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Box 13 presents “Hot Box,” episode 19 of the syndicated mystery series, originally broadcast December 26, 1948. Alan Ladd stars as mystery writer and adventurer Dan Holiday, with a script by Russell Hughes. An unsigned message and cash send Holiday to the Mason Auction Rooms to bid on a small Chinese teakwood box. When the box disappears amid a nervous buyer, a street accident, and a red-haired woman’s swift departure, Holiday follows a dangerous trail through the city. Box 13 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 27:34 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “The Hot Box,” episode 19 of the classic mystery series, originally broadcast December 26, 1948. Alan Ladd stars as writer-adventurer Dan Holiday, with Russell Hughes credited as writer and Richard Sanville as director. An anonymous request sends Holiday to an antiques auction in search of a small Chinese teakwood box. When the winning bidder is struck by a car and the box vanishes in the confusion, Holiday is drawn into a dangerous trail involving a red-haired woman and a racketeer. Box 13 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 00:51 Original Broadcast 27:39 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “Flash of Light,” episode 27 of the syndicated mystery-adventure series starring Alan Ladd as writer-investigator Dan Holiday. Supplied source metadata dates this episode to 2012; established episode listings commonly identify it as a 1949 installment. Produced by Richard Sanville and directed by Vern Carstensen, the series was distributed by Mayfair Transcription Company. When small-town visitor Jerry Fuller loses two days of memory after a night at the fashionable Red Swan, he turns to Dan Holiday for help. With a flash of light, a missing ticket, and a few uncertain clues pointing back to a shabby rooming house, Dan begins tracing the mystery through the city. Box 13 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 27:25 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “Insurance Fraud,” episode 2 of the series, originally broadcast August 29, 1948. Alan Ladd stars as writer-adventurer Dan Holiday in this early installment of the 52-episode run. Northern Insurance asks Holiday to look into the disappearance of surgeon Dr. Max Alexander, missing for nearly seven years. With a delayed life-insurance claim raising suspicions, Holiday sets out to determine whether the case conceals a fraud. Written and directed by Ted Hediger, the episode also features Sylvia Picker as Susie and Edmund MacDonald as Lt. Kling. Box 13 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 00:57 Original Broadcast 27:36 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “Sealed Instructions,” episode 35 of the classic mystery-adventure series, originally broadcast April 17, 1949. Alan Ladd stars as writer-adventurer Dan Holiday, with Sylvia Picker as his secretary, Suzy. A frightened visitor sends Holiday to Manila with sealed instructions, half a map, and the promise of a $10,000 recovery job. But when his intended contact is already dead, Holiday must unravel the purpose of his dangerous assignment. Produced for syndication by Mayfair Productions, Box 13 follows Holiday’s adventures sparked by replies to his newspaper advertisement. Box 13 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 27:24 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “The Philanthropist,” episode 24, originally broadcast on January 30, 1949. Alan Ladd stars as mystery writer Dan Holiday in this syndicated radio drama, written by Russell Hughes and directed by Richard Sanville. When a homeless railroad traveler asks Dan to find his missing companion, the search leads from a lakeside park and rail yards to the Hope Rescue Mission. Going undercover among the mission’s residents, Dan follows a troubling trail behind an organization that appears devoted to helping men in need. Box 13 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 27:30 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “Hunt and Peck,” episode 29 of the classic mystery series, originally broadcast on March 6, 1949. Alan Ladd stars as mystery writer Dan Holiday, with Russell Hughes credited as writer and Vern Carstensen as director. A condemned prisoner’s desperate letter gives Dan just 48 hours to re-examine a murder conviction. As execution nears, the investigation turns on a seemingly ordinary typed note—and the revealing difference between touch-typing and hunt-and-peck. Box 13 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 00:43 Original Broadcast 27:16 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “Tempest in a Casserole,” episode 33 of the classic mystery series, originally broadcast on April 3, 1949. Alan Ladd stars as freelance writer and adventurer Dan Holiday, with Sylvia Picker as Suzi. A simple errand for Suzi brings Dan to Nick’s Place, a restaurant on Tenth Street where owner Nick Nerakio is facing an unsettling problem: suspicious customers are occupying tables and driving away legitimate business. What first appears to be a minor neighborhood dispute soon calls for Dan’s investigative instincts. Box 13 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 27:23 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “Death Is No Joke,” episode 40, originally broadcast May 22, 1949. Alan Ladd stars as mystery writer and reluctant adventurer Dan Holiday in this late-series mystery, written by Oran Blackstone and directed by Richard Sanville. When Dan answers a plea from his friend Alex, he arrives at the Trendler country estate, where a long-missing heir’s return has reopened bitter tensions over a major inheritance. A series of increasingly cruel practical jokes has the household on edge, and Dan must determine who is turning family discord into genuine danger. Box 13 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 27:19 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “The Clay Pigeon,” episode 51 of the syndicated mystery series, originally broadcast August 7, 1949. Alan Ladd stars as novelist and former newspaperman Dan Holiday, with Sylvia Picker as his secretary, Suzy. An anonymous message sent to Box 13 leads Holiday to an ominous appointment with Dr. Ogden and a disturbing reference to a murdered mentalist. Following the clues with Suzy’s help, Holiday enters a shadowy world of deception, blackmail, and private vengeance. Written by Russell Hughes and directed by Richard Sanville. Box 13 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 00:46 Original Broadcast 27:20 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “The Perfect Crime,” episode 49 of the classic mystery series, originally broadcast July 24, 1949. Alan Ladd stars as writer-adventurer Dan Holiday, with Sylvia Picker as Suzy. Holiday receives an unsettling invitation from Dr. John H. Dobbs, a respected professor of criminology and abnormal psychology, to hear a theory about an unprovable murder. What begins as an academic challenge soon draws Holiday into a tense investigation of whether a crime can truly leave no trace. Box 13 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 00:44 Original Broadcast 27:17 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “The Sad Night,” episode 18 of the classic mystery series, originally broadcast December 19, 1948. Alan Ladd stars as adventure-seeking writer Dan Holiday, with Sylvia Picker as Suzy. The script is by Russell Hughes. A child’s copybook arrives at Dan Holiday’s Star-Times Box 13, bearing the name Marina Layton and a drawing called “The Sad Night.” When Kyle Layton offers to buy it back, the ordinary-looking schoolbook points toward a troubling past and the possibility of a long-hidden fortune. Box 13 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 00:43 Original Broadcast 27:13 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “The First Letter,” the first episode of the Alan Ladd mystery series, originally broadcast on August 22, 1948. In this opening adventure, Ladd stars as mystery writer Dan Holiday. After placing a Star-Times classified ad seeking adventure, Holiday receives a serious reply from Carla Williams, who asks for help with a blackmail problem. A meeting at a French restaurant draws him into a case more perilous and complicated than it first appears. Written by Russell Hughes and directed by Vern Carstensen, the episode also features Sylvia Picker as Suzy. Box 13 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 27:16 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “Blackmail Is Murder,” originally broadcast September 5, 1948. In episode 3, writer-adventurer Dan Holiday—played by Alan Ladd—answers a troubling letter that leads him to the Bradford Hotel. An eccentric guest in room 718 refuses to involve the police in a suspicious death, drawing Holiday into a strange and escalating hotel-room mystery. Sylvia Picker co-stars as Suzy, with Edmund MacDonald as Lieutenant Kling. Box 13 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 00:44 Original Broadcast 27:42 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Box 13 presents “Three to Die,” episode 23 of the classic radio mystery series, originally broadcast January 23, 1949. Alan Ladd stars as troubleshooter Dan Holiday, with Sylvia Picker as Suzy. When contractor Douglas MacIntosh reports deadly accidents and possible sabotage on a tunnel project beneath a major river, Dan goes undercover as a sandhog to investigate the danger facing the crew. Written for radio by Russell Hughes from an original story by Richard Sanville, who also directed, this tense underground mystery keeps the pressure on without revealing who may be responsible. Box 13 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 27:06 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio