Mystery x Suspense

CBS Radio Mystery Theater | episode 13, A Ring of Roses | This episode first aired, January 18, 1974 A trip to the country to visit a friend turns nightmarish as a couple comes across a small girl being whipped by a man. It's only the beginning of a journey back into an old family curse and a murder - all wrapped up in a ring. Featuring: Glynnis O'Connor; George Petrie; Sydney Walker; Elspeth Eric...

The Zero Hour (Rod Serling) | Fourth of Forever - Chapter 5 Story: This week Bill S. Ballinger's study of a deadly obsession, starring John Dehner and Susan Oliver. Written by William Sanborn Ballinger (1912-1980), published in 1963. There are vastly different dates for The Zero Hour episodes, so I'm not going to give a date, but I believe this aired September 1973 (some sites say early 1974). The...

Escape | episode, 04 - Typhoon | This episode aired, Monday, July 28, 1947. Story: A sea adventure about the big storm, the dumb sea captain, and two hundred cut-throat Chinese below the decks. Based on the Joseph Conrad short story. Featuring: Les Crutchfield (writer), Paul Frees, William N Robson (producer, director). : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I pu...

Crime Classics | (episode four) The Shrapnelled Body of Charles Drew, Sr. | This episode aired Monday, July 6, 1953. Story: In 1739 England, Charles Drew, Jr., kills Charles Drew, Sr., before changing his will. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal...

CBS Radio Mystery Theater | You Can Die Again | This episode first aired, Thursday January 17, 1974. Plot: A husband believes himself culpable for the murder of his wife. He is also convinced of his affair with another woman. But he simply can't persuade a police officer to believe either. Starring:  Richard Mulligan; Mandel Kramer; Marian Seldes; Bryna Raeburn; Gilbert Mack | Writer: Sam Dan...

The Zero Hour (Rod Serling) | Fourth of Forever , Chapters 3-4 Story: This week Bill S. Ballinger's study of a deadly obsession, starring John Dehner and Susan Oliver. Written by William Sanborn Ballinger (1912-1980), published in 1963. There are vastly different dates for The Zero Hour episodes, so I'm not going to give a date, but I believe this aired September 1973 (some sites say early 1974)....

Bold Venture (Bogie/Bacall) | episode 1, Deadly Merchandise | This episode aired, Monday, March 26, 1951. Story: Havana Hotel owner, Slate Shannon and his sidekick "Sailer," get involved an arms shipment for a planned revolution. But Shannon never made the pick up in Key West. Two murders follow and the story goes from there. Starring: Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart : : : : : You can donate to sho...

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar | The Molly K. Matte r | These aired from October 10 to October 14, 1955. Plot: Johnny investigates the sinking of a boat with a $500,000 insurance policy and a captain who tries to stop him from getting to the truth. Co-starring Virginia Gregg, Peter Leeds, Barney Phillips, Victor Perrin, James McCallion and Hy Averback. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for...

CBS Radio Mystery Theater | Accounts Receivable | This episode first aired, January 16, 1974. Plot: Burdened with the responsibility of his sick father who has been recently released from jail, a son must also struggle to find $15,000 and buy out his business associate in order to keep his business afloat. Featuring: William Prince, Joe Julian, Ralph Carter, Joan Lovejoy, Robert Dryden, Ian Martin...

The Zero Hour (Rod Serling) | Fourth of Forever Story: This week Bill S. Ballinger's study of a deadly obsession, starring John Dehner and Susan Oliver. Written by William Sanborn Ballinger (1912-1980), published in 1963. There are vastly different dates for The Zero Hour episodes, so I'm not going to give a date, but I believe this aired September 1973 (some sites say early 1974). The Zero Hour a...

The Whistler | with their seventh episode, Notes in the Night. This episode aired, Saturday, June 27, 1942. Story: A man is being driven insane, to the point of killing his business partner and threatening suicide. A storm rages wildly over the countryside. Ambrose Brennan, an official at an airplane plant is kept awake by something sinister. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my po...

The Mysterious Mysterious Traveler | Stranger in the House . This episode aired, Tuesday, January 29, 1952.  Story: A young couple buys a house, complete with a beautiful ghost. The husband was in love with the ghost during a former life. Featuring: Maurice Tarplin, William Johnstone, David Kogan (writer), Robert A Arthur (writer) : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast a...

