The Mysterious Traveler


(4.8 stars; 4 reviews)

The Mysterious Traveler was a mystery drama anthololgy which ran for nine years (1943-1952). Each week listeners were invited to ride a passenger train in the company of a mysterious stranger (Maurice Tarplin), who always had a dark and uncanny tale for a willing ear. Created by the writing team of Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, the series was popular enough to engender two 'spin-off' series—The Sealed Book and The Strange Dr. Weird. Both spin-offs produced no originals, only remakes of MT stories (along with some remakes of Dark Destiny). The Sealed Book tended to deal with murder as its primary subject, while The Strange Dr. Weird (also hosted by Tarplin) leaned more toward the macabre. The Mysterious Traveler boasted nearly 400 episodes of which, sadly, only about 71 have survived. That being the case, I have decided only to list the shows known to still exist. Synopsis used from: http://www.otrplotspot.com/mysteriousTraveler.html

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Chapters

The Visiting Corpse 28:33
The House of Death 27:50
The Man Who Knew Too Much 28:50
The Good Die Young 28:29
Stranger in the House 28:59
Out of the Past 24:18
Beware of Tomorrow 27:30
The Accusing Corpse 27:57
The Quee of the Cats 29:20
Death Laughs Last 26:32
The Man the Insects Hated 28:06
They Who Sleep 28:08
The Case of Charles Foster 29:17
Death Comes fro Adolf Hitler 28:39
Murder Goes Free 28:19
Death is the Visitor 28:42
No One on the Line 29:54
The Symphony of Death 28:49
If You Believe 27:57
New Years Nightmare 28:48
No Grave Can Hold Me 29:34
The Woman in Black 28:59
Dark, Dark Destiny 28:46
Mind over Murder 30:07
Death is the Judge 29:23
Murder Without Crime 29:05
The Locomotive Ghost 29:06
The Man the Insects Hated 29:11
Vacation from Life 29:45
Death is My Caller 29:30
Invitation to Death 27:12
Christmas Present 29:42
The Man in the Black Derby 28:03
The Man Who Died Twice 29:23
Thry Struck it Rich 29:01
Murder in Jazz Time 29:44
They Who Sleep 27:08
I Won't Die Alone 29:27
Death Writes a Letter 29:09
Murder is My Business 28:57
Queen of the Cats 31:13
Zero Hour 29:25
The Man Who Vanished 29:17
The Visiting Corpse 29:11
Death has a Thousand Faces 29:06
Death Rings Down the Curtain 28:19
'Till Death Do Us Part 24:59
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 24:45
The Accusing Corpse 29:27
Death has a Cold Breath 25:18
Out of the Past 25:08
Behind the Locked Door 28:42
No Grave Can Hold Me 28:52
The Planet Zevius 29:05
The Last Survivor 28:32
No One on the Line 28:44
Survival of the Fittest 28:41
The Man Who tried to Save Lincoln 29:21
The Big Brain 29:27
The Man from Singapore 29:44
Operation Tomorrow 22:59
Death at 50 Fathoms 29:28
I Died Last Night 28:40
S.O.S. 29:06
The Lady in red 28:54
Killer at Large 29:16
Killer Come Home 29:03
The Knives of Death 29:33
Fire in the Sky 29:09
The Man Who Knew Everything 29:57
Behind the Locked Door 28:42
Speak of the Devil 29:01
Hide Out 29:54
Christmas Story 29:28
It's Only Money 29:16
Key Witness 30:47
Change of Address 29:55
Strange New World 30:16
Murder in 2952 29:43
The Haunted Trailer 29:56
The Green Plague 27:12

Reviews

Thank You!


(5 stars)

Thank you for listing all the available episodes. It's very sad to know so many radio programs were never saved, especially Sherlock Holmes with Basil Rathbone. You'd think those would have been kept. Your episodes are good quality and very much appreciated. I love this mystery!


(5 stars)

They have been kept they are on Librivox all of the radio episodes with Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce!


(4 stars)

murder without a crime is introduced as "killer at large" ; man who knew...is actually good die young