Classic Radio for August 18, 2024 - Bank Robbery, Jewel Burglar, and Snake Doctor

2 hours of Drama First a look at the events of the dayThen Counterspy starring Don MacLaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast August 18, 1949, 75 years ago, The Case Of The Desert Explosion.   A Bank robbery takes the counterspies through the river and to a circus.We follow that with Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast August 18, 1949, 75 years ago.    There have been sixteen jewel burglaries in the last sixteen days, a very active thief! The trail leads to Walter Tracy. Then Escape, originally broadcast August 18, 1949, 75 years ago, Snake Doctor starring William Conrad and Ira Grossel - better known as Jeff Chandler.  A weird old man seems a mite too friendly with the cottonmouths.Followed by The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast August 18, 1946, 78 years ago, Death is The Visitor.  A man kills his obnoxious mother-in-law and puts her body in a trunk. However, she's not that easy to get rid of! Finally, Superman, originally broadcast August 18, 1941, 83 years ago, Dr. Roebling and The Voice Machine.  Clark Kent breaks out of jail!Thanks to Honeywell for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day.