SPENCER TRACY ON THE AIR…

Classic OTR! Handsome and talented actress Spencer Tracy is presented here in 14 of his best radio performances, on 9 CD’s.

ABOUT MY CD’S:

*These are audio CD’s (not MP3’s) – listen to them on any CD player, stereo, walkman, DVD player, in your car, or on your computer – no inconvenience!

*All CD’s come with a beautiful, full-color label, complete with jewel cases and will be very well packed for shipping.

*Only in rare circumstances will I put less than 1 hour on a CD…I try to provide as many shows as possible on the CD’s, this way you are not paying for extra CD’s instead of extra shows.

*I try to be very honest about the sound quality and try in most cases to explain if there are any sound problems with individual shows…so be sure and read the show descriptions. Every show has been listened to for this purpose. In many cases I will tweak the audio if I can, or edit together the best quality parts of multiple copies of the same show. I do eliminate shows in which I feel the sound is too poor to be enjoyable for listening. Only in very rare circumstances, when the show is extremely hard to find will I include shows with poor sound. Of course, these are vintage shows, so some imperfections should be expected.

*I try wherever possible to find the most unusual and hardest to find shows for each star and I update my sets regularly.

*In the case of stars who appeared in a high volume of shows, I will offer multiple sets to keep costs low, but variety of shows high.

I hope you will enjoy these classic shows as much as I do.

If you’re a fan of Spencer Tracy or of classic radio (OTR), this is the set for you! Hear Spencer perform many roles he never got to on film, including “Dark Victory,” “Men in White,” “Arrowsmith,” “Ninotchka” and “Anna Christie!”

Here is what you get –

CD #1 Lux Radio Theatre

“Men in White” (1937 – medical drama) – Spencer stars opposite Frances Farmer and Virginia Bruce in this medical drama. (Note: The 1934 film had starred Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Elizabeth Allan.) 1 hour.

CD #2 Lux Radio Theatre

“Arrowsmith” (1937 - drama)  – Spencer stars opposite Fay Wray and Helen Wood in this drama by Sinclair Lewis. (Note: The 1931 film had starred Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes and Myrna Loy.) 1 hour.

CD #3 Lux Radio Theatre

“Dark Victory” (1940 - drama) – Spencer stars opposite Bette Davis in this tearjerker. (Note: The 1939 film had starred Bette Davis and George Brent.) 1 hour.

CD #4 Lux Radio Theatre

“A Man’s Castle” (1941 –drama) – Spencer stars opposite Ingrid Bergman in this drama. Spencer reprises his role from the1933 film of the same name which had also starred Loretta Young. 1 hour.

CD #5 Screen Guild Theater

“Three Days” (1939 - drama) – Spencer and Olivia DeHavilland star in this original drama. 30 minutes.

“Ninotchka” (1940 - comedy) – Spencer stars opposite Rosalind Russell in this fantastic comedy. (Note: The 1939 film had starred Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas.) 30 minutes.

CD #6 Lux Radio Theatre 

“Anna Christie” (1938 – drama) – Spencer Tracy stars opposite Joan Crawford in this classic Eugene O’Neill story of a girl with a shady past who falls in love with a seaman. 1 hour.

CD #7 The Charlie McCarthy Show 

“Five Star Final” (1938 – comedy) – Spencer makes a guest appearance with Charlie McCarthy and participates in a play about ethics in journalism and also talks with Charlie about the Academy Awards. 1 hour.

CD #8 Screen Guild Theater 

“Woman of the Year” (1943 – comedy) – Spencer Tracy stars opposite Katharine Hepburn in this story of a career woman who finds marriage hard to deal with. Both stars reprise their roles from the film of the same name. Good show! 30 minutes.

Command Performance 

1942 (1942 – variety) – Spencer serves as master of ceremonies with guests Groucho Marx, Barbara Stanwyck and Victor Borge. 30 minutes.

CD #8 Yarns for Yanks 

“Extra, Extra” (dramatic reading) – Spencer gives a dramatic reading of the Robert E. Sherwood story of a man who goes out for the newspaper. 15 minutes.

Good News (excerpts from the variety show) 

“Boy’s Town” (1938 – drama) – Spencer and Mickey Rooney perform scene from the film “Boy’s Town.” 15 minutes.

“He Who Gets Slapped” (1938 – drama) – Spencer and Rita Johnson appear in this story about a man who starts life over as a clown. Based on the Lon Chaney film. 10 minutes.

Command Performance (excerpt from the Christmas special)