Mysterious Traveler - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
For a thrilling half-hour of entertainment, journey into the unknown with the Mysterious Traveler. ANNOUNCER: This is The Mysterious Traveler, inviting you to join me on another journey into the strange and terrifying. I hope you will enjoy the trip, that it will thrill you a little and chill you a little. So settle back, get a good grip on your nerves, and be comfortable–if you can! Starring: Marice Tarplin – 20 half-hour broadcasts, digitally remastered and restored.
It began on the Mutual Broadcasting System, December 5, 1943, continuing in many different timeslots until September 16, 1952. The lonely sound of a distant locomotive heralded the arrival of the malevolent narrator (portrayed by Maurice Tarplin), who introduced the program each week. “Behind the Locked Door,” a popular, much-requested episode which took place in total darkness, was repeated several times during the years. Two archaeologists discover a century-old wagon train that had been sealed in a cave following a landslide. When their Native American guide is mysteriously and brutally attacked, the two, now lost in the darkness, conclude that the descendants of the wagon train are still living in the cave.
EPISODE TITLES:
The Last Survivor – 1-30-44, The Good Die Young – 2-27-44, Beware of Tomorrow – 4-9-44, The Accusing Corpse – 4-16-44, Death Laughs Last – 9-24-44, They Who Sleep – 1-6-45, Death Is The Visitor – 8-25-46, No One On The Line 9-1-46, Symphony of Death – 9-8-46, If You Believe 12-29-46, No Grave Can Hold Me – 1-12-47, The Woman in Black – 3-9-47, Dark Destiny – 4-13-47, Death is the Judge – 6-15-47, Vacation From Life – 9-7-47, Death is My Caller – 10-21-47, The Man Who Died Twice – 2-24-48, They Struck it Rich – 3-16-48, Death Writes a Letter – 5-18-48, Murder is My Business – 6-8-48.
It began on the Mutual Broadcasting System, December 5, 1943, continuing in many different timeslots until September 16, 1952. The lonely sound of a distant locomotive heralded the arrival of the malevolent narrator (portrayed by Maurice Tarplin), who introduced the program each week. “Behind the Locked Door,” a popular, much-requested episode which took place in total darkness, was repeated several times during the years. Two archaeologists discover a century-old wagon train that had been sealed in a cave following a landslide. When their Native American guide is mysteriously and brutally attacked, the two, now lost in the darkness, conclude that the descendants of the wagon train are still living in the cave.
EPISODE TITLES:
The Last Survivor – 1-30-44, The Good Die Young – 2-27-44, Beware of Tomorrow – 4-9-44, The Accusing Corpse – 4-16-44, Death Laughs Last – 9-24-44, They Who Sleep – 1-6-45, Death Is The Visitor – 8-25-46, No One On The Line 9-1-46, Symphony of Death – 9-8-46, If You Believe 12-29-46, No Grave Can Hold Me – 1-12-47, The Woman in Black – 3-9-47, Dark Destiny – 4-13-47, Death is the Judge – 6-15-47, Vacation From Life – 9-7-47, Death is My Caller – 10-21-47, The Man Who Died Twice – 2-24-48, They Struck it Rich – 3-16-48, Death Writes a Letter – 5-18-48, Murder is My Business – 6-8-48.
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