Old-time radio

Details for In the Name of the Law


Episode Data from GOLDIN
Episode NameEpisode #Air DateNotes
The Robbery1936-05-10A double-murder has taken place in the town auditor's office. A special investigator from the Governor's office arrives in town incognito. The acting is primitive. The date is subject to correction.
Who Killed Francis?1936-05-17Who killed Frances Baumhold? A complex family relationship. Poor Aunt Frances? The date is subject to correction.
I Dreamed Mother Was Poisoned1936-06-07A woman in Texas dreams that her mother has died. When she drags her daughter and son-in-law to visit her, Mom turns out to be just fine. She says that she's "not ready to die," whereupon she does! The date is subject to correction.
Red Ryan's Prison Break1936-06-21Red Ryan and his fellow convicts break out of Portsmouth prison. Bank robberies in Canada soon follow. Essentially the same program was heard as "True Detective Mysteries" (see cat. #24523). The date is subject to correction.
July 4th Picnic1936-06-28In Fort Smith Arkansas, a 4th of July picnic ends with a murder at Clear Creek. This is essentially the same program as "True Detective Mysteries" (see cat. #24524). The date is subject to correction.
Phantom Gang1936-07-05George Richards reports that his lumber supplies store has been broken into. It's the "Phantom Gang" striking again on November 27, 1934. Officer Sherman, who's going to marry "Little Butch's" sister, is suspected of helping the gang. The acting is also a crime. The date is subject to correction.
We Bumped Off Hubby1936-07-12A man stricken with polio suddenly dies in his kitchen. The sheriff uses the clue of a 1928 Chevrolet with a bad windshield wiper to solve the puzzle. The overly dramatic dialogue includes, "I don't know who you are, but I love you!" The date is subject to correction.
Narcotics in the Trunk1936-07-19A woman is caught smuggling heroin into the country. She claims to know nothing about the drugs, then disappears from a locked hotel room. The date is subject to correction.
Nothing Ever Happens in Chinatown1936-07-26In Chicago's Chinatown, merchant Wong Fu has been shot to death. A detective, who speaks Chinese, sees that truth and justice will triumph. The date is subject to correction.
I Didn't Do Nothing1936-08-02Two robbers take the life savings from two old farmers. One farmer is killed, the other is beaten unmercifully. The date is subject to correction.
She Was Murdered1936-08-09A drama based on a crime that took place on August 5, 1935. A barber's wife is found drowned in 8 inches of water, with a swollen leg. The wife's was heavily insured, and she was his fifth wife! The date is subject to correction.
He Did It, or Did He?1936-08-16On November 4, 1935, Ruth Taylor's brightly-dressed body is found in a ravine after a strong rainstorm. Her twin sister tells about, "The shadow in the gray ulster." The date is subject to correction.
Grusome Catch1936-10-18The cut-up body of Mabel Millman is pulled up by a fisherman.