The 39th annual lum and abner festival will be held in mena, arkansas, on friday june 3 and saturday june 4 from 10 a. Stream or download tens of thousands of your favorite old radio programs otr in mp3 format. Lum and abner, the classic american network radio comedyshow, was created by chester lauck and norris goff and aired from 1931 to 1954. We dont believe that you should be charged for listening so download as many as youd like and enjoy. In this old time radio series, norris goff was abner peabody, and chester lauck was lum edwards the owners and operators of pine ridges own. The top 75 radio audiobooks by free download or streaming. These hilarious comedy shortsare written, produced, and directed by donnie. Lum and abner abroad was originally conceived as a television series and a comeback vehicle for the lum and abner characters. Old time radio shows from radio spirits that have been digitally remastered and are available in cassette, cd, and dvd formats. Karla cook design by free css templates radio photo by miramb. We make available thousands of public domain, old time radio shows for your listening enjoyment. Nevertheless, secondhand information indicates that scriptwriter roz rogers, needing a title for this fictional book, looked to his bookshelf for aid. The duo had appeared in six feature films and a longrunning radio series between 1935 and 1950, but other than a shortlived radio revival in 1953, had not appeared in media since then. This library consists of popular oldtime radio programs, including vintage comedy, mystery, detective, adventure and suspense programs such as the jack benny show, the shadow.
Filled with catchy jingles, great products, many of. Many archived strips click here and here have paypal buttons underneath for ordering. One of the most popular of these shows was lum and abner, the brainchild of chester chet lauck and norris tuffy goff, two young businessmen from arkansas. One 1938 lum and abner almanacs in great condition. Rural america and the golden age of radio, historian randal l. Hall explains the history and importance of the program, its creators, and its national audience. In 1939 lauck and goff moved to california to pursue a career in hollywood, where they would make seven movies as lum and abner. Is grandpaps idea about hiring help going to be the answer to free up time for lum.
For a general store, the jot em down was rarely bustling, so the silence was taken up with the events of the moment. Over the years many other stars stopped in to visit pine ridge. The lovable old fellers from the hill country ponder the intriguing mystery of the stuffed owl, spend some time get to know abners bewildering father, and. Here is a sample of the online episodes currently available at the old time radio fan. Ive heard all the episodes more times than i can remember, but there are so many they dont get old. At the present time we have over 20,000 episodes of downloadable material available to you, for free. Lum and abner old time radio series mp3 set dvd, download. He also presents a treasure trove of twentynine previously unavailable scripts from the shows earliest period, scripts that reveal much about the great depression. Lum was played by chester lauck and abner by norris golf. Over the years, as the networks and sponsors changed, lum and abner racked up a total of more than 5,000 live radio programs.
The festival includes activities for all ages, live music, free concerts, arts and crafts, fishing derbies, a 3on3 basketball tournament, 5k run, classic car show, live reenactments and movies of. Lum and abner abroad is a 1956 american comedy film directed by james v. You can find more episodes in the ear benders section. Lum and abner moved into an nbc summer berth july 27, 1931 and aired nationally from may 22, 1933 through may 7, 1954. They received more fan mail than any other radio program of the time1 and a half million letters in one special week. Modeled on life in the small town of waters, arkansas, near where lauck and goff grew up, the showed proved immensely popular. The original lum and abner movie collection with 7 movies and rare tv show on 8 disc 7 great lum and abner movies plus an extremely rare tv episode. Here you may read and listen to a new comic strip every week. The lum and abner show was fifteen minutes that took us to back to the feeling of a rural america before music, radio and such made peace and quiet seem downright odd. Burn to cd and listen on any regular audio cd player. When youre heading down to pine ridge, you just never know what will happen. Lum and abner online using any of the 3 radio players below.
The authoring program i used does not compile a file compatible with mac computers. Click their ad on the home page, or send them an email as follows. Lum and abner radio series complete old time radio. Lum n abner will have free matinee on friday 14 min 94. In order to make their dream a reality, theyll need to find an appropriate building in town, a piano and someone to play it, plus a projector and someone to operate it. Lum and abner comic strip national lum and abner society.
One of a series of 15minute serial comedies that dotted american radio at its height as americas number one home entertainment. Chester lauck lum edwards and norris goff abner peabody were heard comedy program from 042631 until the final broadcast on 050754. Many of the running characters heard in this series were roles that lauck and goff played themselves. Radio archives free offer helps the lum and abner comic strip. If it doesnt or if you receive an error message, download the free realplayer software and then come back here and. Get the top radio audio books by free download or streaming from spotify, deezer, or audible. Regular lum and abner show listeners are familiar with the oftmentioned gilbert, the boy trapper. Lum and abner was broadcast by kthshot springs arkansas in 1931, then in the same year, by the nbc mutual and cbs radio networks until 1954. The tv episode was transfered from betacam sp format tape. Whatever became of lum and abner a room with a view. Lum and abner, my alltime favorite radio show, i listen to them almost daily, take them along with me through my work day. Lum and abners help working for squire squires underhanded tactics a free childrens matinee squire spreads rumors ladies uplift league boycott.
