Mystery Broadcast

6.2
19431h 3m

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.

Production

Logo for Republic Pictures

Cast

Photo of Ruth Terry

Ruth Terry

Jan Cornell

Photo of Frank Albertson

Frank Albertson

Michael Jerome

Photo of Nils Asther

Nils Asther

Ricky Moreno

Photo of Wynne Gibson

Wynne Gibson

Eve Stanley

Photo of Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Arthur J. Stanley

Photo of Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Bill Burton

Photo of Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Chief Daniels

Photo of Alice Fleming

Alice Fleming

Mida Kent

Photo of Ken Carpenter

Ken Carpenter

Radio Announcer

Photo of Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Don Fletcher

Photo of Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)

Photo of Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Policeman (uncredited)

Photo of Kirk Alyn

Kirk Alyn

Young Policeman (uncredited)

Photo of Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Detective (uncredited)

Photo of Maxine Doyle

Maxine Doyle

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Photo of Walter Tetley

Walter Tetley

Page Boy (uncredited)

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Reviews

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CinemaSerf

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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