53 episodes
Famous Stories: Damon Runyon Theater John Henderson
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4.9 • 13 Ratings
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From "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.
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It Comes Up Mud (Abbott and Costello)
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) -
The Bloodhounds of Broadway
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) -
Earthquake (Midnight Alibi)
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)
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The Big Umbrella (Gentlemen, The King)
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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Baseball Hattie (The Pride of the Yankees)
Episode 26 "Baseball Hattie"
The Damon Runyon Theater
March 27, 1949 Opening Music: "Who Knows?" by Martha Mears (Lipsynced by Lucile Ball) From the movie The Big Street
Clip: Prologue to The Pride of the Yankees (1942) -
Madame La Gimp (Lady For A Day)
Episode 25 "Madame La Gimp"
The Damon Runyon Theater
March 20, 1949 Opening Music: "A woman in Love" by Frankie Lane and Percy Faith covering song from Guys and Dolls
Clip: Frank Capra's Lady For a Day (1933)
Customer Reviews
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
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.
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 :(