Box 13 | Old Time Radio

Box 13 presents “Archimedes and the Roman,” originally broadcast July 31, 1949. Identified as episode 50 of the 52-program series, this late-series mystery stars Alan Ladd as novelist-adventurer Dan Holiday and was written by Russell Hughes and directed by Richard Sanville.

When young Marty Kennedy fears something has happened to his astronomer friend at a remote mountaintop observatory near Collinwood, Dan Holiday answers the call. Silence from the hilltop, improvised signals, and a troubling criminal situation draw Holiday into a suspenseful case beneath the observatory dome.

Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:55 Original Broadcast
27:26 Closing

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Box 13 presents “The Haunted Artist,” episode 17 of the mystery series, originally broadcast December 12, 1948. Alan Ladd stars as adventure-seeking writer Dan Holiday.

Artist Michael Davis fears that his locked studio—or perhaps he himself—is haunted when unexplained brushwork begins appearing on a canvas meant for an upcoming gallery showing. The mysterious image of a stone quarry draws Holiday into a strange case where the supernatural appearance may conceal a very human threat.

Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
27:39 Closing

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Box 13 presents “The Biter Bitten,” episode 48 of the classic mystery-adventure series, originally broadcast on July 17, 1949. Alan Ladd stars as writer-adventurer Dan Holiday.

An urgent letter summons Holiday to Room 507 at the Hotel Belvedere, where Dr. Theodore Miller warns that a deadly king cobra is loose in the building. As the danger closes in, Holiday finds that tracking down the snake is only the beginning. Written by Robert Light, this late-series installment takes place almost entirely within the tense confines of the hotel.

Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
27:15 Closing

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Box 13 presents “The Treasure of Hang Li,” originally broadcast May 29, 1949. Also listed as episode 41, this installment stars Alan Ladd as writer-adventurer Dan Holiday in the syndicated 1948–49 series.

A mysterious letter sends Holiday to a Chinatown curio shop to ask for the Hang Li piece, an enigmatic jade object the proprietor insists he take for free. What begins as an unusual errand soon draws Dan into a dangerous urban mystery. Sylvia Picker appears as Suzy.

Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
27:12 Closing

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Box 13 presents “Hare and Hounds,” originally broadcast February 27, 1949. This is episode 28 of the classic mystery series, starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday.

After an older stranger takes an out-of-town letter from the Box 13 mail, Dan follows the trail it leaves behind—only to find himself caught in a dangerous case and wanted by the police. Russell Hughes wrote the original story, with Richard Sanville directing; Sylvia Picker co-stars as Suzy.

Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:50 Original Broadcast
27:21 Closing

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Box 13 presents “One One Three Point Five,” originally broadcast in 2012. Identified in established episode listings as episode 31, this mystery-adventure installment stars Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday, the former newspaperman who answers unusual appeals sent to the Star-Times’ Box 13.

Dorothy Simmons asks Holiday to locate her missing brother, Dave, who is hiding somewhere in the city. But a watchful private detective disputes her story, and Holiday’s search leads toward a wealthy recluse, a missing folio, and mounting danger.

Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
27:19 Closing

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Box 13 presents “Hunt and Peck,” episode 29 of the Alan Ladd mystery-adventure series, originally broadcast on March 6, 1949. Ladd stars as writer-investigator Dan Holiday in this Mutual network production, written by Russell Hughes and directed by Vern Carstensen.

With a condemned man facing execution in 48 hours, Dan reviews a murder case built around a crucial typed note. The investigation hinges on an overlooked detail: the difference between touch typing and hunt-and-peck typing.

Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
27:21 Closing

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Box 13 presents “The Great Torino,” originally broadcast October 24, 1948. This is episode 10 of the Mutual Broadcasting System adventure series, starring Alan Ladd as writer and trouble-seeker Dan Holiday.

A desperate message from Maria, a magician’s assistant afraid to involve the police, sends Dan to the Tivoli Theatre and a ticket waiting at the box office. Behind the scenes of The Great Torino’s illusion show, danger is waiting in the wings. Written by Russell Hughes.

Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:56 Original Broadcast
27:34 Closing

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Box 13 presents “The First Letter,” episode 1 of the series, originally broadcast August 22, 1948. Alan Ladd stars as mystery writer Dan Holiday in the program that established the series’ “Adventure wanted” premise.

After placing a classified ad seeking real-life adventures to inspire his fiction, Holiday receives a troubling letter from Carla Williams, who asks for help with what she hopes will be her final blackmail payment. Written by Russell Hughes, this opening mystery follows Holiday from the Star-Times office to a tense meeting at a French restaurant.

Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
27:16 Closing

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Box 13 presents “Find Me, Find Death,” episode 36, originally broadcast April 24, 1949. Alan Ladd stars as novelist and former newspaperman Dan Holiday in this Mutual network mystery, written by Russell Hughes and directed by Vern Carstensen.

An anonymous letter arrives at Dan’s Box 13 mail drop with a chilling warning: he will be killed within four days unless he can identify the person behind the threat. As the deadline closes in, Dan follows the few clues available in a deadly challenge aimed at the man who advertised for adventure.

Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
27:23 Closing

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