Episode 531 - Silly Sleuthing (Mollé Mystery Theatre, Johnny Fletcher Mystery, & The Thin Man)

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This week's old time radio mysteries blend comedy with crimesolving. First, Jonathan Latimer's William Crane jumps from the page to the radio in an adaptation of his novel "Lady in the Morgue" from <em>The Mollé Mystery Theatre</em> (AFRS rebroadcast from "Mystery Playhouse"). Then, Albert Dekker and Mike Mazurki star as a pair of con men and reluctant detectives in <em>Johnny Fletcher Mystery</em>. This 1946 audition recording was adapted from Frank Gruber's novel "The Navy Colt." And finally, Nick and Nora Charles hunt for a missing dog in "The Adventure of the Passionate Palooka" from <em>The New Adventures of the Thin Man</em> (originally aired on NBC on July 6, 1948).</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xn54ZeGsjc">Click here</a> to watch Albert Dekker and Mike Mazurki as Johnny Fletcher and Sam Cregg in <em>The French Key</em>.</span></p>