Boxcars711 Weekend Matinee - The Lux Radio Theater "Detective Story" (4-26-54)

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English - June 02, 2007 23:41 - 45 minutes - 10.4 MB - ★★★★ - 74 ratings
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Detective Story aired on the Lux Radio Show on April 26, 1954. Starring Kirk Douglas as detective Jim McLeod, Eleanor Parker as his wife Mary and William Conrad as Lt. Monaghan, Detective Story is based on a Beroadway play and is noted as one of Douglas's best performances. The show incorporates a mixture of police procedure, comedy, drama, and outright tragedy and was nominated for 4 Oscars.