Get this and get it straight. Crime is a suckers road and those who travel it wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave.

The story you are 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 Saints starring Vincent Prize

Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.

Yours truly, Johnny Deller. the Hello and welcome to another midweek bonus comedy episode of Down These Mean Streets.

Today in honor of new movies down these mean streets.

Today, in honor of new movies returning to theaters around the world,

we'll hear a pair of picture parodies from the Jack Benny program.

Movie spoofs were regularly heard on the show,

with Jack often casting himself as handsome leading men

like Humphrey Bogart and Gary Cooper, much to the annoyance and disbelief of his co-stars.

Today we'll hear Jack and Company recreate a pair of films from Master Director Billy Wilder,

including one with the film's leading man joining in on the fun.

First Oscar winner Ray Meland drops by to send up his award-winning role in The Lost Weekend in an episode

originally aired on NBC on March 10th, 1946. There's plenty of ribbing about Jack's lack of an Academy Award and some banter with

Phil Harris about the authenticity of Milan's performance as a drunk. Along the way, Milan performs a very special commercial for Lucky Strike

cigarettes and the cast presents their version of the film with Jack and Ray, co-starring his brothers battling the bottle and Phil as their

T-Toteller sibling.

Tenner Larry Stevens makes his final appearance on the program, he filled in a singer during Dennis Day's stint in the Navy.

Day would return to the Jack Many program the following week.

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