The Mysterious Traveler presents “Zero Hour,” episode 159, originally broadcast on June 22, 1948, over the Mutual Broadcasting System. Hosted by Maurice Tarplin, this science-fiction suspense drama was written and produced by Robert A. Arthur Jr. and David P. Kogan.

After a reported meteor crash near Helena, Montana, Professor Dana Freidberg and biographer Keith Roberts investigate strange metallic wreckage and discover disturbing signs in the surrounding countryside. An original Martian-invasion tale—not an adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s similarly titled story—“Zero Hour” builds its tension through scientific curiosity, rural isolation, and a growing sense of 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
00:45 Original Broadcast
30:11 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “I Won’t Die Alone,” episode 153, originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System on May 11, 1948. Written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, this suspenseful crime drama features Art Carney and is hosted by Maurice Tarplin as the Mysterious Traveler.

After a $254,000 bank robbery, Steve Martin and Chuck Williams speed along a lonely West Virginia road with pressure mounting between them. Seventeen years later, one of the men is prosperous and married, but the unanswered questions surrounding the stolen money—and that long-ago getaway—still haunt him.

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
00:52 Original Broadcast
30:20 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “The Lady in Red,” episode 256, originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System on May 23, 1950. Hosted by Maurice Tarplin, this suspenseful anthology entry runs approximately 29 minutes.

Newspaper reporter Bill Storm is pulled into a dangerous underworld investigation after a gangster’s funeral introduces his friend Tom Jarvis to Theda, an alluring woman in red. From the Banner Bar and Grill to police homicide headquarters, Storm follows a trail of violence and unanswered questions as the mysterious woman remains just beyond his grasp.

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
29:38 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “Operation Tomorrow,” originally broadcast on April 11, 1950. Listed as episode 250, this Mutual Broadcasting System science-fiction thriller was written and produced by series creators Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, with Maurice Tarplin as the Mysterious Traveler.

In a subterranean New York City laboratory, Professor Wilbur Malcolm and his assistant Fred Andrews test a machine capable of sending objects into the future. When Fred travels one hundred years ahead, he finds a transformed, militarized world—and a desperate race to learn what tomorrow may hold. Leon Janney and Charlotte Holland are featured in the cast.

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
00:57 Original Broadcast
30:16 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “Out of the Past,” episode 200, originally broadcast on April 19, 1949, over the Mutual Broadcasting System. This surviving approximately 24½-minute drama features Santos Ortega and Ann Sheppard.

Wealthy Joan Morgan receives a threatening letter from John Benedict, a blackmailer who claims to know a dangerous secret from her past. As the demands mount, Joan’s comfortable marriage and carefully built life are shadowed by fear and suspicion. Written by Robert A. Arthur Jr. and David Kogan.

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
00:34 Original Broadcast
25:43 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “The Green Plague,” episode 360, originally broadcast on June 17, 1952, over the Mutual Broadcasting System. Maurice Tarplin stars as the ominous narrator of this late-run science-fiction tale, written by Robert Arthur and David Kogan.

Scientist Stephen Reynolds believes Formula 87 could revolutionize agriculture by accelerating crop growth and helping to fight famine. But as the experimental treatment is tested near a small community, its startling effects raise urgent questions about ambition, science, and nature beyond human control.

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
00:39 Original Broadcast
27:51 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “The Accusing Corpse,” episode 20, originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System on April 16, 1944. Maurice Tarplin stars as the Mysterious Traveler and Dr. Smith, the county coroner, in this early surviving installment written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan.

Dr. Smith recounts a troubling case from the country estate of wealthy stockbroker Philip Drake, where a strained marriage, packed luggage, and an urgent summons to Roger Martinson set a dark chain of events in motion. As Inspector Carlton joins the investigation, deception and danger gather around the Drake home and the nearby woods.

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
00:36 Original Broadcast
28:34 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “The Most Famous Man in the World,” episode 331, originally broadcast on November 20, 1951. Maurice Tarplin stars as the series’ enigmatic narrator in this Mutual Broadcasting System suspense anthology.

Frank and Mabel Richards advertise a room for rent, only to receive an unexpected visit from an oddly dressed, strangely mannered couple before the ad is even due to appear. This science-fiction tale of visitors from the future soon brings an astonishing prediction for Frank Richards.

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
00:33 Original Broadcast
30:19 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “No One on the Line,” episode 75, originally broadcast on September 1, 1946. Maurice Tarplin stars as the Mysterious Traveler in this Mutual Broadcasting System sustaining broadcast, written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan.

Successful businessman Harvey Benson is disturbed by a series of anonymous telephone calls that end the moment he answers. As the calls continue through a tense summer day, his growing suspicions about his wife Linda and the strange timing of the calls lead him from home to his executive office—and toward a private investigation.

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
00:46 Original Broadcast
30:40 Closing

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The Mysterious Traveler presents “Mind over Murder,” episode 105, originally broadcast on May 25, 1947. This Mutual Broadcasting System sustaining drama was written, directed, and produced by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, with Maurice Tarplin as the Mysterious Traveler.

At High Cliff above the Atlantic, celebrated mind reader Riccardo prepares for a vaudeville tour while demonstrating unsettling powers of mental domination. As tensions build among Riccardo, his wife Helen, her admirer Tom, and the gardener Carl, this supernatural-tinged domestic thriller explores jealousy, coercion, and the frightening limits of influence over another person’s mind.

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
00:50 Original Broadcast
30:58 Closing

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