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Box 13
52 episodes Aired 1948-1949
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1. The First Letter
   27mins Aired 1948-08-22
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2. Insurance Fraud Scheme
   27mins Aired 1948-08-29
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3. Blackmail Is Murder
   27mins Aired 1948-09-05
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4. Actor's Alibi
   26mins Aired 1948-09-12
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5. Extra! Extra!
   27mins Aired 1948-09-19
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6. Shanghaied
   27mins Aired 1948-09-26
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7. Short Assignment
   27mins Aired 1948-10-03
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8. Double Mothers
   27mins Aired 1948-10-10
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9. Book Of Poems
   27mins Aired 1948-10-17
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10. The Great Torino
    27mins Aired 1948-10-24
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11. Suicide Or Murder
    27mins Aired 1948-10-31
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12. Triple Cross
    27mins Aired 1948-11-07
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13. Damsel In Distress
    27mins Aired 1948-11-14
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14. Diamond In The Sky
    27mins Aired 1948-11-21
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15. Double Right Cross
    27mins Aired 1948-11-28
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16. Look Pleasant, Please
    27mins Aired 1948-12-05
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17. The Haunted Artist
    27mins Aired 1948-12-12
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18. The Sad Night
    27mins Aired 1948-12-19
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19. Hot Box
    27mins Aired 1948-12-26
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20. The Better Man
    27mins Aired 1949-01-02
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21. The Professor And The Puzzle
    27mins Aired 1949-01-09
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22. The Dowager And Dan Holiday
    27mins Aired 1949-01-16
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23. Three To Die
    26mins Aired 1949-01-23
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24. The Philanthropist
    28mins Aired 1949-01-30
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25. Last Will And Nursery Rhyme
    27mins Aired 1949-02-06
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26. Delinquent's Dilemma
    27mins Aired 1949-02-13
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27. Flash Of Light
    27mins Aired 1949-02-20
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28. Hare And Hounds
    27mins Aired 1949-02-27
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29. Hunt And Peck
    27mins Aired 1949-03-06
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30. Death Is A Doll
    27mins Aired 1949-03-13
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31. 113.5
    27mins Aired 1949-03-20
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32. Dan And The Wonderful Lamp
    27mins Aired 1949-03-27
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33. Tempest In A Casserole
    27mins Aired 1949-04-03
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34. Mexican Maze
    27mins Aired 1949-04-10
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35. Sealed Instructions
    27mins Aired 1949-04-17
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36. Find Me, Find Death
    27mins Aired 1949-04-24
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37. Much Too Lucky
    27mins Aired 1949-05-01
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38. One Of These Four
    27mins Aired 1949-05-08
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39. Daytime Nightmare
    27mins Aired 1949-05-15
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40. Death Is No Joke
    27mins Aired 1949-05-22
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41. The Treasure Of Hang Lee
    27mins Aired 1949-05-29
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42. Design For Danger
    27mins Aired 1949-06-05
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43. The Dead Man Walks
    27mins Aired 1949-06-12
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44. Killer At Large
    27mins Aired 1949-06-19
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45. Speed To Burn
    27mins Aired 1949-06-26
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46. House Of Darkness
    27mins Aired 1949-07-03
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47. Double Trouble
    27mins Aired 1949-07-10
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48. The Bitter Bitten
    27mins Aired 1949-07-17
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49. The Perfect Crime
    27mins Aired 1949-07-24
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50. Archemedes And The Roman
    27mins Aired 1949-07-31
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51. The Clay Pigeon
    27mins Aired 1949-08-07
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52. Round Robin
    27mins Aired 1949-08-14
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Box 13 is a syndicated radio drama that follows the adventures of Dan Holiday, a newspaperman-turned-mystery novelist played by actor Alan Ladd. The show is set around a simple premise: to generate story ideas for his mystery novels, Holiday places an advertisement in the local newspaper that reads, "Adventure wanted, will go anywhere, do anything, Box 13." Each episode deals with the adventures that transpire after Holiday receives a letter and responds to it. Along the way, Holiday solves mysteries, faces dangerous situations, and shares laughs with his secretary, Suzy. The show captures a lighthearted yet thrilling tone and manages to maintain a sense of mystery throughout each episode without relying heavily on grisly murders or hard-boiled detective themes.

A product of Mayfair Productions, Box 13 was aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System, as well as being syndicated. The show ran for 52 episodes between August 1948 and August 1949. Other notable cast members included Sylvia Picker as Suzy, Edmond MacDonald as Lt. Kling, and guest appearances by Betty Lou Gerson, Lurene Tuttle, Alan Reed, Luis Van Rooten, John Beal, and others. The series was produced by Richard Sanville with Alan Ladd as co-producer, and the program was directed by Vern Carstensen. The show's music was created by Rudy Schrager, while the scripts were penned by Russell Hughes. Although Box 13 failed to make the transition to television, it did inspire a comic book series, which was reimagined and published by ComiXology and Red 5 Comics in 2010.

Performers: Alan Ladd, Sylvia Picker, Edmund MacDonald, Betty Lou Gerson, Lurene Tuttle, Alan Reed, Luis Van Rooten, John Beal, Frank Lovejoy

Sources: archive.org, wikipedia.org, otrcat.com