Classic Radio Theater for May 16, 2024 - Paroled for Revenge, Corwin and New York, and The Plan

2+ Hours of Crime on this Thursday

First a look at this day in History.

Then The Green Hornet, originally broadcast May 16, 1944, 80 years ago, Paroled for Revenge.   A gangster fresh from stir goes gunning for the guy who put him there, Britt Reid.  Donovan Faust stars as the Green Hornet. 

Followed by the news from 80 years ago, then Columbia Presents Corwin, originally broadcast May 16, 1944, New York: A Tapestry For Radio. A description of the world's greatest city at war. The second program of a trilogy about three cities.   Martin Gable is the narrator. 

Then Nick Carter Master Detective starring Lon Clark, originally broadcast May 16, 1954, 70 years ago, The Case of the Haunted Burial Cave. Nick is called in by an anthropologist to investigate when he’s attacked at the site of a Native American burial ground.

Followed by Suspense, originally broadcast May 16, 1946, 78 years ago, The Plan.  Claire Trevor stars as a woman terrorized by her husband's insane brother. 

Finally Superman, originally broadcast May 16, 1941, 83 years ago, The Grayson Submarine.  The evil "Dr. Deutch" introduces himself to Perry White and Lois Lane. Perry White tells him off in no uncertain terms. Clark Kent has escaped from the submarine, returned to Metropolis, and has contacted Jimmy Olsen.

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