Welcome to the June '22 edition of The Film Detective Focus. This month we bring Actor Joyce Meadows and Director David Schecter on to talk about our upcoming release, "The Brain from Planet Arous!"

The release, available to audiences on June 21, 2022, features Joyce herself and is a delightful treat to sci-fi fans everywhere. Join in on this conversation as we go behind the scenes of that special film set.

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Join host, Carl Amari, for a radio re-broadcast of The New Adventures of Michael Shayne, Detective. Featuring vocal talent from Jeff Chandler.

First created as a fictionalized private detective character during the late 1930s by writer Davis Dresser, Detective Michael Shayne first appeared in a series of seven films starring Lloyd Nolan for Twentieth Century Fox. From that point on, Michael Shayne became a household figure by further appearing in five more films from Producers Releasing Corporation, a radio series under a variety of titles between 1944 and 1953, and later appearing in 1960 to 1961 for a 32-episode NBC television series, that starred Richard Denning. On this particular episode, Michael Shayne is voiced by Jeff Chandler, who had become a regular for voicing the fictionalized character during the radio stint of the series.

Originally airing in 1948, prepare yourself for yet another great radio detective adventure in this week's episode of "The Grey-Eyed Blonde," with Michael Shayne!

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Join host, Carl Amari, for a chilling radio re-broadcast of Murder at Midnight. Featuring narration by Raymond Edward Johnson.

Produced in New York and first syndicating the airwaves in 1946, Murder at Midnight was a classic horror series that featured macabre tales of suspense, often with a supernatural twist. By the time the series wrapped production, it had become one of radio's premiere horror series, featuring a memorable opening that had served as clear horror inspiration for generations to come. Although the series had only lasted a year from 1946 to 1947, listeners were graced with 50 episodes of pure terror. Featuring top notch writing from the industry's finest including Robert Newman, Joseph Ruscoll, Max Ehrlich, and William Norwood, Murder at Midnight has continued to frighten listeners up until this very day.

Originally airing 10/11/1946, be sure to gather around for some spooktastic scares in "The Ape Song," from Murder at Midnight!

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Join host, Carl Amari, for a radio re-broadcast of the hit comedy series My Favorite Husband. Featuring vocal talent by the legendary Lucille Ball and Richard Denning.

Perhaps one of the most pivotal sitcoms to grace the Golden Age of Radio, My Favorite Husband first aired to listeners on CBS Radio in 1948. Originally based on the novels Mr. and Mrs. Cugat, the Record of a Happy Marriage (1940) and Outside Eden (1945), each episode of the series was filled with laughs for nationwide listeners. With a plot that would naturally progress into a minor crisis or problem, typically caused by one of Liz's (Lucille Ball) funny ideas. As the popularity of the series continued to heighten, it would eventually lay the ground work for the groundbreaking television sitcom, I Love Lucy, which had also starred Lucille Ball alongside her real life husband, Desi Arnaz.

Originally airing 11/11/1948, get ready to laugh until you cry in "My Favorite Husband", with Mr. and Mrs. Cooper!

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Join host, Carl Amari, for a radio re-broadcast of Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator. Featuring narration by William Gargan and Ralph Bell.

A popular whodunnit detective series that aired on NBC from aired from 1951 until 1955, the series was based around the thrilling investigations of New York detective Barry Craig (William Gargan). Billed as "Your man when you can't go to the cops," Barry Craig solved his cases efficiently and liked to work alone. Unlike his contemporaries Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, Craig's character had a laid back personality, contrary to the popular hard-boiled stereotype that was dominating various radio detective series of the period. The series featured a well rounded supporting cast including Ralph Bell, Elspeth Eric, and Santos Ortega, and was broadcast from New York until 1954, when it had then moved to LA before ultimately ending its broadcast run in 1955.

Originally airing 3/9/1955, get ready for another nail-biting detective adventure in this week's episode of "Corpse on the Town," with Barry Craig!

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Welcome to the May '22 edition of The Film Detective Focus, starring author/journalist Don Stradley and The Movie Loft host, Dana Hersey!

Join us for this month's special episode as Don and Dana discuss the highlighted features that showing this month on The Film Detective. The duo also do a deep dive into a conversation on The Duke, John Wayne, and Vincent Price; both of who have birthday anniversaries at the end of this month. Also mentioned is Anna May Wong, who is featured in some films on TheFilmDetective.tv.

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Join host, Carl Amari, for a special radio re-broadcast of Lights Out! Featuring an original script from the legendary, Arch Oboler!

Predating both Suspense and Inner Sanctum, Lights Out! is considered to be one of the earliest radio horror programs. Created by Wyllis Cooper, the series had originated in the WENR Studios of Chicago, and eventually expanded the series as an NBC broadcast after garnering a cult following nationwide. Seething with vampires, invisible monsters, evil beings, and survivors of an apocalypse, the stories that Lights Out! features as absolutely chilling, and had even served as inspiration for some of Hollywood's greatest storytellers, including the Twilight Zone's own, Rod Serling.

Originally airing 4/26/1939, be sure to turn off the lights and gather around the radio for this week's episode of "The Devil's Due," from the iconic horror series, Lights Out!

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Join Host, Carl Amari, for a splendid radio re-broadcast of Fibber McGee & Molly.

Featuring narration by Jim and Marian Jordan. Considered to be one of the most beloved and popular radio comedy series of the time, the series became an iconic staple of NBC as they hosted the show from 1935 to 1959. Fibber McGee & Molly followed the adventures of a working class couple, and was portrayed (and co-produced) by the real-life couple of Jim and Marian Jordan as a direct follow-up to their fan favorite situation comedy series, Smackout.

Originally airing 2/3/1948, get ready to laugh until you cry, while we listen to "Fibber Builds a Lamp," with Fibber and Molly McGee!

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Join host, Carl Amari, for a thrilling re-broadcast of The Thin Man. Featuring vocal talent by Les Damon and Claudia Morgan.

First appearing in movie theaters in 1934, The Thin Man featured a slightly more seductive tone compared to other detective works from the period. Thus in turn, The Thin Man was promptly banned in Canada, as the sexy references between Detective Nick Charles and his beautiful wife Nora Charles violated the Canadian film code. However, in 1941 the film was eventually adapted into a radio series that was broadcast on all four major networks during the years 1941 to 1950.

Originally airing 07/06/1948, be sure to gather around the fireplace as we unravel the slightly seductive mystery in "The Adventure of the Passionate Palooka," with Detective Nick Charles!

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Join host, Carl Amari, as we gallop into this week's episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers. Featuring narration by Joel McCrea.

Hopping on the Western van wagon, did you know that NBC's Tales of the Texas Rangers featured actual case files which involved the Texas Rangers? Throughout the series history, Captain Manuel T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas, who was said to have killed thirty-one men during his 30-year career as a Texas Ranger, served as a consultant to ensure accurate portrayal of these case files. With such enticing tales to tell its listeners, the series was an immediate success that eventually carried over to a CBS television series from 1955 to 1958.

Originally airing 05/04/1952, be sure to grab those saddles and lassos as we travel back out west in "Little Sister," on Tales of the Texas Ranger!

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