by2 + Hours of Crime and Westerns

First a look at this day in History.

Then Crime Club, originally broadcast April 3, 1947, 78 years ago, The Sun is a Witness.  The shadows on a roll of film provide the clues to a murderer. 

Followed by This is my Best starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast April 3, 1945, 79 years ago, The Diamond as Big as the Ritz.  A very strange love story involving the wealthy Mr. Washington and his diamond that was indeed, "as big as the Ritz." 

Then Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast April 3, 1954, 70 years ago, Mr and Mrs Amber.   After Neil Amber is caught stealing seeds from the General Store, Pete Fletcher (a wealthy rancher), accuses Amber's wife of stealing one of his calves.  

Followed by Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner as Paladin, originally broadcast April 3, 1960, 64 years ago, Shanghai Is a Verb.   Hey Boy has disappeared from the Barbary Coast. Bubonic plague and a shanghai ensue. 

Finally Mr District Attorney starring Jay Jostyn, originally broadcast April 3, 1939, 85 years ago, The Milano Brothers. The first show of the series. The D.A. goes after protection racketeers in the first episode of a continuing story. 

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Civil defense info mentioned on the show can be found here: http://www.civildefensemuseum.com/docs.html