The Silent Men
Various
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. played the parts of "special agents of all branches of the federal government, who daily risk their lives to protect the lives of all of us... to guard our welfare and our liberties, they must remain nameless - The Silent Men!" At each episode, Fairbanks checked in with his chief, played by either William Conrad or Herb Butterfield. Regulars included Virginia Gregg, Raymond Burr, Lou Merrill, Lurene Tuttle, Paul Frees and John Dehner. Don Stanley was the announcer. The show was produced and directed by Warren Lewis, who wrote many of the scripts along with Joel Murcott. The series ran on NBC.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
Chapters
| The Big Sneak | 28:27 |
| Empire of Pip the Blind | 27:26 |
| Case of the Rubber Gloves | 28:20 |
| Death In The Mail | 29:17 |
| The Trans-Atlantic Push | 29:24 |
| Heroin Source X | 29:34 |
| The Roping of Joe Landis | 29:24 |
| Death and Taxes | 29:25 |
| Pirates, 20th Century Brand | 29:02 |
| The Bogus G.I. | 29:22 |
| Souvenirs of War | 29:31 |
| Visas for Sale | 29:43 |
| Little White Lies | 29:29 |
| The Gigantic Hoax | 29:40 |
| The Big Kill | 29:34 |
| Blood Money | 29:31 |
| Stolen Arsenal | 29:37 |
| Confess Or Die | 29:34 |
| Murder In Vienna | 29:08 |
| Trouble at Suez | 29:34 |
| The University Fix | 29:27 |
| The Torch | 29:36 |
| Food and War | 29:30 |
| Missing Masterpiece | 29:34 |
| The Miracle Cure | 29:30 |
| Sabotage | 29:38 |
| The Green Sedan | 29:33 |
Reviews
It is interesting
degemike
In some ways this show is just a standard cops/robbers show, but I did find it interesting. I enjoy the sustained shows, because you get a longer show with more character development