Episode 499 - Full-Court Press (Mr. District Attorney, Defense Attorney, & The Falcon)
Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)
Jack Mooney
4.5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 August 2022
⏱️ 91 minutes
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Summary
See you in court for these three old time radio mysteries set in and around the courthouse. First, Mr. District Attorney suspects a fix in "The Case of the Intimidated Jury" (originally aired on NBC on August 23, 1944). Then, Mercedes McCambridge represents a college basketball player accused of murder in Defense Attorney (originally aired on ABC on July 17, 1952). Finally, Les Damon stars as The Falcon in "The Case of the Rich Racketeer," where a gangster is acquitted in court only to wind up murdered (originally aired on NBC on November 5, 1950).
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| 0:00.0 | 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. |
| 0:07.0 | The story you are about to hear is true, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. |
| 0:18.0 | The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective. |
| 0:22.0 | The Adventures of the Saints starring Vincent Prize |
| 0:25.4 | Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account |
| 0:30.6 | America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. |
| 0:33.0 | Yours truly, Johnny Deller. the Hello and welcome to down these mean streets and more old-time radio |
| 1:00.0 | detectives and crime solvers. Today we're heading into court for three radio |
| 1:06.2 | mysteries set in and around the world of trials, lawyers, and juries. We'll hear |
| 1:12.4 | adventures of attorneys on both sides of the aisle, |
| 1:16.1 | as well as a story starring the Falcon. |
| 1:19.5 | Up first is Mr. District Attorney, |
| 1:22.2 | the crusading prosecutor who fought for justice on the air from 1939 all the way up until 1953. |
| 1:30.0 | We'll hear him today in the case of the Intimidated Jury. |
| 1:34.5 | This is an Armed Forces radio service rebroadcast of an episode that originally aired on |
| 1:39.7 | NBC on August 23rd, 1944. |
| 1:43.8 | The story opens when most courtroom dramas end, |
| 1:47.7 | when the jury brings in their verdict. |
| 1:50.0 | But Mr. District attorney is shocked |
| 1:52.1 | when the jury acquits a cold-blooded killer. |
| 1:55.8 | A visit from one of the jurors leads the DA to believe someone may have influenced the |
| 2:00.4 | jury to deliver the desired verdict. Jay Justin is Mr. the Doyle as Harrington, the DA's investigator, |
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