Friday's Favorite OTR

Mystery in the Air “The Marvelous Barrastro” 8/7/47

As I said in a chapter in my book Radio by the Book (which I’m quite sure you’ve all read, right?), Mystery in the Air was predicated on the idea that it is entertaining to listen to Peter Lorre go insane each week. This time, he’s an illusionist whose rival attempts to steal his blind wife by learning to imitate his voice and mannerism. Naturally, Lorre’s character doesn’t handle this well.

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