Murder At Midnight - "The Dead Come Back" (06-14-46)

The Dead Come Back (Aired June 14, 1946)

According to Billboard magazine, talent and production costs for Murder At Midnight averaged about $5000 per program, one of the higher costs of canned, syndicated programming of the era. But the investment shows. And indeed, well into its almost six years of syndication, the series continued to pull respectable audience shares. The talent included well known names such as Lawson Zerbe, Karl Swenson, Berry Kroeger, Lon Clark, Frank Readick, Elspeth Eric, Mandel Kramer, Michael Fitzmaurice, Alfred Shirley, and Raymond Edward Johnson--and his wife, among many other well-respected east coast actors of the era. Anton Leader, later famous for his Television work, directed the series. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group and The Digital Deli.

 

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June 14, 1946. Program #9. KFI, Los Angeles origination, Cowan syndication, World transcription. "The Dead Come Back". Commercials added locally. Lefty O'Connor kills Dr. Miller and escapes from the asylum, but Dr. Miller returns again and again! Raymond Morgan (host), Joseph Julian, William Morwood (writer), Anton M. Leader (director), Charles Paul (organist), Louis G. Cowan (producer). 26:00. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.