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Episode 460 – Gumshoes and Goblins (Night Beat, Barrie Craig, & Philip Marlowe)
Episode 460 – Gumshoes and Goblins (Night Beat, Barrie Craig, & Philip Marlowe)
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Length:
97 minutes
Released:
Oct 31, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Even old time radio detectives faced the supernatural (or seemingly supernatural) once in a while. Today, to celebrate Halloween, we'll hear adventures of three sleuths as they face off against ghosts, curses, and other things that go bump in the night. First, Frank Lovejoy is reporter Randy Stone in "The Black Cat" from Night Beat (originally aired on NBC on November 3, 1950). Then, William Gargan stars as Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator in "Ghost of a Chance" (originally aired on NBC on December 19, 1951). Finally, we'll hear Gerald Mohr in "The Iron Coffin" from The Adventures of Philip Marlowe (originally aired on CBS on July 12, 1950).
Released:
Oct 31, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 6 - The Robin Hood of Modern Crime (The Saint): Before Roger Moore and Val Kilmer wore halos, Vincent Price patrolled the airwaves as Simon Templar, The Saint. Today we'll hear this debonair detective in "Baseball Murder," first broadcast on NBC on September 3, 1950. by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)