Legacy Radio Theater - Old Time Radio Classics
Oct 9, 2026 · 30 min · 15 segments
Originally broadcast on November 20, 1944, “Death Sees Double” is a mystery from The Whistler. Lurene Tuttle portrays identical twins in a story of deception and a reversal of fate. The Whistler…
You've heard of identical twins, haven't you? Yes.
You don't run across them very often.
But once in a while, you'll find two people who look so much alike that even their own parents can't tell them apart.
And that can lead to all sorts of complications.
There's one case I have in mind especially.
The case of Mona and Martha Spencer, identical twin sisters.
They were exactly alike.
Their friends couldn't tell them apart.
Their mother and father, before they died, had trouble distinguishing between them.
After their parents' death, they were alone in the world, two devoted, loving sisters.
At least, that's what everyone thought.
Two loving sisters, beautiful,
popular, surrounded by admirers.
Then, along came Bill Everett, handsome, successful, the catch of the season, as they say.
And Mona caught him.
Yes, they became engaged, and Mona bought out the stores for her true soul.
And one night, she and Martha stood in Mona's room, admiring the beautiful dresses and lingerie she had purchased.
And this dress, and this robe, and...
What's the matter, Martha? Hmm? Oh, nothing.
I think they're beautiful, all of them.
Especially this dress.
I wonder how I'd look in it.
Well, you'd look lovely, dear, the same as I will.
Why don't you try it on?
You mean it? Well, of
You've heard of identical twins, haven't you? Yes.
You don't run across them very often.
But once in a while, you'll find two people who look so much alike that even their own parents can't tell them apart.
And that can lead to all sorts of complications.
There's one case I have in mind especially.
The case of Mona and Martha Spencer, identical twin sisters.
They were exactly alike.
Their friends couldn't tell them apart.
Their mother and father, before they died, had trouble distinguishing between them.
After their parents' death, they were alone in the world, two devoted, loving sisters.
At least, that's what everyone thought.
Two loving sisters, beautiful,
popular, surrounded by admirers.
Then, along came Bill Everett, handsome, successful, the catch of the season, as they say.
And Mona caught him.
Yes, they became engaged, and Mona bought out the stores for her true soul.
And one night, she and Martha stood in Mona's room, admiring the beautiful dresses and lingerie she had purchased.
And this dress, and this robe, and...
What's the matter, Martha? Hmm? Oh, nothing.
I think they're beautiful, all of them.
Especially this dress.
I wonder how I'd look in it.
Well, you'd look lovely, dear, the same as I will.
Why don't you try it on?
You mean it? Well, of
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