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Box 13 | Old Time Radio

Box 13 | Old Time Radio

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Box 13 | Old Time Radio follows former newspaper reporter and mystery writer Dan Holiday as he searches for adventure—and finds danger, crime, and mystery instead. Through a newspaper ad inviting people to send unusual assignments to Box 13, Holiday is drawn into cases involving murder, deception, missing persons, criminals, and unexpected twists. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday, Box 13 combines detective fiction, mystery, suspense, and classic radio adventure. Rediscover classic old time radio detective stories, mystery, crime drama, private-eye adventures, suspense, and vintage radio.

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Episodes
  • Box 13 - "Actor's Alibi" (Old Time Radio, 2012)

    Box 13 - "Actor's Alibi" (Old Time Radio, 2012)
    22 Oct 2026
    From Box 13: “Actor’s Alibi,” originally broadcast September 12, 1948. Episode 4 of the series stars Alan Ladd as writer-adventurer Dan Holiday, with Sylvia Picker as Suzy.

    A ticket to a live radio drama leads Holiday to actress Jean Blake, who fears she is in danger. Strange calls, a tense meeting at the Mayfair restaurant, and veteran actor Marvin Masterson draw Dan into a theatrical mystery where appearances may be carefully staged.

    Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:49 Original Broadcast
    27:04 Closing

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support.

    Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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    27 min
  • Box 13 - "A Perfect Crime" (Old Time Radio, 2012)

    Box 13 - "A Perfect Crime" (Old Time Radio, 2012)
    21 Oct 2026
    Box 13 presents “A Perfect Crime,” episode 49. The supplied release metadata lists 2012, while surviving broadcast catalogs date the episode to 1948 or, in several later listings, July 24, 1949.

    Mystery writer Dan Holiday, played by Alan Ladd, receives an unsettling letter from Dr. John H. Dobbs, a respected professor of criminology and abnormal psychology. Invited to witness what Dobbs calls a planned “perfect” murder, Holiday must decide whether the professor’s challenge is deadly serious or the fixation of a troubled academic.

    Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:57 Original Broadcast
    27:30 Closing

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support.

    Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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    28 min
  • Box 13 - "Insurance Fraud" (Old Time Radio, 2012)

    Box 13 - "Insurance Fraud" (Old Time Radio, 2012)
    20 Oct 2026
    Box 13 presents “Insurance Fraud,” originally broadcast August 29, 1948. In episode 2 of the series, Alan Ladd stars as writer-adventurer Dan Holiday.

    A cryptic message sends Dan to Abner Blake, chief investigator for Northern Insurance, where a long-delayed claim involving missing surgeon Dr. Max Alexander raises troubling questions. Following a thin trail from the Star-Times office toward New Mexico, Dan finds that someone is determined to discourage his inquiries. Written and directed by Ted Hediger, this early Mutual/Mayfair installment also features Sylvia Picker as Suzy.

    Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:53 Original Broadcast
    27:32 Closing

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support.

    Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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    28 min
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