Eisenstein, Pudovkin, Dovzhenko, Vertov: these Soviet film directors are acknowledged to be among the greatest in the history of cinematography. To Eisenstein we owe such films as Battleship Potemkin and October; to Pudovkin Mother and The End of St Petersburg; to Dovzhenko Earth and Zvenigora; and to Vertov The Man With a Movie Camera and The Three Songs of Lenin.Herbert Marshall knew each of them personally, ...

In Post-war America fear took on new forms. The witch-hunt of superpower espionage swept the West. If you weren’t a patriot you were suspect.We needed heroes. We needed Mr X.Herbert Marshall played the role of agent Ken Thurston – the ‘Mr. X’ who travelled far and wide across the globe as he unravelled dangerous cases. In this he was ably assisted, or perhaps annoyed, by a comedic side-kick; Pegon Zellschmidt.The Nation and ourselves were in safe hands even if he wa...

Hollywood is indelibly printed in our minds as the ‘go-to place for entertainment and has been for decades. When there really did seem to be more stars in Hollywood than in Heaven Hollywood Stage had them performing films as radio plays – on the sponsors dime of course. The Hollywood Ringmaster himself, Cecil B DeMille unveils the treasures and the stars for you right here…..

Back in the day radio was the medium; and its message was entertainment!Whatever you craved, radio delivered. Detectives, Mysteries, Westerns, Sci-Fi, Literature.This Golden Age really was crammed full of exciting, thrilling and downright brilliant programmes.These classic radio hours serve up a wide range of genres, stars, stories, and yes, entertainment.Let's jump right in.

In Post-war America fear took on new forms. The witch-hunt of superpower espionage swept the West. If you weren’t a patriot you were suspect.We needed heroes. We needed Mr X.Herbert Marshall played the role of agent Ken Thurston – the ‘Mr. X’ who travelled far and wide across the globe as he unravelled dangerous cases. In this he was ably assisted, or perhaps annoyed, by a comedic side-kick; Pegon Zellschmidt.The Nation and ourselves were in safe hands even if he wa...

In Post-war America fear took on new forms. The witch-hunt of superpower espionage swept the West. If you weren’t a patriot you were suspect.We needed heroes. We needed Mr X.Herbert Marshall played the role of agent Ken Thurston – the ‘Mr. X’ who travelled far and wide across the globe as he unravelled dangerous cases. In this he was ably assisted, or perhaps annoyed, by a comedic side-kick; Pegon Zellschmidt.The Nation and ourselves were in safe hands even if he wa...

In Post-war America fear took on new forms. The witch-hunt of superpower espionage swept the West. If you weren’t a patriot you were suspect.We needed heroes. We needed Mr X.Herbert Marshall played the role of agent Ken Thurston – the ‘Mr. X’ who travelled far and wide across the globe as he unravelled dangerous cases. In this he was ably assisted, or perhaps annoyed, by a comedic side-kick; Pegon Zellschmidt.The Nation and ourselves were in safe hands even if he wa...

Reality isn't all it's cracked up to be - at least not whenever Gracie's around! That means that things are always hopping down at the Burns house in this collection of sixteen laugh-packed episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show!Pitchman Bill Goodwin is on hand, and so is a whole gang of famous guests (including Charles Laughton, Eddie Cantor, Herbert Marshall, Bob Burns, and Claudette Colbert). Join the stars, along with Elvia Allman as Tootsie Sagwell, Clarence Nash as Herman...

"Wherever there's mystery, intrigue, romance…in all the strange and dangerous places of the world…there you will find The Man Called X."Wherever he goes, action follows! Suave, debonair secret agent Ken Thurston travels the world, dispatched anywhere America's interests might be threatened. This exciting espionage series was created by the enigmatic real-life intelligence operative Jay Richard Kennedy.In his signature role, Herbert Marshall stars as Thurston, with former bandleader Leon Be...

Back in the day radio was the medium; and its message was entertainment!Whatever you craved, radio delivered. Detectives, Mysteries, Westerns, Sci-Fi, Literature.This Golden Age really was crammed full of exciting, thrilling and downright brilliant programmes.These classic radio hours serve up a wide range of genres, stars, stories, and yes, entertainment.Let's jump right in.

Nostalgia radio had incredible comedy, mystery, detective, western, sci-fi, musical, and drama shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars in fully-dramatized broadcasts that entertained millions. In this collection of sixteen episodes, you’ll hear “Richard Diamond, Private Detective” with Dick Powell, “Suspense,” starring Herbert Marshall, “The Charlie McCarthy Show” with Edgar Bergan and Don...

In Post-war America fear took on new forms. The witch-hunt of superpower espionage swept the West. If you weren’t a patriot you were suspect.We needed heroes. We needed Mr X.Herbert Marshall played the role of agent Ken Thurston – the ‘Mr. X’ who travelled far and wide across the globe as he unravelled dangerous cases. In this he was ably assisted, or perhaps annoyed, by a comedic side-kick; Pegon Zellschmidt.The Nation and ourselves were in safe hands even if he wa...