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I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 1 (12/12/1949) Apr 15, 2011

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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.

Adventures of Frank Race: Fairway Beauties (11/13/1949) Apr 13, 2011

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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: Nazis from Mexico (6/22/1942) Apr 10, 2011

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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: Island of the Dead (3/13/1945) Apr 07, 2011

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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: The Outer Limit (2/7/1950) Apr 07, 2011

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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: The Creeper (5/16/1947) Apr 05, 2011

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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: The Woman in Black (3/9/1947) Apr 04, 2011

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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.

Let George Do It: Sabotage (8/25/1952) Apr 02, 2011

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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: The Case of the Wolverine (10/30/1942) Apr 01, 2011

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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: The Squared Circle Matter (12/30/1956) Apr 01, 2011

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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.

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