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Ep0258: Broadway is My Beat - "The Dr Robert Stafford Murder Case"

25 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Elevator man Eddie Amboy's passenger dies of a bullet wound in the stomach. The next day, Eddie himself is crushed beneath his elevator.

Ep0257: My Friend Irma - "Newspaper Column"

24 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Irma writes a newspaper column.

Ep0256: The Shadow - "Murder In E Flat"

23 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A mad musician threatens the city with his, "Symphony Of Silence."

Ep0255: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Water"

20 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Secret Word - Water - Candymaker & 8-year-old Girl / Lloyd Mitchell & Housewife / Foreign College Students Couple

Ep0254: Lights Out - "Lord Marley's Guest"

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

An unheeded warning and a sail on a bay of terror off the coast of England.

Ep0253: Broadway is My Beat - "The Joe Quito Murder Case"

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A tough guy just out of prison named Joe Quito is knifed in the subway, just after talking to Danny.

Ep0252: My Friend Irma - "Psychological Tests"

17 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Irma and Al break up, then each join a Lonely Hearts Club! The script was used previously on "My Friend Irma" on January 26, 1948

Ep0251: The Shadow - "Fountain Of Death"

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Marler has discovered the secret of preventing aging and death. She prevents the death of a 95-year-old woman with her serum.

Ep0250: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Dress"

13 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Secret Word - Dress - Stunt Man & Glass Blower / Flamingo Housekeeper & Husband / Scotch War Bride & Husband

Ep0249: Lights Out - "The Immortal Gentleman"

12 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A man finds himself in the far future, where eternal life is commonplace and not very much appreciated.

Ep0248: Broadway is My Beat - "The Ben Elliot Murder Case"

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rhoda Lynn asks Danny Clover repeatedly to find out who poisoned her father, Ben Elliott. The story features a most unique murder weapon!

Ep0247: My Friend Irma - "The Burglar"

10 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A burglar has taken Jane's new brooch.

Ep0246: The Shadow - "Black Rock"

09 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Three embezzlers hide out on a bleak island off the coast of Nova Scotia.

Ep0245: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Book"

06 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Secret Word - Book - Butcher & Night Club Girl / Hospital Dietitian & Husband / Identical Twin Girls

Ep0244: Lights Out - "Sub-Basement"

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A good story about the basement of a department store infested with dinosaurs.

Ep0243: Broadway is My Beat - "The Dion Hartley Murder Case"

04 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dion Hartley invites Danny Clover to visit his exquisite apartment. He tells Danny that he's going to be murdered. He knows who's going to kill him, b...

Ep0242: My Friend Irma - "Cub Scout Speech"

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Kropotkin told the immigration authorities that he was married, so he could adopt a boy from Europe. Now he has to come up with a bride!

Ep0241: The Shadow - "Shyster Payoff"

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Shadow does battle with an evil lawyer.

Ep0240: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Tree"

30 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Secret Word - Tree - About To Be's - Big family / Hypnotist & Housewife / Boxer & Ballet Dancer

Ep0239: Lights Out - "State Executioner"

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The hangman hangs the wrong man.

Ep0238: Broadway is My Beat - "The Julie Nixon Murder Case"

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A "Cinderella Girl" named Julie Nixon has disappeared. Her wealthy fiance, a high-class attorney, doesn't seem perturbed.

Ep0237: My Friend Irma - "Memoirs"

27 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Irma has written her memoirs and is looking for a publisher.

Ep0236: The Shadow - "The Isle of Fear"

26 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A kidnapping in Haiti leads the Shadow to a voodoo cult in the jungle.

Ep0235: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Foot"

23 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Secret Word - Foot - Locksmith & Dynamite Expert / Harold Price & Housewife / Perfume Salesgirl & Livestock Judge 

Ep0234: Lights Out - "Sakhalin"

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Political intrigue and man's inhumanity to his fellow man on a frozen Siberian island. 

