In this thrilling old time radio program, Box 13 is filled with adventure and mayhem, Actor Alan Ladd portrays retired newspaperman and mystery novelist Dan Holiday. The series was first aired in December 31, 1947 in New York City at WOR network. The show begins when Holiday's thirst for new ideas prompts him to place an intriguing advertisement in the classified ads that reads "Adventure wanted, will go anywhere, do anything -- write Box 13, Star-Times." Of course this sort of ad calls out to all the crazies and weirdos who come into contact with the ad and Box 13 gets filled up with more requests and adventures than Holiday bargained for. All of which he sees as more research material. Produced by Mayfair Productions in , a pinch of levity was injected into this series of old radio shows with the delightful, if somewhat eccentric ramblings of his scatter-brained secretary, Suzy who is played by Sylvia Picker.
Alan Ladd plays Dan Holiday, retired newspaper man turned fiction writer and adventurer extraordinaire. To gain ideas for his books, he places an ad in the paper "Adventure wanted – will go anywhere, do anything – Box 13."
Needless to say, Box 13 becomes jammed with adventures galore, from psycho killer letters to birds carrying secret messages beneath their wings. Mr. Holiday always had more adventure than he had originally sought, because those who responded to his ad never revealed all of their glorious, unusual, and sometimes creepy details until they met in person and the adventure had already begun.
Suzy (played by Silvia Picker), Holiday's scattery secretary, adds touches of humor to this mystery-adventure seat-clinching program.Box 13 was produced by Mayfair Productions, a company run by Alan Ladd and Richard Sandville. The name came from Mayfair Restaurant, which Alan and Richard owned during WWII. Mayfair Productions also produced the hair-raising show, The Unexpected. In addition to producing Box 13, Alan Ladd also wrote most of the Box 13 shows.
See also The Alan Ladd Collection, Douglas of the World, and Hardboiled Detectives.
Enjoy the strange and wacky misadventures of the motley cast and crew of Box 13 today!
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Please enjoy these 55 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01.23.1949 | three to die |
+Program #23. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Three To Die". Dan Holiday turns into ... | |
| 01.30.1949 | the philanthropist |
+Program #24. Mutual netm origination, Mayfair syndication. "The Philanthropist". Dan Holiday take... | |
| 02.06.1949 | last will and nursery rhyme |
+Program #25. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Last Will and Nursery Rhyme". Where is... | |
| 02.13.1949 | delinquents dilemma |
+Program #26. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Delinquent's Dilemma". A sixteen-year-... | |
| 02.20.1949 | flash of light |
+Program #27. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Flash Of Light". A hick gets into seri... | |
| 02.27.1949 | hare and hounds |
+Program #28. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Hare and Hounds". Dan Holiday is frame... | |
| 03.06.1949 | hunt and peck |
+Program #29. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Hunt and Peck". Dan saves a man from t... | |
| 03.13.1949 | death is a doll |
+Program #30. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Death Is A Doll". A man is slowly dyin... | |
| 03.20.1949 | 113 5 |
+Program #31. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "113.5". Murder and a wealthy recluse w... | |
| 03.27.1949 | dan and the wonderful lamp |
+ Program #32. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Dan and The Wonderful Lamp". A charit... | |
| 04.03.1949 | tempest in a casserole |
+Program #33. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Tempest In A Casserole". A good story ... | |
| 04.10.1949 | mexican maize |
+ Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Mexican Maze". A frame for murder, south of the bo... | |
| 04.17.1949 | sealed instructions |
+Program #35. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Sealed Instructions". A trip to Manila... | |
| 04.24.1949 | find me find death |
+ Program #36. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Find Me, Find Death". A homicidal man... | |
| 05.01.1949 | much too lucky |
+Program #37. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Much Too Lucky". How to find out the w... | |
| 05.08.1949 | one of these four |
+Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "One Of These Four". Afloat with a murderer, but who... | |
| 05.15.1949 | daytime nightmare |
+Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Daytime Nightmare". Dan is railroaded into an asylu... | |
| 05.22.1949 | death is no joke |
+Program #40. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Death Is No Joke". A series of practic... | |
| 05.29.1949 | treasure of hang lee |
+ Program #41. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "The Treasure Of Hang Lee". A trip to ... | |
| 06.05.1949 | design for danger |
+Program #42. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Design For Danger". Ex-convict Johnny ... | |
| 06.12.1949 | the dead man walks |
+Program #43. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "The Dead Man Walks". A man Dan sees de... | |
| 06.19.1949 | killer at large |
+Box 13, C/o Star Times, If $50,000 is of any interest to you, come to see me. If it’s adventure ... | |
| 06.26.1949 | speed to burn |
+ Program #45. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Speed To Burn". Why shouldn't a 1938 ... | |
| 07.03.1949 | house of darkness |
+Program #46. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "House Of Darkness". A shot in the dark... | |
| 07.10.1949 | double trouble |
+Program #47. Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. "Double Trouble". A typed letter from a... |
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