Cavalcade of America: The Pinkerton Man (EP4550s)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 November 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Original Air Date: November 18, 1946
Originating in Hollywood
Starring: Lee Bowman as Allan Pinkerton; William Johnstone; Wally Maher; Pinky Parker; Griff Barnett; Lois Corbett; Sarah Selby
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to the great detectives of old-time radio from Boise, Idaho. |
| 0:35.6 | This is your host, Adam Graham. |
| 0:38.7 | In a moment, we'll bring you our 4,550th episode special. |
| 0:44.1 | I do want to encourage you if you are enjoying the podcast to follow us using your favorite podcast software. |
| 0:51.7 | Well, we're going to play an episode of a series that was an anthology program |
| 0:56.7 | that generally featured historical dramas, the Cavalcade of America. I love this series, |
| 1:05.5 | and I love finding excuses to feature episodes of it. |
| 1:15.6 | We played quite a few episodes over on the Amazing World of Radio, |
| 1:20.3 | but we've only played one episode on the Great Detectives podcast, |
| 1:24.6 | and that was for our 1100th episode special. |
| 1:29.9 | So I guess we're due for another episode of the Cavalcade of America at this point. |
| 1:39.7 | The original air date on this one is November 18th, 1946, and here now is The Pinkerton Man. |
| 1:55.6 | The Tonight, the DuPont Company brings you the Pinkerton Man, starring Lee Bowman on the Cavalcade of America. |
| 1:57.4 | But first, here is Gain Whitman. |
| 1:59.9 | Most accidents happen right in the home. |
| 2:02.8 | Watch out for boiling water in the kitchen. |
| 2:05.3 | Watch that electric light switch when you're taking a bath. |
| 2:08.5 | Watch that dark flight of stairs. |
| 2:10.5 | And watch out for rugs and carpets that may trip you or skid out from under you. |
| 2:15.1 | DuPont Rug Anker is a sponge rubber underlay |
| 2:17.6 | designed to make rugs stay put. |
| 2:20.0 | It makes them cling like a leech, |
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