The Saint Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Today's Mystery: Simon Templar’s visit to a traveling carnival takes a sinister turn when Mona, the buried-alive performer, secretly begs for help. Haunted by the mysterious death of her sister Angie, Mona fears she may suffer the same fate. As the Saint investigates the carnival’s guarded secrets, a suspected poisoning and a web of troubled relationships lead him toward a dangerous truth.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 4, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

• Vincent Price as Simon Templar, the Saint
• Mary Shipp as Mona
• Sheldon Leonard as the carnival barker
• Bob Jellison as Carlos
• Ed Mack as Segundo
• Henny Backus as Bea St. Clair
• Harry Bartell as Frankie Fowler
• Harry Brown as the doctor

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Today's Mystery: When Theodore Coogan, an enthusiastic but terrible tuba player, lands a surprisingly lucrative job at a fashionable casino, Simon Templar suspects there’s more to the offer than meets the eye. Soon, a missing musician, a murdered man, and a dangerous web of deception put the Saint on a collision course with a ruthless casino owner. Can Templar uncover the truth before an innocent man pays the ultimate price?

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 21, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

• Vincent Price as Simon Templar, “The Saint”

• Larry Dobkin as Louie

• Jack Moyles as Theodore Coogan

• Maggie Morley as Mona

• Victor Rodman as Stanley

• Frank Gerstle as Lieutenant Archer

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Today's Mystery: Simon Templar investigates a disturbing situation in the theater world when actor Mercer Bennett becomes convinced that the roles he plays onstage are coming true in real life. His latest play features the murder of his leading lady, Shari Babcock, and a previous attempt involving real bullets has left him fearing the worst. With several people harboring grudges and the final performance approaching, can the Saint uncover the truth before the curtain falls on a real-life tragedy?

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 14, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

• Vincent Price as Simon Templar
• Theodore von Eltz as Mercer Bennett
• Mary Shipp as Shari Babcock
• Ed Begley as Stuart Jackson
• Maggie Morley as Lola Enright
• Stanley Farrar as Arnold Prince
• Bob Clark as Charlie Glenway
• Harry Brown as the doorman

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Today's Mystery: When Claire Gordon arrives at Simon Templar’s apartment and confesses to murdering her husband, the Saint has reason to doubt her story—especially when James Gordon himself appears moments later, very much alive. But the mystery takes a deadly turn when Gordon is shot outside Templar’s door. As the Saint investigates, a midnight meeting in the park, a suspicious lawyer, and a substantial life insurance policy point to a dangerous scheme. Can Templar untangle the conflicting confessions and discover who is really behind the murder?

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 7, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

• Vincent Price as Simon Templar
• Joan Banks as Claire Gordon
• Peter Leeds as James Gordon
• Larry Dobkin as Louie
• Jim Nusser as Timothy Kerrigan
• High Upperback as the butler

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Today's Mystery: Simon Templar becomes involved in a strange murder mystery after meeting a frightened man named Prebble, who believes he may be headed for prison because of a trained chimpanzee named Wenceslaus. When Prebble is murdered and the chimpanzee is subsequently killed, the Saint discovers that the animal may have been involved in the theft of valuable jewels. Simon follows the trail to a group of jewel thieves and must determine who killed Prebble and Wenceslaus—and who has the missing jewels.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 10, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starred: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

Cast:

• Maggie Morley as Lola
• George Nees as Roland Ames
• Sheldon Leonard as Max
• Theodor von Eltz as Haig
• Jack Moyles as Prebble
• Jerry Hausner as the Monkey

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Today's Mystery: Simon Templar is drawn into a dangerous mystery when Alice Parks asks for his help after her fiancé, Marvin Hickerson, disappears under suspicious circumstances. Marvin, a private investigator with a complicated case on his hands, has become entangled with a group of people involved in a dangerous scheme. As the Saint begins following the clues, he discovers that money, deception, and a murder may all be connected. With powerful people determined to keep the truth hidden, Simon must use his wits to uncover what really happened before the mystery turns deadly.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 3, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

• Vincent Price as Simon Templar
• Leslie Banning
• Maggie Morley
• Victor Rodman
• Edmund MacDonald
• Herb Vigran
• Bill Tracy
• Bonnie Phillips.