In the 1930s radio stations filled the airwaves with programs and musical performances about rural americansfarmers and smalltown residents struggling through the great depression. Listen to classic lum and abner radio shows in mp3 format for free. Lum and abner was an american radio comedy network program created by chester lauck and norris goff that was aired from 1931 to 1954. A fan page for the oldtime radio show, lum and abner. Old time radio we carry oldtime radio shows otr available in mp3 format. Open march 1 to november 15, tuesday thru saturday, 9 am 5 pm. We will make special arrangement to accommodate you.
When someone downloads the ebook, we get a small reward. Lum and abner trivia i love collecting trivia about lum and abner, and the other folks who inhabited the small town of pine ridge, as i listen to episodes of this wonderful old show. I want people to experience what i have through otr mp3 and pass our entertainment heritage on to future generations. The radio spirits content library consists of more than 60,000 classic radio shows. Here is a sample of the online episodes currently available at. The retro radio podcast is a daily familyfriendly podcast where oldtime radio fan, keith heltsley shares classic radio dramas with his own insights and input. Overview of lum and abner abroad, 1956, directed by james v.
Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises lum and abner go to washington, d. Starring chester lauck as columbus lum edwards and norris goff as abner peabody, this series ran from 1931 through 1950 with a variety of sponsors, networks, and formats. From september, 1949 through february 1957, dragnet s 30 minute shows, broadcast on nbc, brought to radio true police stories in a lowkey, documentary. Offering the largest selection of old time radio downloads. In the 1930s radio stations filled the airwaves with programs and musical performances about rural americans farmers and smalltown residents struggling through the great depression. Ive tried to like fibber mcgee, and i know they have a huge fan base, but it never clicked with me. Vintage commercials free old time radio mp3 downloads. Travel agency 205 back to nature 209 free haircuts 210 mousey wants to be.
Chester, chet lauck lum eddards and norris tuffy goff abner peabody were the creators, actors, writers, sound effects men, directors and the life of of the lum and abner program. Dragnet dragnet, the brainchild of jack webb, may very well be the most wellremembered, and the best, radio police drama series. Radio mp3s on cds, dvds and usb flash drives, and as mp3 downloads. This is the home page of the lum and abner comic strip by donnie pitchford. Fascinating facts gleaned from the almanac by grandpappy spears. Lum and abner old time radio fan free old time radio. Lum and abner was an american network radio comedy program created by chester lauck. Lum and abner help free national lum and abner society. To my knowledge, no book with this exact title actually exists. This comedy, that spanned over 23 years on the air, was centered around lum edwards and abner peabody, played by chester lauck and norris tuffy goff, coowners of the jotem down store in pine ridge, arkansas. Each move was carefully transfered from 16 mm film. The characters of lum and abner were created by chester lauck and norris goff. In the past, many of you have expressed a desire to help zoot radio. Instead of downloading multiple mp3 files, you can now simply listen to the original audiobook for free and legally.
Your rating rate perfect good average not that bad very poor. Oldtime radio downloads radio vault subscription center. Threeletslect lum for president pins great condition. Lum and abner museum and gift shop housed in historic buildings in pine ridge, ar. Mena prepares for 39th annual lum and abner festival. Feel free to download as many of the shows below as you wish by right. Kern, with chester lauck, norris goff, jill alis, at turner classic movies.
Lum and abner was an american network radio comedy program created by chester lauck and norris goff that was aired from 1931 to 1954. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. Each print is signed by the cartoonist unless you dont want it signed. The radio lady oldtime radio mp3 otr old time radio. The film stars chester lauck, norris goff, jill alis, lila audres, gene gary and chris peters. Lum and abner are off to hunt for buried treasure in the wilds of tennesseeand end up in the museum business. It was a hillbilly show and pine ridge was was based on the real life little town waters, arkansas. The best 75 radio audiobooks on spotify and deezer. In 1936, waters changed its name to pine ridge after the shows fictional town. Now for the first time since 1954, veteran radio theaterproducer joe bevilacqua and comic strip artist donnie pitchford bring you onehundred new lum and abner audio comic strips. Lum and abner are running a bakery, lum has invented prune bread. In january 1937 keakick, ioway had a plusone variation in its magnetic declination. These hilarious comedy shortsare written, produced, and directed by.
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