EPISODE · Jul 16, 2026 · 23 MIN
The Fifty-Grand Brain – Part One | Hardboiled Reporter Mystery
from Classic Pulp: Season One · host All-Fiction Studios
When a drunken showgirl leads wisecracking reporter Daffy Dill to a corpse in a rocking chair, he stumbles into a deadly racket involving gangsters, undertakers, and a mysterious “fifty-grand brain”—where every clue points to a plot far more twisted than murder. Published in DETECTIVE FICTION WEEKLY (Nov. 3, 1934). Written by Richard B. Sale — The A.I.R.T. Cast: Tracy Dickson — Announcer Kellan Dray — Richard "Daffy" Dilll Harry Ives — Shorty McInnis Carol Zimmerman — Gertie Dodge Kevin Wendt — Detective Bill Hanley Silas Renlo — Stubby Lewis Maris Delaine — Dinah Mason Simon Daub — Bradley Jerry Jamison — Inspector Calloran Tait Cummins — Sammy Lyons Oscar Rayburn — Dr. Emanuel Toomey Sketch Armison — Louis Vance Chester Gruhlkey — Blackie Shane Bertie Krump — Limpy Kassel — SteegerBooks.com promo code: audio10 Podcast © Keith Brian Shaw Source Text © Steeger Properties, LLC
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When a drunken showgirl leads wisecracking reporter Daffy Dill to a corpse in a rocking chair, he stumbles into a deadly racket involving gangsters, undertakers, and a mysterious “fifty-grand brain”—where every clue points to a plot far more twisted than murder. Published in DETECTIVE FICTION WEEKLY (Nov. 3, 1934). Written by Richard B. Sale — The A.I.R.T. Cast: Tracy Dickson — AnnouncerKellan Dray — Richard "Daffy" DilllHarry Ives — Shorty McInnisCarol Zimmerman — Gertie DodgeKevin Wendt — Detective Bill HanleySilas Renlo — Stubby LewisMaris Delaine — Dinah MasonSimon Daub — BradleyJerry Jamison — Inspector CalloranTait Cummins — Sammy LyonsOscar Rayburn — Dr. Emanuel ToomeySketch Armison — Louis VanceChester Gruhlkey — Blackie ShaneBertie Krump — Limpy Kassel — SteegerBooks.com promo code: audio10 Podcast © Keith Brian ShawSource Text © Steeger Properties, LLC
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