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Mystery, Suspense · 1941–1952

Inner Sanctum Mysteries

137 episodes · Blue, ABC, CBS

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Inner Sanctum Mysteries is a mystery, suspense radio series (1941–1952) on Blue, ABC, CBS. Hosted by Paul McGrath.

Cast & guest stars

Voices you hear across this show

Santos Ortega

50 episodes

Everett Sloane

31 episodes

Lawson Zerbe

25 episodes

Berry Kroeger

17 episodes

Mercedes McCambridge

17 episodes

Jackson Beck

14 episodes

Larry Haines

19 episodes

Mary Bennett

12 episodes

Alan Devitt

11 episodes

Ann Shephard

8 episodes

Hosts & announcers

Who brought the night on the air

Paul McGrath

85 episodes

Raymond Edward Johnson

19 episodes

Dwight Weist

2 episodes

Berry Kroeger

1 episode

Ed Herlihy

1 episode

Peter Lorre

1 episode

Sponsors

Commercial partners — breaks intact on Goldie

Lipton Tea

33 episodes

Carter's Little Liver Pills

8 episodes

Bromo Seltzer

6 episodes

Palmolive

3 episodes

Mars Candy

2 episodes

Colgate tooth powder

1 episode

Mars "Forever Yours" candy bars

1 episode

Networks

Where this series was heard

CBS net

108 episodes

Blue Network

10 episodes

ABC net

4 episodes

Episodes

Cataloged so far — 29 episodes · page 1 of 2

1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 All years

Ep 210
Jan 9, 1945 · Desert Death
Two guys driving across the desert pick up three hitch-hikers who turn out to be escaped Nazi prisoners.
29:30
Ep 212
Jan 23, 1945 · Death Is an Artist
Four dead cats and a man are found in an apartment...all with their throats slit or their heads cut off! The story of the human victim involves a hated wife and murder. A delightfully macabre story.
29:30
Ep 214
Feb 6, 1945 · Death in the Depths
A deep-sea diver thinks more than he should while he's at work. When the time is nine bells, the diver meets some old friends down in a shipwreck!
29:44
Ep 216
Feb 20, 1945 · No Coffin for the Dead
Who killed Peter Frame? The assailant is identified as the insane son of Peter Frame's housekeeper. However, the son has been shot while escaping from an asylum and is unable to walk.
29:37
Ep 222
Apr 3, 1945 · The Meek Die Slowly
23:19
Ep 224
Apr 17, 1945 · The Judas Clock
Death to those who own this clock; it uses Judas' thirty pieces of silver as counterweights! AFRTS program name: "Mystery Theatre."
29:32
Ep 225
Apr 24, 1945 · Song of the Slasher
A good story about a cop who discovers that he's living in the same building with a homicidal maniac. The script was subsequently used on "The Grip Of Terror" in 1977 (see cat. #24411).
29:19
Ep 226
May 1, 1945 · The Girl and the Gallows
A strange woman who foretells the future and can't be killed foretells a hanging death for a beautiful girl. The broadcast of May 8, 1945 was cancelled due to V-E Day programs.
28:23
Ep 227
May 15, 1945 · The Black Art
A murderer about to be hanged is rescued by a woman with strange powers. This is the last program hosted by Raymond Edward Johnson. The previous week's program was pre-empted because of V-E Day. This program is also known as, "Death Row Exit."
28:31
Ep 228
May 22, 1945 · Dead to Rights
An inept couple murder for profit, and then run when the net closes in on them.
29:34
Ep 229
May 29, 1945 · Musical Score
A man is forced to share a lifeboat with a composer who keeps humming a maddening tune.
29:32
Ep 230
Jun 5, 1945 · Death Across the Board
A good story about a murdering madman battling the police as a chess game...with dead bodies galore! The script was subsequently used on "Murder At Midnight," on November 16, 1946 (see cat. #50544).
29:42
Ep 231
Jun 12, 1945 · Portrait of Death
A cursed painting invariably kills its owner.
29:50
Ep 232
Jun 19, 1945 · Dead Man's Holiday
A man finds his face changed, a grave with his name on it and his wife married to another man.
29:30
Ep 233
Jun 26, 1945 · Dead Man's Debt
A smart lawyer gets a murderer off the hook, but his fee is a high one.
29:21

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Can I stream Inner Sanctum Mysteries free on Goldie?: Yes. Inner Sanctum Mysteries episodes are free to stream on goldie.fm. Create a free account for unlimited listening; anonymous visitors get a daily sample stream.
How many Inner Sanctum Mysteries episodes are on Goldie?: Goldie has 137 playable Inner Sanctum Mysteries episodes cataloged so far — a partial set of surviving recordings (multi-part serials may still be incomplete on this hub). More episodes appear as cataloging continues; this count is not the full historical run.
When did Inner Sanctum Mysteries originally air?: Inner Sanctum Mysteries originally aired 1941–1952 on Blue, ABC, CBS. Stream free episodes on Goldie.
Does Goldie include transcripts for Inner Sanctum Mysteries?: Where timed text exists, Goldie shows a searchable transcript alongside the player so you can find dialogue, plot points, and sponsor mentions.