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Agnes Moorehead
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Goldie Originals that include this night
Agnes Moorehead Nights
The first lady of Suspense (and more).
24 episodes
Detective Desk
Private eyes, hardboiled and soft.
Shared stars, moods, and themes across the catalog
Suspense
An invalid woman overhears a chilling conversation about a planned murder while struggling with a malfunctioning telephone. As she fights to alert the authorities, the stakes rise with each passing moment.
Ep 43 · Tuesday, May 25, 1943 · 29:38
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
A smalltime hoodlum killed...what's the connection between Mr. Big and the Prosecutor's daughter?
Ep 211 · Tuesday, April 20, 1954 · 28:23
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Lieutenant Levinson is kidnapped by Bert Fisher, whose brother is set to be executed that night. Richard Diamond races against time to rescue his friend before it's too late.
Ep 69 · Wednesday, October 18, 1950 · 29:32
Lux Radio Theatre
The love story of a romantic girl and her new doctor-husband. AFRTS program name: "Hollywood Radio Theatre."
Ep 897 · Tuesday, November 16, 1954 · 53:02
Dragnet
A nine-year-old boy goes missing, raising suspicions of foul play. Detectives Friday and Smith investigate the case, uncovering a tragic accident involving a gun.
Ep 183 · Sunday, December 21, 1952 · 26:48
Inner Sanctum Mysteries
A woman burned as a witch returns to enact revenge.
Ep 439 · Monday, September 12, 1949 · 28:09
Same series — shared cast and standout nights
The Shadow
Lamont Cranston uses a home disc recorder to record a strange radio transmission. He deciphers coded plans to steal a new warplane. This story is also known as, "Death By Violenc
Ep 162 · Sunday, March 5, 1939 · 28:56
The first show of the series with "The Shadow" as a force against crime and not just a phantom announcer. Just before an innocent man is to be executed for murder, The Shadow uses
Ep 87 · Sunday, September 26, 1937 · 29:13
After a mutiny aboard a yacht, Lamont and Margo are brought to a Caribbean island. Plans are being made to attack the United States from a hidden military base. The system cue ha
Ep 143 · Sunday, October 23, 1938 · 29:36
A man has become absolute ruler of an isolated valley and has made zombies of the inhabitants. An interesting story.
Ep 156 · Sunday, January 22, 1939 · 29:53
While an old church is being repaired, the ghost of an abbot from the past commits murder. See cat. #96855 for this same broadcast, sponsored by B.F. Goodrich tires.
Ep 140 · Sunday, October 2, 1938 · 29:21
The entire city is covered by a thick fog for three days. This threat is followed by a demand for 5 million dollars...or poison gas will be mixed with the fog! This is a quality
Ep 142 · Sunday, October 16, 1938 · 26:37
The Shadow, Episode 141
Death Stalks the Shadow
Sunday, October 9, 1938 · 31:39
Mutual net
Network
An electric eye traps the Shadow in a death cell. The program has a good electrocution scene.
Prewar Nights
Before the war changed the dial (through 1941).
Thirties Echo
1930s nights — earlier golden age glow.
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The Adventures of Superman
Superman, a visitor from another planet, saves a professor and his son from a runaway trolley car. He decides to become a reporter, adopting the name Clark Kent to better understand humanity and help those in need.
Ep 2 · Wednesday, February 14, 1940 · 11:35
The Mercury Theatre on the Air
Second show of the series. An excellent adaptation of the classic adventure tale. This program is also known as, "First Person, Singular."
Ep 2 · Monday, July 18, 1938 · 63:54
A gang kills for hire...using deadly matches. Co-incidentally, the real "Murder Incorporated" was being tried, convicted and in the headlines shortly after this broadcast.
Ep 178 · Sunday, December 17, 1939 · 26:07
In another somewhat improbable criminal case, Dr. Vadelaw (a simple pun) has been infecting sailors so that he can smuggle red rubies into the country when their arms and legs swel
Ep 174 · Sunday, November 19, 1939 · 25:20