Get this and get it straight.

Crime is a sucker's road.

And those who travel

it wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave.

The story you were about to hear is true.

Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective.

The Adventures of the Saint,

starring Vincent Price.

Bob Bailey, in the exciting adventures

of the man with the action-packed expense account.

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator...

Yours truly, Johnny Dollar.

... Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Hello and welcome to a bonus episode of Down These Mean Streets.

All this month we featured some of the great mystery writers and adaptations of their work for radio.

And any list of the Titans of Mystery must include Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Now, there was no shortage of Sherlock Holmes' radio adventures over the years,

with many actors donning the Deer Stalker Cap of the legendary resident of Baker Street.

So today I'll share my five favorite radio adaptations of Sir Arthur's own Sherlock stories,

and we'll hear four of the actors who brought Holmes to Radio Life.

Up first is Basil Rathbone, the definitive screen personification of Holmes for many fans.

He stars along with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson in the Speckled Band, originally aired on Mutual on November 12, 1945.

Then Nigel Bruce is back with Tom Conway as Holmes in The Adventure of the Dying Detective,

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