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Intrigue. August 7, 1946. CBS net, WABC, New York "Sinister Errand". Sustaining. An excellent tale of wartime espionage and murder. Joseph Schildkraut, Charles Vanda (director).

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Listen to radio's famous gumshoes and well-remembered cops. From the fog-bound shores of San Francisco to the insurance investigations of radio's famous expense account investigator; from the riotous actions of famous gang busters to the reality based exploits of Los Angles detectives.

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