Death Is Box Office

Two Marine deserters rob a succession of theaters until police devise a trap that finally ends the spree.

This Calling All Cars broadcast aired on January 18, 1937. Don Lee Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes Jesse Rosenquist. Other credited names include Harry Segar as host.

The surviving recording runs about 29 minutes. The broadcast is also associated with Rio Grande Oil.

Early police procedural/true-crime dramatization based on Los Angeles-area law-enforcement cases.

Listeners can expect crime, episodic drama in format, and serious and tense in tone.