He worked briefly as a studio carpenter (as did his stepfather) and for a short time was part of the Universal Pictures studio school for actors. But Universal decided he was too blond … Intent on acting, he found work in radio. THIS EPISODE: September 5, 1948. Program #3. Mutual network origination, Mayfair syndication. “Blackmail Is Murder”. Commercials added locally. Dan is hired by a crazy old lady with a corpse in her hotel room. Alan Ladd, Sylvia Picker, Rudy … …

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