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Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 124 - Mask of Dimitrios Mar 24, 2008

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Eric Ambler is mostly known as a writer of spy related novels. Mask of Dimitrios (published in the U.S. as A Coffin for Dimitrios) is about a writer of detective stories who bargains for more than he can handle as he researches the mysterious Dimitrios. He is pulled farther and farther into a web of deceit. The book was made into a film and the film into a radio play as presented on the Screen Guild Theatre in 1945.

A look at the story and Ambler.

Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 123 - The Cave of Ali Baba Mar 03, 2008

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From the pen of Dorothy L. Sayers, a different kind of detective story involving her detective, Lord Peter Wimsey. âThe Cave of Ali Babaâ? was heard over Suspense in 1942 based on her original short story âThe Adventurous Exploits of the Cave of Ali Babaâ? published in 1928.

Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 122 - Campbell Playhouse: Who Murdered Roger Ackroyd Feb 11, 2008

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One of Agatha Christieâs most successful stories with her Belgian detective Hercule Poirot was in itself controversial and a number of books have been written about the detective story. Her fellow writers at the time felt she had crossed the line in their ârules of the gameâ? when creating a tidy cozy mystery. Iâll look briefly at the controversy and youâll hear Orson Welles disappointing creation of her Belgian detective in the Mercury Theaterâs production of this well-known detective story.

Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 121 - Leslie White: Molle Mystery Theater Jan 21, 2008

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Iâm back for a brief visit to one of the âlost in timeâ? detective writers - Leslie T. White, an early 20th century forensics detective for the Los Angeles District Attorney. White turned to detective story writing influencing among others - Raymond Chandler. One of his stories was adapted for the Molle Mystery Theater in 1946 and is presented here.

Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 120 - Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Dec 24, 2007

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Merry Christmas! This will unfortunately have to be my last podcast for some time. Not sure how long I will be away, but stay subscribed. I am returning to the master of detective writers and a creator of one of radioâs favorite detectives - Conan Doyle and his Sherlock Holmes. This episode is from the mind of Denis Greene and Anthony Boucher and is not part of the Holmes canon. A nice little Christmas story!

Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 119 - I Love Adventure Dec 17, 2007

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Another Carlton Morse adventure starring the A-1 Detective team of Jack and Doc. This episode has elements of the true detective genre some of which is straight out of the style of Hammett and Chandler.

Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 118 - I Love A Mystery Pt. 2 Dec 03, 2007

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The further adventures of Jack, Doc and Jeri Booker continue in âThe Pirate Loot of the Island of Skulls.â? Two more episodes this week plus snippets of interviews with Carlton E. Morse and Russell Thorson. The storyline unfortunately is not complete in audio format, so Iâll try to give some summaries between various episodes to give wholeness to the complete story.

Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 117 - I Love A Mystery Nov 19, 2007

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This week I am beginning a series of podcasts featuring the A-1 Detective team of Jack Packard and Doc Long - Carleton Morseâs intrepid detectives from I Love A Mystery. The series is not a complete one as there are very few complete runs of this adventure thriller series: A twelve part series called âThe Pirate Loot of the Island of Skullsâ? from 1942. Iâll be looking at Morse, the series and this serial adventure over the next few weeks.

Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 116 - Adventures of the Abbotts Nov 12, 2007

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The final entry into my look at women radio detectives. This week is an example of the many husband and wife detective teams that appeared on radio. Others included Adventures of the Thin Man, Mr. & Mrs North, Itâs a Crime, Mr. Collins and Front Page Farrell. This weekâs series used characters from the pen of Frances Crane in which Jean Abbott is a much stronger detective than she was portrayed on radio. Claudia Morgan (right) and Les Damon starred as Jean and Pat Abbott.

Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 115 - Miss Pinkerton, Incorporated Nov 05, 2007

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Continuing with the second part look at women radio detectives, I look at another radio detective series in which a woman was the lead private investigator. Miss Pinkerton, Incorporated starred Joan Blondell and Dick Powell (right), husband and wife in real life at the time as Mary Vance, head of the Vance Detective Agency and Police investigator Murray. The only surviving episode was the premier. This was a lighter show but clicked as both Blondell and Powell were naturals in front of a radio microphone.

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