The Man Called X - "Five Ounces Of Treason" (01-13-51)

Five Ounces Of Treason (Aired January 13, 1951)

The 1944 CBS Summer season finale, Murder, Music and A Blonde Madonna, gives some credence to the way CBS promoted this first run. Starring Herbert Marshall as Ken Thurston, a private operative, with Han Conried as Egon Zellschmidt in this first incarnation of Ken Thurston's nemesis, and Mary Jane Croft appearing in the role of Ken's love interest, Nancy Bessington, a reporter and Thurston's erstwhile fiance. We can only interpolate from what we've already turned up for this shortest run of The Man Called X, but it would appear that Hans Conried and Mary Jane Croft may have been regulars co-stars throughout that first season. One of Radio's most successful directors, William N. Robson, directed the first season of The Man Called X and though Gordon Jenkins appears to be credited with the music for the first season, Felix Mills is also personally cited by Herbert Marshall with at least one Music Direction credit--the season finale. Show Notes From The Digital Deli.

 

THIS EPISODE:

 
January 13, 1951. "Five Ounces Of Treason" - NBC network. Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA Victor. Ken Thurston flies to Cuba to track down "a tiny package that threatens the welfare of the world." Herbert Marshall, Leon Belasco, J. Richard Kennedy (producer), Felix Mills (composer, conductor), Les Crutchfield (writer), Jack Latham (announcer). 28:51. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.