Category: NBC

Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery: Simon Templar travels to a winter resort after being summoned by Peggy, a lively woman whose unusual request for protection involves asking the Saint to pose as her husband. Her tangled romantic history soon draws Simon into an increasingly peculiar mystery, where people—and even a snowman—have a habit of disappearing.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 29, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Vincent Price as Simon Templar, The Saint
Script by Louis Vittes
Based on characters created by Leslie Charteris

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Mail (EP5044)

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Todays Mystery:

Mystery Summary:

Sergeant Joe Friday and his new partner, Frank Smith, investigate the armed robbery of a U.S. mail truck carrying registered mail. The three-man gang escapes with 28 sacks, leaving police with little to work with beyond a stolen getaway car, a first name, and one robber’s distinctive voice.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 24, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday
Herb Ellis as Frank Smith
Also featuring Vic Perrin and Inga Hollis
Script by Jim Moser
Music by Walter Schumann
Technical advisors: Captain Jack Donahoe, Sergeant Marty Wynn, and Sergeant Vance Brasher

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: The Cord Around Her Neck (EP5042)

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Today’s Mystery:

West Seattle Herald reporter Stuart Whitehouse gets an unexpected opportunity to scoop the city’s larger newspapers when a woman is found murdered in her home. With his weekly paper’s deadline rapidly approaching, Whitehouse follows a series of clues in hopes of identifying the killer—and getting the story into print first.

Original Radio Broadcast: January 9, 1952

Originating from New York

Cast:

Nat Polen as Stuart Whitehouse
Margaret Burlen
Helen Barron
Larry Haines
Bill Griffiths
Bert Callen
John Becker
Steve Edders
Michael O’Day

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The Saint: Dossier on a Doggone Dog (EP5041)

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Today’s Mystery:

When Simon Templar finds a lost Pekingese and follows her home, he walks straight into a wealthy family’s uproar over a missing fortune in jewels. A suspicious butler, an argumentative family, and a precocious young would-be detective soon leave The Saint wondering how a simple good deed became such a complicated affair.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 24, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Barry Sullivan as The Saint; Myra Marsh; Tom Tully; Ted Osborne; Lamont Johnson; Jeffrey Silver; Lawrence Dobkin

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Counterspy, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Counterspy: Hot Car Killer (A0114)

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Today’s Adventure:

David Harding investigates an interstate stolen-car racket after a detective working undercover is murdered. The trail leads to a former race-car driver with a dangerous reputation and a criminal organization determined to keep its operation – and the identity of its leader – hidden.

Original Radio Broadcast: September 15, 1949

Originating from New York

Cast:

Don MacLaughlin as David Harding
Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters
Directed by William M. Sweets
Music by Jesse Crawford
A Phillips H. Lord production for Pepsi-Cola

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Gamble (EP5039)

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Today’s Mystery:

Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Bill Lockwood investigate a professional gambling ring that keeps its games moving from place to place. A tip finally gives police the opportunity they’ve been waiting for, but what begins as a vice investigation suddenly becomes a far more serious case.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 8, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday
Martin Milner as Officer Bill Lockwood
Also featuring Eddie Firestone and Whit Connor

Script by Jim Moser

Music by Walter Schumann

Technical advisors: Captain Jack Donahoe, Sergeant Marty Wynn, and Sergeant Vance Brasher

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The Big Story: The Man Who Wanted What He Couldn’t Have (EP5037)

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Today’s Mystery:

Salt Lake City Tribune reporter Cluster M. Nielsen investigates the murder of a young traveler whose final journey ends on a lonely Utah highway. As the evidence begins to conflict, Nielsen races to uncover the truth before an innocent man pays the price.

Original Radio Broadcast: November 14, 1951

Originating from New York

Cast:

Francis DeSales as Cluster M. Nielsen
Charita Bauer
Mickey O’Day
Bruce Gordon
Owen Gordon
Alan Stevenson

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The Saint: The Ghost That Giggled (EP5036)

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Today’s Mystery:
When an eccentric woman asks Simon Templar to investigate the ghost that has been haunting her wealthy brother, The Saint expects to expose a harmless superstition. Instead, he finds himself unraveling a murder, a missing safe deposit box key, and a web of deception in which nearly everyone seems to be searching for the same elusive prize.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 17, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Barry Sullivan as Simon Templar, The Saint (substituting for Vincent Price)
Also featuring Ann Doran, Lurene Tuttle, Jack Moyles, Larry Dobkin, and Parley Baer

