The dialogue is rife with similes found in pulp fiction. Example: 'The neighborhood was run down – the kind of place where the For Rent signs look like ransom notes.
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Marx – Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod – PodOmatic
The Secret Word Is Book (Aired May 31, 1950) You Bet Your Life is an American quiz show that aired on both radio and television. The most well-known version was hosted by Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers, with …
Suspense – Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod – PodOmatic
Three Blind Mice (Aired January 30, 1947) Suspense was actually spawned from another series called Forecast. The 1940 horror show was entitled Suspense and it was based on the Marie Belloc Lowndes' short …
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City Of The Sun (Aired November 8, 1952) The special effects used in the live half-hour TV episodes had to be performed in real time . For example, pistols that shot invisible rays necessitated pre-positioning a small explosive …