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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
A man claims to have, "The Touch of Death." He really does! Not only that, he knows that the secret identity of The Shadow is really, Lamont Cranston! The script was produced ag
Ep 273 · Sunday, February 28, 1943 · 29:45
"The Mariposas" have sent "The Mark of The Cloven Hoof." An arrow has been launched through the window by a "dark face."
Ep 261 · Sunday, December 6, 1942 · 28:14
Same series — shared cast and standout nights
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
An interesting tale about a ghost town, with a real ghost!
Ep 196 · Sunday, October 6, 1940 · 28:21
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 tackles a real louse who burns horses alive to collect on their insurance. "Hoot" Cranston rides again! This recording has references to "Rufus," a negro sterotype, de
Ep 177 · Sunday, December 10, 1939 · 24:39
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
Night watchmen at the Burton warehouse are being murdered...by a cat!
Ep 180 · Sunday, December 31, 1939 · 25:37
A carnival concession is a front for a kidnap ring and stock manipulation gang.
Ep 170 · Sunday, October 22, 1939 · 25:16
The Shadow, Episode 216
The Chess Club Murders
Sunday, February 23, 1941 · 29:15
A triple-murder at the Chess Club remains unsolved until the Shadow checkmates the killer!
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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"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