Box 13 - "The Professor and the Puzzle" (Old Time Radio, 2012)

Box 13 presents “The Professor and the Puzzle,” episode 21 of the classic mystery series, originally broadcast January 9, 1949. Alan Ladd stars as novelist-adventurer Dan Holiday in this Mutual Broadcasting System production from Mayfair Productions. Dan answers a plea from an old college friend after a professor’s apparent suicide throws a broken engagement and a campus romance into doubt. At Dell College, troubling clues lead Holiday toward Professor Martin A. Gardner’s laboratory and a dangerous academic circle. Written by Russell Hughes and directed by Vern Carstensen. Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 27:13 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support . Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio