The Saint: The What-Not What Got Hot 03/04/1951
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Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
29 min
8 speakers
7 chapters
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The Adventures of the Saint, starring Vincent Price.
The Saint, based on characters created by Leslie Charteris, and known to millions from books, magazines, and motion pictures. The Robin Hood of modern crime now comes transcribed to radio, starring Hollywood's brilliant and talented actor Vincent Price as... The Saints.
Hey, Mr. Templer.
Yes, Louie?
You look tired. I am a bit. Been working or something? Or something. That is, I've been playing chess.
Uh-huh. So wipe the lipstick off your mouth. The lipstick? Thanks, Louie. You're welcome. On a chess player, it don't look good. It was a very close game. That I can figure out for myself. Hey, look, somebody's moving out of your house, you see? There's a moving van parked in front.
Yeah, so there is.
I better stop here. There's still luck in furniture out there.
I hope it's the people who have the apartment over mine.
Why, what's the matter with them?
Large feet. Uh-huh. Hey, that's odd.
What?
That desk they just put in the van, it looked familiar.
All furniture nowadays looks familiar. Oh, they're all finished. I'll pull up.
Who is introduced and what is The Saint radio show premise?
Don't bother, Louie. Uh, how much do I owe you?
A buck. Hey, Mr. Templer, what's the matter?
I'm beginning to realize why it looked so familiar. Why? Because it was my desk.
Oh, look, Mr. Templer, you must have made a mistake. You're not moving. I didn't make a mistake. Yeah, but it's ridiculous.
Mr. Templer. Yes, it was my desk. Not to mention my table, my chairs, my... Hey, Louie, did you get the license number of that truck? No.
But it belonged to the North America van lines.
How do you know?
Said so on the side.
Oh, well, I'll look it up in the phone book.
Room looks awful naked. You know, furniture does a lot to fill up a room.
Yeah, I've got it here. North American, 45 Columbus. Phone number?
Well, anyway, we know one thing about where your furniture is gone.
We do?
Yeah. North American.
Oh, fine. That's a big help.
North American.
Good evening.
Good evening. My name is Simon Templer. I have a complaint.
Then you want the manager.
What mystery begins with Simon Templer discovering his furniture missing?
I do?
You do. His name is George H. Smith.
Smith? Oh, very well. Well, let me talk to him.
He's not in. Sorry.
Well, you might be able to help me. You see, my complaint has to do with my furniture. It's just been moved by you people.
Didn't we move it far enough?
You shouldn't have moved it at all.
We're so enthusiastic.
I think you'd better check your records. Find out who ordered the van and where the furniture is to be delivered.
Very well, sir. Just hold on.
Having trouble, Mr. Templer? No, Louie.
Just whimsy. From truck drivers? We'll sue them. Who will? Us cabbies in New York. The whimsy belongs to us.
And furthermore... Mr. Templer?
Yes?
You ordered your furniture moved.
I did?
Paid for in advance. Turned the key over to our men and asked for rapid service.
Well, I certainly got it. And where did I order the furniture moved to?
The Sprague Furniture Galleries.
Sprague? But he handles antiques. My furniture's modern.
Maybe it's aged rapidly.
Good night.
Good night, sir.
Come on, Louie. We're going to a gallery. We're in a hurry? Yes. You might say we've got to get a move on. Louie, I'm, uh, I'm puzzled.
I'm ahead of you.
My furniture couldn't have been stolen for the money it would bring. It wasn't that valuable. Too great a risk was involved. So somebody did it for fun? Oh, hardly. Why was it stolen tonight, not last week, last month, or last year? Maybe the guys that swiped it were too busy. Also, half a dozen pieces were taken. Among them a particularly worthless whatnot. What? Whatnot. And who's on third? A whatnot, Louie, is a Victorian monstrosity which shouldn't happen to a tree. The point I'm making, though, is that I've had that whatnot only a few days.
Uh-huh. Well, that means that we're after the whatnot. So why did they swipe the other stuff?
To confuse the issue. To make me think it was just an ordinary burglary. To keep my attention away from the whatnot.
Maybe it's worth a lot of money, huh?
It's worth exactly what I paid for it, $17.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:00
2
Who is introduced and what is The Saint radio show premise?
2:00–3:13
3
What mystery begins with Simon Templer discovering his furniture missing?
3:13–5:44
4
How does the moving company lead Templer to the Sprague Furniture Gallery?
5:44–12:26
5
What do Templer and Louie find when they investigate Sprague’s gallery?
12:26–15:49
6
How is Sprague’s murder discovered and why is the whatnot important?
15:49–19:56
7
What clues in Sprague’s ledgers point to Mrs. Susan Carter and Cresdale?
19:56–29:39
Speakers
8 identifiedMore from Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
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