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Today's Mystery: Simon Templar becomes involved in a murder mystery after discovering a dead man named Marsh. When a photograph that could provide an important clue goes missing, the Saint sets out to discover who killed Marsh and why someone is so determined to keep the picture from being found. Simon's investigation leads him through a dangerous trail of deception as he searches for the missing photograph and the truth behind the murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 26, 1950.

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

• Vincent Price as Simon Templar
• Joan Banks as Valerie Marsh
• Lamont Johnson as Pete Bryan
• Helen Parrish as Sally Blair
• Ken Christie as Lieutenant Riley
• Anna Hurley as Graves, the butler
• Larry Dobkin as Louie

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Today's Mystery: Simon Templar tries to help Tommy Patrick, a prisoner who claims someone has repeatedly tried to kill him and then escapes before Simon can speak with him. Searching for the reason Tommy has been marked for death leads Simon to Tommy’s sister Nancy, a powerful nightclub owner, and questions about the robbery that sent Tommy to prison three years earlier.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 19, 1950.

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

• Vincent Price as Simon Templar
• Peggy Webber as the landlady
• Sheldon Leonard as Frank
• Victor Rodman as Farrelly
• Peter Leeds as Sam
• Dick Crenna as Tommy Patrick
• Fred Shields as the Warden
• Larry Dobkin as Louie
• Dick Powell, writer
• Leslie Charteris, creator of The Saint
• James L. Saphier, producer
• Helen Mack, director
• Don Stanley, announcer

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Today's Mystery: The Saint becomes involved when a blackmailer calls him to give a father a demand for ransom.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 5, 1950.

Originating from Hollywood

• Vincent Price as Simon Templar / The Saint
• Peggy Webber
• Gloria McMillan
• Maggie Morley
• Ted Osborne
• Theodore von Eltz
• Larry Dobkin
• Don Stanley, announcer

Script by Dick Powell

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Today's Mystery: Simon Templar agrees to help Wendy Brown, who fears the return of Harry Morgan, a notorious criminal she double-crossed before he fled the country. When a former prizefighter with advance knowledge of Morgan’s arrival is murdered, Simon begins to suspect there is more behind Morgan’s homecoming than a simple quest for revenge.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 12, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

• Vincent Price as Simon Templar, The Saint
• Joan Banks as Wendy Brown
• Larry Dobkin as Louie
• Paul Frees as Sammy
• Ed Max as the bartender
• Barney Phillips as Kerrigan
• Tony Barrett as Marlowe
• Written by Louis Vittes
• Directed by Helen Mack
• A James L. Saphier production

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Today’s Mystery: Simon Templar travels to a winter resort after being summoned by Peggy, a lively woman whose unusual request for protection involves asking the Saint to pose as her husband. Her tangled romantic history soon draws Simon into an increasingly peculiar mystery, where people—and even a snowman—have a habit of disappearing.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 29, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

• Vincent Price as Simon Templar, The Saint
• Script by Louis Vittes
• Based on characters created by Leslie Charteris

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Today's Mystery: When Simon Templar finds a lost Pekingese and follows her home, he walks straight into a wealthy family's uproar over a missing fortune in jewels. A suspicious butler, an argumentative family, and a precocious young would-be detective soon leave The Saint wondering how a simple good deed became such a complicated affair.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 24, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Barry Sullivan as The Saint; Myra Marsh; Tom Tully; Ted Osborne; Lamont Johnson; Jeffrey Silver; Lawrence Dobkin

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Today's Mystery: When an eccentric woman asks Simon Templar to investigate the ghost that has been haunting her wealthy brother, the Saint expects to expose a harmless superstition. Instead, he finds himself unraveling a murder, a missing safe deposit box key, and a web of deception in which nearly everyone seems to be searching for the same elusive prize.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 17, 1950

Originating from HollywoodCast:

• Barry Sullivan as Simon Templar, The Saint (substituting for Vincent Price)
• Also featuring Ann Doran, Lurene Tuttle, Jack Moyles, Larry Dobkin, and Parley Baer
• Based on characters created by Leslie Charteris
• Directed by Helen Mack
• Music composed and conducted by Van Dexter
• Produced by James L. Saphier
• Announced by Don Stanley

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Today's Mystery: After a wrong turn leaves Simon Templar and taxi driver Louie dining at a lonely roadside restaurant, a flat tire leads them to discover a corpse in the trunk of Louie's cab. When the body mysteriously disappears, the Saint sets out to uncover the truth behind the "Happy Hamburger."

