A classic radio mystery — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show.

Box 13 – “Daytime Nightmare” (1949)

A classic radio mystery from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show.

Step back into the golden age of radio with Box 13, the cerebral mystery series starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday, a writer who invites trouble by advertising himself as a box number — no questions asked. In this 1949 episode, “Daytime Nightmare,” Holiday is drawn into a case where ordinary settings become unsettling, motives blur, and danger hides in plain sight, turning daylight itself into a source of unease.

After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including the unusual appeal of a writer-as-detective protagonist, the show’s place between hardboiled mystery and psychological suspense, and how postwar anxieties shaped stories where safety could no longer be taken for granted.

Originally aired: 1949

Approx. runtime: 32 minutes

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