Ken Roberts
Dwight Weist
Elsie Thompson
Marjorie Anderson
William Johnstone
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Goldie Originals that include this night
Detective Desk
Private eyes, hardboiled and soft.
24 episodes
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
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
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
The Adventures of Superman
Superman races against time to help Dr. George Haven Beecham and his daughter Elsie recover the sacred emerald of the Incas from native priests before they escape.
Ep 27 · Friday, April 12, 1940 · 10:49
The Shadow
How did a stockbroker named John Simmons die? He was at a seance and everyone was holding hands. Soon thereafter, Omar The Mystic is found murdered. Quality upgrade, version of
Ep 204 · Sunday, December 1, 1940 · 24:11
Monk Harvey, who always wears green clothes, dies in a fire; his body found burned. A green ghost soon appears to enact his revenge. Quality upgrade, sponsored version of cat. #4
Ep 203 · Sunday, November 24, 1940 · 24:04
Same series — shared cast and standout nights
"Spud" can apparently describe a crime in detail before it even happens. He then predicts the death of Lamont Cranston!
Ep 198 · Sunday, October 20, 1940 · 25:51
There are two real dead people found among the statues in the wax museum. Syndicated rebroadcast date on WRVR-FM, New York City: April 25, 1973.
Ep 201 · Sunday, November 10, 1940 · 24:32
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
Killer Goran, about to die in the electric chair, manages to kill the executioner instead! When strapped into the "chair"a second time, the wall explodes and all the convicts atte
Ep 181 · Sunday, January 7, 1940 · 24:18
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
The Shadow, Episode 183
The Precipice Called Death
Sunday, January 21, 1940 · 24:32
A small ugly man controls a large hulking monster.
Prewar Nights
Before the war changed the dial (through 1941).
Early Forties
1940–1942: the hinge years.
The Forties
A whole decade on the dial.
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