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The Mysterious Traveler

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The Mysterious Traveler was a radio anthology of suspense and strange tales, remembered for its ominous host and dramatic mystery format.

The Mysterious Traveler was an American media franchise created by Robert Arthur and David Kogan. All versions of the franchise focused on suspense and crime fiction, with occasional elements of horror or science fiction.

Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 4.0. Updated Jan 25, 2026.

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Mystery

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Maurice TarplinRobert A. ArthurDavid KoganCarl CarusoPaul TaubmanAl FanelliJock MacGregorDoc WhippleRalph BellLawson ZerbeSantos OrtegaBill SmithBob EmerickBryna RaeburnEric DresslerHenry SylvernPhil TonkenPhillip ClarkeRoger De KovenWendell HolmesAl KingBret MorrisonCharles PaulGeorge CooneyLeon JanneyArt CarneyCameron Prud'HommeChuck WebsterClifford CarpenterEmerson BuckleyJames Van DykJoseph JulianMartin WolfsonRichard CooganRichard DupageRobert DonnellyRobert DrydenAgnes YoungCharles WebsterCharlotte HollandChester StrattonDon RandolphDurward KirbyElizabeth MorganElspeth EricFrank BehrensGertrude WarnerGladys ThorntonGrayson EnlowHester SondergaardInge AdamsJames Van DykeJan MinerJohn MartinLarry HainesLesley WoodsLouise FitchLuis van RootenLyle SudrowMason AdamsMorton LawrenceShirley BlackTed OsborneTony BarrettWilliam ZuckertAbby LewisAdelaide KleinAl SchafferAlan MansonAlbert OttenheimerAlfred KingAnn ShepherdAnn TeamanAnne ShepherdArch ObolerBarney BeckBetty Jane TylerBill ZuckertBrad BarkerCameron AndrewsCarl EmoryChet StrattonCliff CarpenterConnie LembckeDonald BukaEd LatimerEdgar StehliElaine KempEleanor PhelpsEverett SloaneFrank ReadickFrank SylveraFrank ThomasFrank WaldeckerGene TerazzoGeorge BamberGordon Schuyler DeWittGrace CoppinGrace MatthewsHal ReedHelen ClaireHelen ShieldsHelen TithersHumphrey DavisIan MartinIrene HubbardIrene WinstonJack CurtisJack FaronJack ManningJack WardJackson BeckJames LiptonJames McCallionJames StevensJean CarsonJoan SheaJoan TompkinsJoe DeSantisJohn GibsonJohn MarvinJohn SeymoreJohn SylvesterJoyce GordonJuan HernandezJuano HernandezKarl SwensonKarl WeberKen LynchKermit MurdockLon ClarkMarilyn ErskineMary Jane HigbyMercedes McCambridgeMilton KayeMitzi GouldMort LawrenceMort LorentzNancy SheridanNat PolenNeal O'MalleyPalmer WardRalph PaulRaymond Edward JohnsonRod HendricksonRonald DawsonRuss DunbarSandra GouldSarah BurtonScott TennysonShirley BlancSidney PaulStaats CotsworthStuart BrodySydney PaulSylvan LevinTed JewettWalt ShaverWalter PayneWill HareWilliam Keene

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Original schedule

  1. 1943–19447:00 PM ET
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  2. 19443:30 PM ET
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  3. 1944–19459:30 PM ET
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  4. 19464:00 PM ET
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  5. 1946–19477:00 PM ET
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  6. 1947–19488:00 PM ET
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  7. 1948–19499:30 PM ET
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  8. 1949–19529:30 PM ET
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