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The Adventures of Frank Race

43 episodes · 1949–1950 · Syndicated · Adventure

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Frank Race, a former O.S.S. agent turned insurance investigator, travels the world on his cases. A syndicated series of 1949-50 from Bruce Eells.

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Episodes

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1949

• The Adventure of the Hackensack Victory May 1, 1949 · 28 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on May 1, 1949, the date used here.
• The Adventure of the Daring Debutante May 8, 1949 · 27 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on May 8, 1949, the date used here.
• The Istanbul Adventure May 15, 1949 · 28 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• The Adventure of Seventeen Black May 22, 1949 · 27 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on May 22, 1949, the date used here.
• The Enoch Arden Adventure May 29, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  A woman whose husband vanished on December 7, 1941, disappears to Zurich the day after meeting Frank Race.
• The Adventure of the Vanishing President June 5, 1949 · 27 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on June 5, 1949, the date used here.
• The Adventure of the Baradian Letters June 12, 1949 · 27 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on June 12, 1949, the date used here.
• The Airborne Adventure June 19, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  Frank is hired to deliver plans for a new airplane worth a million dollars.
• The Adventure of the Shanghai Incident June 26, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  Frank flies to China to find the man who killed an old friend.
• The Adventure of the Juvenile Passenger July 3, 1949 · Syndicated · 26 min
  A fourteen-year-old girl accused of stealing jewelry runs away from an orphanage.
• The Adventure of the Reckless Daughter July 10, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  In a European city, the search for a man named MacDonald is interrupted by a beautiful girl, an arrest and shots in the night.
• The Adventure of the Silent Heart July 17, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  A rash of heart attacks, and every victim was insured.
• The Adventure of the Garrulous Bartender July 24, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  A $100,000 embezzlement leads to Juarez, Mexico, and murder.
• The Adventure of the Vanishing Favorite July 31, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  A half-million-dollar bet on a horse race has bookies, owners and a beautiful girl trying to change the odds.
• The Adventure of the Embittered Secretary August 7, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  A tough gangster thinks Race has his $50,000 and wants it back.
• The Adventure of the Talking Bullet August 14, 1949 · 27 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on August 14, 1949, the date used here.
• The Adventure of the Fat Man's Loot August 21, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  Race goes to Berlin and Monte Carlo after diamonds the Nazis stole.
• The Adventure of the General's Lady August 28, 1949 · Syndicated · 26 min
  An old friend of Frank's is beaten up in Tunis by a very strong man.
• The Adventure of the Violent Virtuoso September 4, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  A cool blonde on a hot night needs help finding a stolen ring, and the case leads to murder.
• The Adventure of the Fourth-Round Knockout September 11, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  A boxer dies in the ring of poison, and a gambler who only bets sure things is found dead too.
• The Adventure of Three on a Match September 18, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  In Bordeaux, a children's relief fund has been cheated of $2 million, and a beautiful woman holds the clue.
• The Adventure of the Roughneck's Will September 25, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  A ninety-year-old billionaire writes a will designed to make his heirs kill each other.
• The Adventure of the Green Doubloon October 2, 1949 · 27 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on October 2, 1949, the date used here.
• The Adventure of the Sobbing Bodyguard October 9, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  A murder-suicide, or a suicide-murder, and Race's pal is framed either way.
• The Adventure of the Diver's Loot October 18, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  A diver and a French boy are killed aboard a salvage barge in Cherbourg, leading Frank to a strange treasure.
• The Adventure of the Brooklyn Accent October 23, 1949 · 27 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on October 23, 1949, the date used here.
• The Adventure of the Mormon Country November 1, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  A rich playboy is kidnapped and held for $50,000 ransom.
• The Adventure of the Six-Week Cure November 6, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  Murders and double-dealing at a Reno dude ranch.
• The Fairway Beauty November 13, 1949 · 28 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• The Adventure of the Runway Queen November 20, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  Why does a successful radio actress still strip on a Boston runway?
• The Adventure of the Lady in the Dark November 27, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  A doctor running a free clinic in Paris is a killer's target.
• The Adventure of the Silent Tongue December 4, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  A condemned killer asks Race to take a pair of baby shoes to his wife. A clue to $2 million?
• The Adventure of the Candy Killing December 11, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  Frank goes home to see friends and finds a murder.
• The Adventure of the Undecided Bride December 18, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  Why is a bride on a New York street at 2 a.m. shooting at Frank Race?
• The Adventure of the Gold Worshipper December 25, 1949 · Syndicated · 27 min
  Frank goes to Macao after the kidnapped daughter of a wealthy gold dealer.

1950

• Of the Pharaoh's Staff January 1, 1950 · 27 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on January 1, 1950, the date used here.
• The Adventure of the House Divided January 8, 1950 · Syndicated · 27 min
  A blackmail case leads to an old aunt's murder, and a woman and her uncle both want to hire Frank.
• The Adventure of the Count Trefanno Crest January 15, 1950 · 27 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on January 15, 1950, the date used here.
• The Adventure of the Night Crawler January 22, 1950 · Syndicated · 27 min
  Treachery in the live-bait business.
• The Adventure of the Kettle Drum January 29, 1950 · Syndicated · 27 min
  A weak heart, a gambling den and a murder.
• The Adventure of the Loveable Character February 5, 1950 · 27 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on February 5, 1950, the date used here.
• The Adventure of the Blackfriars Bridge February 15, 1950 · Syndicated · 27 min
  One of a casino's owners is murdered.
• The Adventure of the Big Top February 22, 1950 · Syndicated · 26 min
  An old O.S.S. friend running a winter circus in Florida is in deep financial trouble.