The Mysterious Traveler | Old Time Radio

The Mysterious Traveler presents “Death Has a Thousand Faces,” originally broadcast on September 21, 1948. Cataloged as episode 171, this Mutual sustaining drama is hosted by Maurice Tarplin as the Traveler.

Retired state-prison patrol officer Horace Riker receives a retirement gift with a deadly implication, prompting Captain Ross to place him under protection. As suspicion and unease close in on Riker and his young wife, Millie, the mystery leads toward the remote, unmapped caverns tied to their honeymoon. Written and directed by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, the cast includes Martin Wolfson, Gertrude Warner, and Wendell Holmes.

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
00:51 Original Broadcast
29:58 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “Murder in 2952,” originally broadcast on April 29, 1952. This is episode 354 of the Mutual Broadcasting System’s supernatural and science-fiction anthology series, hosted by Maurice Tarplin.

In the year 2952, space scientist John Malawan is drawn into a murder investigation and a dangerous pursuit that reaches from Earth to the jungles of Ganymede. Written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, this futuristic mystery also features World Police lieutenant Randolph Morgan and Trina Fergus.

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
00:51 Original Broadcast
30:34 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “Vacation from Life,” episode 119, originally broadcast on September 7, 1947. Hosted by Maurice Tarplin, this Mutual Broadcasting System suspense drama was written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan.

At a summer cottage by the sea, Matthew and Louise’s troubled marriage is strained further when an unexploded naval mine washes ashore. New life-insurance policies, private motives, and outside romantic pressures turn a domestic conflict into a tense tale of greed, deception, and danger.

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
00:44 Original Broadcast
28:50 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “The Man from Singapore,” episode 249, originally broadcast on April 4, 1950, over the Mutual Broadcasting System. Maurice Tarplin hosts this crime-suspense anthology installment.

After 25 years in the Far East, importing-company owner John Bates prepares to return to his firm’s home office. His arrival worries junior partner Horace Riker and Blanche, whose concerns over the company’s financial affairs lead to a tense plan that reaches from the office to Hawaii.

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
00:34 Original Broadcast
30:18 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “New Year’s Nightmare,” episode 85, originally broadcast on January 5, 1947, over the Mutual Broadcasting System. This compact suspense drama was written and directed by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, with Maurice Tarplin hosting.

On New Year’s Eve, hard-drinking reporter Chris Andrews quarrels with his fiancée at the Club Tropicana. After an accident, he awakens in Philadelphia with a troubling gap in his memory—and mounting evidence that his life may no longer be what he remembers.

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
00:51 Original Broadcast
29:39 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “The Man in the Black Derby,” originally broadcast on January 20, 1948. Episode 137 of the Mutual Broadcasting System’s sustaining suspense series features Maurice Tarplin, Grace Matthews, Ted Osborne, John Martin, and Helen Tithers.

A woman becomes convinced that Death is following her in the form of a stranger wearing a black derby hat. As the same ominous figure appears at moments linked to tragedy, fear and uncertainty deepen in this chilling tale by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan.

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
00:47 Original Broadcast
29:43 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “Behind the Locked Door,” originally broadcast on November 6, 1951. Logged as episode 329, this Mutual Broadcasting System suspense tale is hosted by Maurice Tarplin.

In Arizona’s mountain country near Lake Mead, a troubled young man recalls an archaeological expedition into a remote cave system. Searching for ancient artifacts, the party discovers disturbing signs of an earlier frontier journey—and finds that the darkness holds dangers of its own. The cast includes Lyle Sudrow, Ann Shepherd, and Robert Donnelly.

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
29:31 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “S O S,” episode 253, originally broadcast on May 2, 1950. Hosted by Maurice Tarplin, this Mutual Broadcasting System drama was an original story by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan.

In the year 2185, three desperate criminals board the passenger liner SS Europe under false identities, pursuing a fortune in uncut diamonds. Their carefully planned crime must contend with the ship’s crew, its communications systems, and the dangers surrounding a uranium installation.

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
00:45 Original Broadcast
29:52 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “The Visiting Corpse,” episode 166, originally broadcast on Mutual Broadcasting System on August 10, 1948. Hosted by Maurice Tarplin, this suspenseful 1948 installment features Mason Adams, Adelaide Klein, Connie Lembcke, and William Keene.

On a rainy night in a small town, Albert Jordan faces mounting pressure as he tries to keep a dark domestic secret from his wife, Louise. Her concern over her mother’s unexplained absence—and an ominous trunk—turns an already tense household into a macabre exercise in fear and desperation.

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

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
30:01 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler, “If You Believe,” originally broadcast December 29, 1946, is episode 84 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series. Hosted by Maurice Tarplin, this science-fiction drama was written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan.

Professor Jonathan Davis believes he is on the verge of creating artificial life in his secluded laboratory, aided by his daughter Ellen. But when a newspaper reporter transforms the experiment into a sensational monster story, publicity and public belief begin to have unsettling consequences.

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
00:44 Original Broadcast
30:42 Closing

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