The Saint: The Problem of the Peculiar Payoff (EP4986)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 9, 1950
Originating from Hollywood
Starred: Vincent Price as Simon Templar. Also featuring Frances Robinson, Arthur Q. Bryan, Ted de Corsia, and Donald Woods. Announcer: Don Stanley.
Music composed and conducted by Von Dexter.
Directed by Helen Mack.
Written by Jerome Epstein.
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio from Boise, Idaho. |
| 0:35.5 | This is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's |
| 0:40.7 | episode of The Saint, but first, I do want to encourage you. If you're enjoying the podcast, |
| 0:46.6 | please follow us using your favorite podcast software. Today's program is brought in part by |
| 0:53.6 | the financial support of our listeners. |
| 0:55.9 | You can support the show on a one-time basis, support.greetdetactives.net, or become one of our |
| 1:01.7 | ongoing Patreon supporters. For as little as $2 per month, just go to patreon.orgatetectives.net. |
| 1:10.6 | Now, from July 9th, 1950, here is the problem of the peculiar payoff. |
| 1:18.1 | The National Broadcasting Company delays the start of this program to bring you a special |
| 1:22.0 | bulletin. From the NBC Newsroom in New York, a display of perfect teamwork by American ground and air forces has stalled the communist drive on the Chonan front. |
| 1:32.9 | One dispatch says the North Koreans have suffered their first real thrashing of the invasion. |
| 1:37.9 | And their push on Tajan with 50,000 troops has been halted, at least for the moment, at a point some 35 miles from Tajan. |
| 1:46.1 | Keep tuned to your NBC station for the later news. |
| 2:14.9 | Music The Adventures of the Saints, starring Vincent Price. The Adventures of the Saint, starring Vincent Price. |
| 2:28.4 | The Saints, based on characters created by Leslie Charterers, |
| 2:31.3 | and known to millions from books, magazines, and motion pictures. |
| 2:38.6 | The Robin Hood of Modern Crime now comes to radio, transcribe, starring Hollywood's brilliant and talented actor, Vincent Price, as... The Saint. |
| 2:46.4 | Taxi! |
| 2:47.4 | Taxi! |
| 2:48.0 | You don't want a taxi, Mr. Templar. |
| 2:49.6 | I got a car right here. |
| 2:50.9 | What? Well, Augie Cawthelpholk, wait. When did you leave Alcatraz? Oh, I got my diploma a couple of months ago. Now I'm back on the apples. Oh. Hop in. Are you going my way? Yeah, I'm going your way. All right, thanks. You're sure it's no trouble. It's no trouble. |
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