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"Wherever there's mystery, intrigue, romance…in all the strange and dangerous places of the world…there you will find The Man Called X."

A Man Called X was a CBS/NBC spy radio series that aired from July 10, 1944 to May 20, 1952. The lead character, Intelligence Agent Ken Thurston, was portrayed by Herbert Marshall. His sidekick, Pagan Zeldchmidt, was played by Leon Belasco. Together, they took various cases, all of which were extremely dangerous, and had happened at different exotic places in the world. The background music was supplied by Gordon Jenkins' Orchestra. Click here to read more about Man Called X, The

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
01.08.1952	formula h stolen
09.30.1944	indian quinine contract	+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Lockheed. Ken Thurston becomes involved in intrigue in the palace of a...
08.15.1948	italian art collection hijacked	+ Sponsored by: Frigidaire. Ken Thurston tries to recover a stolen art collection to help Italian w...
02.17.1958	north of the thirty eighth	+ Over most of the earth at this time of the year men begin looking forward to the end of winter and...
01.06.1951	operation fifty
06.29.1951	operation zero
02.26.1952	orinoco river basin	+ A century and a half ago a dream was borne in the mind of a man. A dram of a country where life, l...
04.28.1951	terror across the nation	+ Puerto Prince Haiti like many cities of the world is a mixture in sharp contrast of the old and th...
10.01.1951	the big lie	+ Mr. X must battle rumors aimed at damaging defense department programs. Quality – Good but requ...
07.23.1946	the man called x strange gal's kisses	+ , AFRTS rebroadcast. A strange lady kisses Ken Thurston in the lobby of a New York theatre, which...
04.03.1947	the man called x (01) antarctic expedition	+ Sponsored by: Frigidaire ( ). Dr. Stuart Dawson, an authority on uranium deposits, has been throw...
04.17.1947	the man called x (03) acme oil refinery	+ Sponsored by: Frigidaire ( ). The Acme Oil Company is the victim of sabotage in the Middle East. ...
04.24.1947	the man called x (04) mr messler and the insurance policy	+ Sponsored by: Frigidaire ( ). The Acme Oil Company is the victim of sabotage in the Middle East. ...
05.15.1947	the man called x (07) the stamp story
06.05.1947	the man called x (10) swindle to honolulu	+ A land company in Hawaii has been swindling veterans by selling land it doesn't own. Ken Thursto...
06.19.1947	the man called x (12) the silver scarab	+ Sponsored by: Frigidaire. While in Cairo on the trail of pirates on the Red Sea, Ken Thurston is ...
06.26.1947	the man called x (13) rembrandt in rio	+ Sponsored by: Frigidaire. While in Cairo on the trail of pirates on the Red Sea, Ken Thurston is ...
07.24.1947	the man called x (17) destination manila	+ Sponsored by: Frigidaire. Ken Thurston and Pegan Zellschmidt are assigned to guard a shipment of ...
08.07.1947	the man called x (19) will you marry me	+ Ray Mulholland has been murdered with a tommy gun. This leads Ken Thurston and Pegan Zellschmidt...
08.21.1947	the man called x (20) the lost ones	+ Ken Thurston is in Mexico to track down wetbacks infecting the U.S.A. with smallpox.
09.18.1947	the man called x (24) the throne of tayneen
10.02.1947	the man called x (26) no one wins on zero	+ Sponsored by: Frigidaire. Ken Thurston goes to Monte Carlo to regain the plans for atomic energy ...
10.09.1947	the man called x (27) all that glitters
10.16.1947	the man called x (28) timber country
11.02.1947	the man called x (31) ashes to ashes

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very good old radio shows!!

Jerry

"The Man Called X" was one of the first OTR shows that I heard in my early teens. It spurred my interest in listening to the treasury of OTR. While Herbert Marshall was perfect in his role of 'Ken Thurston', I really detested his sidekick, 'Pagon Zelschmidt'. Leon Belasco did his best with the role, but he could not overcome a badly written character. Thurston's boss, 'The Chief', was another poorly created part, but the actor playing(Herb Butterfield I think) played it well. Overall the stories found in "The Man Called X" are entertaining and move along at a pretty good pace.

Randy

I really enjoy these shows. I'd rather listen to old time radio than watch TV. Even though I'm watching Boston Blackie now!

Sheri

Featuring all of the existing episodes of this spy adventure that stars Herbert Marshall as Ken Thurston, Intelligence Agent. The series began as a 1944 summer replacement for Lux Radio Theatre on CBS sponsored by Lockheed. Then in 1945 and 1946, it was a summer replacement for Bob Hope on NBC. Then it was broadcast by NBC and CBS from 1947 to 1951.

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