{"id":49839,"date":"2026-07-01T14:32:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=49839"},"modified":"2026-07-05T15:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T21:12:21","slug":"hollywood-star-playhouse-winner-take-life-awr0301","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/hollywood-star-playhouse-winner-take-life-awr0301\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood Star Playhouse: The Envelope (AWR0301)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2460\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-49839-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0301.mp3?_=1\" \/><a 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src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr030.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr030.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr030.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast (awr): <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr030.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?powerpress_pinw=49839-awr');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr030.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"awr030.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AWR-Cover-Art-1400.jpg\" alt=\"Amazing World of Radio\" width=\"202\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This week in our summer series featuring old-time radio appearances by actors who later played killers on Columbo, we spotlight Richard Basehart. Basehart stars as a successful attorney whose ties to organized crime leave him caught between a determined district attorney and the dangerous clients who suspect he knows too much. As he tries to stay one step ahead of both the law and the underworld, a simple promise to call home every half hour becomes a matter of life and death.<\/p>\n<p>Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 2, 1951<\/p>\n<p>Program: Hollywood Star Playhouse<\/p>\n<p>Starring Richard Basehart as Mike Boatman.<\/p>\n<p>Also featuring Jean Tatum, Eleanor Audley, Hy Averback, Howard McNear, Ed Max, and Hans Conried. Written by Maurice Zimm. Music composed and conducted by Jeff Alexander. Directed by Jack Johnstone. 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