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Box 13 presents “Design for Danger,” originally broadcast June 5, 1949. Commonly cataloged as episode 42 of the syndicated Mayfair Productions series, it stars Alan Ladd as writer-adventurer Dan Holiday.When a young woman fears that her recently paroled boyfriend, Johnny Tide, is returning to Watertown for revenge, Dan follows a nighttime lead to the waterfront. The result is a taut noir adventure set among deserted riverside streets and mounting danger.Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:45 Original Broadcast27:15 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “Book of Poems,” episode 9 of the syndicated mystery series Box 13, originally broadcast October 17, 1948. Alan Ladd stars as newspaper reporter-turned-investigator Dan Holiday, with Sylvia Picker as Suzy.An anonymously mailed, worn volume of Sir Walter Scott’s poems arrives at Box 13, its binding arranged to reveal a particular passage. The cryptic gift draws Holiday toward Fair Melrose and troubling questions surrounding a fatal fire he reported on years before. The original story is credited to Frank Hertosig, and the episode was directed by Russell Hughes.Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:40 Original Broadcast27:35 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “Hot Box,” episode 19 of the syndicated mystery series, originally broadcast December 26, 1948. Alan Ladd stars as mystery writer and adventurer Dan Holiday, with a script by Russell Hughes.An unsigned message and cash send Holiday to the Mason Auction Rooms to bid on a small Chinese teakwood box. When the box disappears amid a nervous buyer, a street accident, and a red-haired woman’s swift departure, Holiday follows a dangerous trail through the city.Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:46 Original Broadcast27:34 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “The Hot Box,” episode 19 of the classic mystery series, originally broadcast December 26, 1948. Alan Ladd stars as writer-adventurer Dan Holiday, with Russell Hughes credited as writer and Richard Sanville as director.An anonymous request sends Holiday to an antiques auction in search of a small Chinese teakwood box. When the winning bidder is struck by a car and the box vanishes in the confusion, Holiday is drawn into a dangerous trail involving a red-haired woman and a racketeer.Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:51 Original Broadcast27:39 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “Flash of Light,” episode 27 of the syndicated mystery-adventure series starring Alan Ladd as writer-investigator Dan Holiday. Supplied source metadata dates this episode to 2012; established episode listings commonly identify it as a 1949 installment. Produced by Richard Sanville and directed by Vern Carstensen, the series was distributed by Mayfair Transcription Company.When small-town visitor Jerry Fuller loses two days of memory after a night at the fashionable Red Swan, he turns to Dan Holiday for help. With a flash of light, a missing ticket, and a few uncertain clues pointing back to a shabby rooming house, Dan begins tracing the mystery through the city.Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:52 Original Broadcast27:25 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio