Charlie Chan: The Gun/The Play is The Thing (EP4732)|Classic Mystery Audio Drama
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
Adam Graham
4.6 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 17 June 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1935 or 1936
Originating from Los Angeles
Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to the great detectives of old-time radio from Boise, Idaho. |
| 0:35.2 | This is your host, Adam Graham. |
| 0:37.9 | In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of Charlie Chan. |
| 0:43.4 | But first, I do want to encourage you if you're enjoying the podcast to please follow us using your favorite podcast software. |
| 0:50.3 | And I want to let you know about our other podcast. In particular, I'm highlighting the Amazing World of Radio at amazing.gratedetectives.net. |
| 1:00.0 | Every Wednesday, we are presenting a new installment in our summer series, The Summer of Robert Louis Stevenson. |
| 1:10.1 | So far, we've featured Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, |
| 1:15.0 | the treasure of Fran Shard, and the bottle end. |
| 1:18.9 | And of course, we've got so much more to come, |
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| 1:26.6 | and check out all of our podcast at the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio website. |
| 1:31.5 | Well, here now are the 25th and 26 episodes in the Landini murder case, the gun, and the play is the thing. |
| 1:43.6 | Music The most delightfully fascinating character in the realms of mystery, Charlie Chan. |
| 2:01.7 | Charlie Chan. The I'm gonna'a. I'm . |
| 2:36.0 | I'm |
| 2:37.0 | . In the mystery of who killed Ellen Landini, the noted opera singer, |
| 3:14.0 | Charlie Chan, the Honolulu detective, faces one of the most baffling cases of his long career. |
| 3:19.8 | The crime has been further complicated by the murder of Dr. Swan, one of the suspected persons at Pineview, |
| 3:26.2 | and Charlie Chan and Sheriff Don Holt find themselves overburdened with suspicions, motives, and |
| 3:31.6 | hatreds, but woefully lacking intangible clues. Investigations disclose the disturbing fact |
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