Crime Club - Single Episodes
Crime Club aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System as a half-hour weekly radio series, beginning on December 2, 1946, and continuing until October 16, 1947. Each installment was introduced by the series host, The Librarian, portrayed by Barry Thomson and Raymond Edward Johnson. The series featured murder and mystery dramas, some of which had already been published by the Doubleday Crime Club.
Each show began with the Librarian answering the phone, inviting listeners into the world of crime and mystery. The episodes were crafted to engage the audience with suspenseful storytelling, often adapted from the latest Crime Club books available at local newsstands and bookstores.
Roger Bower produced and directed most of the episodes, while Stedman Coles and Wyllis Cooper contributed scripts. Join the Librarian as he guides you through chilling tales of intrigue and suspense.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
Chapters
| Death Blew out the Match | 29:05 |
| Mr Smith's Hat | 29:42 |
| Fear Came First | 30:04 |
| Dead Man Control | 28:18 |
| Silent Witnesses | 29:22 |
| The Sun Is a Witness | 29:23 |
| The Grey Mist Murders | 29:49 |
| The Topaz Flower | 29:15 |
| Epitaph for Lydia | 29:19 |
| The Corpse Wore a Wig | 29:12 |
| Murder On Margin | 26:32 |
| Murder Makes a Mummy | 29:27 |
| Murder Rents a Room | 29:15 |
| Death Is a Knockout | 29:03 |
| Hearses Don't Hurry | 28:55 |
| Death Never Doubles | 28:58 |
| Death at 7 | 28:58 |
| Coney Island Nocturne | 29:04 |
| Death Deals a Diamond | 29:18 |
| Serenade Macabre | 28:37 |
| Self Made Corpse | 28:32 |
| A Pitch in Time | 30:02 |
| The Gypsy Sings of Death | 29:03 |
| A Deed Indeed | 30:13 |
| Death Swims at Midnight | 30:15 |
| Sometimes a Sucker Wins | 30:44 |
| Fish for Entree | 29:57 |
| No Time for Murder | 31:00 |
| Cowhide | 29:28 |
| Sentence of Death | 29:09 |
| Cupid Can Be Deadly | 29:30 |
Reviews
HEAR IT...LOVE IT !
Jonnie King
This is a GREAT Series...with sadly, a too-short run. In the mode of "The Mysterious Traveler", and, "The Molle Mystery Theatre" the stories, cast, music backgrounds, are all first-rate. And well worth listening too. I enjoyed them all...and there are even a few comedy-laced-with-mystery shows in the Series like "Murder Makes A Mummy". If anyone can find the "Lost Episodes" of the "Crime Club" Series...PLEASE let the Internet Archive Web Producers know so they can be added to this wonderful Site.
A Cut Below
gnumedia
The concept of the librarian intro is inspired but after that, the written dialog is wooden, lacking that spark of verisimilitude or humor even that is so evident in Broadway Is My Beat or the Jack Webb series. Voices are predictable with drab delivery of their lines. Organist provides professional background but overall this has the feel of a very low budget production.
Wonderful Radio mysteries
D.L.Journey
These are such a great representation of 40's radio drama/mystery, that I truly enjoyed. My mother worked in radio during this time & I have several 45's of advertising that mention some of the NBC programs. These are a delightful reminder of how we entertained ourselves 70 years ago.
Love this!
LuckyPug
This show is so entertaining! I love it.
Good creepy, crime-filled radio fun
kerriganm
Enjoyable stories of criminals getting their just desserts- of the "hoist with their own petard" variety. Campy intro and extro get a bit tiresome with binge listening, but add a slightly surreal feel. Not the best of its kind, but good fun!
Suspense, not detective show
harron68
Disappointed it's main focus was building suspense rather than on mystery and crime solving. I wonder how folks compare it with shows like "suspense" and others like it. This just seems a cut below the better known thriller types.
fun old time radio crime show
Cindy Barnett
Enjoyed it and sorry it didn't continue. Thanks for sharing these shows.
Eugene Motes
Awesome Series ❤ I hunker down under the blankets, and listen while eating snacks ,😊