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Mystery in the Air

Description

MYSTERY IN THE AIR was a Summer series consisting of 13 30-minute mystery / horror shows, replacing THE ABBOT AND COSTELLO SHOW. The series featured Peter Lorre as narrator and star. Henry Morgan, better known as Harry Morgan in Dragnet and MASH on TV, was the announcer. Other actors who appeared were John Brown, Agnes Moorehead, Eric Snowden, Ben Wright, Peggy Webber, Lauren Tuttle, Joesph Kearns and Luis Van Rooten. The shows were classic mystery and horror tales by known authors, created in Hollywood before a live audience. In New York the series premiered on NBC's flag station WNBC, 660 KHz, on Thursday, July 3 at 10:00 PM; it also aired in Washington DC on WRC, 980 KHz. There was an unrelated crime series of the same name that aired in 1945 starring Jackson Beck, with no surviving episodes.

Cast & Crew

Agnes Moorehead

Luis van Rooten

Richard Widmark

G

Geoffrey Bryant

Tex

Stonewall Scott

Stephen Courtleigh

K

Kenneth W. 'Ken' MacGregor

Producer

Audio Clips

Audio Clip 10m24s

References

Hickerson, Jay. The 5th 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.

Swartz, Ph.D., Jon D., Reinehr, Robert C. Handbook of Old Time Radio. Scarecrow Press.

“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.” New York Times, March 17, 1929.

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

Introduction/Theme Song Old Time Radio Program Logs By Frank Passage and Others Jack the Ripper on Old Time Radio by Paul Begg Digital Deli Too Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs Theme - Introduction Digital Deli Logs RadioHorrorHosts.com

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