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Jerry, look, this lady's all out of step and sort of stumbling. Yeah, something's the matter with her. Yes, she's... Jerry, she's falling. Come on, Pam. Mr. and Mrs. North. Starring Richard Denning and Barbara Britton. Listen as Pam and Jerry solve the mystery dance of death. There are hundreds of small night clubs like the Blue Mirror in New York. Smoky, blatant, garish places by night, lonesome and shabby by day. Like today, like three o'clock in the afternoon. But there's…

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Synopsis

In the Mr. and Mrs. North episode titled Dance Of Death, the Norths visit the Blue Mirror, a small nightclub in New York, where they are captivated by the performance of dancer Ruby Slade. However, their enjoyment quickly turns to concern when Ruby suddenly collapses on stage, prompting Pam and Jerry to investigate the cause of her distress. The atmosphere in the club is thick with tension, especially between Ruby and her father, who seems to exert an oppressive control over her life and career.

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B

Barbara Britton

R

Richard Denning

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Credits

  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_Mr_and_Mrs_North_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
  • Historical context from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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Mr. and Mrs. North, Episode 527

Dance Of Death

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Dance Of Death

Tuesday, November 17, 1953 · 25:05

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Pam and Jerry North witness a dancer's alarming collapse at a nightclub, leading them to uncover a tangled web of jealousy and murder involving the dancer and her controlling father.

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  • 1953 — The remaining human inhabitants of the Blasket Islands, County Kerry, Ireland, are evacuated to the mainland.

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