Ep0233: Broadway is My Beat - "The Lt Jimmy Hunt Murder Case"

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Jimmy Hunt has committed suicide, but not really. Could it have been done by the father of his blind girlfriend? 

Ep0232: My Friend Irma - "Irma Decides Al Needs a Psychiatrist"

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Irma decides that Al needs a psychiatrist to make him want to work. 

Ep0231: The Shadow - "Gun Island"

19 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 After a mutiny aboard a yacht, Lamont and Margo are brought to a Caribbean island. Plans are being made to attack the United States from a hidde...

Ep0230: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Door"

16 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Secret Word - Door - Swedish Girl & Telephone Man / Housepainter & Housewife / Mechanical Brain & Junk Dealer 

Ep0229: Lights Out - "Murder Castle"

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A kindly gentleman murders young ladies for a living. Grisly 

Ep0228: Broadway is My Beat - "The Robert Segura Murder Case"

14 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Robert Segura is found knifed, while his girl plays a guitar nearby. 

Ep0227: My Friend Irma - "Fifty Dollar Loan"

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Irma borrows a car to drive to a drive-in movie theater, but has an accident. Nobody seems to want to lend her the money to pay for the repairs,...

Ep0226: The Shadow - "Night Without End"

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 The entire city has been covered by a thick fog for three days. This threat is followed by a demand for 5 million dollars...or poison gas will b...

Ep0225: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Bread"

09 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Secret Word - Bread - Hot Rodder & Gas Attendant / Lady Tax Assessor & Husband / Fisherman & Game Warden 

Ep0224: Lights Out - "The Little People"

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 The eternal triangle seems a bit lopsided when two of the angles are shrunken to doll size. 

Ep0223: Broadway is My Beat - "The Joan Gale Murder Case"

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Joan Gale is found dead in a flower shop...with the burglar alarm still ringing. 

Ep0222: My Friend Irma - "Monkey Business"

06 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Irma finds herself baby-sitting for a monkey. 

Ep0221: The Shadow - "Death Stalks the Shadow"

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 An electric eye traps the Shadow in a death cell 

Ep0220: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Chair"

02 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Secret Word - Chair - Building Inspector & Real Estate Agent / Camp Counselor  & Husband / Farmer &  Store Woman 

Ep0219: Lights Out - "Profits Unlimited"

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 A woman inherits the ideal factory, filled with workers who want nothing more out of life, except to labor. 

Ep0218: Broadway is My Beat - "The Mary Murdock Murder Case"

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Mary Murdock is poisoned and dies right in Danny's office. Her husband, just out of Sing Sing after twenty years, is still living in the 1920's....

Ep0217: My Friend Irma - "Venus De Milo Missing Arms"

30 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Al is training Mushie as a fighter and his first bout is for the widows and orphans. 

Ep0216: The Shadow - "The Black Abbot"

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 While an old church is being repaired, the ghost of an abbot from the past commits murder. 

Ep0215: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Name"

26 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Secret Word - Name - Circus Woman & Burlesque Doorman / Fireman & Housewife About to Be's 

Ep0214: Lights Out - "The Visitor From Hades"

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 One day, the devil calmly walks in and sits down in the living room...to watch. 

Ep0213: Broadway is My Beat - "The John Lomax Murder Case"

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 John Lomax is drunk in a hotel room, even though he was killed by a hit-and-run driver! Mr. Lomax is then thrown out of a hotel window! 

Ep0212: My Friend Irma - "Irma Reads a Mystery Book"

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Irma has been reading a Mystery novel and now she's seeing murder everywhere.  She's convinced Professor Koptkin is going to murder Mrs. O'...

Ep0211: The Shadow - "Traffic in Death"

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Six patients in a "sanitarium" have died mysteriously of a hemorrhage.  Blue Coal returns as a sponsor.  First episode with Bill Johns...

Ep0210: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Door"

19 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Ice Man & Steel Man / Baby Photographer & Young Mother / Belgian War Bride & Husband 

Ep0209: Lights Out - "Bathysphere"

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 A motive-laden worker descends to record ocean depths with his unsuspecting superior. His Excellency is set to break the record for diving over ...

