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Old-time radio actor · 1920–1970

Hal March

Sweeney and March on CBS radio; Harry Morton on Burns and Allen.

We have him in 36 episodes of 15 series, 1948 to 1954, and 15 of our live channels play them around the clock, free.

About Hal March

Hal March
Hal March in 1946, from the radio program Sweeney and March.Public domain in the United States (published without a copyright notice). Wikimedia Commons

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Hal March was born Harold Mendelson on April 22, 1920. Source: Wikipedia

He started out as the straight man in a vaudeville act called the Hollywood Rioteers, and joined the U.S. Army in 1941. Source: Wikipedia

His first broadcasting job was as an announcer at radio station KYA in San Francisco. Source: Wikipedia

He and comedy partner Bob Sweeney had their own CBS radio series, The Bob Sweeney-Hal March Show, from 1944 to 1948. Source: Wikipedia

On The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show he played Harry Morton, on NBC and CBS radio, from the mid-1940s until 1950. Source: Wikipedia

He was also heard on The Adventures of Sam Spade, and in summer 1950 he co-starred with Mary Jane Croft in the CBS comedy Too Many Cooks. Source: Wikipedia

The Radio GOLDINdex credits him in Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar from 1949 to 1953, in Broadway Is My Beat in 1949 and 1952, and in The Line-Up and Richard Diamond, Private Detective in the early 1950s. Source: Radio GOLDINdex

On television he hosted the quiz show The $64,000 Question from 1955 to 1958. Source: Wikipedia

He died of lung cancer in Los Angeles on January 19, 1970, at 49. Source: Wikipedia

Listen live: the channels that play Hal March

Free 24/7 stations. These play the episodes below, in rotation with the rest of their shows.

Larry Thor on a rain-slick Broadway at night

The series' own channel

Broadway Is My Beat

3 of his episodes: Broadway Is My Beat (3)

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Illustrated cover for Our Miss Brooks: an empty 1940s high-school English classroom, a blank chalkboard

The series' own channel

Our Miss Brooks

2 of his episodes: Our Miss Brooks (2)

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Illustrated cover for Lux Radio Theatre: a 1930s Hollywood theatre stage before a closed gold curtain, a single ribbon microphone in a spotlight

The series' own channel

Lux Radio Theatre

1 of his episodes: Lux Radio Theatre (1)

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Illustrated cover for Suspense: a single desk lamp in a dark room, a revolver and a telephone off the hook on the desk, long shadows across the floor

The series' own channel

Suspense

1 of his episodes: Suspense (1)

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Illustrated cover for The Whistler: a lonely rain-slicked city street at night

The series' own channel

The Whistler

1 of his episodes: The Whistler (1)

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Sal Vitale, the host of Gumshoe

Mixed channel

Gumshoe

18 of his episodes: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (12), Broadway Is My Beat (3), The Line Up (2), Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1)

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Buster Pratt, the host of Laugh Track

Mixed channel

Laugh Track

10 of his episodes: The Burns and Allen Show (3), The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show (2), Our Miss Brooks (2), Life with Luigi (2), My Friend Irma (1)

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Marshal Ramrod, the host of Dry Gulch

Mixed channel

Dry Gulch

3 of his episodes: Tales of the Texas Rangers (3)

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Illustrated cover for Opening Night: the front of a 1930s art-deco movie palace on premiere night, crossed searchlight beams in the sky

Mixed channel

Opening Night

3 of his episodes: Lux Radio Theatre (1), On Stage (1), Railroad Hour (1)

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Hal March’s shows on Stupid Potato

SeriesYearsEpisodes
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar1949 to 195412
Broadway Is My Beat1949 to 19523
Tales of the Texas Rangers1950 to 19523
The Burns and Allen Show19503
Life with Luigi1953 to 19542
Our Miss Brooks19492
The Line Up19522
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show1949 to 19542
Lux Radio Theatre19541
My Friend Irma19541
On Stage19531
Railroad Hour19481
Richard Diamond, Private Detective19501
Suspense19501
The Whistler19491

Hal March episodes: 5 free to hear

Each one names Hal March on the air, in its cast list or in the show itself. Each title opens the episode’s page: what happens, the transcript from the moment he is named, and listens from any line.

