Classic Radio for May 7, 2024 - Jewel Robberies, You Could Die Laughing, and the Purloined Ruby Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

2 + Hours of Crime

First a look at this day in History.

Then Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast May 7, 1946, 78 years old, The Winthrope Jewelry Robberies. A diamond a day is disappearing from a jewelry company and Blackie is asked to help stop the thefts. 

Followed by the news of the day 78 years ago, then Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast May 7, 1946, 78 years ago, You Could Die Laughing starring Santos Ortega.  Elwood has only a year to live. When a blackmailer confronts him after a hit-and-run, a couple find themselves imprisoned by a tough gangster. 

Then The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, originally broadcast May 7, 1945, 79 years ago, The Purloined Ruby.  A missing gem, a murder and a clue from Edgar Allen Poe. 

Followed by Gang Busters, originally broadcast May 7, 1949, 75 years ago, The Case of the  New Jersey Yegg Man.   A gang of New Jersey burglars open a safe and find a collection of rare Columbian half-dollars. 

Finally Superman, originally broadcast May 7, 1941, 83 years ago, The Nitrate Shipment. Pug escapes a second time and plans the rescue of Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen. Pug is spotted however, and falls into the sea! 

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