Theater of the Mind

Crime Club

31 episodes · 1946–1947 · Mutual · Detective

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Mutual's whodunit series of 1946-47, produced and directed by Roger Bower, most often adapted by Stedman Coles from mystery novels.

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Episodes

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1946

Death Blew Out the Match December 2, 1946 · Mutual · 29 min
The first show: murder on a fogbound island. Did the butler do it?

1947

Mr Smith's Hat January 23, 1947 · 30 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
Fear Came First March 13, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
Four women fight over an inheritance in a deserted house, where two murders have just been committed.
Dead Men Control March 20, 1947 · Mutual · 28 min
A millionaire is killed opening his wall safe. A diamond goes missing, then turns up too soon.
Silent Witnesses March 27, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
A sleeping woman hears two shots, but the body has only one bullet hole.
The Sun Is a Witness April 3, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
Shadows on a roll of film point to the killer.
The Grey Mist Murders April 10, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
A yacht cruise to Hawaii turns into a string of murders.
The Topaz Flower April 24, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
A murdered man's topaz jewelry vanishes, then shows up in a pawnshop the next day.
Epitaph for Lydia May 1, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
Claustrophobia is the key to a murder.
The Corpse Wore a Wig May 8, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
A wig, a moose head and an exotic poison in the death of a doctor.
Murder on Margin May 22, 1947 · Mutual · 27 min
A stockbroker is murdered, and his shoes hold the clue.
Murder Makes a Mummy May 29, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
A corpse is found in a museum, wrapped as a mummy.
Murder Rents a Room June 5, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
A rich man dies, most of his money is missing, and his good-for-nothing nephew is suspected.
Death Is a Knockout June 12, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
The crook trying to fix a prizefight is found murdered.
Hearses Don't Hurry June 19, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
A crusading prosecutor suspects his mentor's daughter of several murders.
Death Never Doubles June 26, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
A lawyer is the double of a gangster, and the mob takes him for their old boss.
Death at 7:10 July 3, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
A woman everyone hated dies of poison in a mystery writer's train compartment, told in flashbacks.
Coney Island Nocturne July 10, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
A dim-witted cop's pocket is picked on the Coney Island boardwalk, and his wallet turns up on a corpse.
Death Deals a Diamond July 17, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
A great jewel thief just out of prison is framed for a new robbery.
Serenade Macabre July 24, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
A circus love triangle and a murdered lion tamer.
The Self-Made Corpse July 31, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
A mild little man asks a gang of crooks to help him rob a bank, and they agree.
A Pitch in Time August 7, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
A comic crime story about a very slow-witted cop and a bank robbery.
Gypsy Sings of Death August 14, 1947 · 29 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
A Deed Indeed August 21, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
A man is handed the deed to a nightclub and finds smuggled goods and murder.
Death Swims at Midnight August 28, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
A body on the beach leads a vacationing detective to a killer.
Sometimes a Sucker Wins September 4, 1947 · Mutual · 31 min
A woman searching for her missing brother finds murder.
Fish for Entree September 11, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
A corpse with a dead fish in his pocket is pulled from the harbor.
No Time for Murder September 25, 1947 · Mutual · 31 min
Murder and stolen diamonds among a collection of antique clocks.
Cowhide October 2, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
A suitcase of securities and a missing old man lead a private eye to murder.
Sentence of Death October 9, 1947 · Mutual · 29 min
A judge struggles to sentence a convicted murderer to death.
Cupid Can Be Deadly October 16, 1947 · Mutual · 30 min
The last show: murder with hypnotism and nightmares.