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 with more old-time radio crimes and crime solvers.

This week we'll hear three heroes. crimes and crime solvers.

This week will hear three heroes who fought for justice, but not with their fists or with a blazing

45 automatic.

Instead, these men and women toiled in and out of the courtroom as defense

lawyers to clear their wrongfully accused clients and to bring the guilty parties to justice.

We'll hear three tales of crime-fighting counselors at law,

including a dramatization of a case from the life of one of America's greatest presidents.

First up is Oscar winning actress Mercedes McCambridge in defense attorney.

McCambridge, who was hailed by Orson Wells as the world's greatest living radio actress, played Martha Ellis Bryant,

Marty to her friends.

A fierce advocate for her clients, Marty ran down leads outside of court,

usually accompanied by her boyfriend, reporter Judd Barnes.

But she saved her best tricks for the courtroom with displays of clever cross-examination that

would make Perry Mason proud.

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