Mr. and Mrs. North: The Wheel of Chance (EP4704)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Adam Graham

Performing Arts, Drama, Fiction, Arts

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🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery: Pam and Jerry's life is endangered after someone plants something in their hubcap while they are visiting Canada, and a man with a gun is looking for that something.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 30, 1953

Originating from New York City

Starring: Joseph Curtain as Jerry North; Alice Frost as Pamela North; Chuck Webster

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0:00.0	Wake up! The Jones is a redo in their garden! Love that porcelain paven and all that fencing.
0:05.3	I knew it. They'd been with their landscaper to Jusen.
0:07.8	A mini-digger! No wonder she was so smug at Zumba! Right, I want a sunken seating area. She won't have that?
0:14.2	For materials, too high, timber and paving. Don't waste time. Deuson's got the lot. Like Terales, porcelain, paving from only 22 pounds per square metre.
0:22.3	Love it.
0:23.1	All trade prices exclude VAT at 20%.
0:25.9	So now you can keep up with the Joneses.
0:28.0	And the Evanses.
0:29.2	And the Bertels. I'm going to be the oh, Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio.
1:04.1	From Boise, Idaho, this is your host, Adam Graham.
1:08.2	In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of Mr. and Mrs. North.
1:13.1	I do want to encourage you, if you're enjoying the podcast, to please follow us using your
1:18.7	favorite podcast software. I also do want to encourage you to check out my e-books. All I needed to
1:25.4	know, I'll learn from Dragnet, and all I needed to know,
1:28.6	I'll learn from Columbo. Each examines the careers and history of seven great fictional
1:34.6	detectives and policemen and life lessons that can be learned from them. They are available
1:40.1	as e-books or as audiobooks through the Apple Store or Audible.com.
1:46.3	Well, now, from June 30th, 1953, here is Mr. and Mrs. North in the episode,
1:56.6	The Wheel of Chance.
2:00.6	Why, Mr. Connors, what are you...
2:01.9	Okay, back up inside, fast.
2:03.9	Inside, Mrs. North.
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