A Crime filled Thursday

First a look at this day in History.

Then Nick Carter Master Detective starring Lon Clark, originally broadcast October 17, 1948, 76 years ago, The Case of the Double Frame. A young man, just out of three years in jail after being framed, finds himself framed all over again. 

Followed by the news from 76 years ago, then The Whistler, originally broadcast October 17, 1948, 76 years ago, Package for Emily.  Vivien and Emily want to marry the same doctor. Emily is wealthy and unscrupulous, but Vivien has Emily's package of sedatives. 

Then Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast October 17, 1949, 75 years ago, Pitfall starring Dick Powell and Jane Wyatt in their original screen roles.  In this adaptation of the 1948 American film noir crime film, John “Johnny” Forbes (Dick Powell), a married insurance adjuster who becomes bored with his predictable life and falls for a femme fatale while her boyfriend is in jail.

Followed by Suspense, originally broadcast October 17, 1946, 78 years ago, The Man Who Thought He Was Edward G. Robinson starring…well…Edward G. Robinson.   A meek man decides to kill his wife and asks the toughest guy he can think of for advice on how to do it...Edward G. Robinson. 

Finally Superman, originally broadcast October 17, 1941, 83 years ago, the Crooked Oil Association. Banker  Chaney deputizes Chuck Connors and has Tumbleweed arrested.

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