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December 2, 1946 sparked the beginning of a dark and chilling old time radio anthology based off a series of adaptations from Doubleday Crime Club imprints. Each episode of The Crime Club lasted for roughly 30 minutes and aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System. The shows would begin with the telephone ringing... only to be answered by the ominous tones of the Librarian, played by Raymond E. Johnson (best known for his work in The Inner Sanctum). What set this particular old radio show apart from its comtemporaries was that it was seemingly a story within a story with the Librarian delivering spine-tingling mysteries to the listeners. The Crime Club was directed and produced by Roger Bowen, while some of the more hair-raising scripts were done by Willis Cooper of Lights Out and Quiet, Please fame. Click here to read more about Crime Club

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Please enjoy these 31 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
04.24.1947	topaz flower	+ "The Topaz Flower". A murdered man's Topaz jewelry is missing but turns up the next day in a paw...
04.03.1947	sun is a witness	+ "The Sun Is A Witness". 10:00 P. M. The shadows on a roll of film provide the clues to a murdere...
09.04.1947	sometimes a sucker wins	+ "Sometimes A Sucker Wins". A woman tries to find her missing brother and finds murder instead. S...
03.27.1947	silent witnesses	+ "Silent Witnesses". A woman hears two shots while asleep. A corpse is found shortly afterward, w...
07.24.1947	serenade macabre	+ "Serenade Macabre". A circus triangle story. A murdered lion tamer causes the trouble. Serenade ...
10.09.1947	sentence of death	+ "Sentence Of Death". A very well-done story of a judge who has a lot of trouble trying to senten...
07.31.1947	self made corpse	+ "The Self-Made Corpse". A mild little man visits a bunch of gangsters to have them help him with...
09.25.1947	no time for murder	+ "No Time For Murder". Murder and stolen diamonds are involved with a collection of antique clock...
06.05.1947	murder rents a room	+ "Murder Rents A Room". A rich man "dies" but most of his money is missing. The man's ne'er-do-we...
05.22.1947	murder on margin	+ "Murder On Margin". When a stock broker is murdered, his shoes provide the needed clue. Murder ...
05.29.1947	murder makes a mummy	+ "Murder Makes A Mummy". A corpse is found on display in a museum wrapped as a mummy. The story o...
01.23.1947	mr smiths hat	+ "Mr. Smith's Hat". A man calls the police to say he's going to be murdered. Ten seconds later, t...
06.19.1947	hearses dont hurry	+ "Hearses Don't Hurry". A crusading prosecutor suspects that the daughter of his mentor is involv...
08.14.1947	gypsy sings of death	+ "The Gypsy Sings Of Death". A tea leaf reading, a lost bracelet, and a gypsy caravan lead a repo...
04.10.1947	gray mist murders	+ "The Grey Mist Murders". A pleasure cruise to Hawaii on a private yacht becomes the scene of sev...
09.11.1947	fish for entree	+ "Fish For Entree". A corpse with a dead fish in his pocket is fished out of the harbor. Fish For...
03.13.1947	fear came first	+ "Fear Came First". 10:00 P. M. Four women fight over an inheritance in a deserted house. Two mur...
05.01.1947	epitath for lydia	+ "Epitaph For Lydia". A case of claustrophobia is the key to solving a murder. Epitaph For Lydia ...
08.28.1947	death swims at midnight	+ "Death Swims At Midnight". A corpse on the beach leads a vacationing detective to a murderer. De...
06.26.1947	death never doubles	+ "Death Never Doubles". A lawyer and a crook are doubles and the crook's mob mistake the lawyer f...
06.12.1947	death is a knockout	+ "Death Is A Knockout is the very exciting story of a golden opportunity that was melted down by m...
07.17.1947	death deals a diamond	+ "Death Deals A Diamond". A great diamond thief, just out of prison, is framed for another robber...
12.02.1946	death blew out the match	+ "Death Blew Out The Match". The first show of the series. Set on a fog-bound island, a classic c...
07.03.1947	death at 7 10	+ "Death At 7:10". Susan Ward Steel, a woman everybody hated is dies of atropine poisoning in the ...
03.20.1947	dead man control	+ "Dead Men Control". A millionaire is killed while opening his wall safe. A large diamond is foun...

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Featuring all of the existing episodes of this great radio series that dramatizes murder- mystery stories that appeared in Doubleday Crime Club novels. This series was broadcast on Mutual from 1946 to 1947. The librarian (host) was Barry Thomson.

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