Wally Maher and Jeff Chandler starred on radio as red-headed shamus Michael Shayne, and each actor brought his own style to the detective. Maher, along with Cathy Lewis as loyal assistant Phyllis Knight, stars as Shayne in "Behind the Footlights" (originally aired on Mutual on August 27, 1945). Then, Chandler is ultra hard-boiled as Shayne in the syndicated mysteries "The Case of the Carnival Killer" and "The Case of the Eager Victim."

This week’s hour of Case Closed begins with The Ghost On Moccasin Hill, from The Adventures Of Michael Shayne. That story aired April 9, 1945.

(30:30) Matthew Slade, Private Investigator brings us our second story with Find Julie Raydon, his episode from May 21, 1965.

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Phyliss Kenny had hired Michael Shayne to find out if her husband was two-timing her. He wasn’t but he’d gotten himself mixed up with a character named Jasper who was following his usual routine of getting close to his blackmail victim by working for him. In this case he was the gardener at the Duval estate and that’s how Dick Kenny got mixed up with him, Dick was the Duval chauffer. 

Duration: 25:24 

Starring: Wally Maher, Cathy Lewis, William Conrad

 Broadcast Date: 6th August 1948

“The big gun in his hand turned over and over. He leaned his face close to mine hissing softly between his teeth it was a face that held all the evil in the world, a kind that gets up close when somebody’s gonna die. Suddenly everything shattered in front of me like a bulb smashed against a rock. I got the last funny flash Michael Shayne, a guy head deep in nothing. . . ” 

Duration: 26:27 

Starring: Jeff Chandler, William Conrad 

Broadcast Date: 25th September 1948

Case Closed begins with Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator and his story from October 24, 1951, Microfilm In The Fishtank.

(30:00) Our second story comes from The Adventures Of Michael Shayne. Here’s The Newton Murder Case, from April 2, 1945.

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Carl Amari and Lisa Wolf are bringing you five of the best hours from the Golden Age of Radio on the WGN Radio Theatre for March 14, 2020.  First up we have “Inner Sanctum Mystery: The Lonely Sleep” Starring: Karl Swenson; (09-25-45).  Next up is a classic episode “Our Miss Brooks: Head Of The English Dept”; (01-23-49). Our third episode is: “Escape: Man with The Steel Teeth” Starring: Jack Kruschen; (03-15-53). “Favorite Story: Jamie Freel” Starring: Ronald Colman; (04-15-47)) will be our fourth episode of the night. Our final episodes of the night will be “Michael Shayne, Detective: The Mary Noble Case” Starring: Wally Maher; (06-11-45) & “The Unexpected: Mirage” Starring: Barry Sullivan; (10-24-48).

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Over the course of two radio shows, Brett Halliday's Michael Shayne shifted from a happy-go-lucky gumshoe with a lovely secretary and a good rapport with the cops to a burned-out loner who regularly found himself short on money and up to his neck in trouble. Both were great, and this week we'll hear episodes from both of the shows. First, Wally Maher is Mike, with Cathy Lewis as Phyllis Knight, in "The Body in the Trunk" (originally aired on Mutual on April 23, 1945) and "Murder, RSVP" (originally aired on Mutual on May 28, 1945). Then, Jeff Chandler stars as Shayne in the syndicated mystery "The Case of the Left-Handed Fan."

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