And the Happy New Year and welcome back to Down These Mean Streets for another adventure of an old time radio detective.

We're kicking off 2014 with an hour

hour of one of radio's best sloths, Simon Templar, aka the saint.

We first heard Leslie Charters' debonair detective last year in June, and today we're celebrating

the anniversary of his American radio debut.

The Robin Hood of Modern Crime premiered on NBC on January 6th, 1945.

In that year there were two attempts to bring the character to radio.

The first series starred Edgar Barrier as Simon Templar, and

a second series starred Brian Ahern. But the saint found his biggest radio success in

1947 when Vincent Price took over the role and

starred in the series and runs on CBS, The Mutual Network, and NBC

until 1951.

Today, Vincent Price is best remembered for his roles in horror films,

but he proved to be perfect for the role of the saint.

And to mark the occasion of the character's premiere, we'll hear two episodes starring Vincent

Price as Simon Templar.

First, its greed causes murder, a mutual episode from August 14, 1949.

Michael Cramoy wrote the script, which was directed by Thomas Maccovitie.

The cast includes Lorraine Tuttle, Barney Phillips, and Dan O'Hurloughy. The The The Adventures of the Saints starring Vincent Price. The unknown to millions from books, magazines, and motion pictures.

The Robin Hood of Modern Crime is now transcribed for radio,

starring Hollywood's brilliant and talented actor Vincent Price as

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