Classic Radio 10-11-25 - Society Swindlers, Elementals, and Infanticide

Crime on a Saturday

First, a look at the events of the day.

Then, Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast October 11, 1949, 76 years ago, The Case Of The Society Swindlers.   In a New York penthouse, he was watching his alarm wristwatch. Time is money! An event for "The World Refugee Fund" is being organized...for sinister purposes. 

Followed by Escape, originally broadcast October 11, 1953, 72 years ago, Elementals.  Can a loving couple be made to fight each other over a crust of bread? A wealthy man's experiment in terror.  Tony Barrett, William Conrad, and Georgia Ellis star. 

Then, The Line-Up starring William Johnstone, originally broadcast October 11, 1951, 74 years ago,  The Frivolous Forger Fracus.   Florian Bach is identified as a passer of bad checks. 

Followed by Suspense, originally broadcast October 11, 1959, 66 years ago, Infanticide.  An eight-year-old asthmatic boy has been murdered. Questioning the father reveals some surprises. Santos Ortega and Ralph Bell star.

Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast October 11, 1944, 81 years ago, Discuss a Replacement Teacher.    The School Board has begun a search for a replacement for Professor Sloan. 

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