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Philadelphia, PA— MOVIES UNLIMITED TUNES INTO RADIO OFFERING AUDIO PROGRAMS OF CLASSIC MOVIES AND TV SHOWS ON CD

Movies Unlimited, one of the world’s top video retailers, is proud to present a series of rare vintage radio programs on audio CD in which movies and TV shows featuring famous stars are dramatized. The Radio’s Golden Age series, which retail for $9.99 each and feature original commer- cials of the era, is comprised of scores of exciting, dramatic and funny radio programs from the 1930s to the . Most of the programs run about 60 minutes and, in many cases, were originally broadcast on the “Lux Radio Theater.” In several programs, the stars of the original movies were recruited to play the same role in their audio versions. So, we have and performing in a 1930 broadcast of It Happened One Night; in a 1947 version of the landmark The Singer; repeating her Oscar-winning part as Kitty Foyle; and Cary Grant returning as Mr. Lucky for radio enthusiasts. In addition, different performers were recruited for some of the radio programs bringing their own unique talents to famous roles. For example, Charlton Heston takes over the lead role Marlon Brando originated in a 1951 version of Viva Zapata! Greer Garson steps into Katherine Hepburn’s shoes for The African Queen. And Alan Ladd and Hedy Lamaar perform the roles Humphrey Bogart and made famous in the 1944 radio edition of Casablanca. Also offered are such radio and TV favorites asDragnet with as Sgt. Joe Friday, starring William Conrad as Marshal and The boasting Earle Graser as the masked hero.

Movies Unlimited is one of the world’s leading DVD and Blu-ray retailers. The Philadelphia- based company publishes the annual Movies Unlimited DVD Catalog and films through their website www.moviesunlimited.com. The company offers over 70,000 titles which are available by calling Movies Unlimited at 1-800-4-MOVIES.

For further information, please contact: Irv Slifkin (215-637-4444, ext. 6113) [email protected]

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