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Ep0298: Broadway is My Beat - "The Thelma Harper Murder Case"

20 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Janet Guilford has committed suicide...or has she? A murderer gets the bird.

Ep0297: My Friend Irma - "Irma's Brother Lectures"

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Irma's intelligent brother comes to town on his lecture tour. Jane immediately requests to have him lecture at her philosophical society group.

Ep0296: The Shadow - "The Ghost Of Captain Bayloe"

18 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The ghost of a dead sea Captain has returned to take over new ships...and sink them!

Ep0295: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Tree"

15 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Secret Word - Tree - Cop & Girl About To Be's / Furniture Salesman & Housewife / Eagle Scout & Intern

Ep0294: Lights Out - "Haunted Cell"

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A convicted killer tells a ghost story of the haunted cell he stayed in before his final day.

Ep0293: Broadway is My Beat - "The Max Wendell Murder Case"

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A druggist named Max Wendell is shot...right in front of Danny...who promptly kills Frank Howard, the killer. But where's the $100,000 in stolen narco...

Ep0292: My Friend Irma - “The Picnic”

12 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Irma is learning about the sites of New York for her night school.

Ep0291: The Shadow - "Prelude To Terror"

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A gang injects a colorless, explosive gas into light bubs all over town. When the lights go on, the gas goes off!

Ep0290: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Air"

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Secret Word - Air - Bachelor Conductor & Old Maid / Lady Barber & Husband / Singing Teacher & Golf Pro

Ep0289: Lights Out - "The Coffin In Studio B"

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Two actors rehearsing for a radio show called "Lights Out" come upon a mysterious little man selling coffins. One of the actors has a sudden need for ...

Ep0288: Broadway is My Beat - "The Elaine Hill Murder Case"

06 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Beautiful Elaine Hill is found dead in a hotel room. As Danny tracks the killer, another corpse is found in the hotel barbershop.

Ep0287: My Friend Irma - "Irma Wants Older Men"

05 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's Irma's birthday and she suspects Al canceled lunch with her to go out with another girl.  So she decides to go out with another guy, but thi...

Ep0286: The Shadow - "Valley Of The Living Dead"

04 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A man has become absolute ruler of an isolated valley and has made zombies of the inhabitants.

Ep0285: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Floor"

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Secret Word - Floor - Football Player & Honor Girl / Poultry man & Housewife / Secret Service Man & Penny Arcade Woman

Ep0284: Lights Out - "Man In The Middle"

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A man is torn between the love for his wife and the lust for his secretary.

Ep0283: Broadway is My Beat - "The Tommy Stafford Murder Case"

30 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tommy Stafford is found stabbed to death on the Coney Island roller coaster, and $100,000 in jewels are missing.

Ep0282: My Friend Irma - "Irma Takes Up Yoga"

29 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Irma seeks to improve her mind so she doesn't lose Al.

Ep0281: The Shadow - "Ghosts Can Kill"

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A mad-dog killer is executed, but swears revenge...and gets it!

Ep0280: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Grass"

25 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Secret Word - Grass - Dance Instructor & Riding Acad. / Yard  Trash man & Housewife / Yacht Broker & Employment Woman

Ep0279: Lights Out - "The Rocket Ship"

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Three astronauts return from a voyage to the moon to find the Earth is destroyed from war.

Ep0278: Broadway is My Beat - "The Ernie Cauldwell Murder Case"

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jimmy Webster has confessed to the murder of Ernie Cauldwell, but his wife tells Danny she's sure he didn't do it.

Ep0277: My Friend Irma - "Way To A Man's Heart"

22 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Irma decides to improve her cooking skills: hold onto your stomach!

Ep0276: The Shadow - "Island Of The Devil"

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A prisoner thinks of nothing but revenge for twenty years, but the man carrying his pardon has been murdered!

Ep0275: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Wall"

18 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Secret Word - Wall - 4th Season - About To Be's / Laundromat Woman & Husband / Woodcarver & Cat Care Clubwoman

Ep0274: Lights Out - "Reunion After Death"

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A man, so distraught over his wife's death, uses a flower to bring her back.

Ep0273: Broadway is My Beat - "The Hope Anderson Murder Case"

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hope Anderson has been found shot in a fountain, her boyfriend is shot...and so is Danny Clover.

Ep0272: My Friend Irma - "Al's Youth Restorer"

15 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Al's latest get-rich-quick scheme is the, "Baby Face Youth Restorer."

Ep0271: The Shadow - "The Man Who Murdered Time"

15 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A mad scientist, about to die, invents a time machine with the ability to repeat December 31st eternally.

Ep0270: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Stove"

11 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Secret Word - Stove - Baby Sitter & Kindergarten Teacher / Census Taker & Husband / Parachutist & Window Washer

Ep0268: Broadway is My Beat - "The Francie Green Murder Case"

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Who has been trying to kill Francine Green, a nightclub cigarette girl?

Ep0268: Broadway is My Beat - "The Francie Green Murder Case"

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Who has been trying to kill Francine Green, a nightclub cigarette girl?

Ep0267: My Friend Irma - "Mrs O'Reilly Gets Arrested aka Caged Canary"

08 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mrs. O'Reilly's voice gets her arrested and her tenants are the only ones who can save her from doing "hard time."

Ep0266: The Shadow - "Guest Of Death"

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A timid man touring a prison gets a tour of the "Death House" and sits in the electric chair. He's given the ultimate thrill by a deranged guard.

Ep0265: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Floor"

04 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Secret Word - Floor - Stage Manager & Club Woman / Fireworks Man & Housewife, kids / Lifeguard and Marine Gal

Ep0264: Lights Out - "Mirage"

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A good story about an old man who writes in the sand at night the date people are ging to die.

Ep0263: Broadway is My Beat - "The Charles and Jane Kimball Murder Case"

02 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kimball, a newlywed couple, are found in a car in the river...shot to death. Who killed them, and how did the car get into the ri...

Ep0262: My Friend Irma - "Dictation System"

01 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Irma is tired of her job as a stenographer and gets a job in show business...being sawed in half by a magician!

Ep0261: The Shadow - "Murder By Rescue"

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Warren Mitchell will soon inherit a large estate. His evil Uncle Claude plans that he first meets with an "accident." A phonograph record is used to h...

Ep0260: You Bet Your Life - "Secret Word - Hand"

27 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Secret Word - Hand - Bachelor & Old Maid / Men's Tailor & Housewife / Doll Hospital Woman & Surgeon

Ep0259: Lights Out - "The Word"

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A decent from the Empire State Building to nothingness.

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.