Molle Mystery Theatre
by Old Radio
"Mollé Mystery Theatre" was a popular old-time radio anthology program that focused on mystery and suspense. Here's a breakdown of its key aspects: Run Dates and Networks: The show had a fairly long run, from 1943 to 1954, and aired on multiple networks: NBC: 1943-1948 CBS: 1948-1951 ABC: 1951-1954 Sponsor: It was initially sponsored by Sterling Drugs, specifically for their Mollé Brushless Shaving Cream, which gave the show its distinctive name. When Mollé ceased sponsorship in 1948, the title was often shortened to "Mystery Theater." Format: Anthology: For much of its run, it was an anthology series, presenting a different self-contained mystery or suspense story each week. These stories often featured classic tales from well-known authors and contemporary works, with twists and shocking endings. Host/Annotator: During its NBC run and part of its CBS run, the show featured a host named Geoffrey Barnes, playe
Episodes
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 062548, episode 228 - Doctor Discord
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 052148, episode 223 - Solo Performance
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 051448, episode 222 - Close Shave
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 043048, episode 220 - Make No Mistake
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 040248, episode 216 - The Betrayer
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 112847, episode 199 - Two Men in a Furnished Room
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 111447, episode 197 - The Four Fatal Jugglers
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 103147, episode 195 - Now You See Her, Now You Don't
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 091947, episode 190 - Zelma's Boy
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 091247, episode 189 - Death Goes Shopping
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 090547, episode 188 - Death Wears a Mask
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 080847, episode 184 - Goodbye Darling
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 070447, episode 179 - Challenge to the Listener
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 062747, episode 178 - Talk Them to Death
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 053047, episode 175 - The Double-Cross
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 041847, episode 169 - Kenny 'Angles' Andrews Returns
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 032847, episode 166 - Triangle of Death
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 020747, episode 159 - The Bride Wore Black
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 011747, episode 157 - Corpus Delicti
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 122046, episode 153 - Angel Face
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 112946, episode 150 - Radio Patrol
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 110146, episode 146 - The Rival Dummy
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 092746, episode 142 - Two Men in a Furnished Room
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 082346, episode 137 - St Louis Woman
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 062146, episode 128 - The Hands of Dr Ottermoll
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 061446, episode 127 - Adventure of the Fallen Angels
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 060746, episode 126 - Female of the Species
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 053146, episode 125 - Witness for the Prosecution
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 051746, episode 123 - Killer, Come Back to Me
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 051046, episode 122 - The Further Adventures of Kenny Andrews
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 050346, episode 121 - Murder Without Crime
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 042646, episode 120 - The Doctor and the Lunatic
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 041946, episode 119 - Follow That Cab
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 041246, episode 118 - Night Must Fall
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 040546, episode 117 - Murder in the City Hall
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 032946, episode 116 - The Creeper
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 032246, episode 115 - Alibi for Murder
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 030846, episode 113 - Red Wine
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 022246, episode 111 - Last Night
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 021546, episode 110 - Beautiful Silence
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 020146, episode 108 - Mathematics for Murder
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 011846, episode 106 - Ladies in Retirement
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 110945, episode 97 - Not Quite Perfect
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 110245, episode 96 - Who Took the Corpse
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 102645, episode 95 - Ghost with the Gun
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 101945, episode 94 - Leg Man
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 101245, episode 93 - A Death Is Caused
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 100545, episode 92 - Angel Face
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 062645, episode 90 - Marijuana
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
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Molle' Mystery Theatre - 061945, episode 89 - The Gioconda Smile
Molle' Mystery Theater was NBC's iteration of a popular series which aired additionally on ABC and CBS from 1943 through 1952 under several different names. It was narrated-or rather 'annotated'- by amateur criminologist Geoffrey Barnes (played by Bernard Lenlow, pictured) who helped the listener...
About this show
"Mollé Mystery Theatre" was a popular old-time radio anthology program that focused on mystery and suspense. Here's a breakdown of its key aspects:
Run Dates and Networks: The show had a fairly long run, from 1943 to 1954, and aired on multiple networks:
NBC: 1943-1948
CBS: 1948-1951
ABC: 1951-1954
Sponsor: It was initially sponsored by Sterling Drugs, specifically for their Mollé Brushless Shaving Cream, which gave the show its distinctive name. When Mollé ceased sponsorship in 1948, the title was often shortened to "Mystery Theater."
Format:
Anthology: For much of its run, it was an anthology series, presenting a different self-contained mystery or suspense story each week. These stories often featured classic tales from well-known authors and contemporary works, with twists and shocking endings.
Host/Annotator: During its NBC run and part of its CBS run, the show featured a host named Geoffrey Barnes, playe
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