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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

The Falcon: The Case of the King of Hearts (EP4647)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Adam Graham

Performing Arts, Drama, Fiction, Arts

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery: A gambler's wife wrote $18,000 in checks and won't tell him what they were for.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 11, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett; Mandel Kramer

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and you'll also get a chance to pick our summer series on The Amazing World of Radio.

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If you're interested, go to patreon.gretectives.net. The Welcome to the great detectives of old-time radio from Boise, Idaho.

1:06.4

This is your host, Adam Graham.

1:08.4

In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of The Adventures

1:11.7

of the Falcon, but I do want to encourage you if you're enjoying the podcast to follow us using

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your favorite podcast software. And our listener support and appreciation campaign continues,

1:22.4

and you can become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters for as little as $2 per month by going to

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Patreon.greetectives.net. Now, from May 11, 1952, here is the case of the King of Hearts.

1:41.5

Hello? Yes, this is the Falcon speaking.

1:45.0

Oh, Moona.

1:47.0

And I'm glad you called.

1:49.0

Now I'll have to take a rain check, Angel.

1:51.0

I've got a date for bridge.

1:53.0

Some card I know thinks he can trump another man's queen,

1:56.0

and with the joker wild, the game can be murdered.

2:00.0

Once again, the game can be murdered.

2:09.4

Once again, the national broadcasting company brings you the transcribed Adventures of the Falcon, starring Les Damon.

2:14.4

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

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