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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Philo Vance: The President Murder Case (EP4074)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery:The president of a railroad is found dead on the rails of one of his trains.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 23, 1947

Originated in: New York City

Starred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham

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0:00.0

Welcome to the great

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detectives of old time radio from Boise, Idaho. This is your host, Adam Graham. If

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0:57.4

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1:03.0

few years back and it tells a story of murder and dirty politics set against the backdrop

1:08.2

of the Idaho gubernatorial election. It's a modern novel but with a lot of nods to classic

1:13.8

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1:21.8

Well now it is time for this week's episode of Follow Dance. The original air date is

1:28.2

January the 23rd of 1947 and the title is The President Murder Case.

1:58.2

Back it in text. I had to brought old 96 back home. Got him back safe and on time, Johnny.

2:13.4

Give her a little look and over will you? The right front drive. I got off the run and the run.

2:18.2

I'll check it. Coming down. I'm on the way.

2:23.9

Oh, it was firing for you, Tex. Where is he? They gave me a no-fellar. No man, Maris's son, Eddie.

2:33.5

They just decided he wanted to be a railroad man and they gave him a job as fireman this morning.

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Not in the 96, too. Well, headed by the a Tex old pal. The 96 doesn't care whether

2:44.6

guys know or not as long as he keeps shoveling coal into it. Eddie Maris couldn't even do that good.

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He's young and he's willing. He'd never seen me inside of an engine before.

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Oh, well, let's take a look under the 96.

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I'm pretty proud of this baby, yours, ain't it, Tex? Why shouldn't it be?

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Then run in a wide open for 20 years. When I get a clear block, she doesn't have to take a thing

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