Fifteen Years Ago (EP4526s)

This week, we look back at our first week of podcasts from 2009, with Adam’s current extended thoughts on each episode and reaction to his own commentar.

Original Podcast Release Date: October 26, 2009

Dan Holiday tries to jumpstart his writing career through an ad in a newspaper. His first letter is from a woman who tells Dan she’s being blackmailed.

Original Radio Air Date: October 17, 1947

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday; Sylvia Picker as Suzie

Original Podcast Release Date: October 27, 2009

 

Pat Novak is hired to frighten a man named Dixie Gillian, but when an empty gun goes off, he finds himself facing a murder charge.
“You couldn’t hold a moth with a searchlight.” – Pat Novak to Hellman
Original Air Date: November 24, 1946
Originating in San Francisco
Starring: Jack Webb as Pat Novak; Tudor Owen as Jocko Madigan
Original Podcast Release Date: October 28, 2009

On his first day as a private detective, George Valentine gets his first client – a famous writer who tells him he’s about to be murdered and then collapses on the spot. The body then vanishes, leaving George to find out what happened.

Original Audition Date: May 14, 1946

Originating in Hollywood
Starring: Bob Bailey as George Valentine; Shirley Mitchell as Claire; Eddie Firestone, Jr. as Sonny; Joseph Kearns; Georgia Backus; Howard McNear; Horace Murphy
Original Podcast Release Date: October 30, 2009

Johnny Dollar is retained to protect a man who has threatened suicide after making a notorious gambling kingpin the beneficiary on his life insurance policy.
Original Audition Date: December 7, 1948
Starring: Dick Powell as Johnny Dollar; William Conrad; Betty Lou Gerson; Joseph Kearns
Guest: Andrew Rhynes of the OTR Westerns podcast
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  1 comment for “Fifteen Years Ago (EP4526s)”

  1. Jim Brown
    October 20, 2024 at 5:16 am

    I don’t think I’d heard Box 13 before … your comment about it feeling like a pilot is spot on! The episode really spun its wheels in the first act. Great work as always. Your comments and curation add great value to the listening experience.

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