Crime and Fantasy on a Monday
First, a look at this day in History.
Then,
Crime and Peter Chambers starring Dane Clark, originally broadcast July 27, 1954, 72 years ago, Nursemaid To Three Beautiful Women. Byron Thorndike hires Peter Chambers to guard the $50,000 prize money of the "Miss Universe" contest. When Thorndike is stabbed to death, one of the three beauty contest finalists must have killed him.
Followed by
Crime Classics, originally broadcast July 27, 1953, 73 years ago, The Final Day of General Ketchum, and How He Died. The story of the passing of William Scott Ketchum, an Army officer before, during, and after the Civil War. He died in Baltimore in 1871 under suspicious circumstances.
Then,
The FBI in Peace and War, originally broadcast July 27, 1955, 71 years ago, Star Performance. A wannabe actress turned blackmailer turned secretary sets up a robbery of her employer.
Followed by
The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast July 27, 1956, 70 years ago, Star Boy. A beautifully done retelling of the Blackfoot Indian legend about The Morning Star who takes an Indian girl from Earth to be his wife.
Finally,
Claudia, originally broadcast July 27, 1948, 78 years ago, Plans for Bobby's Education. Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star.
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