The Mysterious Traveler presents “Death Laughs Last,” originally broadcast on September 24, 1944, as episode 42 on the Mutual Broadcasting System. Written by Robert Arthur and David Kogan and directed by Jock MacGregor, the episode is introduced by series narrator Maurice Tarplin.

In an eastern city, locksmith Edward Harrison faces an impossible choice when his wife Mary needs a delicate operation that he cannot afford. Desperation draws him toward a dangerous path in this tense tale of financial hardship, fear, and crime.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
27:20 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “The Locomotive Ghost,” episode 111, originally broadcast on Mutual on July 6, 1947. Maurice Tarplin, the series’ familiar host-narrator, is among the featured performers.

In the hilly mining country of western Pennsylvania, two desperate men target a mine train’s payroll run near a trestle. Their plans are shadowed by an elderly railroad wanderer’s warning of legendary phantom trains—and an uncanny locomotive that may be closer than anyone expects. Written and directed by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
29:56 Closing

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From The Mysterious Traveler, “Death Is the Visitor” is listed in source metadata as episode 73, originally broadcast August 18, 1946. Some established episode logs instead identify it as episode 74, broadcast August 25, 1946. Hosted by Maurice Tarplin, this Mutual Broadcasting System suspense anthology installment was written and produced by Robert Arthur and David Kogan.

At the Jordan home on a late-summer night, Albert Jordan awakens from a troubling nightmare involving his formidable mother-in-law. As she prepares to leave on a trip, an uneasy domestic situation takes an increasingly macabre turn—one involving a piece of luggage that refuses to stay gone.

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00:44 Original Broadcast
29:27 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “Death Is the Judge,” originally broadcast on June 15, 1947. Broadcast-order listings identify this Mutual Broadcasting System anthology installment as episode 108, with Maurice Tarplin as the Mysterious Traveler.

Brain surgeon Dr. John Williams and his wife, Mary, discover an ancient Tibetan “bell of life” in a New York Chinatown curio shop. Its ominous legend challenges their beliefs about medicine, mortality, and the price of defying the unknown. The original story is credited to series creators Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, with Donald Buka and Eleanor Phelps among the cast.

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00:43 Original Broadcast
30:07 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “Death Rings Down the Curtain,” originally broadcast on October 5, 1948. This is episode 173 of the Mutual Broadcasting System suspense series.

Wealthy invalid Martha Richards summons two relatives she barely knows—drifting Gerald and ambitious Broadway actress Millicent—to her darkened home as she considers the fate of her estate. Written by Robert A. Arthur Jr. and David Kogan, this tense domestic mystery turns on family obligation, money, and the deceptive power of theatrical skill.

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00:56 Original Broadcast
29:15 Closing

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From The Mysterious Traveler, “The Man Who Tried to Save Lincoln” originally aired on February 7, 1950. Cataloged as episode 241, this Mutual Broadcasting System thriller was written by series creators Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan and is introduced by Maurice Tarplin as the Mysterious Traveler.

At a Pennsylvania college, a scientist unveils an extraordinary apparatus capable of sending a person’s consciousness into the past. A historian volunteers, hoping that firsthand knowledge of history may offer a chance to change the events surrounding Abraham Lincoln’s 1865 assassination.

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00:40 Original Broadcast
30:01 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “Death at 50 Fathoms,” episode 251, originally broadcast on April 18, 1950. Hosted by Maurice Tarplin, this Mutual Broadcasting System thriller was written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan and directed by Ronald Dawson.

Postwar rumors of Adolf Hitler’s escape set the stage for a tense Atlantic tale aboard a German U-boat bound on a secret voyage to South America. When a desperate transmission and an encounter at sea leave the crew trapped in deep water, an atmosphere of dread closes in around the submarine.

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00:52 Original Broadcast
30:21 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “Death Writes a Letter,” originally broadcast on May 18, 1948. Program 154 of the Mutual Broadcasting System’s supernatural suspense series, this sustaining broadcast was written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan and features host-narrator Maurice Tarplin.

Financier Martin Drake dismisses his brother John’s belief in spiritualism—until an inexplicable letter in Martin’s own handwriting challenges everything he thinks he knows. As unsettling warnings begin to invade his everyday life, skepticism gives way to chilling uncertainty.

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00:47 Original Broadcast
29:56 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “The House of Death,” episode 9, originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System on January 30, 1944. Maurice Tarplin stars as the ominous host and narrator in this original story by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, produced and directed by Jock MacGregor.

When Aunt Martha and Aunt Louise are moved into a secluded country mansion with their nephew Roger and his wife, unsettling changes in the household leave the sisters questioning their relatives’ intentions. As the home appears headed for sale, a tense domestic mystery unfolds amid mounting fears for their independence.

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00:40 Original Broadcast
29:20 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “Stranger in the House,” originally broadcast on January 29, 1952. Often cataloged as episode 341, this Mutual Broadcasting System airing is documented as a repeat of the story’s earlier 1944 broadcast.

A young married couple purchases an aging country house in rural Vermont, ignoring its unsettling reputation. Their new home soon becomes a place of mounting supernatural domestic suspense, as an enigmatic presence—and its unmistakable floral perfume—begins to disturb their lives. Maurice Tarplin narrates, with Lyle Sudrow and Bryna Raeburn featured in the cast; the story is credited to Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan.

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00:45 Original Broadcast
29:44 Closing

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