2 hours of Crime and Claudia

First a look at what happened on this date in history.. 

Then Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator starring William Gargan, originally broadcast August 31, 1954, 70 years ago, Hay is for Homicide.   While on vacation in Maine, Barrie comes upon a corpse in a mound of hay. 

Then Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast August 31, 1954, 70 years ago, The Big Office.  Friday and Smith spend the night working in the police business office. 

Followed by Crime and Peter Chambers starring Dane Clark, originally broadcast August 31, 1954, 70 years ago.   Johnny Silver, a well-known band leader, has been murdered at "The Hot Spot," a swank nightclub.
 
BONUS: Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast August 31, 1954, 70 years ago, Fishing Boat Sinks.  Robinson Crusoe McGee and his friends remain stranded on an island in the middle of the lake. 

Then Suspense, originally broadcast August 31, 1958, 66 years ago, The Whole Town is Sleeping starring Agnes Moorehead.  The Ray Bradbury story about the lonely spinster walking across a dark ravine at night...with a killer on the loose. 

Finally Claudia, originally broadcast August 31, 1948, 76 years ago. There's no rehearsal this morning.

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