Podcasts Arts Performing Arts Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives) Episode 454 Mr. Edmond (Johnny Dollar, Night Beat, & The Fourth Estate)

Episode 454 Mr. Edmond (Johnny Dollar, Night Beat, & The Fourth Estate)

Published: Sept. 12, 2021, 4 a.m.

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Oscar-winner Edmond O\'Brien headlines three old time radio mysteries, including a pair of audition recordings as investigative reporters. First, he\'s "the man with the action-packed expense account" in "The David Rocky Matter" (originally aired on CBS on January 20, 1951). Then, he plays reporter Hank Mitchell in the audition for\\xa0Night Beat - recorded before Frank Lovejoy won the renamed role of Randy Stone (recorded May 19, 1949). Finally, O\'Brien stars as a real Los Angeles reporter who helps to bring down a counterfeiting ring in the audition for\\xa0The Fourth Estate (recorded June 26, 1946).

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