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I Love a Mystery is an American radio drama series that aired 1939–44, about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure. Written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_E._Morse" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Carlton E. Morse</a>, the program was the polar opposite of Morse's other success, the long-running <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Man%27s_Family" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">One Man's Family</a>. The central characters, Jack Packard, Doc Long, and Reggie York, met as mercenary soldiers fighting the Japanese in China. Later, they met again in San Francisco, where they decided to form the A-1 Detective Agency. Their motto was "No job too tough, no adventure too baffling". The agency served as a plot device to involve the trio in a wide variety of stories. These straddled the genres of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_fiction" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">mystery</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">adventure</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">supernatural</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_fiction" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">horror</a>, and the plot lines often took them to exotic locales. Over the years, Jack was played by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Raffetto" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Michael Raffetto</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Thorson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Russell Thorson</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Novello" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jay Novello</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bannon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jim Bannon</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McIntire" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John McIntire</a>. Doc was played by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Yarborough" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Barton Yarborough</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Boles" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jim Boles</a>. Reggie was portrayed by Walter Paterson and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Randall" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tony Randall</a>. The agency's secretary, Jerry Booker, was played by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Blondell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gloria Blondell</a>. After Paterson committed suicide in 1942, his friend Morse could not bear to recast the role and Reggie was written out of the series. In later shows, Jerry's role was increased, and she replaced Reggie.

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I Love a Mystery is an American radio drama series that aired 1939–44, about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure. Written by Carlton E. Morse, the program was the polar opposite of Morse's other success, the long-running One Man's Family.The central characters, Jack Packard, Doc Long, and Reggie York, met as mercenary soldiers fighting the Japanese in China. Later, they met again in San Francisco, where they decided to form the A-1 Detective Agency. Their motto was "No job too tough, no adventure too baffling". The agency served as a plot device to involve the trio in a wide variety of stories.These straddled the genres of mystery, adventure, and supernatural horror, and the plot lines often took them to exotic locales. Over the years, Jack was played by Michael Raffetto, Russell Thorson, Jay Novello, Jim Bannon, and John McIntire. Doc was played by Barton Yarborough and Jim Boles. Reggie was portrayed by Walter Paterson and Tony Randall. The agency's secretary, Jerry Booker, was played by Gloria Blondell. After Paterson committed suicide in 1942, his friend Morse could not bear to recast the role and Reggie was written out of the series. In later shows, Jerry's role was increased, and she replaced Reggie.

I Love a Mystery&nbsp;is an American radio drama series that aired 1939–44, about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure. Written by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_E._Morse" rel="noopener noreferrer">Carlton E. Morse</a>, the program was the polar opposite of Morse's other success, the long-running&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Man%27s_Family" rel="noopener noreferrer">One Man's Family</a>. The central characters, Jack Packard, Doc Long, and Reggie York, met as mercenary soldiers fighting the Japanese in China. Later, they met again in San Francisco, where they decided to form the A-1 Detective Agency. Their motto was "No job too tough, no adventure too baffling". The agency served as a plot device to involve the trio in a wide variety of stories. These straddled the genres of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_fiction" rel="noopener noreferrer">mystery</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure" rel="noopener noreferrer">adventure</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural" rel="noopener noreferrer">supernatural</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_fiction" rel="noopener noreferrer">horror</a>, and the plot lines often took them to exotic locales. Over the years, Jack was played by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Raffetto" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michael Raffetto</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Thorson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Russell Thorson</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Novello" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jay Novello</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bannon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Bannon</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McIntire" rel="noopener noreferrer">John McIntire</a>. Doc was played by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Yarborough" rel="noopener noreferrer">Barton Yarborough</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Boles" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Boles</a>. Reggie was portrayed by Walter Paterson and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Randall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tony Randall</a>. The agency's secretary, Jerry Booker, was played by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Blondell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gloria Blondell</a>. After Paterson committed suicide in 1942, his friend Morse could not bear to recast the role and Reggie was written out of the series. In later shows, Jerry's role was increased, and she replaced Reggie.

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