Inspector Hearthstone of the Death Squad Old Time Radio Shows OTR MP3 On CD 3 Episodes

Inspector Hearthstone of The Death Squad held some promise to breathe new life into the franchise with distinguished actor Alfred Shirley (of Sherlock Holmes fame) in the role of Inspector Hearthstone. Inspector Hearthstone was first introduced in February and March episodes of CBS’s 1949 Mystery Theater run. From 1949 to the Fall of 1951, Inspector Hearthstone of The Death Squad appeared in all but a few of the remaining Mystery Theater programs, until CBS simply changed the production name to Inspector Hearthstone of The Death Squad on August 30, 1951. One can only surmise CBS’ rationale for preserving the name Mystery Theater while producing only Inspector Hearthstone programs for almost two years. It would seem as if Frank Hummert was more comfortable working with a single protagonist for his programs, hence his almost universal focus on Inspector Hearthstone of The Death Squad as the central figure in almost all of the CBS Mystery Theater programs from 1948-1951. One of CBS Mystery Theater’s most redeeming elements–annotator Geoffrey Barnes–was eliminated with the solo Hearthstone of The Death Squad that followed. The Hummerts chose, instead, to go with a melodramatic intro to each program more reminiscent of Challenge of The Yukon or The Lone Ranger, than the CBS Mystery Theater format of the previous two years. Indeed, by 1952, Hearthstone of the Death Squad was being heard virtually every day of the week–somewhere, usually in repeats. CBS had apparently abandoned any further promotion of the series. Throughout most of 1952, Hearthstone of the Death Squad was in disarray. As it was, Inspector Hearthstone of The Death Squad finally left the airwaves December 31, 1952–for the most part in repeats in various small outlets and at varying days and times.

Includes 3 Episodes!

Episodes On This CD:

HOTDS510830 – The Unheeded Warning Murder Case [475].mp3
HOTDS511213 – The Marriage Anullment Murder Case [475].mp3
HOTDS520110 – The Terrifying Letter Murder Case [475].mp3