Mystery Broadcast

Mystery Broadcast

23/11/1943 1h 3m 6.2/10

Overview

A radio detective sets out to solve an old murder case, with the help of her sound man and another radio detective. They manage to talk to the people involved in the case, but shortly afterwards the main suspects turn up dead.

Director

George Sherman

Top Billed Cast

Frank Albertson

Frank Albertson

Michael Jerome

Mary Treen

Mary Treen

Smitty

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Arthur J. Stanley

Ruth Terry

Ruth Terry

Jan Cornell

Nils Asther

Nils Asther

Ricky Moreno

Wynne Gibson

Wynne Gibson

Eve Stanley

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2/8/2024

6/10

This is quite an original little mystery with Ruth Terry taking centre stage as "Jan Cornell". She hosts one of those weekly radio shows that tells stories of cold-case crime. One week, though, with ratings dwindling and the sponsors getting tetchy, she hits on the idea of the show solving a real crime - by next week! Her boss loves the idea so now allied with her fellow radio detective "Jerome" (Frank Albertson) they embark on some sleuthing. All too quickly, though, they become embroiled in a fresh murder - one of their prime suspects, no less, and who knows if they might be next! This moves along nicely with plenty of creepy scenarios to keep the interest piqued and the nerves tingling but the audio! Yikes, but were the microphones in the studio next door? Terry and Albertson do make for quite an engaging duo and the story has just enough jeopardy to keep us guessing right until the broadcast. I bet she'll never accidentally lean on the lift buttons again, either!

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