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Box 13 | Old Time Radio

by Old Time Retro Radio

Box 13 | Old Time Radio follows former newspaper reporter and mystery writer Dan Holiday as he searches for adventure—and finds danger, crime, and mystery instead. Through a newspaper ad inviting people to send unusual assignments to Box 13, Holiday is drawn into cases involving murder, deception, missing persons, criminals, and unexpected twists. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday, Box 13 combines…

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Box 13 presents a restored broadcast of "The Professor and the Puzzle," episode 21 of the classic mystery radio series originally aired January 9, 1949. Alan Ladd stars as Dan Holiday, a novelist-adventurer who investigates a professor's apparent suicide at Dell College after being contacted by an old college friend.…

Worth it if you enjoy classic 1949 radio mysteries, appreciate Alan Ladd's work, or want to experience the Box 13 series in restored audio quality.

Box 13 presents a restored broadcast of "Damsel in Distress," the 13th episode of the classic mystery-adventure radio series from November 14, 1948, starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday, a mystery writer and former newspaperman who solves crimes through his Box 13 newspaper advertisement service. In this episode, a…

Worth it if you enjoy Golden Age radio drama, classic mystery-adventure stories, or want to experience Alan Ladd in a different medium than film.

Box 13 presents a restored broadcast of "Death Is a Doll," episode 30 of the classic mystery radio series from 1949, starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday, a mystery writer and adventurer. The episode follows Holiday as he travels to the remote Louisiana bayou community of Ballou to investigate the case of Bart LeFay, a…

Worth it if you enjoy vintage radio drama, classic mystery storytelling, or want to experience Alan Ladd in an underrated medium.

Box 13 presents "Flash of Light," episode 27 of the classic mystery serial originally broadcast in 1949, starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday, a writer-adventurer who solves mysteries. The episode opens with a newly produced contextual introduction by Victor Sterling, then transitions to the original broadcast. The plot…

Worth it if you enjoy classic old-time radio mysteries, appreciate Alan Ladd's voice work, or want a quick, well-produced nostalgia fix from 1949 broadcasting.

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