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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

The Falcon: The Case of the Grand Gamble (EP4611)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery:  A woman hires The Falcon to protect a gambling racketeer.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 16, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett; Ralph Bell

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Transcript

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0:00.0

The Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio from Orlando, Florida. This is your host, Adam Graham.

0:36.8

In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's

0:38.9

episode of The Adventures of the Falcon. But first, I do want to encourage you if you're

0:44.2

enjoying the podcast to please follow us using your favorite podcast software. Today's program is

0:50.9

also brought to you in part by the financial support of our listeners. You can support

0:54.6

the show on a one-time basis, support.gratedetactives.net, and you can also become one of our

1:00.6

ongoing Patreon supporters for as little as $2 per month at patreon.gretectives.net. Now, from

1:08.3

March 16, 1952, here is the case of the Grand Gamble.

1:16.3

Hello?

1:18.0

Yes, this is the Falcon speaking.

1:20.8

Oh, Carol, I'm glad you called.

1:25.2

Now you'll have to count me out tonight, Angel.

1:27.7

Some boy I know

1:28.4

just bought himself a gun,

1:29.9

and unless he's stopped,

1:31.2

he aims to get a big bang out of life.

1:37.8

Once again,

1:38.6

the National Broadcasting Company

1:40.1

brings you the transcribed

1:41.3

Adventures of the Falcon,

1:42.9

starring Les Damon. The Adventures of the Falcon, starring Les Damon.

1:45.2

The Adventures of the Falcon, dedicated to private investigators everywhere.

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