Mystery Broadcast

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.

Cast

Ruth Terry

as Jan Cornell

Frank Albertson

as Michael Jerome

Mary Treen

as Smitty

Nils Asther

as Ricky Moreno

Wynne Gibson

as Eve Stanley

Paul Harvey

as Arthur J. Stanley

Addison Richards

as Bill Burton

Joseph Crehan

as Chief Daniels

Alice Fleming

as Mida Kent

Francis Pierlot

as Crunch

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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 cr...

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