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I Love a Mystery

Description

Adventure drama serial follows Jack Packard, Doc Long, and Reggie York through global cases and supernatural plots.

I Love a Mystery is an American radio drama series that aired 1939–44 and 1949–52, and was written and directed by Carlton E. Morse, about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure. The adventure-mystery series stood in stark contrast to Morse's other major radio success, the drama series One Man's Family.

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Related Categories

MysteryAdventure

Showtimes

Original schedule

  1. 19396:15 PM ET
    NBC West Coast Network · evening
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  2. 19396:15 PM ET
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  3. 19396:15 PM ET
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  4. 19396:15 PM ET
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  5. 19396:15 PM ET
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  6. 1939–19407:15 PM ET
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  7. 1939–19407:15 PM ET
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  8. 1939–19407:15 PM ET
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  9. 1939–19407:15 PM ET
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  10. 1939–19407:15 PM ET
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  11. 19408:30 PM ET
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  12. 1940–19418:00 PM ET
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  13. 1941–19428:00 PM ET
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  14. 1943–19447:00 PM ET
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  15. 1943–19447:00 PM ET
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  16. 1943–19447:00 PM ET
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  17. 1943–19447:00 PM ET
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  18. 1943–19447:00 PM ET
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  19. 1949–19507:45 PM ET
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  20. 1949–19507:45 PM ET
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  21. 1949–19507:45 PM ET
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  22. 1949–19507:45 PM ET
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  23. 1949–19507:45 PM ET
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  24. 195010:15 PM ET
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  25. 195010:15 PM ET
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  26. 195010:15 PM ET
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  27. 195010:15 PM ET
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  28. 195010:15 PM ET
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  29. 195210:15 PM ET
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  30. 195210:15 PM ET
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  31. 195210:15 PM ET
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  32. 195210:15 PM ET
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  33. 195210:15 PM ET
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  34. 195210:15 PM ET
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  35. 195210:15 PM ET
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  36. 195210:15 PM ET
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  37. 195210:15 PM ET
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  38. 195210:15 PM ET
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Cast & Crew

D
Dresser Dahlstead
Announcer
F
Frank Martin
Announcer
F
Frank McCarthy
Announcer
J
Jim Bannon
Announcer
T
Ted Mallie
Announcer
Agnes Young
Cast
Alice Reinheart
Cast
A
Anne Stone
Cast
A
Athena Lord
Cast
B
Barbara Jean Wong
Cast
Barton Yarborough
Cast
Ben Alexander
Cast
Ben Wright
Cast
B
Bob Dryden
Cast
C
Carleton E. Morse
Cast
Cathy Lewis
Cast
Cliff Arquette
Cast
Don Douglas
Cast
E
Earl Lee
Cast
Earle Ross
Cast
E
Edgar Norton
Cast
Forrest Lewis
Cast
Gloria Blondell
Cast
H
Harold 'Hal' Peary
Cast
J
J. Anthony Smythe
Cast
Jay Novello
Cast
J
Jim Boles
Cast
J
Jim Widner
Cast
J
John Gibson
Cast
J
John Lake
Cast
John McIntire
Cast
K
Kathleen Wilson
Cast
L
Lal Chand Mehra
Cast
Les Tremayne
Cast
L
Louis V. Genco
Cast
Lurene Tuttle
Cast
Michael Raffetto
Cast
M
Minetta Ellen
Cast
N
Naomi Stevens
Cast
P
Page Gilman
Cast
Parley Baer
Cast
Richard LeGrand
Cast
R
Russell Thorson
Cast
R
Ruth Sprague
Cast
Tom Collins
Cast
T
Tony Randall
Cast
Wally Maher
Cast
W
Walter Paterson
Cast
W
Walter Patterson
Cast
M
Mel Bailey
Director
A
Al Span
Sound Effects
A
Athena Lorde
Jerri Booker
B
Barney Beck
Sound Effects
Barton Yarborough
Doc Long
Ben Wright
Reggie York
C
Carlton E. Morse
Creator
Elliott Lewis
Jack Packard
Forrest Lewis
Michael
G
George Cooney
Sound Effects
Gloria Blondell
Jerri Booker

Audio Clips

Audio Clip 10m34s

References

“Radio Drama - A Comprehensive Chronicle of American Network Programs, 1932-1962.” Grams Jr., Martin, n.d.
Hickerson, Jay. The 4th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.
Paulson, Roger C. Archives of the Airwaves (7 Volumes). The Old Radio Times.
Lackmann, Ron. The Encyclopedia of American Radio.
Dunning, John. On the Air : The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Sperdvac Radiogram.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.” New York Times, March 17, 1929.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK New York.” New York Times, December 29, 1929.
Grams Jr., Martin. Radio Drama - A Comprehensive Chronicle of American Network Programs, 1932-1962.
Terrace, Vincent. Radio's Golden Years - The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs 1930-1960. Collector's Corner.
“Today's Radio Program.” New York Times, January 1, 1927.

Links

The creator of I Love A Mystery: Carlton E. Morse (1901-1993)Library FilesCARLTON E. MORSE BIOGRAPHY by Martin Grams, Jr.Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio LogsI Love a Mystery - The Stairway to the Sun by Martin Grams, Jr.Introduction/Theme SongThe Golden Age of Radio: Program 83 - February, 1977 - Horror ShowsI Love A Mystery FAQThe Cultural History of Radio Horrors by Martin Grams, Jr.Thrilling Detective - Jack Packard, Doc Long and Reggie YorkOld Time Radio Program Logs By Frank Passage and OthersTheme - IntroductionThe Nostalgia Pages Forums

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