The Big Story: Manhunt in Manhattan (EP4887)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Original Radio Broadcast: January 7, 1948
Originating from New York
Starring: William Quinn; Whit Vernon; Francis De Sales; Everett Sloane; Jerry Lewis; Eileen Heckart; Stephen Chase; Evelyn Juster; Will Kuluva,
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to the great detectives of old-time radio from Boise, Idaho. |
| 0:35.4 | This is your host, Adam Graham. |
| 0:38.1 | In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of The Big Story. |
| 0:43.4 | But first, I do want to encourage you to check out our other podcast. |
| 0:48.0 | And in particular, I want to highlight the great adventurers of old time radio. |
| 0:53.7 | Every week, we bring you two great adventure stories from the golden age of radio. |
| 0:58.8 | We went through a couple of great series in Flash Gordon and Okendager, |
| 1:05.8 | and we started at, as you may have heard, this week on Taran, and in a few weeks we're going to be bringing you episodes of Counter Spy. |
| 1:17.2 | If you love adventures, a great place to be, check out the great adventurers of old time radio at greatadventures. |
| 1:24.7 | Or wherever you get your podcast from. |
| 1:29.1 | Now from January 7th, 1948, here is Manhunt in Manhattan. |
| 1:35.4 | The Big Story. |
| 1:39.6 | Okay, that's moose. |
| 1:41.2 | Now, you all know what to do. |
| 1:43.5 | Let them in. Hiya, hiya, Joey. Sit down. What's the matter? Hey, put that gun down, Joey. What's the matter, huh? Nothing. Not a thing. Just rat it. You just went and sang to the cops. I didn't. Shut up. Shut up and start to die. |
| 2:02.1 | Because here it comes. |
| 2:03.0 | Oh, don't, Joey, don't. |
| 2:05.2 | Ha! |
| 2:09.2 | Just a gag, Moose. |
| 2:10.9 | It wasn't loaded. |
| 2:12.8 | I was getting bored, so I thought I'd have a laugh. |
| 2:16.4 | Okay, now let's get to work. |
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