Edward G Robinson
hi guys and welcome back to the mystery and comedy old time radio podcast please welcome to the show this morning to chill our spines Mr Edward G Robinson was a Romanian American actor of stage and screen during Hollywood's Golden Age. He appeared in 30 Broadway plays and more than 100 films during a 50-year career and is best remembered for his tough-guy roles as gangsters in such films as Little Caesar and Key Largo. but what a lot of people may not know is that Mr Edward G Robinson also appeared behind the microphone in such shows as suspense lux radio theater and many others. but today Mr Robinson reenacts two of his suspense performances. in this first episode he plays a man who has been a bachelor for so many years since his mother passed away. that he has made people believe that he is married to a beautiful woman named Geraldine. and it is called my wife Geraldine and in the second episode Mr Robinson plays a married man who is just a local truck driver and stops at a bar to get himself a drink before returning home. when all the sudden him and his wife start arguing about money he tries to calm himself down by listening to the radio. but his wife does not like it when all the sudden he turns the radio back on he hears a news broadcast about his death. but his wife does not believe it and neither does he. when a detective calls the house his wife answers the phone and believes it to be a prank. but when they're beloved friend and lawyer calls the house. and tells her that he has over $10,000 in life insurance benefits and that she is his beneficiary if he passes away. but he's not dead so she has a plan for them to get the money if he leaves for about 6 months she'll call him with more details. but the separation takes longer than he was expecting. so he calls his wife and he hears a man in the background and realizes that his marriage is over. and it is called you can't die twice. I hope you guys enjoy Mr Edward G Robinson and his performance on the show this morning please join me later on tonight as I bring to the show Mr Phil Harris and Alice Faye in the Alice and Phil Harris show. join me in the coming weeks guys as I bring such stars as Lucille Ball, Kathy Lewis and Marie Wilson and the CBS comedy show my friend Irma. and the feud starring Miss Joan Crawford and Miss Betty Davis. if you like the show please comment and subscribe guys and enjoy the show thanks. --- This episode is sponsored by ยท Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mysterycomedypod1942/support