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The Saint: The Chiseling Chimpanzee (EP5076)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

Simon Templar becomes involved in a strange murder mystery after meeting a frightened man named Prebble, who believes he may be headed for prison because of a trained chimpanzee named Wenceslas. When Prebble is murdered and the chimpanzee is subsequently killed, The Saint discovers that the animal may have been involved in the theft of valuable jewels. Simon follows the trail to a group of jewel thieves and must determine who killed Prebble and Wenceslaus—and who has the missing jewels.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 10, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

Cast:

  • Maggie Morley as Lola
  • George Nees as Roland Ames
  • Sheldon Leonard as Max
  • Theodor von Eltz as Haig
  • Jack Moyles as Prebble
  • Jerry Hausner as the Monkey

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The Saint: Marvin Hickerson, Private Eye (EP5071)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

Simon Templar is drawn into a dangerous mystery when Alice Parks asks for his help after her fiancé, Marvin Hickerson, disappears under suspicious circumstances. Marvin, a private investigator with a complicated case on his hands, has become entangled with a group of people involved in a dangerous scheme. As The Saint begins following the clues, he discovers that money, deception, and a murder may all be connected. With powerful people determined to keep the truth hidden, Simon must use his wits to uncover what really happened before the mystery turns deadly.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 3, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:
  • Vincent Price as Simon Templar
  • Leslie Banning
  • Maggie Morley
  • Victor Rodman
  • Edmund MacDonald
  • Herb Vigran
  • Bill Tracy
  • Bonnie Phillips.

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The Saint: The Terrible TinType (EP5066)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

Simon Templar becomes involved in a murder mystery after discovering a dead man named Marsh. When a photograph that could provide an important clue goes missing, The Saint sets out to discover who killed Marsh and why someone is so determined to keep the picture from being found. Simon’s investigation leads him through a dangerous trail of deception as he searches for the missing photograph and the truth behind the murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date:November 26, 1950.

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

  • Vincent Price as Simon Templar
  • Joan Banks as Valerie Marsh
  • Lamont Johnson as Pete Bryan
  • Helen Parrish as Sally Blair
  • Ken Christie as Lieutenant Riley
  • Anna Hurley as Graves, the butler
  • Larry Dobkin as Louie

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The Saint: No Hiding Place (EP5061)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

Simon Templar tries to help Tommy Patrick, a prisoner who claims someone has repeatedly tried to kill him and then escapes before Simon can speak with him. Searching for the reason Tommy has been marked for death leads Simon to Tommy’s sister Nancy, a powerful nightclub owner, and questions about the robbery that sent Tommy to prison three years earlier.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 19, 1950.

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

  • Vincent Price as Simon Templar
  • Peggy Webber as the landlady
  • Sheldon Leonard as Frank
  • Victor Rodman as Farrelly
  • Peter Leeds as Sam
  • Dick Crenna as Tommy Patrick
  • Fred Shields as the Warden
  • Larry Dobkin as Louie
  • Dick Powell, writer
  • Leslie Charteris, creator of The Saint
  • James L. Saphier, producer
  • Helen Mack, director
  • Don Stanley, announcer

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The Saint: Miss Godby’s School for Girls (EP5056)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

The Saint becomes involved when a blackmailer calls him to give a father a demand for ransom.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 5, 1950.

Originating from Hollywood

  • Vincent Price as Simon Templar / The Saint
  • Peggy Webber
  • Gloria McMillan
  • Maggie Morley
  • Ted Osborne
  • Theodore von Eltz
  • Larry Dobkin
  • Don Stanley, announcer

Script by Dick Powell

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The Saint: The Return of Harry Morgan (EP5051)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

Simon Templar agrees to help Wendy Brown, who fears the return of Harry Morgan, a notorious criminal she double-crossed before he fled the country. When a former prizefighter with advance knowledge of Morgan’s arrival is murdered, Simon begins to suspect there is more behind Morgan’s homecoming than a simple quest for revenge.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 12, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

  • Vincent Price as Simon Templar, The Saint
  • Joan Banks as Wendy Brown
  • Larry Dobkin as Louie
  • Paul Frees as Sammy
  • Ed Max as the bartender
  • Barney Phillips as Kerrigan
  • Tony Barrett as Marlowe

Written by Louis Vittes

Directed by Helen Mack

A James L. Saphier production

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The Saint: It’s Snow Use (EP5046)

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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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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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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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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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The Saint: The Baseball Murder (EP5026)

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Vincent PriceToday’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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The Saint: Cupid and Corpse (EP5021)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

Simon Templar’s plans for a carefree day with Ann Morley are interrupted when the murder of a ticket broker draws them into a dangerous mystery. Pursued by hired gunmen and faced with a growing list of suspects, The Saint follows a twisting trail that seems to center on a prominent warehouse owner.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 20, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

Also featuring Shirley Mitchell, Barbara Eiler, Jack Moyles, Tom Brown, Edmund MacDonald, and Anthony Barrett

Script by Louis Vittes

Music composed and conducted by Vaughn Dexter

Produced by James L. Saphier

Directed by Helen Mack

Announcer: Don Stanley

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The Saint: The Ghost that Giggled

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Barry Sullivan

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

Starred: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

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The Saint: Reflection on Murder (EP5011)

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Today’s Mystery:

After actress Betty Ames witnesses a publisher’s murder, Simon Templar appoints himself her unofficial bodyguard. When a second attempt is made on Betty’s life during a stage rehearsal, The Saint realizes the killer is determined to silence the one witness who may hold the key to the case.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 13, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

Also featuring Francis Cheney, Barbara Eiler, Eleanor Audley, Frank Gerstle, Stanley Farrar, and Arthur Q. Bryan

Script by Louis Vittes

Music composed and conducted by Vaughn Dexter

Produced by James L. Saphier

Directed by Helen Mack

Announcer: Don Stanley

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The Saint: The Corpse Said Ouch (EP5006)

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Today’s Mystery:

A frantic young woman arrives at Simon Templar’s apartment in the middle of the night insisting she’s dead—and the morning newspaper appears to prove it. When The Saint discovers a murdered woman wearing her distinctive coat, he sets out to learn who the victim really was and whether the killer’s intended target is still alive.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 6, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

Also featuring Shirley Mitchell, Viola Vaughn, Larry Dobkin, Lou Merrill, Anthony Barrett, and Jack Moyles

Script by Louis Vittes

Music composed and conducted by Vaughn Dexter

Produced by James L. Saphier

Directed by Helen Mack

Announcer: Don Stanley

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