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Ken Roberts

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Margot Stevenson

Orson Welles

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Rosa Rio

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B.F. Goodrich Tires

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A foreign agent tries to conquer America by infecting the U.S. Army with a secret disease. The show being syndicated, the date above is subject to correction.

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Detective Desk

Private eyes, hardboiled and soft.

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The Hitch-Hiker

A motorist traveling cross-country picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, leading to a chilling and unsettling experience that tests his sanity.

Ep 11 · Wednesday, September 2, 1942 · 29:32

The Black Museum

The White Boxes ( Small White Boxes)

In The White Boxes, Orson Welles explores a murder case involving a seemingly innocent object: small white boxes that contained arsenic. The story unfolds through the trial of Madeline Smith, who is accused of poisoning her lover.

Ep 42 · Tuesday, October 14, 1952 · 26:22

Lux Radio Theatre

Break of Hearts

This is a rehearsal recording. A romance about a great orchestra conductor and his stormy marriage with a beautiful composer. The program closing at this rehearsal was apparently

Ep 448 · Monday, September 11, 1944 · 61:09

The Mercury Theatre on the Air

Pickwick Papers

Announced as the twentieth show of the series. Very English and very 19th century stories of jolly olde England.

Ep 20 · Sunday, November 20, 1938 · 61:21

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Tip-Off Matter

A convict in the state prison is about to die. He has a final "thank you" for Johnny for helping his kid brother get a start in life. There's still the matter of $100,000 from th

Ep 809 · Sunday, September 30, 1962 · 23:56

The Shadow

Professor X

A criminal is bankrolling a mad scientist who is working on an electronic disintegration machine. He plans to "send living flesh by wire." The show being syndicated, the date abo

Ep 138 · Sunday, September 18, 1938 · 29:26

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Aboard the Steamship Amazon

While enjoying an ocean cruise, Lamont Cranston is suspected of being a murderer. The show being syndicated, the date above is subject to correction.

Ep 119 · Sunday, May 8, 1938 · 29:27

The Shadow

White God

Over a dozen ships have vanished in, "The Graveyard of the Pacific." An arch-criminal with a magnetic ray matches wits with "The Shadow." He seems to be able to bring the dead b

Ep 118 · Sunday, May 1, 1938 · 29:42

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The Mine Hunters

A very Japanese-sounding bad-guy is planning to lay mines near the Panama Canal. Could he be up to no good? The show being syndicated, the date above is subject to correction.

Ep 132 · Sunday, August 7, 1938 · 29:31

The Shadow

The Fire Bug

The Shadow rescues Margo who's been kidnapped and tortured by a pyromaniac and his Italian stereotype henchman. The show being syndicated, the date is subject to correction.

Ep 115 · Sunday, April 10, 1938 · 29:31

The Shadow

Voice Of the Trumpet

A dealer of rare books is actually a spy, selling War Department secrets to Europeans, with the help of a spiritualist. The show being syndicated, the date above is subject to cor

Ep 127 · Sunday, July 3, 1938 · 29:27

The Shadow

The Hypnotized Audience (begin Sponsorship B F Goodrich)

The first program in the series sponsored by B.F. Goodrich tires. An Indian mystic tries to save his brother from the electric chair by kidnapping the Governor. The show being sy

Ep 113 · Sunday, March 27, 1938 · 29:43

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The Shadow 1938-06-12 (124) Murder on Approval.mp3

The Shadow, Episode 124

Murder on Approval

Sunday, June 12, 1938 · 29:24

The Shadow, Episode 124

Murder on Approval

Sunday, June 12, 1938 · 29:24

Prewar Nights

Before the war changed the dial (through 1941).

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Orson Welles on the Dial

Mercury Theatre energy.

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Thirties Echo

1930s nights — earlier golden age glow.

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Latest Air Dates

The newest broadcast dates in the archive.

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The Shadow

The Witch Drums Of Salem

A witch's curse befalls the descendants of the clergyman who had her killed. The show being syndicated, the date above is subject to correction.

Ep 137 · Sunday, September 11, 1938 · 29:33

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The Black Buddha

This statue from the far east should be gotten rid of as soon as possible...or else! The show being syndicated, the date above is subject to correction.

Ep 136 · Sunday, September 4, 1938 · 29:28

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