Murder at Midnight

                                         

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First show date: 16/09/1946

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This series was produced in New York and was heard first heard over the Mutual Network between Sept. 16, 1946 and Sept. 8, 1947 on radio station WJZ. MURDER AT MIDNIGHT, frequently using scripts borrowed from THE INNER SANCTUM, featured tales of the supernatural and the macabre by radio's top writers and stars.

Listeners heard wild tales of death at midnight, "the witching hour, when night is darkest, our fears the strongest, our strength at it's lowest ebb. Midnight when the graves gape open and Death strikes". Robert Newman, Joseph Ruscoll, Max Erlich and William Norwood handled the writing. The show was hosted by Raymond Morgan.

The cast featured Elspith Eric, Mercedes McCambridge, Barry Kroeger, Betty Kane, Carl Frank, Barry Hopkins, Lawson Zerbie. Charles Paul played the creepy organ music, and Anton M. Leader directed. In 1950, 10 shows from the series were again syndicated under the same title and were heard on Mutual stations.

 

 

episodes

                  
88307A   "THE DEAD HAND"                   1  09-16-46  :25:30  

88307B   "THE MAN WHO WAS DEATH"           2  09-23-46  :26:00  

88308A   "THE SECRET OF XR3"               3  09-30-46  :26:20  

88308B   "WHEREVER I GO"                   4  10-07-46  :25:40  

88309A   "DEATH'S GOBLETE"                 5  10-21-46  :25:40  Show of 10-14 Pre-empted.

88309B   "TRIGGER MAN"                     6  10-28-46  :25:30  

88310A   "THE HEAVY DEATH"                 7  11-04-46  :25:30  

88310B   "NIGHTMARE"                       8  11-11-46  :26:00  

88311A   "THE DEAD COME BACK"              9  11-18-46  :22:53  

88311B   "THE CREEPER"                    10  11-25-46  :25:00  Ann Shepard

88312A   "THE MAN WHO DIED YESTERDAY"     11  12-02-46  :25:50  

88312B   "TILL DEATH DO US PART"          12  12-09-46  :27:00  

88313A   "MURDER IS A LONELY BUSINESS"    13  12-16-46  :27:00  

88313B   "THE HOUSE WHERE DEATH LIVED"    14  12-23-46  :27:00  

88314A   "THE KABALAH"                    15  12-30-46  :27:20  

88314B   "THE ACE OF DEATH"               16  01-06-47  :27:00  

88315A   "THE HOUSE THAT TIME FORGOT"     17  01-13-47  :27:00  

88315B   "DEATH TOLLS A REQUIEM"          18  01-20-47  :27:00  

88316A   "THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR"           19  01-27-47  :27:00  

88316B   "THE MAN WITH THE BLACK BEARD"   20  02-03-47  :28:00  Mercedes McCambridge

88317A   "THE BLACK CURTAIN"              21  02-10-47  :15:00  1st half only

*na*     "THE OUTCAST"                    22  02-17-47  :28:00  

88317B   "TERROR OUT OF SPACE"            23  02-24-47  :25:30  

88318A   "DEATH'S WORSHIPPER"             24  03-10-47  :26:50  Show of 3-3 Pre-empted.

88318B   "DEATH TOLLS A REQUIEM"          25  03-17-47  :27:00  

88319A   "RED WHEELS"                     26  03-24-47  :28:00  

88319B   "THE APE SONG"                   27  03-31-47  :26:50  Raymond Edward Johnson

88320A   "THE LINE IS DEAD"               28  04-07-47  :26:50  

*na*     "DEATH SHIP"                     29  04-14-47  :28:00  

88320B   "WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE"        30  04-21-47  :15:00  First half only

*na*     "THE LIVING DEAD"                31  04-28-47  :28:00  

88321A   "ISLAND OF THE DEAD"             32  05-05-47  :26:20  

*na*     "CORRIDOR OF DOOM"               33  05-12-47  :28:00  Santos Ortega

*na*     "CITY MORGUE"                    34  05-19-47  :28:00  Santos Ortega

*na*     "THE DARK CHAMBER"               35  05-26-47  :28:00  

*na*     "DEATH IS NO END"                36  06-02-47  :28:00  

*na*     "THE DARK CELLAR"                37  06-09-47  :28:00  

*na*     "MURDER IS NOT ENOUGH"           38  06-16-47  :28:00  

88321B   "THE MAN WHO DIED YESTERDAY"     39  06-30-47  :25:50  Show of 6-23 Pre-empted

*na*     "THE FACE OF THE DRAGON"         40  07-07-47  :28:00  

*na*     "FATAL INTERUPTION"              41  07-14-47  :28:00  

*na*     "THE DISPOSSESSED"               42  07-21-47  :28:00  

*na*     "THE APPOINTMENT"                43  07-28-47  :28:00  

*na*     "GLORY TRAIN"                    44  08-04-47  :28:00  

*na*     "THE FACE"                       45  08-11-47  :28:00  

88322A   "THE BLACK SWAN"                 46  08-18-47  :26:20  

*na*     "DEADMAN'S TURN"                 47  08-25-47  :28:00  

*na*     "THE MARK OF CAIN"               48  09-08-47  :28:00  Show of 9-1 Pre-empted

88322B   "DEATH ACROSS THE BOARD"         49            :26:50  

88323A   "MURDER OUT OF MIND"             50            :26:30  

  
88323B   "THE DEAD HAND"                   1  05-01-50  :25:30  Betty Caine, Carl Frank, Barry
                                                                Hopkins, Lawson Zerbe

88324A   "THE MAN WITH THE BLACK BEARD"    2  05-08-50  :28:00  Mercedes McCambridge

88324B   "THE CREEPER"                     3  05-15-50  :25:00  Ann Shepard

88325A   "THE LINE IS DEAD"                4  05-22-50  :26:50  

88325B   "NIGHTMARE"                       5  06-05-50  :26:00  

88326A   "THE SECRET OF XR3"               6  06-12-50  :26:20  

88326B   "THE BLACK CURTAIN"               7  06-19-50  :15:00* 1st half only

*na*     "CITY MORGUE"                     8  06-26-50  :28:00  Santos Ortega

88327A   "TERROR OUT OF SPACE"             9  07-17-50  :25:30  

88327B   "THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR"           10  07-24-50  :27:00

 

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