Crackling Airwaves Old Time Radio
Oct 16, 2026 · 22 min · 8 segments
Not surprisingly, ABC Mystery Time aired on the ABC network. The show was a mystery anthology that was broadcast between 1947 and 1956. The series featured some of the greatest actors of the mid‑20th…
Don DowdHostThis is the story of a frightening adventure.
I do not propose to tell you my name.
And after you've heard the story, you will perhaps understand why not.
They've got a dish of something along, haven't they? They seem to be offering everyone something to eat.
are they, pies or something? They look like it's some sort of tart, I think, yes.
They're cream tarts.
Green tarts in an oyster bar.
Well, it seems to be giving them away.
I'm not surprised.
Maybe it's a wager.
Well, it looks as if we're going to be offered some, too.
Well, you do me the honor of eating one of these tarts.
I can answer for the quality of the pastry.
I've eaten 27 of them myself since 5 o'clock.
27? That's a lot, isn't it? That's a principle, sir.
Every time my offer is rejected,
All right, then, Colonel.
We'll help you out.
On one condition.
If my friend and I both eat your tarts, You must join us for supper
This is the story of a frightening adventure.
I do not propose to tell you my name.
And after you've heard the story, you will perhaps understand why not.
They've got a dish of something along, haven't they? They seem to be offering everyone something to eat.
are they, pies or something? They look like it's some sort of tart, I think, yes.
They're cream tarts.
Green tarts in an oyster bar.
Well, it seems to be giving them away.
I'm not surprised.
Maybe it's a wager.
Well, it looks as if we're going to be offered some, too.
Well, you do me the honor of eating one of these tarts.
I can answer for the quality of the pastry.
I've eaten 27 of them myself since 5 o'clock.
27? That's a lot, isn't it? That's a principle, sir.
Every time my offer is rejected,
All right, then, Colonel.
We'll help you out.
On one condition.
If my friend and I both eat your tarts, You must join us for supper
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