Box 13| Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Alan Ladd Mystery Dramas
by Adam Graham · 104 episodes
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Sit back enjoy all 52 episodes of Box 13 starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday, a newspaperman turned novelist who advertises for adventure to find plots for his novels. These podcasts are hosted by Adam Graham who adds listener comments and idiosynchratic commentary.
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34 min
Box 13: Dan and the Wonderful Lamp (EP3165)
Original Release Date: June 15, 2020Dan gets a mysterious invitation to a dinner party and wins a bean counting contest and an ugly lamp that somebody wants badly. Original Air Dat…
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33 min
Box 13: One One Three Point Five (113.5) (EP3159)
Original Release Date: June 8, 2020A woman says she needs Dan to find her missing brother, but a private detective following them says she’s lying. Original Air Date: 1948Support t…
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31 min
Box 13: Death is a Doll (EP3153)
Original Release Date: June 1, 2020Dan goes to Louisiana when a young woman asks him to help a young man who's dying as a result of witchcraft. Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948S…
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33 min
Box 13: Hunt and Peck (EP3147)
Original Release Date: May 25, 2020A man on death row asks Dan to clear him less than 48 hours before he's due to die. Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948Support the show monthly a…
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35 min
Box 13: Hare and Hounds (EP3141)
Original Release Date: May 18, 2020A man steals a letter from Box 13 and when Dan travels to another city to speak to the man who sent it, he finds himself being hunted for murder.…
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32 min
Box 13: Flash of Light (EP3135)
Original Release Date: May 11, 2020A man visiting from a small town asks Dan for help to find out what happened during two days he can't remember. Original Air Date: April 16, 1948…
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32 min
Box 13: Delinquent Dilemma (EP3129)
Original Release Date: May 4, 2020The mother of a young man who confessed to a burglary asks Dan to help him…even though he confessed. Original Air Date: 1948Support the show month…
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31 min
Box 13: Last Will and Nursery Rhyme (EP3123)
Original Release Date: April 27, 2020Dan visits the home of a friend who's about to sell an inherited home, but Dan believes there may be more to his friend's inheritance. Original…
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31 min
Box 13: The Philanthropist (EP3117)
Original Release Date: April 20, 2020Dan investigates the disappearance of a homeless man after the man's befriended him. Original Air Date: March 26, 1948Support the show monthly…
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32 min
Box 13: Three to Die (EP3111)
Original Release Date: April 13, 2020Dan is called in to investigate a series of accidents that have plagued sandhogs in an underground construction project. Original Air Date: Mar…
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33 min
Box 13: The Dowager and Dan Holiday (EP3105)
Original Release Date: April 6, 2020A wealthy elderly woman asks Dan to pretend to be her fiancee so she can protect her grandson from marrying a gold digger. Original Air Date: Ma…
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32 min
Box 13: The Professor and the Puzzle (EP3093)
Original Release Date: March 23, 2020An old friend of Dan's ask him to find out why his fiancée left him and became engaged to a much older man after her uncle died. Original Air D…
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35 min
Box 13: The Better Man (EP3087)
Original Release Date: March 16, 2020A cynical wealthy man invites Dan into a competition for $100,000 and one of his competitors is a killer. Original Air Date: February 27, 1948S…
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37 min
Box 13: Hot Box (EP3081)
Original Release Date: March 9, 2020Dan is given money to bid on a box at an auction. He loses the auction, but when the winner gets hit by a car and a woman steals the box, Dan fi…
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39 min
Box 13: The Sad Night (EP3075)
Original Release Date: March 2, 2020Dan receives a child's penmanship book at Box 13. A couple claims it, but when Dan discovers they're lying, he becomes suspicious. Original Air…
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33 min
Box 13: The Haunted Artist (EP3069)
Original Release Date: February 24, 2020An artist comes to Dan for help because he believes a ghost is breaking into his apartment at night and altering his painting. Original Air…
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32 min
Box 13: Look Pleasant, Please (EP3063)
Original Release Date: February 17, 2020Dan agrees to pose for a picture with a beautiful woman and then the next day finds out she's a wealthy heiress Original Air Date: January 3…
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31 min
Box 13: Double Right Cross (EP3057)
Original Release Date: February 10, 2020An old war buddy of Dan's invites him to watch a fight. When Dan arrives, he finds the fight is over and his friend is accused of throwing t…
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32 min
Box 13: Diamond in the Sky (EP3051)
Original Release Date: February 3, 2020Dan is recruited to go to Paris to help bring a million dollar diamond to the United States. Original Air Date: January 16, 1948Support the s…
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32 min
Box 13: Damsel in Distress (EP3045)
Original Release Date: January 27, 2020A teenage girl has received extortion notes threatening to kidnap her if she doesn't provide a $1,000 ransom. Original Air Date: January 9, 1…