THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER
[RADIO-SERIES]
THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER (WOR, NEW YORK—MBS)
[Tuesday—9:30-10:00 PM]
August 23, 1949 “Why Don’t You Die?”
[ST. PETERSBURG TIMES: “…a unique story of a newspaperman who
creates a situation to puzzle ballistics experts, confound psychologists
and drive doctors crazy. The story, dealing with a young man who keeps
on walking through a hail of lead from a Tommy gun, is titled, ‘Why
Don’t You Die?’…”]
August 30, 1949
September 6, 1949
September 13, 1949 “The Cat Died Twice”
[ST. PETERSBURG TIMES: “…Having a cat for a pet is one thing. But when
a miser starts to lavish expensive gifts upon tabby, then it’s time for the
Mysterious Traveler to tell the tale… A scheming nephew resents the
miser’s spending spree—and attempts to cure the old man by murdering
him…”]
September 20, 1949 “Destination Death”
[ST. PETERSBURG TIMES: “…If you’re plotting to kill husband, it’s nice to
hire a sharpshooter to do the dirty work. Of course it can become a little
embarrassing if hubby is a crack shot, too. That’s what one wife learns to
her dismay…”]
[September 27—PRE-EMPTED]
October 4, 1949
[ST. PETERSBURG TIMES: “…The strange story of a young boy who
expressed the desire to follow in the footsteps of a famous murderer—
Jack the Ripper—will be presented on Mutual’s ‘Mysterious Traveler’
program…”]
October 11, 1949
October 18, 1949 “Nightmare House”
[ST. PETERSBURG TIMES: “…The story of a terrified woman and her
psychiatrist…”]
October 25, 1949 “No One on the Line”
[ST. PETERSBURG TIMES: “…Murder in itself is bad enough but when the
wrong person is killed, that’s a mistake to pay for doubly, so says
Mutual’s ‘Mysterious Traveler,’ who will explain the strange situation
through the dramatization…”]
November 1, 1949 “The Witness”
[ST. PETERSBURG TIMES: “…Living or dead, animate or inanimate,
there’s always ‘The Witness’ to a murder. So says Mutual’s dark-cloaked
‘Mysterious Traveler’ who’ll prove his point during his weekly train ride
tonight…”]