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Mystery House old time radio show varied greatly from its contemporaries in the 1940’s as it was not intended to be a regular program. The Mystery House series was actually a vocally dramatized and abbreviated version of full length novels set to be published by the Mystery House firm owned by Dan and Barbara Glenn in New York City. The Glenn’s employed their local staff to portray the characters in each episode with the sole objective of testing out the stories’ commercial viability on the listening public. Despite its relative obscurity, this short-lived anthology deserves a place in the golden age of radio drama. Mystery House is comprised of a total of 16 episodes that mostly dealt with murder mysteries and suspense thrillers. These old radio shows were highlighted by a particular installment that starred character actor Bela Lugosi, and employed a more professional cast and crew. Discover a thrilling world of adventure in the Mystery House.

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Air Date Title Synopsis
 1969-12-31  Xxxxxx X A Short Life For Mary

+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination, Harry S. Goodman syndication. "A Short Life For Mary". Commercials added locally. Nanette Sargent, Forrest Lewis, Rye Billsbury (announcer).
 1969-12-31  Xxxxxx X Death In The Saddle

+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination, Harry S. Goodman syndication. "Death In The Saddle". Commercials added locally. "A story about the wild and woolly west, where men are men and murders are plum mysterious." Nanette Sargent, Forrest Lewis, Rye Billsbury (announcer). 
 1969-12-31  Xxxxxx X Malice In Wonderland

Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination, Harry S. Goodman syndication. "Malice In Wonderland". Commercials added locally. A story about circus side-show freaks. Nanette Sargent, Forrest Lewis, Rye Billsbury (announcer). 
 1969-12-31  Xxxxxx X Well, Well Another Body

+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination, Harry S. Goodman syndication. "Well, Well, Another Body". Commercials added locally. A body has been found in a front yard, by Mr. Richauver. He finds them all the time! Nanette Sargent, Forrest Lewis, Rye Billsbury (announcer). 
 1969-12-31  Xxxxxx X Danger Man At Bay

+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination, Harry S. Goodman syndication. "Danger, Man At Bay". Commercials added locally. Nanette Sargent, Forrest Lewis, Rye Billsbury (announcer). 
 1969-12-31  Xxxxxx X Murder In Paradise
 1969-12-31  Xxxxxx X A Case Of Homicide

+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination, Harry S. Goodman syndication. "A Case Of Homicide". Commercials added locally. A murder in a busy factory. Nanette Sargent, Forrest Lewis, Rye Billsbury (announcer).
 1969-12-31  Xxxxxx X Death House Blues

+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination, Harry S. Goodman syndication. "Death House Blues". Commercials added locally. An unusual story in which you never see or hear the hero of the story...and he's very definitely the hero. The whole story takes place in one room...the office of the governor! Nanette Sargent, Forrest Lewis, Rye Billsbury (announcer). 
 1969-12-31  Xxxxxx X Sauce For The Goose

+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination, Harry S. Goodman syndication. "Sauce For The Goose". Commercials added locally. Nanette Sargent, Forrest Lewis, Rye Billsbury (announcer). 
 1944-07-03  X The Thirsty Death

+ NBC syndication. "The Thirsty Death". Commercials added locally. An audition recording. A horror tale of mad dogs and a jealous husband. This recording has no connection with the Mutual net series of the same name that started in 1944. Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, Lurene Tuttle, Ken Carpenter (announcer). 
 1945-08-19  X New Lease On Death

+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination, Harry S. Goodman syndication. "A New Lease On Death". Commercials added locally. A series about "the strange publishing house owned by Dan and Barbara Glenn, where each new novel is acted out by the "Mystery House" staff before it is accepted for publication." The dates for the programs of this series are those of the first broadcast on WGN, Chicago. The subsequent Harry S. Goodman syndication discs were heard on different stations on different dates. The program numbers given are taken from the transcription discs and are not connected with the WGN initial broadcasts. Nanette Sargent, Forrest Lewis, Rye Billsbury (announcer). 
 1945-08-26  X Death At Deadline

+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination, Harry S. Goodman syndication. "Death At Deadline". Commercials added locally. Nanette Sargent, Forrest Lewis, Rye Billsbury (announcer). 
 1945-09-16  X Complete With Quartet

+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination, Harry S. Goodman syndication. "Complete With Quartet". Commercials added locally. The price for a funeral service is quoted, "complete with quartet." One of the performers on this program thinks he's Peter Lorre. Nanette Sargent, Forrest Lewis, Rye Billsbury (announcer). 
 1945-11-04  X Murder For Laughs

+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination, Harry S. Goodman syndication. "Murder For Laughs". Commercials added locally. Nanette Sargent, Forrest Lewis, Rye Billsbury (announcer). 
 1946-01-27  X Nothing But The Proof

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The buzz-term for Old Time Radio is "OTR". OTR usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964.These shows from the pre-television age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from World War II. These programs feature the best talent of the day and were broadcast nearly as widely as cable programs today. And just like TV today, families would gather around their crystal radio sets to enjoy the entertainment together.