The murder of a hated Broadway actor forces Vance to sort through resentment, betrayal, and competing motives behind the curtain.

This Philo Vance broadcast aired on March 8, 1949. The cast includes Jackson Beck and Joan Alexander. Other credited names include Jeanne K. Harrison as director and Frederick W. Ziv as producer.

The surviving recording runs about 29 minutes.

A sophisticated detective series based on S.

Listeners can expect crime and mystery, episodic drama in format, and cerebral and suspenseful in tone.