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Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

Episode 609 - Sleuthing for the Season (Suspense, Damon Runyon Theatre, & Let George Do It)

Broadcast on:
22 Dec 2024

We're decking the halls and looking for clues with three holiday-themed old time radio mysteries. Peter Lorre plans the perfect crime, but he may be undone by a surprise gift from his victim in "Back for Christmas" from Suspense (originally aired on CBS on December 23, 1943). Then, it's a tale from The Damon Runyon Theatre - "Dancing Dan's Christmas," the story of a small-time crook who lands in hot water during the holidays. Finally, Bob Bailey deals with a Santa who gets gifts instead of gives them and who may be marked for death in "Christmas in January" fromĀ Let George Do It (originally aired on CBS on January 29, 1951).