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  • The Whistler - The Accounting - 1942

    The Whistler - The Accounting - 1942
    2025/07/16
    The Whistler is one of American radio's most popular mystery dramas, with a 13-year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. It was sponsored by the Signal Oil Company: "That whistle is your signal for the Signal Oil program, The Whistler." Each episode of The Whistler began with the sound of footsteps and a person whistling. The haunting signature theme tune was composed by Wilbur Hatch and featured Dorothy Roberts performing the whistling with the orchestra.

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    30 分
  • Escape - Leiningen Versus the Ants - 1948

    Escape - Leiningen Versus the Ants - 1948
    2025/07/15

    The story depicts the battle between the owner of a plantation in the Brazilian rainforest and an attacking army of soldier ants. Leiningen, the owner of a plantation in the Brazilian rainforest, is warned by the district commissioner that a swarm of ferocious and organized soldier ants is approaching and that he must flee.


    Cast

    William Conrad as Leiningen

    Gerald Mohr as The Commissioner


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    30 分
  • Suspense - The Doctor Prescribed Death - 1943

    Suspense - The Doctor Prescribed Death - 1943
    2025/07/14
    Bela Lugosi stars as a psychologist who decides to test his theory about murder after being mocked by a colleague. More specifically, Bela Lugosi was cast as Professor Antonio Bacile, a psychologist who believes that someone who has decided to commit suicide can be persuaded to instead kill another person. When his theory is mocked by his editor, Bacile decides to set about proving it and extracting revenge upon his detractor.

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    30 分
  • Gunsmoke - Drop Dead - 1952

    Gunsmoke - Drop Dead - 1952
    2025/07/13

    Main Cast

    William Conrad as Matt Dillon Andrews

    Parley Baer as Chester Andrews

    Georgia Ellis as Kitty Andrews

    Howard McNear as Doc Andrews


    The episode involves a greedy Mr. Howard who won't let Jack Jackson water his herd during a Kansas drought. This episode is still remembered as one of Gunsmoke's best,

    and featured Chester, Kitty and Doc all playing parts in the story. Gunsmoke ran for nine years on CBS and was known for its realistic portrayal of the Old West, departing from the more sanitized Western heroes of other shows of that era.

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    30 分
  • Broadway's My Beat - The Barbara Hunt Murder Case - 1953

    Broadway's My Beat - The Barbara Hunt Murder Case - 1953
    2025/07/12
    Detective Danny Clover investigates another murder on his beat from Times Square to Columbus Circle in this atmospheric police procedural. In this episode from the later period of Broadway's My Beat, Clover confronts the dark underbelly of the Great White Way, where quiet women and well-off men meet unfortunate ends. As always, the unhappy endings of hard luck stories drive Danny to search for justice - pounding the pavement to track down an eye witness, find that one scrap of evidence, or just to walk until it all makes sense. Set against the series' trademark soundscape of city noise so authentic you'll see the glaring lights of Broadway and feel the grit under your heel, this episode showcases the elegant intricacy of scripts that turned routine description into near poetry.

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    30 分
  • Murder at Midnight - Murder Out of Mind - 1946

    Murder at Midnight - Murder Out of Mind - 1946
    2025/07/11
    A man systematically drives his wife to the brink of insanity. As the clock strikes midnight in their home, psychological torment takes a fatal turn. This suspenseful installment dives deep into manipulation, marital menace, and creeping dread—with Raymond Morgan’s voice and Charles Paul’s organ music heightening every scene to a chilling crescendo.

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    27 分
  • Suspense - The Hitch-Hiker - 1942

    Suspense - The Hitch-Hiker - 1942
    2025/07/10

    Ronald Adams begins a cross-country drive from Brooklyn to California, but his journey becomes increasingly terrifying as he repeatedly encounters the same mysterious hitch-hiker along various roads across multiple states. Though the hitch-hiker's appearance is non-threatening, Adams becomes increasingly disturbed upon inexplicably seeing him again and again alongside roads where it would be logically impossible for the man to appear. When he finally makes a desperate phone call home to his mother in Brooklyn, he receives shocking information that totally changes his understanding of his predicament. Written by Lucille Fletcher and starring Orson Welles, this is one of the most famous radio plays in history, featuring Bernard Herrmann's chilling musical score and innovative sound techniques.


    Main Character

    Ronald Adams: Orson Welles

    Announcer: Berry Kroeger

    Supporting Cast: Various unidentified actors


    Production Team

    Writer: Lucille Fletcher

    Director: Johnny Dietz

    Music: Bernard Herrmann (composed and conducted)

    Producer: William Spier (Suspense producer)

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    29 分
  • The Whistler - Fog - 1942

    The Whistler - Fog - 1942
    2025/07/10

    A sailor with a grudge falls while walking through a thick fog and gets amnesia. His captain fears he may have murdered while in his fugue, but his fiancee believes in him. Then another sailor shows up with threats of blackmail. The episode showcases The Whistler's trademark psychological drama with themes of memory loss, guilt, and the fog serving as both a literal and metaphorical element of confusion and uncertainty.


    Main Character

    The Whistler (Narrator): Bill Forman


    Production Team

    Writer: Herbert Connor

    Producer: J. Donald Wilson

    Music: Wilbur Hatch

    Theme Music: Composed by Wilbur Hatch and featured Dorothy Roberts whistling with an orchestra


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    30 分