From the Archives 72: Mr. District Attorney Solves "The Case of the Money Machine" (1951)

On April 11, 1951, NBC radio broadcast "Mr. District Attorney Solves 'The Case of the Money Machine.'" Here are the liner notes:5256. Mr. District Attorney. April 11, 1951. NBC net. "The Case Of The Money Machine". Sponsored by: Vitalis, Sal Hepatica, Bufferin. A former worker in a mental hospital breaks in and steals one of the inmates who happens to be a mathematical genius. An act in the carnival is set up for the madman. The first "Honorary Mr. D.A." is named. Transcriptions of this program, marked "as broadcast" have been found dated November 16, 1953. Robert Shaw (writer), Jay Jostyn, Len Doyle, Vicki Vola, Fred Uttal (announcer), Phillips H. Lord (creator), Charles Paul (music), John Gibson, Robert Shaw (writer), Edward A. Byron (producer, director). 29:54. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.Notably, the "district attorney" in question is curiously closely involved in the apprehension of the suspects, and does not appear to be engaged in any actual legal work. One fears that this program may have given audiences a somewhat inaccurate idea of the responsibilities of a district attorney.In 1972, the Radiola Company of Croton-on-Hudson, NY re-released the program as the A-side of an LP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.