Inner Sanctum Mysteries - No Coffin For The Dead (02-20-45)No Coffin For The Dead (Aired February 20, 1945) What made Inner Sanctum Mysteries unique among radio horror shows was its host, a slightly-sinister sounding man originally known as “Raymond.” The host had a droll sense of humor and an appetite for ghoulish puns, and his influence can be seen among horror hosts everywhere, from the Crypt-Keeper to Elvira. Raymond Edward Johnson was the show’s host until 1945; Paul McGrath took over the role until the show left the air in 1952. Producer Hiram Brown would utilize the creaking door again in the 1970s, when he produced and directed The CBS Radio Mystery Theater. Inner Sanctum Mysteries was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988. THIS EPISODE: February 20, 1945. CBS network. "No Coffin For The Dead". Sponsored by: Lipton Tea, Lipton Soup. Who killed Peter Frame? The assailant is identified as the insane son of Peter Frame's housekeeper. However, the son has been shot while escaping from an asylum and is unable to walk. Emile Tepperman (writer), Raymond Edward Johnson (host), Himan Brown (director), Mary Bennett (commercial spokesman), Les Tremayne, Santos Ortega, Luis Van Rooten, Alice Frost. 28:42. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

 No Coffin For The Dead (Aired February 20, 1945)

What made Inner Sanctum Mysteries unique among radio horror shows was its host, a slightly-sinister sounding man originally known as “Raymond.” The host had a droll sense of humor and an appetite for ghoulish puns, and his influence can be seen among horror hosts everywhere, from the Crypt-Keeper to Elvira. Raymond Edward Johnson was the show’s host until 1945; Paul McGrath took over the role until the show left the air in 1952. Producer Hiram Brown would utilize the creaking door again in the 1970s, when he produced and directed The CBS Radio Mystery Theater. Inner Sanctum Mysteries was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988.

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February 20, 1945. CBS network. "No Coffin For The Dead". Sponsored by: Lipton Tea, Lipton Soup. Who killed Peter Frame? The assailant is identified as the insane son of Peter Frame's housekeeper. However, the son has been shot while escaping from an asylum and is unable to walk. Emile Tepperman (writer), Raymond Edward Johnson (host), Himan Brown (director), Mary Bennett (commercial spokesman), Les Tremayne, Santos Ortega, Luis Van Rooten, Alice Frost. 28:42. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.