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Ken Roberts

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Alice Frost

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Arthur Vinton

Everett Sloane

Kenny Delmar

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Marjorie Anderson

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Detective Desk

Private eyes, hardboiled and soft.

24 episodes

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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

The Adventures of Superman

The Sacred Emerald of the Incas

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

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

Mr. and Mrs. North

Wheel of Chance

Mr. and Mrs. North find themselves entangled in a tense situation when a mysterious man named Connors confronts them with a gun, demanding to know the whereabouts of something hidden under their car's hubcap.

Ep 504 · Tuesday, June 9, 1953 · 28:40

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

21st Precinct

The Neighbor

A woman reports a burglar in her apartment, prompting the 21st Precinct officers to respond quickly. They discover a complex situation involving a polite but deceptive suspect.

Ep 139 · Thursday, May 31, 1956 · 26:37

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Same series — shared cast and standout nights

The Shadow

The Isle of the Living Dead

A visit to the "Devil Lady" and her zombies on the island of St. Jude. See cat. #11918 for a syndicated rebroadcast of this program.

Ep 197 · Sunday, October 13, 1940 · 29:38

The Shadow

The Mark of the Black Widow

The "Black Widow" is just a drawing of a spider from ancient Egypt. However, it's just as deadly as the real thing! The system cue has been deleted.

Ep 199 · Sunday, October 27, 1940 · 29:15

The Shadow

The Leopard Strikes

A policeman has been murdered at the zoo. Evidence points to Rebu, the leopard. The system cue has been deleted.

Ep 209 · Sunday, January 5, 1941 · 29:46

The Shadow

The Laughing Corpse

Margo moves into a new apartment, and hears a dead man laughing!

Ep 190 · Sunday, March 10, 1940 · 25:38

The Shadow

Murder Incorporated

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

The Shadow

Dead Men Talk

A gangster seems to have disappeared and is thought dead. The first show of the season, parts of the network did not carry this show because of a basebll game.

Ep 166 · Sunday, September 24, 1939 · 25:37

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The Shadow 1940-12-29 (208) The Ghost on the Stair.mp3

The Shadow, Episode 208

The Ghost of the Stair

Sunday, December 29, 1940 · 29:41

The Shadow, Episode 208

The Ghost of the Stair

Sunday, December 29, 1940 · 29:41

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William Johnstone

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A Civil War romance leads to a haunted house...and murder in the night. The system cue has been deleted.

Prewar Nights

Before the war changed the dial (through 1941).

24 episodes

Early Forties

1940–1942: the hinge years.

24 episodes

The Forties

A whole decade on the dial.

24 episodes

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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 Shadow

The Case of the Three Frightened Policemen

One of the policemen is called "Detective Slon" (the script was written by Sidney Slon). An accused killer hangs himself in his cell, Lamont Cranston is shot! The system cue has

Ep 232 · Sunday, November 16, 1941 · 29:15

The Shadow

The Ghost Walks Again

Plans to open an old "meeting hall," are disrupted by the return of Roger Malthus...or his ghost.

Ep 219 · Sunday, March 16, 1941 · 25:09

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