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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Mercury Theatre: The Man Who Was Thursday (Encore) (EP4272)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Drama, Fiction, Performing Arts, Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery: In G.K. Chesterton’s classic, Gabriel Syme (Orson Welles) is a police detective infiltrating the anarchist council of Europe.

Original Air Date: September 5, 1938Originating in New YorkStarring: Orson Welles; Eustace Wyatt; Edgar Barrier; Joseph Cotten; George Coulouris; Ray Collins

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This actually concluded the summer production of the Mercury Theater,

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