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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Mr. Chameleon: The Case of the Man Who Expected Murder (EP4260)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Drama, Fiction, Performing Arts, Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery:Chameleon is called in to investigate when a playboy is found murdered, with a note indicating that if he dies unexpectedly, someone should question his fiancée.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 23, 1949

Originating in New York CityStarring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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1:25.6

A reminder coming up next week, we begin our Christmas programming on the Great Detectives of Old

1:31.8

Time Radio on Tuesday.

1:34.0

We will be doing a round-robin Christmas crossover with the classic comedy of Old Time Radio,

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The Old Time Radio Westerns, and the I Love Old Time Radio Westerns and the I Love Old Time Radio Podcast.

1:45.9

On top of that, listen to the amazing world of radio for three Unix Christmas specials,

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and then we have three episodes of the old time radio snack wagon coming up next week over at

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snack wagon dot net well now let's get into this week's episode of Mr.

2:10.1

chameleon the original aired February 23rd, 1949 and the title is The Man Who

2:16.6

Expected Murder. Next Mr. Camelian and the case of the man who expected murder. The Tonight we again present the famous Mr. Chameleon of Central Headquarters in his most

2:55.4

famous cases of crime and murder brought to you by the makers of genuine Bayer aspirin

3:02.1

Mr. Chameleon as as all of you know, is the famous and dreaded detective of Central

3:06.7

Police Headquarters who frequently uses a disguise or impersonation to confuse the criminals he is tracking down.

3:14.0

In tonight's case he appears in a particularly clever

3:18.0

disguise which the audience will at all times recognize.

3:21.0

Tonight we give you Mr. Chameleon in the case of of Wallace Clayton in a remodeled house in the Who's that, Myrtle? You're late for work. I told you I wanted the apartment put in order early.

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