Episode 602 - Which Witch is Which? (Nick Carter, Boston Blackie, Casey, Crime Photographer, & Sam Spade)

Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

Jack Mooney

Arts, Performing Arts, Mystery, Detectives, Old, Radio, Time, Tv & Film, Oldtimeradio

4.6 • 982 Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2024

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Summary

It's the witching hour - well, closer to two witching hours, to be precise - for old time radio detectives in this week's episode. We've got four mysteries involving witches just in time for Halloween. First, an author plagued by a witch's hexes seeks the help of Nick Carter in "The Witch of Donderberg Mountain" (originally aired on Mutual on April 22, 1945). Next, a witch at a Halloween party sees danger in Boston Blackie's future. Then, Casey, Crime Photographer investigates the murder of a male witch in "Witchcraft" (originally aired on CBS on February 19, 1948). And finally, Sam Spade is hired to act as security for a Halloween party in "The Fairley Bright Caper" (originally aired on CBS on October 31, 1948).

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Get this and get it straight.
0:02.0	Crime is a suckers road,
0:04.0	and those who travel it wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave.
0:07.0	The story you are about to hear is true, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
0:18.0	The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective.
0:22.0	The Adventures of the Saints starring Vincent Prize.
0:25.0	Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account.
0:30.0	America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.
0:33.0	Yours truly, Johnny Deller. The Hello and welcome to down these mean streets and more old-time radio
1:00.4	detectives and crime fighters. Halloween is still a few days away, but we like to start
1:07.6	the celebration early here on the podcast. So today I'm sharing four old-time radio mysteries each with a hint of
1:16.7	witchcraft. So grab your broomstick and your brew and enjoy these tales of
1:22.4	hauntings and homicides.
1:25.6	First up is an adventure of Nick Carter, Master Detective, starring Juan Clark as that most
1:32.4	famous of all manhunters.
1:35.4	We'll hear him in The Witch of Donderbird Mountain,
1:38.8	originally aired on Mutual on April 22nd in 1945.
1:44.0	Nick is hired by a frightened author
1:46.8	who believes his late assistant was the victim of a witch's curse,
1:51.2	and he fears his may be the next life claimed.
1:55.0	Helen showed co-stars as Nick's Girl Friday, Patsy Bowen,
2:00.0	and the episode was written by Edith Meiser.
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