Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS
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
Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Todd, Patreon supporter since July 2025
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net
Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net
Give us a call at 208-991-4783
Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives
Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.