Box 13


(4.9 stars; 18 reviews)

Old Time Radio Programs. Box 13 Classic Detective series.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Box 13 48-08-22 ep01 First Letter 26:30
Box 13 48-08-29 ep02 Insurance Fraud Scheme 26:30
Box 13 48-09-05 ep03 Suzi Quits Paper To Work For Dan 26:32
Box 13 48-09-12 ep04 Actors Alibi 26:27
Box 13 48-09-19 ep05 Extra Extra 26:30
Box 13 48-09-26 ep06 Shanghied 26:35
Box 13 48-10-03 ep07 Short Assignment 26:30
Box 13 48-10-10 ep08 Double Mothers 26:30
Box 13 48-10-17 ep09 A Book of Poems 26:26
Box 13 48-10-24 ep10 The Great Torino 26:30
Box 13 48-10-31 ep11 Suicide or Murder 26:31
Box 13 48-11-07 ep12 Triple Cross 26:30
Box 13 48-11-14 ep13 Damsel In Distress 27:49
Box 13 48-11-21 ep14 Diamond in the Sky 26:36
Box 13 48-11-28 ep15 Double Right Cross 28:19
Box 13 48-12-05 ep16 Look Pleasent Please 28:29
Box 13 48-12-12 ep17 The Haunted Artist 26:45
Box 13 48-12-19 ep18 The Sad Night 26:09
Box 13 48-12-26 ep19 Hot Box 28:30
Box 13 49-01-02 ep20 The Better Man 28:53
Box 13 49-01-09 ep21 The Professor and the Puzzle 27:53
Box 13 49-01-16 ep22 The Dowager and Dan Holiday 28:03
Box 13 49-01-23 ep23 Three to Die 27:40
Box 13 49-01-30 ep24 The Philanthropist 28:49
Box 13 49-02-06 ep25 Last Will And Nursery Rhyme 27:31
Box 13 49-02-13 ep26 Delinquents Dilemma 25:19
Box 13 49-02-20 ep27 Flash of Light 27:56
Box 13 49-02-27 ep28 Hare and Hound 27:47
Box 13 49-03-06 ep29 Hunt And Peck 27:52
Box 13 49-03-13 ep30 Death Is A Doll 27:21
Box 13 49-03-20 ep31 113-5 26:23
Box 13 49-03-27 ep32 Dan And The Wonderful Lamp 27:21
Box 13 49-04-03 ep33 Tempest In A Casserole 25:49
Box 13 49-04-10 ep34 Mexican Maize 25:55
Box 13 49-04-17 ep35 Sealed Instructions 27:38
Box 13 49-04-24 ep36 Find Me Find Death 26:50
Box 13 49-05-01 ep37 Much Too Lucky 27:18
Box 13 49-05-08 ep38 One Of These Four 26:58
Box 13 49-05-15 ep39 Daytime Nightmares 26:00
Box 13 49-05-22 ep40 Death Is No Joke 26:28
Box 13 49-05-29 ep41 Treasure Of Hang Lee 25:46
Box 13 49-06-05 ep42 Design for Danger 27:04
Box 13 49-06-12 ep43 The Dead Man Walks 27:18
Box 13 49-06-19 ep44 Killer At Large 27:30
Box 13 49-06-26 ep45 Speed to Burn 26:56
Box 13 49-07-03 ep46 House of Darkness 26:53
Box 13 49-07-10 ep47 Double Trouble 26:52
Box 13 49-07-17 ep48 Biter Bitten 52:05
Box 13 49-07-24 ep49 The Perfect Crime 53:23
Box 13 49-07-31 ep50 Archimedes and The Roman 53:14
Box 13 49-08-07 ep51 The Clay Pigeon 26:38
Box 13 49-08-14 ep52 Round Robin 26:25

Reviews

Excellent series - Alan Ladd was exceptional..


