Nick Carter, Master Detective: Old-Time Radio

Nick Carter arrives at the remote Flying Duck Mine in Montana to investigate the deaths of two detectives who came before him. The mine's superintendent Nate Crosby immediately orders Nick (working undercover as Dave Jarvis) to leave, but Nick refuses to abandon the case. Nick discovers that three caskets have mysteriously arrived at the mine and suspects they may contain clues to the murders.

With Nick Carter, Scabby, Mr. Del Rimple, Nate Crosby, Mr. King, Pollard.

Listen for: Nick's investigation into the mysterious deaths and his discovery of the caskets at the mine; Crosby's suspicious behavior and attempts to drive Nick away

First aired on October 4, 1943 on Mutual.

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Detective Nick Carter arrives at a locked movie studio to investigate a jewel robbery attempt involving actress Lulu Dorey, only to discover a murder has occurred. When he finds an electrician dead on a sound stage, killed by a blowgun from above, the mystery deepens as a second body—camera assistant Bill Daley—turns up with a knife in his throat, both weapons connected to an old, unfinished voodoo-themed picture the studio made years ago.

With Nick Carter, Patsy, Joseph Stone, Lulu Dorey, Lieutenant Riley, Gabe Gaitman, Boyd, Bill Daley.

Listen for: The investigation into why someone is using weapons from the old voodoo picture to commit murders, and what was hidden in the locked storage room that Boyd was heading toward when he died.

First aired on September 27, 1943 on Mutual.

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A museum guard disappears from the Egyptian Museum and is found dead inside a sealed crypt containing ancient treasures. Nick Carter must uncover whether the death was murder or something more sinister, as a mysterious librarian claims to have witnessed a supernatural guardian protecting the tomb's secrets.

With Nick Carter, Patsy, Lieutenant Rannish, Dr. Walnamal, Professor Glinton, Lieutenant Riley, Madame Dachlau.

Listen for: The mystery of how the guard ended up dead inside a locked crypt, what treasure lies within the tomb, and whether the supernatural warnings from Madame Dachlau about Anubis the Jackal God have any truth to them

First aired on August 2, 1943 on Mutual.

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Nick Carter is summoned to Echo Valley Lodge when James Thirlo, a prominent financial columnist on the verge of exposing a major corruption scheme, disappears. Upon arrival, Nick and his assistant Patsy encounter a mysterious plane fleeing the area and discover its pilot dead in the trees with a broken neck, raising questions about whether Thirlo's disappearance is connected to foul play.

With Nick Carter, Patsy, James Thirlo, Mr. Manson, Mrs. Thirlo, The mysterious pilot.

Listen for: The explanation of Thirlo's disappearance and the identity of those behind the mysterious plane; whether the corruption scheme Thirlo was investigating connects to his vanishing

First aired on July 6, 1943 on Mutual.

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