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 means streets and another trip back to the world of radio

detectives.

This week our super sleuth of the airwaves is Simon Templar, the Robin Hood

of Modern Crime known to friend and foe alike as the saint.

Created by Leslie Charterous, Templar sprang from the pages of novels to find success on the big and small screens, played by a variety of actors including George Sanders, Roger Moore, and Val Kilmer.

The saint also found great success on radio, solving crimes on the air from the mid 40s through the early 1950s.

Today we'll hear a pair of adventures of the Debonair detective starring the Great Vincent Price, far from the castles and

Dungeons of Roger Corman horror films to star as one of radio's greatest

gentleman gumshoes. First we'll hear tuba or not tuba. That is the question.

Originally aired on NBC on January 21st, 1951.

It finds Simon coming to the aid of a musician,

pal, who's recently been hired to join the band at a nightclub.

And since the man can't play his tuba to save his life, Simon figures there must be an ulterior motive behind the new job.

Jack Moils is the untalented musician.

You may recognize him as Egyptian cafe owner and adventurer Rocky Jordan.

The rest of the cast includes Maggie Morley, Victor Rodman, and Frank Gerstel.

...