Ep0208: Broadway is My Beat - "Nick Norman and Santa Claus"

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Nick Norman is just out of Sing Sing after fifteen years and is scheduled to play Santa Claus for the P.A.L. The day before the big day, Santa t...

Ep0207: My Friend Irma - "Piano Lessons For Irma"

16 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Irma spends the last of her savings on piano lessons.  The only problem is Jane had got rid of the piano to save money.  So Irma joins Mrs. ...

Ep0206: The Shadow - "Professor X"

15 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 A criminal is bankrolling a mad scientist who is working on an electronic disintegration machine. He plans to "send living flesh by wire." ...

Ep0205: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Smile"

12 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Secret Word - Smile - Hotel Clerk & Law Secretary / Beauty Operator & Husband / Taxidermist & Wife

Ep0204: Lights Out - "Nature Study"

11 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 A walk in the woods, along with death and confession 

Ep0203: Broadway is My Beat - "The Henry Baker Murder Case"

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 A nice guy named Henry Baker is trying to give away $50,000 while his brother is trying to stop him. 

Ep0202: My Friend Irma - "April Fool's Party"

09 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Jane plans an April Fool's party. 

Ep0201: The Shadow - "The Witch Drums of Salem"

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 A witch's curse befalls the descendants of the clergyman who had her killed. 

Ep0200: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Money"

05 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Conductor & Stevedore / Gardener & Housewife / Diamond Merchant & Dime Store Clerk 

Ep0199: Lights Out - "Prelude to Murder"

04 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 An insanely jealous orchestra conductor is convinced that his wife is seeing a young artist. 

Ep0198: Broadway is My Beat - "The Tori Jones Murder Case"

03 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 An action-packed murder story set in the garment district. A beautiful model named Tori Jones is found hanged. 

Ep0197: My Friend Irma - "Irma Gets Fired"

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Irma's boss finally has had it, and fires Irma. 

Ep0196: The Shadow - "Black Buddha"

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 This statue from the far east should be gotten rid of as soon as possible...or else! 

Ep0195: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Water"

28 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Irishman & Coleen / Barber & Housewife / Business Manager & Income Tax Collector 

Ep0194: Lights Out - "Organ"

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 The story of a strange summer house and its even stranger secrets. 

Ep0193: Broadway is My Beat - "The Sherman Gates Murder Case"

26 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Sherman Gates is found poisoned in the loge of a movie theatre, which leads to a murdered photographer. 

Ep0192: My Friend Irma - "Al is Moving to Nebraska"

25 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Al plans to move west and leave New York City. He's going to move to  Nebraska! Richard has developed a new and rare orchid, which Irma thi...

Ep0191: The Shadow - "Death Under the Chapel"

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 A mad college professor plans to set off a bomb during graduation to seek his revenge. 

Ep0190: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Heart"

21 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Golden Wedding Couple / Dress Buyer & Husband / Hobo & Vocational Analyst 

Ep0189: Lights Out - "The Ugliest Man in The World"

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 The story of the ugliest man in the world...and his girlfriend 

Ep0188: Broadway is My Beat - "The Mary Gilbert Murder Case"

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Maurie Brandeis, a nice Jewish boy, is going to be executed for murder on Monday. 

Ep0187: My Friend Irma - "Trial Separation"

18 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Al wins $500 on a horse; enough money to marry Irma. Irma hesitates when her friend Amber suggests that Irma test Al's love. 

Ep0186: The Shadow - "The Caverns of Death"

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 A secret ruby mine uses slave labor, kidnapped from tourists in the caverns above. 

Ep0185: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Door"

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Bachelor & Old Maid / Butler & Housewife / French Consul Girl & Bus Driver 

Ep0184: Lights Out - "Little Old Lady"

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Aunt Harriet, living alone in a dark wood, has some very strange feline companions! A good story! 

