Two hours of Crime

First a look at this day in History.

Then Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator starring William Gargan, originally broadcast January 5, 1955, 69 years ago, The Angel of Death. Craig fishes a man out of the river following a car crash. Then Craig’s hired to keep an eye on him for a month.

Followed by Mr Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons starring Bennett Kilpack, originally broadcast January 5, 1950, 73 years ago, The Case Of The Rushville Murder. A madwoman has escaped from the asylum and committed murder, but what about her sane sister?

Then Rocky Fortune starring Frank Sinatra, originally broadcast January 5, 1954, 70 years ago, On the Trail of a Killer. Frank's good friend Ellie is, "fat, forty and frustrated." She marries a no-goodnik and is soon murdered. Rocky takes out in hot pursuit and nearly rides the rails...with his ticket punched with a bullet, "from here to eternity."

Followed by Broadway Is My Beat starring Larry Thor, originally broadcast January 5, 1952, 72 years ago, The John Dobson Murder Case. John Dobson is found poisoned, the second husband of Mrs. Dobson to die within two years!

Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast January 5, 1942, 81 years ago, Marketing Lucky Loaf Bread. Mousie is planning to fight Iron Ike again, to get Lum's money back. He knocks out Ike just for practice.

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