Music: "A Bushel and a Peck" by Doris Day covering the song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: Midnight Alibi (1934)
Episode 27 "The Big Umbrella" The Damon Runyon Theater April 3, 1949 Opening Music: "Hang Your Troubles on a Rainbow" by Leighton Nobel from the movie It Aint Hey
Clip: Professional Soldier (1935)
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- Great to go to bed to
I must have listened to each story 20+ times. The familiarity of each story calms me down at the end of the day
Apple Podcasts5Maximilianmilian
United States4 years ago - This is great
This is really a list great radio show. Better than pretty much any podcast out there. If I had to rate acting quality it’s right there with gunsmoke, which is the gold standard. Recordings are simply put great. Quality is better then modern podcast. Fanboy of analog recording.
Apple Podcasts5JumpinJayoUnited States5 years ago - Love Damon Runyon!
My 6th grade teacher used to read the Damon Runyon stories, and I still have a paper back of his stories. Great production then, and now! I will be sad when they run out of episodes :(
Apple Podcasts5JonathanDHSUnited States6 years ago - Damon Runyon fan
I’m happy to have found a collection of this wonderful and under-rated show.
Apple Podcasts5Poddy of the first partUnited States6 years ago - I love this show.
If you like the musical Guys and Dolls or the movie Little Miss Marker, you will love this show. The characters and stories in this old time radio show are charming, quirky and delightful. The unusual speech patterns used by the characters make it unlike anything else found on old time radio shows. People are citizens, women and children are dolls. The settings are in New York City and the characters are often gamblers, bootleggers or others who find themselves trying to help their neighbours bu... more
Apple Podcasts5davcaro
Canada6 years ago
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