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 Happy Halloween and welcome to the annual Down These Mean Streets Halloween Special.

Longtime listeners of the podcast know that Halloween is my favorite holiday,

and every year I like to celebrate with a bonus episode of the show.

Sometimes I'm

played a classic radio horror story. Last year I played a pair of Halloween comedies,

and this year I'm sharing adventures of old time radio detectives

facing off against supernatural suspects.

First up is Bob Bailey as George Valentine in the Ghost on Bliss Terrace from Let George do it. In this

episode from August 16th 1948, George and Claire Brooks are hired to debunk rumors

of an infamous haunted house, one whose previous

occupant was just murdered. Could his ghost be haunting the house until his

killer is found and can George and Brooksy prove to be

successful ghostbusters? Francis Robinson co-stars with Wally Mayer as

Lieutenant Riley. The rest of the cast includes Sarah Selby, Virginia

Greg, Alan Reed, and Howard McNeil. David Victor and Herbert Little Jr. wrote the

script and Don Clark directed.

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