Tag: murder

EP1904s: Screen Guild Theatre: Whistling in Dixie

Red Skelton
Wally “The Fox” Benton goes down South to solve the murder of a woman’s boyfriend.

Original Air Date: May 17, 1943

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EP1900: The Avenger: Death Meets the Boat

An Australian heiress is kidnapped and a newspaper photographer is murdered.

Original Air Date: March 14, 1946

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EP1895: Defense Attorney: Client: Jim Leonard

Mercedes McCambridge

A teenage paperboy is accused of a hit and run killing and Martha seeks to find the truth.

Original Air Date: September 14, 1951

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EP1887: Michael Shayne: The Hate That Killed

Jeff Chandler
A man leaves behind a will that encourages his heirs to kill each other.

Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948

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EP1883: The Defense Rests: Client Joseph Moriano

Mercedes McCambridge
At the request of an old man, Martha Ellis Bryant undertakes the case of the man’s son who’s serving life in prison for a murder he claims he didn’t commit.

Audition Date: April 17, 1951

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EP1878: Boston Blackie: Alice Manletter, Dead or Alive

Chester Morris
Boston Blackie is supposed to show a friend’s niece around New York City, but another man picks her up, and Blackie ends up accused of her murder.

Original Air Date: August 4, 1944

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EP1877: Screen Director’s Playhouse: Spellbound

Mercedes McCambridge
A psychiatrist tries to unravel the mystery of a man who believes he murdered another psychiatrist. Will she find out the truth or become his next victim.

Original Air Date: January 25, 1951

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EP1876:: The Avenger: The Hooded Circle

A small town’s efforts to clean up its unsavory elements through a vigilante committee ends in murder.

Original Air Date: February 14, 1946

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EP1871: Hollywood Star Time: Murder, My Sweet

Dick Powell
Philip Marlowe investigates a missing woman and then gets caught in a murder surrounding stolen jewels.

Original Air Date: June 8, 1946

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EP1867: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Fatal Filet Matter

Bob Bailey
Johnny visits a friend’s apartment where steak is served and a murder occurs.

Original Air Date: May 10, 1959

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EP1861: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Winsome Widow Matter

Bob Bailey

Johnny investigates the murder of a liquor store owner whose widow seems all too happy.

Original Air Date: April 26, 1959

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EP1851: Michael Shayne: The Poisoned Fan

Wally Maher
Michael Shayne attends a party where a devoted but eccentric fan is murdered.

Original Air Date: November 12, 1946

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EP1850: Dragnet: The Big Trunk (TV Soundtrack)

Jack Webb

Joe Friday and Frank Smith investigate the murder of a poor ex-actress.

Original Air Date: January 7, 1954

based on an episode original aired March 22, 1951

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EP1839: Michael Shayne: William P. Pringle

Wally Maher
Shayne is hired to investigate a murder at an experimental lab.

Original Air Date: September 24, 1945

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EP1838: Dragnet: The Big New Years

Jack Webb
A police office is gunned down on New Year’s Eve.

Original Air Date: March 8, 1951

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