CBS Radio Mystery Theater | The Resident | This episode first aired, Tuesday, January 15, 1974. Plot: A move from the countryside to town leaves a retired lady prey to a cat named Evil and a young girl who forcefully moves in with her! Featuring: Carmen Matthews, Gilbert Mack, Joan Loring, Elspeth Eric (writer) : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into cr...

This week we return with Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar episode, The Macormack Matter . Recorded, September 25, 1955. These episodes aired, October 3–7, 1955. Plot: A dying prison inmate puts Johnny on the trail of stolen loot. Father Taggart calls Johnny from Sing Sing. An old time conman and drifter called Michael Cairn, one of the inmates at the prison, wants to see Johnny urgently, but Johnny is n...

The Man Called X , starring, Herbert Marshall - with this episode titled, International Blackmail Racket . This episode aired October 14, 1944. Herbert Marshall played the role of intelligence agent Ken Thurston/"Mr. X." Leon Belasco played his sidekick, Pegon Zellschmidt. The Man Called X was broadcast on CBS Radio and NBC Radio from July 10, 1944, to May 20, 1952. : : : : : You ca...

The Fat Man makes this weeks post with their drama, Murder Wins the Draw . This episode is believed to have aired, April 1, 1949. "Believed" because it's very difficult to find matching air dates for The Fat Man. Most of the U.S. productions are no longer in circulation, but many of the Australian episodes still exist. The Fat Man was produced on Australian radio from September 1954 to 1955 f...

This week we borrow an episode from my DRAMA X THEATER podcast. Let's enjoy the popular series, Lux Radio Theatre with their adaption of the mystery murder movie, The Thin Man . This episode aired July 8, 1936. Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Cecil B. DeMille (host), James Seymour, W. S. Van Dyke (director). The original story was written by Dashiell Hammett. Lux Radio Theatre ...

CBS Radio Mystery Theater with the episode, Death Rides a Stallion . This ninth episode first aired, January 14, 1974. Actors: Mason Adam, Marian Seldes, Paul McGrath, Barbara Worthington, Harry Bellaver Plot: A playboy is tormented be the ghost of a former girlfriend that died in a horse riding accident. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating...

The Zero Hour (Rod Serling) with the final episode of the storyline, If Two of Them are Dead . There are vastly different dates for The Zero Hour episodes, so I'm not going to give a date, but I believe this aired end of 1973 (some sites say early 1974). The Zero Hour aired from 1973-1974 on the Mutual Broadcasting System. Story by, Stanton Forbes (July 1923 – October 2013): a bizarre retrosp...

Suspense with an episode titled, The Cave of Ali Baba . This drama aired, August 19, 1942. Story: An adventure of Lord Peter Whimsey, the gentleman crime buster. A secret voice-operated vault helps him to break up a masked society of crime. The story is based on, "The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave Of Ali Baba," written by Dorothy Sayers in 1928. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for...

Mystery Playhouse is here with the episode, The Letter . This drama aired December 26, 1944. The series aired on the American Forces Network (AFN) from July 1944 to June 1946. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_butto...

CBS Radio Mystery Theater starts the month as always, this episode is titled, Cold Storage and stars, Ruby Dee. This episode first aired, January 13, 1974. Starring: John Baragrey, Ruby Dee, Bryna Raeburn, Todd Davis, Roxy Roker Plot: A man learns his rich mother is not actually dead, causing him to unleash a plan to acquire her wealth and property by shutting her away in the basement. A bit of tr...

Zero Hour (Rod Serling) with Chapters 3-4 of ' If Two of Them are Dead .' There are vastly different dates for The Zero Hour episodes, so I'm not going to give a date, but I believe this aired end of 1973 (some sites say early 1974). The Zero Hour aired from 1973-1974 on the Mutual Broadcasting System. Story by, Stanton Forbes (July 1923 – October 2013): a bizarre retrospective tale of entang...

Murder at Midnight with their fourth episode, Wherever I Go . This episode aired, October 7, 1946 (later I found the dates for this series). Plot: A jealous man who feels his wife cost him a chance to be great artist, poisons his wife after tricking her into writing a suicide note. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week....

Mollé Mystery Theatre returns with, Criminal At Large . This episode aired Tuesday, April, 11, 1944. Story: A chilling story about Scotland Yard looking for a crazed strangler. Hosted by, Peter Lorre. The shows sponsor was Mollé Shaving cream, this series aired from 1943 to 1948 on NBC Radio and then CBS Radio. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into cr...