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Broken Xylophone

A robbery has taken place at The West Coast Theatre. The suspect was seen leaving the robbery in a Packard sedan. Captain McCaleb has trouble reading his script at the end of the program.

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Calling All Cars is an old-time radio police drama in the United States. It was broadcast on the CBS West Coast network and on the Mutual-Don Lee Network November 29, 1933 – September 8, 1939 and carried by transcription on stations in other areas. The program was notable for being one of the first police dramas on radio.

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“Broken Xylophone.” Calling All Cars. Radio broadcast, August 4, 1937.

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