(5 stars)

I caught a few epsidoes of "Box 13" on the 24 / 7 streaming OTR station, Antioch 1710, and came here to snag the entire series.. The good parts - the plots are excellent.. very well-written.. despite being famous for his film work, despite being only 5'6" tall, the handsome, blonde Ladd had an excellent baritone radio voice, perfect timing, and never flubs a line.. most episodes are book-endeded with some witty repartee between his character, Dan Holliday, and his cute (well, we can only imagine her as cute) but dumb (in a charmingly silly way) secretary, Suzie.. No commercials in any of the episodes.. the theme music and scoring are top-notch.. The bad - there are only 52 episodes spanning 1948 - 1949.. Ladd tragically ended his own life.. These half-hour shows move very quickly, and often have fairly convoluted plots, so one has to pay attention while listening, unless you want to "re-wind" a lot.. Highly-recommended, if you like fast-moving detective / mystery OTR.. in a way, Ladd's savvy character reminds me of Bob Bailey's "Johnny Dollar", but with one glaring difference - Johnny knew every trick in the book to pad his expense account.. Dan Holliday refuses to take a cent from anyone, as his "go anywhere, do anything" adventures were just fodder to get ideas for the mystery books he wrote..

Ain't he great?


(5 stars)

I listened to old time radio from 1983 until 2003 while I drove my tractor trailer cross country. Primarily listening to Fresno radio station KMJ 580 am, I loved it when they played a Box 13 episode as it was one of my favorite shows. I found Box 13 online in 2008 and started listening to them in order. I had not even come close to hearing them all. I think Alan Ladd was huge and not small framed described online. (I only knew him thru the radio). I was very saddened to learn thru his online Wikipedia Bio that he had committed suicide to end his life. How sad to leave the earth in that fashion. My father choose the same. Two people I adored gone. The memories of both will linger forever in my heart. God Bless you Dad and Alan.

Great stuff for any fan of old time radio


(4 stars)

I'm only in my twenties, but I grew up with old-time radio shows coming over the AM band in the middle of the night, and this show is possibly better than any of the ones I grew up on. With the exception of the annoying intro, a harsh female voice repeating the title over and over there are few flaws, and the recording quality on all but a few of these is top notch. If you like good detective stories with charasmatic leads and a touch of humor, this is for you.

Box 5 STARS


(5 stars)

As good a show as possible. I second the disappointment that there were not many more episodes. Except for the dizzy Suzy character, it's still a fresh series. To some, the light attitude he has toward danger makes the plots less believable, but personalities vary in real life too. Along with Johnny Dollar and Frank Lovejoy's Night Beat this is one of radio's shining series. Thanx to all involved in making this great and fun entertainment!

Alan Ladd Did Very Well In Box 13


(5 stars)

This was one of my childhood family's favorite radio programs when it was originally broadcast. The plots hold up very well after 60 years. Alan Ladd did well in these Box 13 programs. He was a frequent star in other radio programs at the time such as the Lux Radio Theater. He had an excellent voice and delivery. Alan Ladd was a favorite in the movies of the 1940's and 1950's.

Date Corrections


(5 stars)

Box 13 actually began running on KNX in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 16, 1948 at 7pm replacing "Escape" The show was listed as A. Ladd, then Alan Ladd, and on occasion, Box 13. The series' first Hollywood run was on KNX Sunday nights until 1/1/1949 when the show was moved to Saturdays for the remainder of it's 52 weeks. ABC Radio would offer the series to its stations for the 1950-51 season.

Hello, there, I'm Dan Holiday.


(5 stars)

Alan Ladd was great in this series and had a great radio voice. Every mystery was a hoot and the show gradually improved! I like that Susie got a running joke as the series went along, and it only got better! I am sorry that it had to end! No audio complaints! Thanks to all who put it on here! I loved it very much.

great stumble-on


(5 stars)

I'm like a few other reviewers here in that I grew up in the 90 and 00s listening to OTR on late night AM stations. This is easily my favorite adventure series. In the vein of Johnny Dollar, but Ladd is considerably more believable and likable. Have an audio-crush on Suzie. Great show. Wish there were more eps though.