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Join radio's most popular crime-solving couple, Mr. & Mrs. North, in 12 episodes of mayhem and murder - with a light touch. The Norths aren't your standard detectives: husband Jerry is a book publisher by day, and wife Pam is his stay-at-home better half and most often the catalyst for their exploits when death falls in their laps! 

Douse the lights, and sharpen your imagination for this collection of unforgettable thrillers, based on the works of some of the world's greatest mystery authors! These spine-chilling tales by Edgar Allan Poe, Guy de Maupassant, Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and more are brought to life by radio favorites Santos Ortega, Lesley Woods, Ted de Corsia, Alfred Shirley, Stacy Harris, and Edwin Jerome.

The listener is traveling on a train, the sound of its whistle echoing in the background followed by the clickity-clack of the tracks. A quiet, somber voice, the eponymous host, speaks: "This is the Mysterious Traveler, inviting you to join me on another journey into the strange and terrifying. I hope you will enjoy the trip; that it will thrill you a little, and chill you a little. So settle back, get a good grip on your nerves, and be comfortable - if you can!" With that each of the Mysterious Traveler radio dramas in this collection begin; journeys that might be horrific, a whodunit, or even science fictional.

In 1941, the FBI asked citizen Matt Cvetic to join the Communist Party and report back on their activities. After emerging in 1950 to testify before congress about his experience, his exploits were chronicled in magazines, on the silver screen, and in a taut and entertaining radio series suggested by his real life adventures: I Was a Communist for the FBI.

Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen achieved stardom playing both straight man and comedian with his wooden alter ego, Charlie McCarthy. The Charlie McCarthy Show was one of radio's top-rated shows for nearly two decades.

J. Scott Smart stars as the Fat Man, Brad Runyon, the stout but stalwart investigator who was first conceived as an archvillain in Hammett's classic novel The Maltese Falcon. Charismatic and captivating, Runyon has a way with the ladies, in spite of his 237 pounds. Nick Charles, the Thin Man, was played on radio by William Powell, Les Damon, and Les Tremayne. Cases seem to fall in to Nick's lap...often dropped there by his wife, Nora (played by Myrna Loy and Claudia Morgan).

Who knows how to make you laugh? The Nose Knows! Here's the one, the only...Jimmy Durante! And he brings you his distinctive blend of raucous slapstick and aggressive wordplay, overlaid with just a touch of lovable sentimentality. Here are 16 half-hour broadcasts of boisterous fun, featuring Arthur Treacher, Victor Moore, Candy Candido, and Peggy Lee. And you'll hear a whole barrel of famous guest stars, including Lucille Ball, President Harry Truman, Dorothy Lamour, Van Johnson, and more!

"Enemy to those who make him an enemy! Friend to those who have no friends!" Broadway favorite Richard Kollmar stars as Boston Blackie, the former safecracker with a heart of gold who became a tough-guy private investigator. He is aided and abetted by Lesley Woods as girlfriend Mary, and Maurice "The Mysterious Traveler" Tarplin as Inspector Faraday. Blackie's cunning (and his underworld contacts) help him through 16 exciting cases of robberies and kidnappings, mix-ups and murders, bad luck and quality goods.

Take a seat. Get comfortable. And get set for a murderously entertaining evening at the Crime Club! Based on the famous series of mystery novels, here are 16 cold-blooded excursions into the criminal mind, as originally broadcast in 1946-47!

Got a problem? Here's your solution! It's Bob Bailey as troubleshooter-for-hire George Valentine. This man of many talents will take on just about any job...for a price. Frances Robinson co-stars as Brooksie, with Wally Maher as Lieutenant Riley. They stick by George's side as he deals with clients who run the gamut from ruthless to ridiculous: gangsters, cowgirls, painters, and beauties.

Get on the Bandwagon with Phil and Alice in rare episodes from their first season together! Curly and the Mrs. mix their tuneful talents with zany family antics as the Harris gang takes on nature, nurture, and nightlife in 16 hilarious half hours. Regulars Elliott Lewis, Walter Tetley, Jeanine Roose, and Anne Whitfield and announcer Bill Forman are joined by a range of rascally guests, including Frank Nelson, Verna Felton, Gale Gordon, J. Scott Smart, and Jack Benny.

The last will and testament of one man or woman is the focal point for each unusual drama. Inspired by true stories, Strange Wills features escapades from the career of fictional probate attorney John Francis O'Connell, played by movie actor Warren William.

He's a specialist in insurance fraud and the finer points of human nature. He's insouciant, cynical, and glib...but honest when it counts. Wherever he goes, there's intrigue, excitement, and mystery! He's the Man with the Action Packed Expense Account: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.

The family that gathers 'round the radio together, enjoys Family Theater together! Some of radio's finest performers come to the microphone for thrilling tales of adventure, heart-warming comedies, and inspiring real-life dramas - all with a positive, spirit-building message!

That sound you hear? It's your own heart - pounding with excitement as you enter the imaginative world of radio suspense-master Wyllis Cooper in Quiet, Please! These unique and compelling journeys into the macabre are hosted by Ernest Chappell.

Ride with Roy Rogers (the King of the Cowboys) and Dale Evans (the Queen of the West) in 16 tales of sagebrush adventure set in the modern west! For company, you'll have "the wisest trail scout of them all" Jonah Wilde (Forrest Lewis), his friendly nemesis the town sheriff (Herb Butterfield), and those music makers The Whippoorwills. From cattle rustlers to counterfeiters, the black hats always lose when this gang saddles up!

No crime in the 1950s? Don't tell Joe Friday that! Here's radio's top cop taking on all the vice the postwar decade had to offer in 20 true-life police procedurals starring Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday and Ben Alexander as Det. Frank Smith! Whether radio's most earnest cops were on robbery detail or working missing persons, narcotics, or homicide, each story was told in a straightforward manner that never questioned the intelligence of its audience.

For the Piper family, life's all about the little things, the bits of daily business that somehow always manage to wind up with a laugh and a smile. We join them in this collection as they (somewhat accidentally) sell their house - meeting mild misadventure with fortitude and fun as they find a new home.

From out of the murk of a terrifying night come tales of the unexplained, the unfathomable, and the uncanny! Howard Duff, William Conrad, Elliott Lewis, Jack Moyles, Marvin Miller, Lou Merrill, Betty Lou Gerson, and narrator John Lake take you on 10 radio journeys into the darkest reaches of the human soul!

You're up against the wall with nowhere to turn...heart pounding, muscles tense, adrenaline pumping! There's no escape when you're listening to... Escape! Get set for 20 seat-of-your-pants excursions into the world of high adventure!