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Broadway’s My Beat: The John Webster Murder Case (EP4777)

Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

A man is found murdered at the funeral for a wealthy woman.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 20, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Jeanette Nolan; Francis X. Bushman; Ted Osborne; Peggy Webber

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The Hall of Fantasy: Markheim (AWR0284)

Amazing World of Radio

Today’s Story: A gambler murders a pawn broker on Christmas Eve and is haunted by it.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 24, 1947

Originating in Salt Lake City

Starring: , Carl Grayson, Richard Harcourt, Beth Caulder,

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Charlie Chan: The Colonel’s Son is a Murder Suspect/Simmon’s Confrontation About Identity (EP4776)

Walter Connolly
Today’s Mystery: Inspector Chan reveals that the young man caught searching through the dead man’s belongings was actually his son, and then Chan questions the butler Simmons about his past with the murdered Colonel Willoughy.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1936

Originating in Los Angeles

Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan

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The Falcon: The Case of the Ace of Spades (EP4775)

George Petrie

Today’s Mystery:

A gambling den kingpin is murdered, and a wealthy Waring client is suspected of the crime.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 22, 1953

Originating from New York

Starring: George Petrie as The Falcon; Larry Haines; Mandel Kramer

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Trout Matter (EP4774)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is sent to Lake Mojave to prevent the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in jewelry and money.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 20, 1958

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lawrence Dobkin; Alan Reed; Russell Thorson; Edgar Barrier; Junius Matthews; Barney Phillips; Eleanor Audley

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Dragnet: The Big Mailman (EP4773)

Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero join forces with a USPS inspector to correct a forger who is stealing and then cashing checks.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 24, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield; Jack Kruschen

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Broadway’s My Beat: The Helen Carrol Murder Case (EP4772)

Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery: An elderly woman is found murdered in her apartment and three people confess to the crime.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 13, 1950

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergent Muggavan, Joyce McCluskey, Herb Butterfield, Peggy Webber, Lou Krugman, and David Ellis

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Charlie Chan: A Test of Color/A Getaway/Murderous Revelation (EP4771)

Walter Connolly
Today’s Mystery:

Leslie Beaton has told Sheriff Holt damning information against one of the suspects, while Charlie Chan races against a self-imposed deadline to provide the killer’s identity.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1935 or 1936

Originating from Los Angeles

Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan

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The Falcon: The Case of the Treacherous Trio (EP4770)

George Petrie

Today’s Mystery:

The Falcon agrees to help a woman find her missing husband, and finds himself in the middle of a love triangle, investigating a murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 15, 1953

Originating from New York

Starring: George Petrie as The Falcon; Mandel Kramer; Ralph Bell

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Money Matter (EP4769)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to Baltimore to investgate $104,000 being stolen from a tobacco company’s vault. Suspicion falls on a timid little bookkeeper.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 13, 1958

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Edgar Barrier; Alan Reed; Vic Perrin; Frank Nelson

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Dragnet: The Big Blast (EP4768)

Today’s Mystery:

A woman is shot in bed while sleeping with her seven-year-old son.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 17, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero

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Broadway’s My Beat: Tom and Alice Corey Murder Case (EP4767)

Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

A man kills his wife on the phone with Danny and plans to end his life.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 21, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Herb Butterfield; Anne Stone; Byron Kane; Janet Logan; Junius Matthews

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Charlie Chan: The Color Blind Killer/The Eye Witness (EP4766)

Walter Connolly
Today’s Mystery:

Inspector Chan gets a key clue to the killer’s identity from Landini’s autobiography.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1935 or 1936

Originating from Los Angeles

Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan

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The Falcon: The Case of the Strawberry Blonde (EP4765)

Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A woman working for the Communist Party in Paris tries to get her husband to steal notes on a sensitive meeting.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 14, 1952

Originating from New York

Starred: Les Damon as The Falcon; Ralph Bell

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Eastern Western Matter (EP4764)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to Florida to investigate a ranch, where a rancher claims the winter freeze cost him his entire herd of cattle.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 6, 1958

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Marvin Miller; Herb Vigran; Jack Moyles; Vic Perrin

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