The Sealed Book | Old Time Radio
The Sealed Book is a classic old time radio podcast featuring the original broadcasts of The Sealed Book, a mysterious anthology series from the golden age of radio.
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The Sealed Book - "The Man with the Stolen Face" (Old Time Radio, 2024) (opens the original)
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The Sealed Book presents “The Man with the Stolen Face,” originally broadcast July 15, 1945. Episode 18 of the Mutual Broadcasting System/WOR horror anthology is hosted by Philip Clarke as the Keeper of the Book. Crooked financier John Harrington thinks he has amassed enough money to disappear from his old life, but dangerous associates and the threat of exposure close in. Desperate to protect his fortune and freedom, he pursues a sinister plan involving a stranger, a secluded mountain lodge, an
The Sealed Book - "Out of the Past" (Old Time Radio, 2024) (opens the original)
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The Sealed Book presents “Out of the Past,” originally broadcast on May 13, 1945, as episode 9. Hosted by Philip Clarke, this Mutual Broadcasting System mystery-and-terror anthology installment was written by Robert A. Arthur Jr. and David Kogan and directed by Jock MacGregor. A wealthy woman’s seemingly secure marriage is threatened when blackmail demands revive a scandal she believed was safely buried. As the pressure mounts and the blackmailer remains unknown, fear and suspicion begin to pene
The Sealed Book - "Till Death Do Us Part" (Old Time Radio, 2024) (opens the original)
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The Sealed Book presents “Till Death Do Us Part,” originally broadcast July 8, 1945. Episode 17 of the Mutual Broadcasting System horror-and-mystery anthology is hosted by Philip Clarke and was written by Robert Arthur Jr. and David Kogan. A financially troubled husband longs to escape a possessive marriage and make a fresh start—but leaving the past behind proves far more frightening than he imagined. This tense supernatural suspense story was reworked from an earlier The Mysterious Traveler ep
The Sealed Book - "Ill Die Laughing" (Old Time Radio, 2024) (opens the original)
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The Sealed Book presents “Ill Die Laughing,” originally broadcast May 24, 1945, as episode 11. Hosted by Phillip Clarke as the Keeper of the Book, this mystery-horror tale was written by Robert A. Arthur Jr. and David Kogan and aired on Mutual/WOR syndication. In a grand Knob Hill home, wealthy industrialist John Dayton acquires an old prospector’s map leading to a lost cavern rumored to contain Aztec treasure—and an ancient curse. Joined by his wife Laura and adviser Harvey, Dayton sets out on
The Sealed Book - "Welcome Home" (Old Time Radio, 2024) (opens the original)
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The Sealed Book presents “Welcome Home,” originally broadcast on May 20, 1945. Episode 10 of the Mutual Broadcasting System’s supernatural anthology is hosted by Phillip Clarke and was written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, with Jock MacGregor directing. Leonard and his wife Florence return to Pirate’s Rest, the decaying family mansion of his Louisiana bayou childhood, intending to settle the old property. But Aunt Emily insists Leonard has no claim—because, to her, he is already dead. Got
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