The Sealed Book presents “The Man with the Stolen Face,” originally broadcast July 15, 1945. Episode 18 of the Mutual Broadcasting System/WOR horror anthology is hosted by Philip Clarke as the Keeper of the Book.

Crooked financier John Harrington thinks he has amassed enough money to disappear from his old life, but dangerous associates and the threat of exposure close in. Desperate to protect his fortune and freedom, he pursues a sinister plan involving a stranger, a secluded mountain lodge, and plastic surgery. Written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, this crime-horror melodrama was directed and produced by Jock MacGregor.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
30:50 Closing

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The Sealed Book presents “Out of the Past,” originally broadcast on May 13, 1945, as episode 9. Hosted by Philip Clarke, this Mutual Broadcasting System mystery-and-terror anthology installment was written by Robert A. Arthur Jr. and David Kogan and directed by Jock MacGregor.

A wealthy woman’s seemingly secure marriage is threatened when blackmail demands revive a scandal she believed was safely buried. As the pressure mounts and the blackmailer remains unknown, fear and suspicion begin to penetrate her polished domestic life. The story was adapted from an earlier 1944 The Mysterious Traveler script by Arthur and Kogan.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
30:39 Closing

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The Sealed Book presents “Till Death Do Us Part,” originally broadcast July 8, 1945. Episode 17 of the Mutual Broadcasting System horror-and-mystery anthology is hosted by Philip Clarke and was written by Robert Arthur Jr. and David Kogan.

A financially troubled husband longs to escape a possessive marriage and make a fresh start—but leaving the past behind proves far more frightening than he imagined. This tense supernatural suspense story was reworked from an earlier The Mysterious Traveler episode of the same title.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:36 Original Broadcast
30:30 Closing

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The Sealed Book presents “Ill Die Laughing,” originally broadcast May 24, 1945, as episode 11. Hosted by Phillip Clarke as the Keeper of the Book, this mystery-horror tale was written by Robert A. Arthur Jr. and David Kogan and aired on Mutual/WOR syndication.

In a grand Knob Hill home, wealthy industrialist John Dayton acquires an old prospector’s map leading to a lost cavern rumored to contain Aztec treasure—and an ancient curse. Joined by his wife Laura and adviser Harvey, Dayton sets out on an expedition where greed, dangerous secrets, and a forbidding underground passage make the search for riches increasingly perilous.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
30:41 Closing

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The Sealed Book presents “Welcome Home,” originally broadcast on May 20, 1945. Episode 10 of the Mutual Broadcasting System’s supernatural anthology is hosted by Phillip Clarke and was written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, with Jock MacGregor directing.

Leonard and his wife Florence return to Pirate’s Rest, the decaying family mansion of his Louisiana bayou childhood, intending to settle the old property. But Aunt Emily insists Leonard has no claim—because, to her, he is already dead. Gothic resentments and an unsettling family history await within the shadowed old house.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:36 Original Broadcast
30:31 Closing

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The Sealed Book presents “My Beloved Must Die,” episode 19, originally broadcast July 22, 1945. Hosted by Phillip Clarke as the Keeper of the Book, this 30-minute mystery-terror tale was written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan and directed by Jock MacGregor.

Millie Sanders is drawn to the handsome but troubling Victor Duval, despite warnings from her sister Joan and her fiancé, Frank. When Duval’s attention shifts toward Joan, a sinister romantic melodrama takes an increasingly supernatural turn. The story was adapted from an earlier 1944 episode of The Mysterious Traveler.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
30:45 Closing

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The Sealed Book presents “Murder Must Be Paid For,” episode 21, originally broadcast August 5, 1945. This mystery-and-terror anthology installment was written by Robert Arthur Jr. and David Kogan and produced and directed by Jock MacGregor.

Lucy Holden is determined to marry Tom Barrow despite Judge Wallace’s unsettling warning about the death of her father. At Barrow House, high above the Pacific, intercepted letters, questions of inheritance, and a newly discovered half-sister deepen the atmosphere of danger and suspicion.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
30:56 Closing

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The Sealed Book presents “Queen of the Cats,” originally broadcast on June 24, 1945. In episode 15 of the Mutual Broadcasting System’s supernatural anthology, host Philip Clarke opens a tale adapted from an earlier 1944 episode of The Mysterious Traveler, written by Robert A. Arthur Jr. and David Kogan.

A badly shaken Chris Arnold recounts the troubled marriage that began with Rhana Farouk, a beautiful woman whose unnerving attachment to cats becomes impossible to ignore. With his fiancée Jane Elliott and a concerned doctor listening, Chris revisits a past shadowed by possessiveness, fear, and watchful feline presences.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
30:29 Closing

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The Sealed Book, “The Accusing Corpse,” originally broadcast April 29, 1945, is Program #7 of the Mutual Broadcasting System mystery anthology. Hosted by Philip Clarke, the episode was written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan and reworks their earlier 1944 The Mysterious Traveler story.

At wealthy stockbroker Philip Drake’s country home, his wife Vivian prepares to leave after only three months of marriage. When her brother Roger is drawn into the escalating domestic conflict, private motives, uncertain evidence, and a corpse turn the situation into a tense murder mystery.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
30:38 Closing

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The Sealed Book presents “Death Rings Down the Curtain,” episode 16, originally broadcast on Mutual on July 1, 1945. Hosted by Philip Clarke, this supernatural mystery was written by Robert A. Arthur Jr. and David Kogan and directed by Jock MacGregor.

Wealthy invalid Martha Richards summons her nephew Gerald and her actress niece Millie to her darkened home as decisions about her fortune loom. When Martha’s attorney arrives with estate business to settle, uneasy questions of inheritance, identity, and performance turn the household into a chilling contest of nerves.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:53 Original Broadcast
30:32 Closing

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