Best of Classic Radio  09-04-26 - The Murder Profits, Engagement Ring, and The Mask of Medussa

Best of Classic Radio 09-04-26 - The Murder Profits, Engagement Ring, and The Mask of Medussa

Author: Wyatt Cox September 4, 2026 Duration: 2:05:48
Originally Broadcast Sunday, September 4, 2022

Hour 1 - Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast September 4, 1945, 77 years ago, The Murder Profits starring Wendy Barrie.  During a dark and stormy night, Claudia Dale picks up a hitchhiker on a road beside a cemetery. He seems to know all about her, where she's coming from, and the fact that her husband has just been murdered.

Hour 2 - Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast September 4, 1952, Engagement Ring.  A member of the Anderson Family just got an engagement ring, but it’s not who you’d expect, and it causes havoc in the household.  Also, Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police, Episode 36, originally broadcast September 4,  1937, Speed is lost in the tunnel.  

Hour 3 - Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre, originally broadcast September 4, 1947,  The Mask of Medussa.   An excellent horror story about forty seven murderers frozen solid. They still possess active and seething minds, even though they remain in kept in a "wax" museum.  Also Part 2 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Curse of Kamashek Matter, originally broadcast September 4, 1956.   Looks like Johnny's off on an expedition. 

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