Ep0183: Broadway is My Beat - "The Eugene Bullock Murder Case"

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Eugene Bullock from Iowa is found dead in a crummy Sanitarium, his $5000 missing. 

Ep0182: My Friend Irma - "The Double Date"

11 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Jane and Irma are going out on a double date, but Al threatens to make trouble. 

Ep0181: The Shadow - "The Hospital Murders"

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 While visiting Egypt, Lamont Cranston is asked to solve a mystery. Patients keep disappearing from a hospital. 

Ep0180: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Table"

07 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Secret Word - Table - High Schoolers / Piano Teacher & Dog Trainer / DA & Housewife 

Ep0179: Lights Out - "The Spider"

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Two men hiding out in the jungle find they are being watched.  Watched by something with dark eyes and eight legs. 

Ep0178: Broadway is My Beat - "The Sgt Gordon Ellis Murder Case"

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Tommy Mannon, a hoodlum about to blow the whistle on some big shots, is  attacked on the street right in front of Danny Clover. A cop named...

Ep0177: My Friend Irma - "Thanksgiving Dinner"

04 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Thanksgiving is approaching. Jane plans a dinner for four, Irma buys a live turkey named George. 

Ep0176: The Shadow - "The Mine Hunters"

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 A very Japanese-sounding bad-guy is planning to lay mines near the Panama Canal. Could he be up to no good? 

Ep0175: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Sugar"

31 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Milkman & Brewmaster / Interior Decorator & Housewife/ Wedding Director &  Greeting Card Writer 

Ep0174: Lights Out - "Murder in the Script Department"

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Two typists are haunted at a radio network. 

Ep0173: Broadway is My Beat - "The Mei Ling Murder Case"

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Mei Ling sends a telegram that reads "terror follows me." The Kuan Yuen  statuette has been stolen, Mei Ling and Ki-Lin are both killed.&nb...

Ep0172: My Friend Irma - "Irma Attends a Charity Ball"

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Irma and her friends attend a charity masquerade ball. 

Ep0171: The Shadow - "Revenge on the Shadow"

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 A crime boss (with a marked foreign accent) plans to kill the Shadow, with the help of his old enemies and by using Margo Lane! 

Ep0170: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Bread"

24 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Pediatrician & Youngest Mother / Shoemaker & Housewife / Model & Artist 

Ep0169 - Lights Out - "Heavenly Jeep"

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 A story that's "literally out of this world." 

Ep0168: Broadway is My Beat - "The Val Dane Murder Case"

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Val Dane, a universally hated author, is found dead of starvation in a room full of food! 

Ep0167: My Friend Irma - "Planning a Vacation"

21 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Irma and Jane plan to take a vacation at Moosehead Lodge. 

Ep0166: The Shadow - "The Mark of the Bat"

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Vampires arise once again to suck blood in the night. 

Ep0165 - You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Sky"

17 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Rookie Cop & Librarian / Housewife & TV Repairman / Auctioneer & Square Dance Caller 

Ep0164 - Lights Out - "Execution"

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 A drama about a Nazi officer who hangs a woman in revenge for wounding a  German soldier. He then hangs the same woman over and over again....

Ep0163: Broadway is My Beat - "The Silks Bergen Murder Case"

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 $100,000, a dead jockey and murderous bookies on Broadway. 

Ep0162: My Friend Irma - "Al and Irma Buy a Wedding Ring

14 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Al takes Irma to see "Harvey." Al and Irma buy a wedding ring for Irma's  friend Amber, but Jane thinks it's Irma who's getting married.&nb...

Ep0161: The Shadow - "The Reincarnation of Michael"

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 A mad scientist helps an even madder millionaire believe that he's an Italian Duke from the 12th century. 

Ep0160: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Spoon"

10 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Accountant & Ballroom Bouncer / Chiropodist & Housewife / Irish War Bride & Husband 

Ep0159: Lights Out - "Kill"

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 A story told through the thoughts of the principal character, an accused murderer