Tag: Detective Story

EP1463: Philip Marlowe: The Headless Peacock

Gerald Mohr

A woman hires Marlowe to help her fiancé who has a gambling problem.

Original Air Date: July 16, 1949

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EP1462: Bubbles Greco and the Greek Private Eye

Dane Clark
A bubble dancer friend of Pete’s refers a Greek Private Investigator in New York to help locate the other half of a valuable tiara.

Original Air Date: June 22, 1954

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EP1461: The Saint: The Corpse Said Ouch

Vincent Price
A woman who reads her own obituary turns to Simon for help.

Original Air Date: August 6, 1950

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EP1460: Dragnet: Jade Thumb Rings

Jack Webb

Friday and Romero investigate the beating and robbery of a man who just bought two valuable jade thumb rings.

Original Air Date: December 8, 1949

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EP1459: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Charmona Matter

Bob Bailey

Johnny is hired to look into the disappearance of a man on a boat which was insured for three times the man’s life insurance.

Original Air Date: September 8, 1957

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EP1458: Nick Carter: The Lucrative Confession

Lon Clark

Nick is hired by an  insurance company and demands a free hand in investigating a series of car thefts.

Original Air Date: April 20, 1947

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EP1457: Philip Marlowe: The Dude from Manhattan

Gerald Mohr
Philip Marlowe goes to a friend’s dude ranch and finds himself drawn into a domestic dispute with a guest, a wife, and one of the ranch’s cowboys that quickly turns to murder.

Original Air Date: July 2, 1949

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EP1456: Crime and Peter Chambers: The Contessa la Fresso Murder

Dane ClarkWhen a  young cabby who is an ex-con is charged with the murder of a Contessa, Pete tries to prove his innocence.

Original Air Date: June 15, 1954

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EP1455: The Saint: The Case of the Previewed Crime

Vincent Price

A man claiming to be an author wakes Simon to ask if a crime is insolvable. The next day he finds out the murder appears to have happened.

Original Air Date: July 30, 1950

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EP1454s: Molle Mystery Theatre: Murder in the City Hall

Sam Delaguerra investigates the murder of a judge tied up in a cycle of corruption.

Original Air Date: April 5, 1946

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EP1454: Dragnet: The Spring Street Gang

Jack Webb

Friday and Romero investigate a large gang of criminal teenagers.

Original Air Date: December 1, 1949

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Poor Little Rich Girl Matter (EP1453)

Bob Bailey

Johnny is called into investigate when a beautiful woman wants to take out a $250,000 life insurance policy on her husband as a surprise.

Original Air Date: September 1, 1957

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EP1452: Nick Carter: The Case of the Chemical Chickens

Lon Clark

When Waldo buys eggs laced with nitroglycerin, Nick sets out to find a criminal conspiracy behind it.

Original Air Date: April 13, 1947

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EP1451: Philip Marlowe: The Key Man

Gerald Mohr
Marlowe is hired to protect a businessman from being murdered before leaving for New York.  When the man is murdered, Marlowe has to figure out whodunit.

Original Air Date: June 25, 1949

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EP1450: Crime and Peter Chambers: The Missing Earring Murder

Dane Clark
A case of mistaken identity and a missing earring lead Pete to an investigation of an elderly man’s apparent suicide.

Original Air Date: June 1, 1954

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