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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

The Falcon: The Case of the Weeping Willow (EP4635)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery: A friend of Mike's is murdered after deciding to expose his boss, who was running a drug racket.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 27, 1952

Originating from New York

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

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Coming up this week on the old-time radio snack wagon.

0:04.6

Sweet potato bread.

0:06.2

Yes, and that's what's going to feed our people during this war.

0:09.9

We're going to plant sweet potatoes on the cotton field and use sweet potato and bread instead of grain.

0:15.9

And I'm working on other uses too.

0:17.7

I'll find the market fire crops.

0:19.9

Listen to the old-time

0:21.2

radio snack wagon, snackwagon.net, or wherever

0:24.6

you get your podcast.

0:59.0

Music Welcome to the great detectives of old-time radio from Boise, Idaho.

1:01.0

This is your host, Adam Graham.

1:05.2

In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of The Adventures of the Falcon. Now, if you are in the podcast, I do encourage you to follow us using your favorite podcast software. Today, our listener

1:13.5

support and appreciation campaign begins. You can support the podcast at patreon.orgatedetectives.net,

1:21.3

and I'll talk a little bit more about that after the podcast. But here from April 27, 1952 is the case of the Weeping Willow.

1:36.1

Hello? Yes, this is the Falcon speaking.

1:40.7

Oh, I'll see. I'm glad you called.

1:45.8

I'll have to skip it tonight, Angel.

1:48.0

I got to play spoil sport.

1:51.1

Some boy I know is looking for fun with a gun,

1:53.9

and I want to make sure he doesn't get a big bang out of life.

2:06.1

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

2:11.1

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

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