Murder Without Crime (Aired May 3, 1946)
NBC's Mystery Theatre began airing with much fanfare on September 7, 1943. The series promised stories from the greatest classical and contemporary mystery authors -- and production values to match. And it kept its promise. It was aided from the outset by the addition of an 'annotator'-- as it was described in the 1940s --named Geoffrey Barnes. The annotator served in the role of expositor, filling in on the plot development as necessary and providing a back-story when needed. The apparent distinction made between a narrator and an annotator, was a matter of degree. Mr. Barnes, a distinguished and celebrated amateur criminologist in his own right, was apparently on hand to help the listener analyze and understand the various mysteries and their underlying crimes within each script. The program appears to have aired sustained for its first three months, with three to five sponsors beginning to make an appearance with Program #17, "The Mystery of The Seven Keys" of December 28, 1943. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group.
THIS EPISODE:
May 3, 1946. NBC network. "Murder Without Crime". Sponsored by: Molle, Double Dandereen. A repeat performance of a story about a man and woman sitting on an ottoman while sweet music plays on the radio. Then the phone rings...and it's the ex-wife! Bernard Lenrow (host, as Geoffrey Barnes), Dan Seymour (announcer), J. Lee Thompson (writer), Jack DeLeon (writer), Berry Kroeger, John Sylvester, Alexander Semmler (composer, conductor). 29:33. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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