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The Mysterious Traveler was an anthology radio series that featured stories which ran the gamut from fantasy and science fiction to straight crime dramas of mystery and suspense.
Dark Fantasy was supernatural thriller anthology series originating from station WKY in Oklahoma City and heard Friday nights on NBC stations between Nov 1941 and Jun 1942. Its writer was Scott Bishop, also known for his work on The Mysterious Traveler.
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962.
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962.
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962.
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962.
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962.
Let George Do It starred Bob Bailey as detective George Valentine, with clients responding to his classified ad: Personal notice: Danger's my stock in trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you've got a job for me. George Valentine.
The Whistler, one of American radio's most popular mystery dramas, followed an effective formula in which a person's criminal acts were typically undone either by an overlooked but important detail or by their own stupidity.
Let George Do It starred Bob Bailey as detective George Valentine, with clients responding to his classified ad: Personal notice: Danger's my stock in trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you've got a job for me. George Valentine.
Suspense was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills," and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era.
Broadcast before a live audience, Mystery Is My Hobby is a detective show with Glen Langdon as Barton Drake.
The Whistler, one of American radio's most popular mystery dramas, followed an effective formula in which a person's criminal acts were typically undone either by an overlooked but important detail or by their own stupidity.
Inner Sanctum was an anthology series featuring stories of mystery, terror and suspense, and its tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. The program's famed audio trademark was the eerie creaking door.
Suspense was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills," and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era.
I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.
I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.
I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.
I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.
I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.
I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.
I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.
I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.
The Whistler, one of American radio's most popular mystery dramas, followed an effective formula in which a person's criminal acts were typically undone either by an overlooked but important detail or by their own stupidity.
I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.
I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.
Suspense was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills," and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era.
I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.
I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.
I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.
I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.
The Adventures of Frank Race was an adventure serial aired in 1949 and 1950. Frank Race mainly investigated international insurance scams around the globe in various exotic locations, making him something of a cross between James Bond and Johnny Dollar.
Counterspy, an espionage drama aired on the NBC Blue Network and Mutual between 1942 and 1957, saw David Harding (chief of the US Counterspies) battling Japan's Black Dragon and Germany's Gestapo during World War II and the communist threat after 1945.
Inner Sanctum was an anthology series featuring stories of mystery, terror and suspense, and its tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. The program's famed audio trademark was the eerie creaking door.
Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas. Many story premises involved a protagonist in dire life-or-death straits and the series featured more science fiction and supernatural tales than Suspense.
Murder at Midnight features macabre tales of suspense often with a supernatural twist. Midnight, the witching hour when the night is darkest our fears the strongest and our strength at its lowest ebb. Midnight, when the graves gape open and death strikes.
The Mysterious Traveler was an anthology radio series that featured stories which ran the gamut from fantasy and science fiction to straight crime dramas of mystery and suspense.
Let George Do It starred Bob Bailey as detective George Valentine, with clients responding to his classified ad: Personal notice: Danger's my stock in trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you've got a job for me. George Valentine.
Gang Busters was heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories. The series dramatized FBI cases, which producer-director Phillips H. Lord arranged in close association with FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962.
Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas. Many story premises involved a protagonist in dire life-or-death straits and the series featured more science fiction and supernatural tales than Suspense.
Ellery Queen was introduced in The Adventures of Ellery Queen on CBS Radio on June 18, 1939, running on various networks until 1948. Each episod would end with a panel of celebrities would attempt to solve the mystery.
Lights Out is an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly to horror and the supernatural, predating Suspense and Inner Sanctum.
The Whistler, one of American radio's most popular mystery dramas, followed an effective formula in which a person's criminal acts were typically undone either by an overlooked but important detail or by their own stupidity.
Suspense was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills," and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era.