Classic Radio for May 17, 2024 - The Lost City, Deadly Devotion, and Rogues Regiment Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

2 + Hours of Crime

First a look at this day in History.

Then Dangerous Assignment starring Brian Donlevy, originally broadcast May 17, 1950, 74 years ago, The Lost City.   A whole lot of oil is missing, and Steve Mitchell is off to find out how?

Followed by The news of the day 74 years ago, then Mr District Attorney star Jay Jostyn, originally broadcast May 17, 1950, 74 years ago, The Case of Deadly Devotion. Nick Oliver, on the lam from the St. Louis police, muscles in on a local racket and murders the wealthy Mrs. Post for her money. 

Then Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast May 17, 1951, 73 years ago, Rogues Regiment starring  Dick Powell.  An American Intelligence Agent and Nazi hunter is on the trail of a former SS war criminal reminiscent of Martin Bormann believed to be hiding in the French Foreign Legion in French Indochina. He joins forces with a French Intelligence agent investigating supplies of weapons to the Việt Minh from the Eastern Bloc.  Dick Powell reprises his leading role from the 1948 motion picture. 

Finally  Claudia, originally broadcast May 17, 1948, 76 years ago,  Gertrude Arrives. Gertrude takes over. 

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Civil defense info mentioned on the show can be found here: http://www.civildefensemuseum.com/docs.html