Episode 6 - The Robin Hood of Modern Crime (The Saint)

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Episode 6 - The Robin Hood of Modern Crime (The Saint)

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Jun 2, 2013

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Before Roger Moore and Val Kilmer wore halos, Vincent Price patrolled the airwaves as Simon Templar, The Saint. Today we'll hear this debonair detective in "Baseball Murder," first broadcast on NBC on September 3, 1950.

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Jun 2, 2013

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An old-time radio podcast, bringing you detective adventures from the Golden Age of Radio. Each week, tune in for an adventure of Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, Johnny Dollar, The Saint, and many more.

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Episode 123 - Trouble is His Business (Adventures of Philip Marlowe): Philip Marlowe made his way from the pen of Raymond Chandler to the big screen and then to radio in some of the best private eye crime drama of the era. In honor of Chandler’s birthday, we’ll hear his legendary shamus in two radio mysteries voiced... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)
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Episode 248 – Back to Baker Street (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes): The game’s afoot as we join Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in three of their old time radio adventures. John Stanley is the world’s most famous detective and Alfred Shirley plays his loyal companion and biographer in these original adventures that... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)
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