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Nov 4, 2009
I Cover The Waterfront. August 29, 1955. "Brother's Keeper".  The characters are based on the book of the same name (by Max Miller) that was made into a film in 1933 (with Ben Lyon and Claudette Colbert). The adventures of a burned-out journalist in San Diego. The music heard during the program is based on the famous theme from the film. A Portuguese fisherman is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife. A well-written and well-performed drama, the series might have been a hit 10 years earlier. The story is complete in these two episodes. Larry Thor, Tom Hanley (writer), Gil Doud (writer), Max Miller (author), William N. Robson (producer, director), Dan Cubberly (announcer).
Nov 4, 2009
Crime Correspondent. November 4, 1949. CBS net. "The Chair For Dino". Sustaining. Larry Mitchell, ace crime reporter, tracks down a hidden time bomb hidden somewhere in the city. Dino Seroti, a cop killer, seems to have committed suicide. A good story. The program has also been dated October 21, 1949, and has been considered an audition program. Gordon T. Hughes (producer, director), Adrian Gendot (writer), Marlin Skiles (music), Paul Frees, Paul Masterson (announcer).
Nov 4, 2009
Dyke Easter, Detective. March 19, 1939. NBC net. "This Time For Creeps". Audition. Chicago origination. A small frightened man confesses to Dyke Easter that he's killed a man. The man, however, seems to be very much alive. Albert Hecht mispronounces his character's name during the show! When the cops put six bullets into his client, he's pulled from the river with seven bullets in his body! He is then seen alive with his ex-wife! Albert Hecht, Alan M. Fishburn (producer, director).
Nov 4, 2009
The Fighting Parson. Mutual net, WGN Chicago origination. A pre-war audition. E. J. Rawlings appears as himself, an ordained priest who battles crime. When Reverend Rawlings finds two tough guys beating up a man in the snow, he single-handedly subdues them and brings them to the cops. Starting a new career, Reverend Rawlings looks into the narcotics racket. Judge James Chenault of Detroit appears on the program to praise Reverend Rawlings and to vouch for the authenticity of his adventures. E. J. Rawlings, James Chenault, Norman Gottschalk, Forrest Lewis, Hugh Studebaker, Ed Prentiss, Frank See, Tom Post, Claire Baum, Ray Appleby, Jess Kirkpatrick
Nov 4, 2009
Homicide O'Kane. March 2, 1943. Blue net, KECA, Los Angeles aircheck.  "The Story Of The Killer Who Returned From The Dead As The Clock Struck The Hour." Bud Hiestand (? billed as "John Easton"), Richard LeGrand, Howard McNear, Sarah Selby, Harry Lang, Grace Holtby, Lou Bring (music director), Walter Arnold (announcer).
Nov 4, 2009
I Cover The Waterfront. August 29, 1955. "Brother's Keeper".  The characters are based on the book of the same name (by Max Miller) that was made into a film in 1933 (with Ben Lyon and Claudette Colbert). The adventures of a burned-out journalist in San Diego. The music heard during the program is based on the famous theme from the film. A Portuguese fisherman is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife. A well-written and well-performed drama, the series might have been a hit 10 years earlier. The story is complete in these two episodes. Larry Thor, Tom Hanley (writer), Gil Doud (writer), Max Miller (author), William N. Robson (producer, director), Dan Cubberly (announcer).
Sep 4, 2009
The Avenger. November 29, 1945. Program #6. Michelson syndication. "The Mystery Of Dead Man's Rock". Commercials added locally. Charles Michelson (producer), Walter Gibson (writer), Ruth Braun (writer), Gilbert Braun (writer).

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Sep 4, 2009
The Avenger. November 22, 1945. Program #5. Michelson syndication. "The Coins Of Death". Commercials added locally. Charles Michelson (producer), Walter Gibson (writer), Ruth Braun (writer), Gilbert Braun (writer).

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Sep 4, 2009
The Avenger. November 15, 1945. Program #4. Michelson syndication. "The Eyes Of Shiva". Commercials added locally. Charles Michelson (producer), Walter Gibson (writer), Ruth Braun (writer), Gilbert Braun (writer)

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Sep 4, 2009
The Avenger. November 8, 1945. Program #3. Michelson syndication. "Rendezvous With Murder". Commercials added locally. Charles Michelson (producer), Walter Gibson (writer), Ruth Braun (writer), Gilbert Braun (writer).

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Sep 4, 2009
The Avenger. November 1, 1945. Program #2. Michelson syndication. "The Mystery Of The Giant Brain". Commercials added locally. Charles Michelson (producer), Walter Gibson (writer), Ruth Braun (writer), Gilbert Braun (writer)

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Sep 4, 2009
The Avenger. October 25, 1945. Program #1. Michelson syndication. "The High Tide Murders". Commercials added locally. According to the scripts of this series, James Monks and Helene Adamson played the leads. The announcer was Allyn Edwards, the organist was Doc Whipple. No credits however, are given on the programs. The date above is known as an east coast air date. The west coast air date is June 8, 1945, but being syndicated, each station airing the series set their own broadcast date. Charles Michelson (producer), Walter Gibson (writer), Ruth Braun (writer), Gilbert Braun (writer).

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Jul 1, 2009
Charlie Chan. October 29, 1936. Inspector Chan names the killer and supplies the proof needed to end the case. . 14:54.

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Jun 24, 2009
Charlie Chan. October 22, 1936. Inspector Chan realizes that the final clue is to be found on phonograph records! .

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Jun 13, 2009
Charlie Chan. October 15, 1936. Inspector Chan announces that he will name the murderer tomorrow night at 7 P. M.

