Category: Syndicated

EP1863: Michael Shayne: The Man Who Lived Forever

Jeff Chandler

Michael Shayne is called in to help a woman with her father and finds her father dead. The death of a friendly barkeep plunges Shayne into a mystery involving New Orleans voodoo cult.

Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948

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EP1858: The Avenger: Department of Death

A man fell down an elevator shaft. The inspector thinks it’s an accident but Jim is convinced its murder.

Original Air Date: January 24, 1946

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EP1852: The Avenger: The Thoroughbred Murder

The tight-fisted husband of a former actress is killed by a horse. To Jim, it looks like murder.

Original Air Date: January 17, 1946

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EP1846: The Avenger: The Wingate Heirs

A cranky sea captain decides to change his will and then apparently jumps out the window to his death before he can do it.

Original Air Date: January 10, 1946

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EP1840: The Avenger: Blue Pearls

A dying woman’s words about “blue pearls,” sets Jim on the trail of a racket.

Original Air Date: January 3, 1946

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EP1834: The Avenger: Ghost Murder

Jim investigates a spiritualist who claims to be able to make contact with the dead.

Original Air Date: December 27, 1945

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EP1828: The Avenger: Fiery Death

Jim looks into a series of mysterious  deaths in the streets.

Original Air Date: December 20, 1945

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EP1820s: Straight Arrow: The Long of Summer

Howard Culver
A gang of outlaws plots to thwart peace talks between Indians and Settlers and it’s up to Straight Arrow to stop them.

Original Air Date: June 21, 1951

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EP1804: The Avenger: The Mystery of Dead Man’s Rock

Jim investigates a series of murders near a fur camp.

Original Air Date: November 22, 1945

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EP1798: The Avenger: The Coins of Death

Three people die after visiting a gypsy camp and being told they have no future.

Original Air Date: November 15, 1945

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EP1792: The Avenger: The Eyes of Shiva

A man, who is in debt to a gambler, pledges to steal his aunt’s priceless ruby necklace.

Original Air Date: November 15, 1945

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EP1786: The Avenger: Rendevous with Murder

Two crooks plan to rob a bank they helped build but first they need to steal two long-forgotten photos.

Original Air Date: November 1, 1945

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EP1780: The Avenger: Mystery of the Giant Brain

A signal leads the Avenger to a case of animals being stolen by big iron men.

Original Air Date: November 1, 1945

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EP1774: The Avenger: The High Tide Murders

Jim Brandon investigates a case of the murder of missing jewelers.

Original Air Date: October 25, 1945

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EP1773: Michael Shayne: Gossip Writer

Wally Maher

A gossip writer hires Mike to attend a dinner when she receives a threatening letter and invites all the people she suspects of sending the letter.

Original Air Date: July 9, 1945

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