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. And the Hello and welcome to Down These Mean Streets. Today we're saluting one of my favorite

radio actors Bill Johnstone.

Born February 7, 1908, Johnstone may be best known to old-time radio fans

for his stint as Radio's Invisible Master of Mystery, The Shadow. Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?

The Shadow knows.

Johnstone took over the role from Orson Wells in the fall of 1938 and he played the shadow until 1943.

But there was more to the actor than his years as Lamont Cranston.

Bill Johnstone was one of the busiest actors on radio and he was heard regularly on escape, suspense, on and he recurred opposite Sydney Green Street as Inspector Kramer on the new adventures of Neera Wolf.

Mr. Wolf?

Good evening, Mr. Wolf.

Good evening, Mr.

Where's Dorothy Spencer?

This is not the Bureau of Missing Persons.

The district attorney would like to talk to him.

I shall tell her so the next time we meet.

That could be right now.

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