Dead Man's Debt (Aired June 26, 1945)
Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941 to October 5, 1952. Created by Himan Brown, the anthology series featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense. The tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. A total of 526 episodes are known to have been produced. The early 1940s programs opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as, "Your host, Raymond," in a mocking sardonic voice. A spooky melodramatic organ score punctuated Raymond's many morbid jokes and playful puns. Raymond's closing was an elongated "Pleasant dreaaaaammmmssss!" His tongue-in-cheek style and ghoulish relish of his own tales became the standard for many such horror narrators to follow, from fellow radio hosts like Ernest Chappell (on Cooper's later series, Quiet, Please) and Maurice Tarplin (on The Mysterious Traveler) to EC Comics' Crypt-Keeper in various incarnations of Tales from the Crypt.
THIS EPISODE:
June 26, 1945. CBS network. "Dead Man's Debt". Sponsored by: Lipton Tea and Soup. A smart lawyer gets a murderer off the hook, but his fee is a high one. Joseph Julian, Ann Shephard, Berry Kroeger, Luis Van Rooten, Paul McGrath (host), Mary Bennett (commercial spokeswoman), Robert Newman (writer). 25:24. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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