Murder At Midnight – CD 30 mp3 (Old Time Radio, Detective Series)

Murder at Midnight was an old-time radio show featuring macabre tales of suspense, often with a supernatural twist. It was produced in New York and was syndicated beginning in 1946. The show’s writers included Robert Newman, Joseph Ruscoll, Max Ehrlich and William Norwood, and it was directed by Anton M. Leder. The host was Raymond Morgan, who delivered the memorable lines of introduction over Charles Paul’s effective organ theme: “Midnight, the witching hour when the night is darkest, our fears the strongest, and our strength at its lowest ebb. Midnight, when the graves gape open and death strikes.” A total of 50 episodes were produced. Ten shows were syndicated and rerun on Mutual in 1950. FIRST BROADCAST: September 16th 1946 LAST BROADCAST: September 8th 1947 CAST: Elspeth Eric, Mercedes McCambridge, Berry Kroeger, Betty Caine, Carl Frank, Barry Hopkins, Lawson Zerbe, Charlotte Holland NARRATORS: Raymond Morgan MUSIC: Charles Paul PRODUCERS/DIRECTORS: Lewis G Cowan, Anton M Leader WRITERS: Robert Newman, Joseph Ruscoll, Max Ehrlich, William Morwood Murder At Midnight ? 1946-1947 The Murder at Midnight series was a thirty-minute broadcast featuring tales of the supernatural. The actors included Mercedes McCambridge and Lawson Zerbe and the show was narrated using the spooky, creepy voice of Raymond Morgan and always opened using the same gripping signature; ?the witching hour, when night is darkest, our fears are the strongest, our strength at its lowest ebb? Midnight! ? when graves gape open and death strikes!?