Episode 609 - Sleuthing for the Season (Suspense, Damon Runyon Theatre, & Let George Do It)

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

🗓️ 22 December 2024

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

We're decking the halls and looking for clues with three holiday-themed old time radio mysteries. Peter Lorre plans the perfect crime, but he may be undone by a surprise gift from his victim in "Back for Christmas" from Suspense (originally aired on CBS on December 23, 1943). Then, it's a tale from The Damon Runyon Theatre - "Dancing Dan's Christmas," the story of a small-time crook who lands in hot water during the holidays. Finally, Bob Bailey deals with a Santa who gets gifts instead of gives them and who may be marked for death in "Christmas in January" from Let George Do It (originally aired on CBS on January 29, 1951).

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0:00.0	Get this and get it straight.
0:02.1	Crime is a sucker's road.
0:03.9	And those who travel
0:04.6	it wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave.
0:12.3	The story you were about to hear is true.
0:15.2	Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
0:18.6	The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective.
0:21.7	The Adventures of the Saints,
0:23.5	starring Vincent Price.
0:25.5	Bob Bailey, in the exciting adventures
0:27.7	of the man with the action-packed expense account.
0:30.6	America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator...
0:33.4	Yours truly, Johnny Dollar.
1:02.1	... Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Hello and welcome to Down These Mean Streets with more old-time radio detectives and crime fighters.
1:08.4	As hard as it may be to believe, Christmas is only a few days away.
1:15.3	And around here, I like to celebrate with an annual showcase of holiday-themed mysteries from the Golden Age of Radio.
1:17.9	So whether you're wrapping gifts or still finishing up your shopping,
1:22.4	hopefully these stories will keep you company and provide some holiday cheer,
1:31.7	albeit holiday cheer infused with a little murder and mayhem.
1:41.8	First up is a tale well calculated to keep you in suspense, and one of my favorite episodes from Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills.
1:46.7	It comes from the pen of John Collier, and it stars the great Peter Lorry. Originally aired on CBS on December 23rd, 1943, it's back for Christmas. Mr. Lurie
1:57.1	plays a long-suffering husband who concocts a plan to get rid of his demanding wife,
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