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Host

Ken Roberts

Cast›

Agnes Moorehead

Dwight Weist

Kenny Delmar

R

Richard Gordon

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Rosemary De Camp

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Agnes Moorehead Nights

The first lady of Suspense (and more).

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Detective Desk

Private eyes, hardboiled and soft.

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Suspense

Sorry, Wrong Number

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

The Nathan Swing Matter [AFRTS]

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

Lt, Levinson Kidnapped

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

Mother Didn't Tell Me

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

22 Rifle for Christmas

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

The Adventures of Superman

Clark Kent, Mild-Mannered Reporter

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

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Same series — shared cast and standout nights

The Shadow

Death Is Blind

Several directors of the same company have each committed suicide. They all shot themselves in the mouth!

Ep 147 · Sunday, November 20, 1938 · 29:23

The Shadow

Traffic in Death (Begin Sponsorship Blue Coal)

Six patients in a "sanitarium" have died mysteriously of a hemorrhage. The system cue has been deleted. See cat. #18999 for the same broadcast, sponsored by Blue Coal. There wer

Ep 139 · Sunday, September 25, 1938 · 29:07

The Shadow

The Return of Carnation Charlie

A killer returns from the grave to enact his revenge. Syndicated rebroadcast on WRVR-FM, New York City.

Ep 185 · Sunday, February 4, 1940 · 23:43

The Shadow

Black Rock

Three embezzlers hide out on a bleak island off the coast of Nova Scotia.

Ep 146 · Sunday, November 13, 1938 · 29:58

The Shadow

The Black Abbot

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 Shadow

The Sandhog Murders

After eight deaths occur while building an "intercity tunnel," Lamont's suspicions turn to Pop Berky, the tunnel supervisor. See cat. #11909 for a sponsored, syndicated rebroadcas

Ep 175 · Sunday, November 26, 1939 · 24:42

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The Shadow 1939-01-29 (157) Prelude to Terror.mp3

The Shadow, Episode 157

Prelude to Terror

Sunday, January 29, 1939 · 28:24

The Shadow, Episode 157

Prelude to Terror

Sunday, January 29, 1939 · 28:24

W

William Johnstone

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Blue Coal

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Mutual net

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A gang injects a colorless, explosive gas into light bulbs all over town. When the lights go on, the gas goes off! See cat. #11913 for a quality upgraded, syndicated rebroadcast of this program.

Prewar Nights

Before the war changed the dial (through 1941).

24 episodes

1939

One year on the air — the world on edge.

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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 Mercury Theatre on the Air

War of the Worlds

The most famous radio show of all time. Mars invades New Jersey.

Ep 17 · Sunday, October 30, 1938 · 51:25

The Shadow

Can the Dead Talk

A mind-reader with plans for world conquest has guessed the Shadow's true identity. He threatens to reveal it unless Cranston helps his plans; before Cranston can answer, however,

Ep 164 · Sunday, March 19, 1939 · 28:30

The Shadow

The Ghost of Captain Bayloe

The ghost of a dead sea Captain has returned to take over new ships...and sink them! The system cue has been deleted.

Ep 158 · Sunday, February 5, 1939 · 29:16

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