Mystery Theater 1 Audiobook

A collection of suspenseful radio dramas hosted by Christopher Lee that will take listeners through thrilling perplexities set in the era of the forties and fifties.  Suspense, originally aired 11/18/1948 “Sorry, Wrong Number” with Agnes Moorehead An invalid woman battles the frustrations of the telephone system after she overhears a plot to murder someone.   Boston Blackie, originally aired 06/23/1944 “The Jonathan Diamond” with Chester Morris Blackie is arrested in Chicago. He's accused of taking $10,000 from a woman's grandfather. Then he learns it's all part of the woman's plan to help her recover "The Jonathan Diamond."   The Humphrey Bogart Theatre, originally aired 09/17/1949 “Dead Man” with Humphrey Bogart  A drama about a young runaway who commits murder, then catches a bad case of conscience.   The Whistler, originally aired 01/27/1947 “Night Melody” with Bill Forman and Joseph Kearns A man kills his wife and stuffs her body in the elevator, from which she promptly disappears.   Richard Diamond, Private Detective, originally aired 05/15/1949 “The Ralph Chase Case” with Dick Powell Ralph Chase hires Diamond about a problem with his stepdaughter, but gangster Murray Lang takes a shot at him first.   Murder By Experts, originally aired 06/13/1949 “Summer Heat” with John Dickson Carr A newly graduated lawyer awakes with a dead body in his bed and has a very difficult time getting rid of it.   The Crime Club, originally aired 01/24/1947 “Mr. Smith’s Hat” with Raymond Edward Johnson A man calls the police to say he's going to be murdered. Ten seconds later, the man's daughter calls to say she just found his body.   I Was A Communist For the FBI, originally aired 05/27/1953 “The Innocent Club” with Dana Andrews “The Party” becomes interested in a government clerk framed for stealing secrets, and they form a committee to see that he gets justice.   Mystery Is My Hobby, originally aired 07/28/1946 [GB2]  “Snowbound” with Glenn Langan Mystery writer Barton Drake finds himself snowbound during a freak blizzard with a group of friendly strangers. They wake up in the morning to discover a suicide. But was it suicide?   Mystery In the Air, originally aired 08/07/1947 “The Marvelous Barastro” with Peter Lorre The classic about the circus magician and his blind wife...and her ultimate horror.   Box Thirteen, originally aired 08/22/1948 “The First Letter” with Alan Ladd Dan Holiday's first client is Carla Williams—who has him framed for murder!   The Whistler, originally aired 02/03/1947 “Seven Steps to Murder” with Bill Forman and Howard Duff What are the seven steps that could progress a cordial acquaintanceship toward murder? A drama critic and a playwright find out…

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