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Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “Portrait of Death,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 12, 1945. Episode 231 of the classic anthology is an original radio play by Robert Sloane, produced by Himan Brown, with Paul McGrath as host and Lesley Woods among the featured performers. At an art auction, collector Mr. Mason acquires a grim portrait coveted by a mysterious woman in black. As an art-dealer clerk investigates the painting’s ominous past, its reputation for bringing misfortune to its owners turns a collector’s prize into a Gothic tale of obsession and apparent supernatural menace. Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:48 Original Broadcast 30:38 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “Death by Scripture,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 9, 1945. Episode 240 was written by Robert Newman and directed and produced by Himan Brown. Near Shanghai in war-ravaged China, Major Roger Mason encounters a terrified refugee while traveling to Camp 14, a displaced-persons camp shadowed by fear and suspicion. As a deadly warning linked to the Black Dragon Society unsettles the camp, Mason searches for the truth before its fragile safety gives way. Stefan Schnabel stars as Stefan. Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 30:50 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “The Dark Chamber,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 11, 1945. Episode 249 features Kenneth Lynch as recently discharged veteran Joe Watson, in a script by Robert Newman; it is also noted as Paul McGrath’s debut as the series host. Joe awakens trapped in a bare, windowless room with little more than a telephone, a table, and a growing sense that someone is watching. As his attempts to reach help become more urgent and another frightened captive appears, the chamber becomes a chilling experiment in fear. Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:50 Original Broadcast 30:41 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “The Confession” (AFRS), originally broadcast January 22, 1946. This is episode 255 of the original CBS series, preserved in an Armed Forces Radio Service rebroadcast as part of Mystery Playhouse. Santos Ortega stars as Alex Sturgis, a struggling druggist whose hospital-bed confession follows a bank robbery, an injured fugitive, and stolen money that brings danger ever closer. Written by Michael Sklar and Richard Manoff, this tense crime-and-greed drama unfolds between an emergency ward, a neighborhood drugstore, and a tightening investigation. Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:52 Original Broadcast 26:02 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “The Corpse Is Lonely,” originally broadcast on CBS on May 30, 1949. Episode 424 of the long-running anthology was produced and directed by Himan Brown, with Paul McGrath as host. When Smitty finds a bottle holding part of an old map, he and Julie are drawn into a perilous search for pirate treasure near the remote Jellicoe Lighthouse. Larry Haines stars as Smitty and Barbara Weeks as Julie in this tense coastal mystery by writer John Robert. Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:48 Original Broadcast 26:29 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “The Wailing Wall,” originally broadcast November 6, 1945. Episode 244 of the CBS series stars Boris Karloff as Gabriel Hornell and was written by Milton Lewis. On a fog-bound Manhattan waterfront, firemen rescue an elderly man from the blaze consuming the long-isolated Hornell mansion. As the old house’s history emerges, an unhappy marriage, a guarded secret, and a strange sound that has haunted its owner for decades cast a chilling shadow. Paul McGrath hosts this Himan Brown production. Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:54 Original Broadcast 30:12 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “Amazing Death of Mrs Putnam,” originally broadcast January 7, 1941. Episode 1 of the series, this NBC Blue Network premiere is hosted by Raymond Edward Johnson. When a frightened woman telephones police from the Putnam house on Maple Street, Detectives Jeff Hansen and Ed “Porky” Lamb arrive to find an unsettling contradiction: Martha Putnam is said to have died hours earlier. As they question the household in the gloomy old home, small inconsistencies point toward a deeper mystery. The original broadcast includes Carter’s Little Liver Pills commercials. Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:42 Original Broadcast 25:58 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “The Ghost in the Garden,” originally broadcast on CBS on February 10, 1947. Episode 305 was directed and produced by Himan Brown and features Lesley Woods, Berry Kroeger, and Santos Ortega. At a family estate shadowed by an old rose garden, Laura’s returning uncle plans to sell the property she believes should be hers. As tensions rise, strange scents, an unsettling visitor, and rumors of a ghost turn the house into a place of suspicion and dread. Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:49 Original Broadcast 26:01 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “The Dead Laugh,” originally broadcast on September 23, 1946. This CBS/Bromo-Seltzer episode is cataloged as episode 285 of the series and is also known as “Ghosts Always Get the Last Laugh.” Judge Richard Thornton is troubled by the mocking laughter of a murderer he sentenced to death. As tensions mount at home and a new nurse enters his life, guilt, fear, and an unsettling possibility from beyond the grave begin to shadow every corner. Featuring Mercedes McCambridge and Santos Ortega, this psychological supernatural mystery was directed and produced by Himan Brown. Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:50 Original Broadcast 26:51 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “Death Rides a Riptide,” originally broadcast on CBS on September 6, 1948. Cataloged as episode 387, this Bromo-Seltzer-sponsored installment was written by Louis Vittes and features Everett Sloane and Mercedes McCambridge. At a seaside cliff house, a newly married woman receives an unsettling message connected to her husband’s first wife, who drowned. A desperate blackmail letter soon brings suspicion and danger to the couple’s new home as the surf pounds the rocky shoreline. Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:39 Original Broadcast 25:34 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “The Skull That Walked,” originally broadcast on CBS on April 15, 1944. Episode 172 is also known by the alternate title “The Walking Skull.” At the remote Cruz estate, Carl and Lucille Cruz uncover a human skull while planting trees on their grounds. When caretaker Spears warns that the land may be an old burial ground, Carl dismisses him—but the grim discovery begins appearing where it should not, unsettling Carl’s fragile brother Arthur. Berry Kroeger, Lesley Woods, and Alan Devitt star in this macabre tale of superstition and family tension. Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:51 Original Broadcast 30:34 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “The Judas Clock,” originally broadcast on CBS on April 17, 1945. This is episode 224 of the series, written by Christopher Mayo and directed by Himan Brown. Clockmaker Sebastian Packer is asked to restore a huge, silent Italian Renaissance timepiece—and recognizes it as the dreaded Judas Clock, an object tied to thirty pieces of silver and to memories of a long-buried crime. Berry Kroeger stars, with Alice Reinhart, Santos Ortega, and Jackson Beck; Raymond Edward Johnson serves as host and announcer. Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:40 Original Broadcast 30:12 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “Till Death Do Us Part” (AFRS), originally broadcast October 16, 1945. This is episode 241 of the CBS suspense series, written by Emile C. Tepperman and directed by Himan Brown. On their wedding night, Joe and Nancy Page witness a shooting near an old mill stream and a moonlit bridge. Afraid the gunman may have seen them, the newlyweds retreat to a nearby tourist cabin—only to face a night of mounting fear and desperate uncertainty. Larry Haines stars as Joe Page and Anne Shepherd as Nancy Page. The surviving recording is cataloged as AFRS transcription #855. Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:47 Original Broadcast 27:40 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “No Coffin for the Dead,” originally broadcast on CBS on February 20, 1945. Episode 216 stars Les Tremayne and was written by Emile Tepperman, with Himan Brown directing and producing. After District Attorney Tom Archer survives a knife attack that kills his assistant, the investigation leads to an escaped asylum inmate whose physical condition makes the apparent answer seem impossible. Suspicion, family tensions, and inheritance pressures deepen the mystery in this tense urban thriller. Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:50 Original Broadcast 30:27 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents “The Black Art,” originally broadcast May 15, 1945. Episode 227 of the CBS series features Simone Simon as the enigmatic Claudine, with Raymond Edward Johnson as host; it was produced and directed by Himan Brown. A man awaiting execution receives a startling visit from Claudine, a beautiful, wealthy woman who claims she can help him escape. As the boundaries of his jail cell begin to feel less certain, this shadowy tale of occult possibility asks what Claudine truly wants—and what her help may cost. Inner Sanctum Mysteries presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:52 Original Broadcast 29:23 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inner-sanctum-mysteries-old-time-radio--7222651/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio