Box 13
Box 13 is a syndicated mystery radio drama starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday, a newspaperman turned mystery novelist drawn into cases through classified-ad mail.
Box 13 is a syndicated radio drama about the escapades of newspaperman-turned-mystery novelist Dan Holiday, played by film star Alan Ladd. Created by Ladd's company, Mayfair Productions, Box 13 aired in different cities over different dates and times. It first aired in several United States radio markets in October 1947.
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Box 13. Radio program.

Lurene Tuttle
Cast
SSylvia Picker
Cast

Vic Perrin
Cast
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Vern Carstensen
Director

Alan Ladd
Cast
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Alan Reed (aka Teddy Bergman)
Cast

Luis van Rooten
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Rudy Schrager
Music
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Sylvia Picker
Suzy

Alan Ladd
Producer
RRichard Sandville
Producer
RRussell Hughes
Writer
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