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Jun 3, 2009
Charlie Chan. October 1, 1936. Syndicated. Inspector Chan makes plans to solve the killing of Willoughby, and now also of his butler Simmons.

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May 27, 2009
Charlie Chan. September 24, 1936. Simmons the butler reveals that he knew of Willoughby's son, and then the butler is murdered. Charlie Chan enlists the aid of the telegraph company..

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May 20, 2009
Charlie Chan. September 17, 1936. Charlie is trying to solve the murder of Colonel Willoughby, finding the missing papers by deduction.

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May 14, 2009
The Crooked Wheel ,9/25/48 Michael Shayne was a fictional sleuth created by Brett Halliday (a pen name for author Davis Dresser) who was first initiated into the fraternity for detectives in the 1939 novel "Dividend of Death". Dresser based the character on a “tall and rangy"? brawler who once saved his life during a braw in a Mexican cantina. The Shayne character would go on to appear in 69 novels, plus a long-running mystery magazine—and in 1941, was brought to the silver screen in Paramount’s Michael Shayne, Private Detective, an adaptation of Dividend of Death that starred Lloyd Nolan, and paved the way for six additional B-mysteries to follow. The New Adventures of Michael Shayne—premiered on July 15, 1948 starring Jeff Chandler.

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May 7, 2009
Pursuit of Death,9/18/48 Michael Shayne was a fictional sleuth created by Brett Halliday (a pen name for author Davis Dresser) who was first initiated into the fraternity for detectives in the 1939 novel "Dividend of Death". Dresser based the character on a “tall and rangy"? brawler who once saved his life during a braw in a Mexican cantina. The Shayne character would go on to appear in 69 novels, plus a long-running mystery magazine—and in 1941, was brought to the silver screen in Paramount’s Michael Shayne, Private Detective, an adaptation of Dividend of Death that starred Lloyd Nolan, and paved the way for six additional B-mysteries to follow. The New Adventures of Michael Shayne—premiered on July 15, 1948 starring Jeff Chandler.

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Apr 30, 2009
The Case of the Generous Killer,9/4/48 Michael Shayne was a fictional sleuth created by Brett Halliday (a pen name for author Davis Dresser) who was first initiated into the fraternity for detectives in the 1939 novel "Dividend of Death". Dresser based the character on a “tall and rangy"? brawler who once saved his life during a braw in a Mexican cantina. The Shayne character would go on to appear in 69 novels, plus a long-running mystery magazine—and in 1941, was brought to the silver screen in Paramount’s Michael Shayne, Private Detective, an adaptation of Dividend of Death that starred Lloyd Nolan, and paved the way for six additional B-mysteries to follow. The New Adventures of Michael Shayne—premiered on July 15, 1948 starring Jeff Chandler. HempUSA Store

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Apr 23, 2009
The Case of the Grey Eyed Blonde,8/6/48 Michael Shayne was a fictional sleuth created by Brett Halliday (a pen name for author Davis Dresser) who was first initiated into the fraternity for detectives in the 1939 novel "Dividend of Death". Dresser based the character on a “tall and rangy"? brawler who once saved his life during a braw in a Mexican cantina. The Shayne character would go on to appear in 69 novels, plus a long-running mystery magazine—and in 1941, was brought to the silver screen in Paramount’s Michael Shayne, Private Detective, an adaptation of Dividend of Death that starred Lloyd Nolan, and paved the way for six additional B-mysteries to follow. The New Adventures of Michael Shayne—premiered on July 15, 1948 starring Jeff Chandler.
Apr 16, 2009
The Case of the Hate that Killed,8/13/48 Michael Shayne was a fictional sleuth created by Brett Halliday (a pen name for author Davis Dresser) who was first initiated into the fraternity for detectives in the 1939 novel "Dividend of Death". Dresser based the character on a “tall and rangy"? brawler who once saved his life during a braw in a Mexican cantina. The Shayne character would go on to appear in 69 novels, plus a long-running mystery magazine—and in 1941, was brought to the silver screen in Paramount’s Michael Shayne, Private Detective, an adaptation of Dividend of Death that starred Lloyd Nolan, and paved the way for six additional B-mysteries to follow. The New Adventures of Michael Shayne—premiered on July 15, 1948 starring Jeff Chandler.
Apr 9, 2009
The Case of the Phantom,8/6/48 Michael Shayne was a fictional sleuth created by Brett Halliday (a pen name for author Davis Dresser) who was first initiated into the fraternity for detectives in the 1939 novel "Dividend of Death". Dresser based the character on a “tall and rangy"? brawler who once saved his life during a braw in a Mexican cantina. The Shayne character would go on to appear in 69 novels, plus a long-running mystery magazine—and in 1941, was brought to the silver screen in Paramount’s Michael Shayne, Private Detective, an adaptation of Dividend of Death that starred Lloyd Nolan, and paved the way for six additional B-mysteries to follow. The New Adventures of Michael Shayne—premiered on July 15, 1948 starring Jeff Chandler.
Mar 29, 2009
The Case of the Blood Stained Pearls,7/29/48 Michael Shayne was a fictional sleuth created by Brett Halliday (a pen name for author Davis Dresser) who was first initiated into the fraternity for detectives in the 1939 novel "Dividend of Death". Dresser based the character on a “tall and rangy"? brawler who once saved his life during a braw in a Mexican cantina. The Shayne character would go on to appear in 69 novels, plus a long-running mystery magazine—and in 1941, was brought to the silver screen in Paramount’s Michael Shayne, Private Detective, an adaptation of Dividend of Death that starred Lloyd Nolan, and paved the way for six additional B-mysteries to follow. The New Adventures of Michael Shayne—premiered on July 15, 1948 starring Jeff Chandler.
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