Original Radio Broadcast: September 10, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring Vincent Price as Simon Templar, The Saint. Also featuring Louise Erickson, Noreen Gammill, Arthur Q. Bryan, Dave Light, and Larry Dobkin as Louie.

Written by Louis Vittes. Music composed and conducted by Van Dexter.

Directed by Helen Mack.

Announced by Don Stanley.

Based on characters created by Leslie Charteris. A James L. Saphier production.

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Today's Mystery: Simon Templar investigates rumors that a minor league baseball team is about to throw an important game. His inquiry leads him to a beautiful woman, a dangerous fixer, and a young pitching phenom whose promising career may be destroyed before he ever reaches the major leagues.

Original Radio Broadcast: September 17, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring Vincent Price as Simon Templar, The Saint

Also featuring Gloria Blondell, Jack Moyles, Hal March, Ed Max, Bob Clark, and Larry Dobkin

Based on characters created by Leslie Charteris Written by Dick Powell

Music composed and conducted by Van Dexter, Directed by Helen Mack Produced by James L. Saphier

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Today's Mystery:Simon Templar's plans for a carefree day with Ann Morley are interrupted when the murder of a ticket broker draws them into a dangerous mystery. Pursued by hired gunmen and faced with a growing list of suspects, The Saint follows a twisting trail that seems to center on a prominent warehouse owner.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 20, 1950

Originating from HollywoodStarring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

Also featuring Shirley Mitchell, Barbara Eiler, Jack Moyles, Tom Brown, Edmund MacDonald, and Anthony Barrett

Script by Louis Vittes

Music composed and conducted by Vaughn Dexter

Produced by James L. Saphier

Directed by Helen Mack

Announcer: Don Stanley

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Today's Mystery: After actress Betty Ames witnesses a publisher's murder, Simon Templar appoints himself her unofficial bodyguard. When a second attempt is made on Betty's life during a stage rehearsal, the Saint realizes the killer is determined to silence the one witness who may hold the key to the case.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 13, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starred: Vincent Price as Simon Templar.Also featuring Francis Cheney, Barbara Eiler, Eleanor Audley, Frank Gerstle, Stanley Farrar, and Arthur Q. Bryan.

Script by Louis Vittes.

Music composed and conducted by Vaughn Dexter.

Produced by James L. Saphier.

Directed by Helen Mack.

Announcer: Don Stanley.

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Today's Mystery: A frantic young woman arrives at Simon Templar's apartment in the middle of the night insisting she's dead—and the morning newspaper appears to prove it. When The Saint discovers a murdered woman wearing her distinctive coat, he sets out to learn who the victim really was and whether the killer's intended target is still alive.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 6, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

Also featuring Shirley Mitchell, Viola Vaughn, Larry Dobkin, Lou Merrill, Anthony Barrett, and Jack Moyles

Script by Louis Vittes

Music composed and conducted by Vaughn Dexter

Produced by James L. Saphier

Directed by Helen Mack

Announcer: Don Stanley

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Today's Mystery: A mysterious intruder awakens Simon Templar in the middle of the night to describe what appears to be the perfect murder. When the wealthy financier at the center of the tale dies exactly as predicted, The Saint finds himself investigating a case where revenge, greed, and murder may not be what they seem.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 30, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

Also featuring Jeanne Bates, Lou Merrill, Fred Howard, Jack Edwards Jr., and Larry DobkinScript by Louis VittesMusic composed and conducted by Vaughn Dexter

Produced by James L. Saphier

Directed by Helen MackAnnouncer: Don Stanley

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Today's Mystery: Mystery writer Randy Patterson fears that characters from his latest novel may be planning to make his fictional murder plot a reality. As Simon Templar investigates a jealous boxing manager, a heavyweight contender, and a glamorous wife caught in the middle, a real murder turns suspicion in every direction.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 23, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starred: Vincent Price as Simon Templar.Also featuring Betty Lou Gerson, Barney Phillips, Stanley Farrar, Edmund MacDonald, and Tom Brown.

Script by Jerome Epstein. Music composed and conducted by Von Dexter.

Produced by James L. Saphier.

Directed by Helen Mack. Announcer: Don Stanley.

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