The Big Death
Detectives go undercover after learning that a prominent citizen is trying to hire someone to murder his wife.
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Detectives go undercover after learning that a prominent citizen is trying to hire someone to murder his wife.
This Fibber McGee and Molly installment centers on “McGee Tries to Avoid the Elks,” the situation identified in the transcribed episode index.
A mummy delivered to Craig's office leads to a bizarre killing at an Egyptology museum.
This unscripted police recording opens with a precinct call reporting unspecified trouble, sending officers out to determine what has happened.
A diplomat kills his rival for a coveted ambassadorship, only to learn that someone else was using his ambition to advance a larger scheme.
After bringing outlaw Jack Brand back alive while killing three of Brand's men, Matt is shaken by the accumulated toll of his job and decides to resign as marshal.
A carpenter's attempt to help two hitchhikers ends in deadly violence and sets off a broad police investigation.
This Fibber McGee and Molly installment centers on “Little Boy Lost,” the situation identified in the transcribed episode index.
This Fibber McGee and Molly installment centers on “McGee Looks for his Raincoat,” the situation identified in the transcribed episode index.
Friday and Smith hunt a sawed-off-shotgun bandit responsible for a string of robberies in downtown hotels.
Ann Cabot comes to Dodge looking for her brother Jack Schomer, who has fallen into alcoholism and become known as the town coward.
This Fibber McGee and Molly installment centers on “The Mystery Movie,” the situation identified in the transcribed episode index.
A series of burglaries involving stolen neckties gives Friday and Smith the pattern they need to trace an elusive thief, leading to an unexpected confrontation.
This Fibber McGee and Molly installment centers on “McGee Thinks Parking Meters are Coming,” the situation identified in the transcribed episode index.
A town barber starts spreading rumors about Ivy’s new Latin teacher and one of his students, leaving Dr. Hall to deal with a campus scandal.
This Fibber McGee and Molly installment centers on “Someone Keeps Phoning and McGee is Frustrated,” the situation identified in the transcribed episode index.
Matt and Chester are caught between Alvin Peavy and the Cade family, who are convinced Peavy killed their son and disposed of his body.
A dying man's final words lead investigators into a payroll-robbery case marked by deception and deadly betrayal.
This Fibber McGee and Molly installment centers on “McGee Finds an Old Unopened Letter,” the situation identified in the transcribed episode index.
Friday and Smith uncover an organized auto-theft scheme that uses fraudulent ownership papers to sell stolen cars to buyers who do not realize they are receiving stolen property.
A country boy goes to the city searching for a woman from a mail-order catalog and finds both trouble and romance.
A racketeer tries to pressure Ivy College into putting his nephew back on the football team, forcing Dr. Hall to confront the outside interference.
A woman’s discovery of a shipwreck survivor at an old coastal house draws her into a story involving a figure from the past and a hidden deadly secret.
This Lone Ranger installment centers on “Strangers From The East,” the specific incident or character situation named in the archived episode listing.
Two ranchers lynch Joe Digger as an accused horse thief, but a third man cuts him down before he dies, and Digger—still claiming innocence—vows revenge.
A deep-space mission reaches a strange galactic barrier and discovers betrayal among its own crew.
This Lone Ranger installment centers on “Dan Reid's Return,” the specific incident or character situation named in the archived episode listing.
The unexplained death of a two-year-old girl leads detectives to evidence of severe neglect and a mother's responsibility for the tragedy.
This Fibber McGee and Molly installment centers on “Doc and McGee Vie in a Golf Match,” the situation identified in the transcribed episode index.
Mine owner Carl Monroe plots to destroy the Fair Friday mine and eliminate his partner Chris Mitchell, using a silver marksmanship medal to identify the hired gunman who is to…
Pranksters enroll Fritz, the Ivy College mascot, as a student, and Dr. Hall has to take a firm hand in ending the joke.
This Lone Ranger installment centers on “Dan Reid's Fight For Life,” the specific incident or character situation named in the archived episode listing.
A newly released convict uncovers a forgery operation involving valuable historic letters and finds that the apparent scam conceals another plan.
This Lone Ranger installment centers on “The Vindictive Corrys,” the specific incident or character situation named in the archived episode listing.
After Matt kills Mel Hornby in self-defense, Hornby's widow offers a thousand-dollar bounty to anyone who will kill the marshal.
A detective poses as a notorious hitman to infiltrate a Chicago racketeer's organization, only to discover that someone inside the operation plans to kill him.
A publicity stunt built around a fake Martian invasion becomes frighteningly authentic.
Friday searches for a con man who used a fraudulent uranium-stock promotion and a charity front to swindle investors before disappearing.
Fibber gets an enormous head start on the holidays by working on the McGee family's Christmas cards in May.
This Lone Ranger installment centers on “Mystery Hotel,” the specific incident or character situation named in the archived episode listing.
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