Inner Sanctum Mystery
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Sep 11, 2026
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
His search for an identity brings him face to face with people who recognize him, and with signs of a criminal past he may not wish to recover.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
From CBS on January 10th, 1949, this is Inner Sanctum Mysteries, episode number 404, Murder Comes to Life.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Charles Irving is featured with Alice Reinhart, Santos Ortega, and Lawson Zerbe.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
John Robert wrote the script, and Hyman Brown produced and directed.
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Lawson ZerbeVOICE_ACTOR
you.
Lawson ZerbeVOICE_ACTOR
Thank you.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Inner Sanctum Mysteries presented Murder Comes to Life, first broadcast January 10th, 1949.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Follow Inner Sanctum Mysteries for more classic broadcasts.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
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Victor SterlingNARRATOR
June 19th, 1945 marked the CBS broadcast of Inner Sanctum Mysteries, episode number 232, Dead Man's Holiday.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
In this story, a man survives a train accident only to find his wife missing, and the familiar details of his life suddenly at odds with what others insist is true.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
As he attempts to account for the journey and establish his identity...
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Mary BennettADVERTISER
And remember to tune in next Tuesday night for another Inner Sanctum mystery.
speaker_8VOICE_ACTOR
This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
You have heard Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Dead Man's Holiday.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
We bid you a pleasant good night.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
The action moves from El Paso, Texas into Mexican mining country and the remote mine, where fear, local superstition, and the pursuit of a legendary fortune bring mounting danger to Tracy and Mack.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
CBS broadcast episode number 407 of Inner Sanctum Mysteries on January 31st, 1949.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
The Devil's Fortune, also known as El Fortuna Diablo.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Carl Swenson, Charles Irving, and Jackson Beck are heard in John Robert's story, introduced by Paul McGrath.
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speaker_8NARRATOR
Inner Sanctum has been brought to you through the facilities of the United States Armed Forces Radio Service, the Voice of Information and Education.
speaker_8NARRATOR
[dramatic music]
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Our presentation of Inner Sanctum Mysteries, "The Devil's Fortune," is complete.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Thank you for joining us, and good night.
Raymond Edward JohnsonHOST
You can always say she tripped.
Raymond Edward JohnsonHOST
Oh, yes, this month's Inner Sanctum mystery novel is I Hate Blondes by Wolf Kaufman.
Raymond Edward JohnsonHOST
And next week, the makers of Lipton tea and Lipton soups will bring you another Inner Sanctum story directed by Hyman Brown and called Screams in the Night.
Raymond Edward JohnsonHOST
Of course, there'll be lots of screams.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
March 12th, 1946 brought Inner Sanctum Mysteries to CBS with episode number 262, Strands of Death.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Henry is summoned to a morgue to identify a woman he fears may be his wife, Helen.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Earlier, a new black dress and the search for scarce nylon stockings have added strain to their marriage, while Henry believes she has left for a bridge party.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
The original CBS broadcast was sponsored by Lipton Tea and Lipton Soups.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
And now, the original broadcast.
Paul McGrathHOST
Lipton tea and Lipton soups present Inner Sanctum Mysteries.
Paul McGrathHOST
Good evening, friends of the Inner Sanctum.
Paul McGrathHOST
All waiting to go through the squeaking doors.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Psychiatrist Herbert March has made a statistical study of why seemingly ordinary people commit murder, and his investigation begins to draw him beyond professional detachment.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
On May 3, 1942, the Blue Network presented episode number 70 of Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Study for Murder.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Boris Karloff, concluding a series of guest appearances on the program, stars as March, joined by Everett Sloan in an original radio play by Sigmund Miller, produced and directed by Hyman Brown.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
As March follows his fascination with criminal motives and the possibility that anyone may be capable of killing, the study takes him into a crime world suspense story.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Ladies and gentlemen, Inner Sanctum Mysteries.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Here is the original broadcast.
Raymond Edward JohnsonHOST
Good evening, friends of the Inner Sanctum.
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Raymond Edward JohnsonHOST
It's a pleasant day.
ClaraHOST
Oh, absolutely.
ClaraHOST
I mean, he was the driving force behind Inner Sanctum Mysteries back in the 1940s.
ClaraHOST
He literally originated that exact creaking door sound effect we were just talking about.
AdrianHOST
Which is iconic, but looking at the sources we have, what really stands out isn't just his historical pedigree, it's his ruthless, almost assembly line production methodology.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Weeks later, evidence within the Morgan household suggests that she may have returned, and a box holding $100,000 has disappeared.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
From November 6th, 1950, this is Inner Sanctum Mysteries: Twice Dead, the ninth episode of the series ABC season sponsored by Mars Candy Bars.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Larry Haines, Amzie Strickland, and Santos Ortega are heard in a production directed and produced by Hyman Brown.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Paul McGrath is your host.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
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Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Join us, won't you, tomorrow morning for another Modern Romances on ABC.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Inner Sanctum Mysteries, brought to you by the American Broadcasting Company.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Tonight, Twice Dead, starring Larry Haines.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
After a man's first wife is found drowned on a New England beach, seaweed begins appearing at the door of the home he shares with his new wife.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
It is the situation at the center of Inner Sanctum Mysteries, House of Doom, episode number 383, first heard on CBS on August 9th, 1948.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Santos Ortega, Charlotte Holland, Anne Seymour, and Myron McCormick are featured under the direction of Hyman Brown during the series Bromo Seltzer Run.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
From the familiar inner sanctum doorway, a domestic household and the nearby shore provide the setting for tonight's broadcast.
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Raymond Edward JohnsonHOST
You'll never have a dull night.
speaker_8NARRATOR
Inner Sanctum was heard in the United States over CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System, and has been rebroadcast for servicemen and women overseas through the facilities of the United States Armed Forces Radio Service, the voice of information and education.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Our time with Inner Sanctum Mysteries and House of Doom has come to a close.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Good night, and thank you for joining us.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Five survivors are adrift in a life raft after their ship is sunk by a stray mine, and among them a composer hums a melody to comfort his injured wife.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
From CBS, this is Inner Sanctum Mysteries, episode number 229, musical score, first heard May 29th, 1945.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Barry Kroger, Santos Ortega, and Arnold Moss are featured in a script by Christopher Mayo, directed and produced by Hyman Brown.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
This broadcast also marks Paul McGrath's first appearance as the series host, succeeding Raymond Edward Johnson.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Ladies and gentlemen, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, musical score, and now the original broadcast.
Paul McGrathHOST
Lipton Tea and Lipton Soup present Inner Sanctum Mysteries.
Paul McGrathHOST
Good evening, friends.
Paul McGrathHOST
This is your horror host at the squeaking door of the Inner Sanctum.
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