The Mysterious Traveler presents “The Woman in Black,” originally broadcast on March 9, 1947. Cataloged as episode 94, this Mutual Broadcasting System mystery anthology entry was written and directed by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan.

Newspaper crime reporter Bill Storm becomes fascinated by Theda, a mysterious woman who keeps appearing near stories of sudden death. Following her trail through the city’s newsrooms, streets, and crime scenes, Bill finds each new lead drawing him deeper into a dangerous mystery. The cast includes Maurice Tarplin, James Van Dyke, and Morton Lawrence.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
29:42 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “The Symphony of Death,” episode 76, originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System on September 8, 1946. Maurice Tarplin hosts this compact tale of domestic suspense, written by David Kogan.

Composer Edward Farrington shares the family’s old home with his three sisters, but an unsettling purchase at a tombstone shop casts a dark shadow over their seemingly devoted household. As troubling accidents draw police attention, Farrington’s musical ambitions and the family’s hidden tensions take on an ominous new tone.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
29:38 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “Till Death Do Us Part,” originally broadcast on November 11, 1948. This is episode 177 of the Mutual Broadcasting System’s sustaining suspense series, narrated by Maurice Tarplin and featuring Karl Swenson and Grace Coppin.

Successful businessman Chris Wilby feels trapped by the overwhelming devotion of his wife, Vivian, and sets out to leave their marriage—and town—behind. But as his journey carries him from Portland, Oregon, to the Maine coast, he finds that some bonds may be far more difficult to escape than he expected. Written by Robert Arthur and David Kogan, this supernatural-tinged domestic thriller was directed and produced by David Kogan.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
25:44 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “The Planet Zevius,” episode 304, originally broadcast on May 1, 1951. This Mutual Broadcasting System science-fiction drama features series host-narrator Maurice Tarplin, with Ralph Bell, Lawson Zerbe, and Larry Haines.

An experimental interplanetary craft, the ITX4, reaches the distant planet Zevius ahead of a scientific expedition. From an Earth control laboratory to an alien world marked by traces of a vanished civilization, the mission encounters a mystery beyond the limits of scientific certainty. The story is credited to George Bamber, with an adaptation credit reported for Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
29:47 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “Christmas Story,” episode 336, originally broadcast on December 25, 1951. Maurice Tarplin hosts this Christmas-program installment of the Mutual Broadcasting System suspense anthology, written, produced, and directed by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan.

On Christmas Day, out-of-work Steve Farrell recalls answering a small Seattle newspaper ad and joining Paul Harris on a cross-country drive to New York. What begins as a chance for work becomes a tense holiday drama involving family estrangement, a wealthy grandfather, and questions of identity, inheritance, and conscience. Leon Janney is among the featured performers.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
30:21 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “The Case of Charles Foster,” episode 64, originally broadcast on March 10, 1945. This Mutual Broadcasting System sustaining drama was written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan and directed by Jock MacGregor, with Maurice Tarplin as the Mysterious Traveler.

In an unhappy marriage, Charles Foster finds himself haunted by memories of a woman he once loved. When household tensions turn toward his cocker spaniel, a grim temptation leads to a dark mystery of motive, guilt, and justice. The cast includes Humphrey Davis, Nancy Sheridan, and Joan Shea.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
30:00 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “Change of Address,” episode 340, originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System on January 22, 1952. Wendell Holmes stars in this surviving installment of the classic suspense series, narrated by Maurice Tarplin as the Mysterious Traveler.

Andrew hopes a doctor-prescribed vacation will offer relief from his domineering wife, Jocasta—but when she insists on joining him, the pair rent an isolated, ominous house on the rocky Pacific coast. Adapted from a short story by Robert Arthur, writing as Mark Williams, this tense domestic mystery lets the unsettling setting do much of the work.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
30:47 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “The Knives of Death,” originally broadcast on March 13, 1951. This is episode 297 of the Mutual Broadcasting System’s suspense anthology.

Grace and Florence Murdock, two elderly friends devoted to mystery stories, visit a frightened former pupil at her New Jersey home during a storm. There, a lecture on tribal death worship and a carved ceremonial knife set the stage for an unsettling locked-room-style mystery. Written, produced, and directed by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, the episode features Gladys Thornton, Abby Lewis, and Maurice Tarplin as The Mysterious Traveler.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
30:20 Closing

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

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