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Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “Death Rides a Riptide,” originally broadcast on CBS on September 6, 1948. Cataloged as episode 387, this Bromo-Seltzer-sponsored installment was written by Louis Vittes and features Everett Sloane and Mercedes McCambridge.At a seaside cliff house, a newly married woman receives an unsettling message connected to her husband’s first wife, who drowned. A desperate blackmail letter soon brings suspicion and danger to the couple’s new home as the surf pounds the rocky shoreline.Inner Sanctum Mysteries 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 Introduction00:39 Original Broadcast25:34 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “The Skull That Walked,” originally broadcast on CBS on April 15, 1944. Episode 172 is also known by the alternate title “The Walking Skull.”At the remote Cruz estate, Carl and Lucille Cruz uncover a human skull while planting trees on their grounds. When caretaker Spears warns that the land may be an old burial ground, Carl dismisses him—but the grim discovery begins appearing where it should not, unsettling Carl’s fragile brother Arthur. Berry Kroeger, Lesley Woods, and Alan Devitt star in this macabre tale of superstition and family tension.Inner Sanctum Mysteries 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 Introduction00:51 Original Broadcast30:34 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “The Judas Clock,” originally broadcast on CBS on April 17, 1945. This is episode 224 of the series, written by Christopher Mayo and directed by Himan Brown.Clockmaker Sebastian Packer is asked to restore a huge, silent Italian Renaissance timepiece—and recognizes it as the dreaded Judas Clock, an object tied to thirty pieces of silver and to memories of a long-buried crime. Berry Kroeger stars, with Alice Reinhart, Santos Ortega, and Jackson Beck; Raymond Edward Johnson serves as host and announcer.Inner Sanctum Mysteries 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 Broadcast30:12 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “Till Death Do Us Part” (AFRS), originally broadcast October 16, 1945. This is episode 241 of the CBS suspense series, written by Emile C. Tepperman and directed by Himan Brown.On their wedding night, Joe and Nancy Page witness a shooting near an old mill stream and a moonlit bridge. Afraid the gunman may have seen them, the newlyweds retreat to a nearby tourist cabin—only to face a night of mounting fear and desperate uncertainty. Larry Haines stars as Joe Page and Anne Shepherd as Nancy Page. The surviving recording is cataloged as AFRS transcription #855.Inner Sanctum Mysteries 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 Introduction00:47 Original Broadcast27:40 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “No Coffin for the Dead,” originally broadcast on CBS on February 20, 1945. Episode 216 stars Les Tremayne and was written by Emile Tepperman, with Himan Brown directing and producing.After District Attorney Tom Archer survives a knife attack that kills his assistant, the investigation leads to an escaped asylum inmate whose physical condition makes the apparent answer seem impossible. Suspicion, family tensions, and inheritance pressures deepen the mystery in this tense urban thriller.Inner Sanctum Mysteries 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 Introduction00:50 Original Broadcast30:27 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio