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Episode 554 - Know When to Fold 'Em (Boston Blackie, Big Story, & Dragnet)
Episode 554 - Know When to Fold 'Em (Boston Blackie, Big Story, & Dragnet)
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Length:
88 minutes
Released:
Oct 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Ante up for three radio mysteries involving gamblers and the sometimes deadly bets they make. First, a pet shop owner is killed when he refuses to offer his store as a front for a gambling ring in Boston Blackie. Then, a real-life Chicago reporter cracks the case of a poker game that ends in murder on The Big Story (originally aired on NBC on April 4, 1951). And finally, Sgt. Joe Friday hunts for floating games in the City of Angels in "The Big Gamble" from Dragnet (originally aired on NBC on May 8, 1952).
Released:
Oct 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 6 - The Robin Hood of Modern Crime (The Saint): 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. by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)