  1. The Racehorse Piledriver MatterYours Truly, Johnny Dollar · October 8, 1949 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  2. Rio RitaRailroad Hour · November 8, 1948 · Whole and free in the podcast
  3. The Trans-Pacific Import Export Company, South China Branch MaYours Truly, Johnny Dollar · August 24, 1950 · Episode guide · 60-second listens from any line
  4. The Blackmail MatterYours Truly, Johnny Dollar · May 5, 1953 · Episode guide · 60-second listens from any line
  5. The Costain MatterYours Truly, Johnny Dollar · June 2, 1953 · Episode guide · 60-second listens from any line

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All 36 Hal March episodes, by show

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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 12 episodes, 1949 to 1954
  1. The Racehorse Piledriver MatterOctober 8, 1949 · Episode guide · Free
  2. The Trans-Pacific Import Export Company, South China Branch MaAugust 24, 1950 · Episode guide · Free
  3. The Blackmail MatterMay 5, 1953 · Episode guide · Free
  4. The Costain MatterJune 2, 1953 · Episode guide · Free
  5. The Emil Carter MatterJune 16, 1953 · Potato Plus
  6. The Lester Matson MatterSeptember 8, 1953 · Potato Plus
  7. The Alfred Chambers MatterOctober 6, 1953 · Potato Plus
  8. The Allen Saxton MatterOctober 20, 1953 · Potato Plus
  9. The Uncut Canary MatterFebruary 16, 1954 · Potato Plus
  10. The Berlin MatterMarch 16, 1954 · Potato Plus
  11. The Punctilious Firebug MatterMay 25, 1954 · Potato Plus
  12. The Jan Brueghel Matter (The Flowering Judas Matter) (July 6, 1954 · Potato Plus
Broadway Is My Beat 3 episodes, 1949 to 1952
  1. Nick Norman and Santa ClausDecember 24, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. The Marcia Dean Murder CaseMay 12, 1950 · Potato Plus
  3. The Russ Warner Murder CaseJanuary 26, 1952 · Potato Plus
Tales of the Texas Rangers 3 episodes, 1950 to 1952
  1. Dead Give-AwayOctober 15, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. The Dead Give-AwayDecember 2, 1951 · Potato Plus
  3. Illegal EntryJune 8, 1952 · Potato Plus
The Burns and Allen Show 3 episodes, 1950
  1. Getting a Movie ContractJanuary 11, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. Al Jolson's Vigorous LifestyleFebruary 1, 1950 · Potato Plus
  3. George And Gracie Offered Lead in DulcyFebruary 15, 1950 · Potato Plus
Life with Luigi 2 episodes, 1953 to 1954
  1. Luigi Goes to the OperaJanuary 13, 1953 · Potato Plus
  2. Luigi Meets Immigration Man (Likely Audition)1954 · Potato Plus
Our Miss Brooks 2 episodes, 1949
  1. Student Government DayJanuary 16, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. Department Store ContestDecember 18, 1949 · Potato Plus
The Line Up 2 episodes, 1952
  1. The Big Boy's Brutish Back-Bending CaseApril 29, 1952 · Potato Plus
  2. The Charles Crocked Clobbering Case (aka-The Stanley Farmer Murder)July 29, 1952 · Potato Plus
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show 2 episodes, 1949 to 1954
  1. A Fight In The MarketOctober 16, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. This Is Your PastMay 14, 1954 · Potato Plus
Lux Radio Theatre 1 episode, 1954
  1. Mildred PierceJune 14, 1954 · Potato Plus
My Friend Irma 1 episode, 1954
  1. Irma's Brother Lectures ( #189)July 12, 1954 · Potato Plus
On Stage 1 episode, 1953
  1. Casey at the BatApril 16, 1953 · Potato Plus
Railroad Hour 1 episode, 1948
  1. Rio RitaNovember 8, 1948 · Free
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 1 episode, 1950
  1. The Oklahoma Cowboy Murder CaseSeptember 27, 1950 · Potato Plus
Suspense 1 episode, 1950
  1. Pearls Are a NuisanceApril 20, 1950 · Potato Plus
The Whistler 1 episode, 1949
  1. Panic on Mulberry StreetJuly 3, 1949 · Potato Plus

Who Hal March worked with most

Named in the same cast lists, counted across the episodes above.

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