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The F.W. Fitch Company, makers of those fine Fitch products, presents Dick Powell as private investigator Richard Rogue in Rogue's Gallery. Hello, Richard Rogue speaking. Hello, Mr. Rogue. This is Stark McVeigh in Minden, California. Yeah. I want to talk to you, Rogue. Well, you're talking. I want you to come up here to Minden and do a little job for me. I don't want you to let anybody in this town know who you are. You can register at the hotel as a traveling man, a salesma…

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Synopsis

In Murder At Minden, private investigator Richard Rogue receives a call from Stark McVeigh, who urgently needs his help in Minden, California. McVeigh wires Rogue $500 for expenses, indicating that the case is serious and potentially lucrative. Rogue, intrigued but cautious, agrees to meet McVeigh that evening. However, upon his arrival at the local hotel, he is met with shocking news: McVeigh has been murdered just hours before their meeting.

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Gerald Mohr

Harry Bartell

Lou Merrill

Paul Frees

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  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_Rogues_Gallery_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
  • Cast and sponsor data from RadioGold Index (J. David Goldin / UMKC Libraries).
  • Historical context from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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Rogue's Gallery, Episode 29

Murder At Minden

Thursday, January 3, 1946 · 29:39

Rogue's Gallery, Episode 29

Murder At Minden

Thursday, January 3, 1946 · 29:39

Summary

Private investigator Richard Rogue arrives in Minden, California, only to discover that the man who hired him, Stark McVeigh, has been murdered. As Rogue delves into the case, he uncovers a web of counterfeiting and betrayal.

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  • 1946 — Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf suffers a concussion during a freak racing accident; he dies from the injury the following day. The annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him.
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