Pursuit: Three for All (Encore) (EP3814)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 July 2022
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Inspector Black investigates a serial killer who is notifying the police of his murders.
Original Air Date: November 10, 1949
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| 0:00.0 | Hello. |
| 0:28.9 | This is Adam Graham. This week we'll be playing some on-core performances as we take our summer break from recording. |
| 0:37.9 | We're spotlighting two programs from our archives. |
| 0:40.9 | Monday, Wednesday, and Friday listen for crime and Peter Chambers. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday enjoy pursuit. |
| 0:49.9 | If you're interested in either of these series you can locate the full archive over at biglist.greatdetectives.net. |
| 0:57.9 | Or in your favorite podcast store. Please enjoy and we will be back next week with fresh episodes. |
| 1:27.9 | Welcome to The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio. From Boise, Idaho this is your host, Adam Graham. |
| 1:43.9 | If you have a comment send it to me box 13 at greatdetectives.net. Follow us on Twitter, radio detectives, and become one of our friends on Facebook. |
| 1:54.9 | Before we get started I do want to let you know that my first detective story and ounce of prevention is now available as an audiobook. |
| 2:06.9 | And it is available at audible.com or through the iTunes store where in the process of getting the full length novel slime incorporated recorded but an ounce of prevention is now available and you can pick that up. |
| 2:22.9 | Alright, well now we're going to take a listen to pursuit and this is actually the second episode of pursuit. |
| 2:31.9 | The first episode aired in October of 1949 and the second on November 3rd was preempted by a speech by President Harry Truman. |
| 2:43.9 | Now the first episode of pursuit was essentially an adaptation of eutect ballistics. |
| 2:52.9 | Still don't think that the hunters was related at all to pursuit because the hunters was an anthology show. |
| 2:59.9 | Be that as it may, pursuit hit the air in the fall of 1949. |
| 3:06.9 | Focusing on typical Scotland yard chases, the initial star of pursuit was Ted DeCorsia. |
| 3:13.9 | Mr. DeCorsia has often been described as a villain actor and most of his film work was as villains but his television and radio work tended to be much more diversified. |
| 3:27.9 | Just doing a lot of character roles. |
| 3:30.9 | This is one of two starring our radio roles he would have. |
| 3:35.9 | The other was actually as my camera. |
| 3:39.9 | He would play a black for 29 weeks in 1949 and 1950 and we have four of those episodes surviving and we'll take a listen to the first. |
| 3:51.9 | So here now from November 10th of 1949 is the story three for all. |
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