21st Precinct
Drama
Drama
Aunt Mary.
Family loyalties, romance, secrets and personal conflicts unfold across the interconnected lives of Aunt Mary, Kitt, Ben, Peggy, Bill and their circle. This collection contains 580 preserved recordings. Episode titles retain source archive numbers to help identify each instalment. The source collection describes its dates and numbers as estimates, so they are not presented here as confirmed original broadcast dates or episode numbers. Several files share an archive number and retain their separate source titles.
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Aunt Mary: Programme Guide.
A family conversation can leave a problem unresolved long after the quarter-hour ends. Aunt Mary follows the relationships and disagreements of a continuing daytime drama, with Mary Lane at the centre of its domestic world.
Broadcast history.
John Dunning's radio history places the West Coast serial approximately in 1942–1951 and identifies NBC regional broadcasting. The dates describe the historical programme, not the modern publication of these archive records. A regional series can also have later syndication or other network appearances.
Cast and creative team.
Jane Morgan played Mary Lane. The series company included Fred Howard as Lefty Larkin, Jane Webb as Peggy, Patrick McGeehan as Ben Calvert, Irene Tedrow as Jessie and Jay Novello as David Bowman. Other roles changed hands. Historical references credit George Fogle among its directors and Lee and Virginia Crosby among its writers; these credits should not be imposed unchanged on every episode.
Where to begin.
This is an available sample, not a claim to be the original premiere. Other entries retain their existing Archive labels and titles.
An interesting detail.
A long-running daily serial leaves several different kinds of numbers behind: original broadcast dates, transcription numbers and later collector labels. HRV's Archive labels are useful catalogue identifiers, but are not themselves independently established original episode numbers.
Listening appeal.
Choose an available recording to become familiar with the relationships, then follow adjacent labels where possible. A surviving selection from a daily drama may begin in the middle of an ongoing situation, so it rewards patience with the continuing story.
Collection and date notes.
HRV lists 580 public recordings, a substantial collection that is not certified here as the complete historical run. Exact dates and the correspondence between archive labels and original transmissions remain recording-level research questions. Podcast publication dates describe later release of the records.
Sources.
Choose your next episode.
580 public recordings in this programme. Catalogue order is not a verified original broadcast chronology.
580 episodes available.
Questions about Aunt Mary.
Who plays Aunt Mary?
Jane Morgan plays Mary Lane in the series history.
Do the Archive numbers establish original air dates?
No. Collector labels and original transmission dates require separate verification.
Is every historical episode available here?
The580 records form a large selection, but completeness has not been independently certified.