Based on characters created by Leslie Charteris

Directed by Helen Mack

Music composed and conducted by Van Dexter

Produced by James L. Saphier

Announced by Don Stanley

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Safe

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Todays Mystery: Sergeant Joe Friday and his temporary partner investigate a string of expertly planned safe burglaries that has baffled the Los Angeles Police Department for months. After eliminating one suspect after another, a seemingly minor lead from a neighborhood repair shop finally gives the detectives the break they’ve been waiting for.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 1, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday
Harry Bartell
Stacey Harris
Jack Kruschen
Script by Jim Moser
Music by Walter Schumann
Technical advice from the Office of Chief of Police, W. H. Parker, Los Angeles Police Department
Technical advisors: Captain Jack Donohoe, Sergeant Marty Wynn, and Sergeant Vance Brasher

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The Big Story: Forty Minutes to Meet a Deadline (EP5032)

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Today’s Story:

Cleveland Press reporter Bus Bergen believes he has an open-and-shut murder case wrapped up in just forty minutes. But as the trial unfolds, a nagging doubt – and an unlikely four-legged witness – forces him to reconsider everything he thought he knew.

Original Radio Broadcast: July 25, 1951

Originating from New York

Starring Nat Polen as Bus Bergen

Also featuring Kathleen Nadeau, Brad Barker, Mel Ruick, Phil Sterling, Larry Robinson, Court Benson, and Les Darcy (unconfirmed)

Based on the true experiences of Cleveland Press reporter Bus Bergen.

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: The Horrible Hamburger (EP5031)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

After a wrong turn leaves Simon Templar and taxi driver Louie dining at a lonely roadside restaurant, a flat tire leads them to discover a corpse in the trunk of Louie’s cab. When the body mysteriously disappears, The Saint sets out to uncover the truth behind the “Happy Hamburger.”

Original Radio Broadcast: September 10, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring Vincent Price as Simon Templar, The Saint

Also featuring Louise Erickson, Noreen Gammill, Arthur Q. Bryan, Dave Light, and Larry Dobkin as Louie

Written by Louis Vittes

Music composed and conducted by Van Dexter

Directed by Helen Mack

Announced by Don Stanley

Based on characters created by Leslie Charteris

A James L. Saphier production

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Counterspy: The Courageous Come-On (A0110)

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Today’s Adventure:

Counterspy chief David Harding investigates a charity that claims to help disabled veterans and workers prepare for new careers. When a courageous insider exposes the organization’s true purpose, Harding devises a plan to protect the legitimate cause while bringing a confidence man to justice.

Original Radio Broadcast: September 8, 1949

Originating from New York

Starring Don MacLaughlin as David Harding and Mandel Kramer as Peters

Also featuring Virginia Gregg

Directed by William M. Sweets

Dramatized by Palmer Thompson

Music by Jesse Crawford

A Philip H. Lord production for Pepsi-Cola

The program concludes with a special message prepared by Vice President Alvin W. Barkley regarding employment opportunities for disabled veterans and workers.

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Elevator (EP5029)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Bill Lockwood investigate the body of an unidentified woman which has been found abandoned in a hospital elevator. With no obvious cause of death and only a mysterious phone call to point them in the right direction, the detectives race to determine whether they’re dealing with murder—or something entirely different.

Original Radio Broadcast: April 24, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Starring Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday and Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero’s successor, Bill Lockwood

Also featuring Martin Milner, Vic Perrin, and Gwen Delano

Script by Jim Moser

Music by Walter Schumann

Technical advice from the Office of Chief of Police, W. H. Parker, Los Angeles Police Department, with technical advisors Captain Jack Donohoe, Sergeant Marty Wynn, and Sergeant Vance Brasher

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The Big Story: More Tragic than Murder (EP5027)

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The Big Story

Today’s Mystery:

When rumors spread through rural Kansas that a woman has concealed her mother’s death for years, Hiawatha Daily World reporter Virgil Hill uncovers a heartbreaking truth that proves far more tragic than murder.

Original Radio Broadcast: April 25, 1951

Originating from New York

Starring Bill Lipton as Virgil Hill

Also featuring Agnes Young, Ethel Owen, James Stevens, Bill Smith, Charles Eggleston, Bill Griffiths, and Jason Johnson

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: The Baseball Murder (EP5026)

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Vincent Price Today’s Mystery:

Simon Templar investigates rumors that a minor league baseball team is about to throw an important game. His inquiry leads him to a beautiful woman, a dangerous fixer, and a young pitching phenom whose promising career may be destroyed before he ever reaches the major leagues.

Original Radio Broadcast: September 17, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring Vincent Price as Simon Templar, The Saint

Also featuring Gloria Blondell, Jack Moyles, Hal March, Ed Max, Bob Clark, and Larry Dobkin

Based on characters created by Leslie Charteris

Written by Dick Powell

Music composed and conducted by Van Dexter

Directed by Helen Mack

Produced by James L. Saphier

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