The Great Detectives Present the Man Called X (Old Time Radio)
Before there was James Bond, I Spy, or Danger Man, there was The Man Called X. The Man Called X began during the latter part of World War II as the founding of the O.S.S. sparked public interest in espionage, spies, and secret missions. The series outlasted the war and starred Herbert Marshall as the Man Called X (aka Ken Thurston) traveling the world to troubleshoot threats to peace, the security of the U.S., and the world into the 1950s. In his journeys, Thurston was joined by a criminal and conman Pegon Zellschmidt (Hans Conreid and then Leon Belasco) who would assist Thurston but also often would sell him out to the bad guys before eventually helping him in the end. The series began as a summer replacement in 1944 over CBS and was picked up for 26 26-week run over the Blue Network (which later became ABC) in the fall of 1944. It was then brought back for summer runs over NBC in 1945 and 46, before landing back at CBS for a seventy-eight week run from 1947-48. After two years off the air, the series returned to NBC for its final two seasons where it aired along with the similar Dangerous Assignment. The concept was revived as a syndicated TV show starring Barry Sullivan in 1956. Your host Adam Graham is your guide through all circulating episodes. This series originally aired as part of The Great Detectives of Old TIme Radio from 2020-2023
Episodes
The Man Called X goes to Uruguay when a friend is murdered while investigating an entire shipment of meat that was found to be bad by a meat inspector…by the name of Pegon Zellschmidt.
Original Air Date: December 7, 1947
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Ken Thurston travels to Tahiti to investigate a series of “accidents” occurring at a large phosphate mine in Tahiti that’s taken the life of a prominent man who reached out to him for help.
Original Air Date: November 30, 1947
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A report from a recently arctic expedition that could open the Arctic to colonization is missing.
Original Air Date: November 23, 1947
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The Man Called X goes to Greece to investigate the black market sale of medicine.
Original Air Date: November 16, 1947
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Ken travels to Algiers after getting a letter from an archaeologist warning that something hidden in the ruins could threaten the peace of the world.
Original Air Date: November 9, 1947
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While watching a film about new aviation technology, Ken discovers that one of the leading scientists on the project is a man who died in World War II.
Original Air Date: November 2, 1947
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The Man Called X goes to Oregon to investigate sabotage at a local lumber mill.
Original Air Date: October 16, 1947
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The Man Called X goes to the Philippines to foil the theft of a gold shipment.
Original Air Date: October 9, 1947
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Ken Thurston goes to Monte Carlo to search for Pegon when he learns that he’s fraudulently claimed information for a weapon of mass destruction.
Original Air Date: October 2, 1947
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Ken travels to Saigon to investigate when an anthropologist who disappeared on a lost scientific expedition six weeks previously shows up murdered.
Original Air Date: September 4, 1947
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The Man Called X goes to Arizona near the Mexican Border to investigate a series of illegal border crossings that are tied to a small pox outbreak.
Original Air Date: August 21, 1947
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Ken travels to Lisbon to investigate a racket that helps women get into the U.S. through fraudulent marriages.
Original Air Date: August 7, 1947
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The Man Called X tries to make sure that vitally needed radium is delivered to a hospital in Manilla.
Original Air Date: July 24, 1947
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A report from Pegon’s cousin reveals that three Rembrandts hanging at a New York gallery are forgeries and sends the Man Called X to Brazil in search of the actual paintings.
Original Air Date:June 26, 1947
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The Man Called X pretends to have been killed so he can catch a dangerous criminal with a fixation on silver.
Original Air Date: June 19, 1947
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Several returned servicemen have been swindled with the promise of a house in Hawaii and the Man Called X has been implicated.
Original Air Date: June 5, 1947
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The Man Called X travels to Central America to prevent a coup.
Original Air Date: May 15, 1947
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The Man Called X goes out West to investigate a fire that burned twenty-three boys at a camp to death.
Original Air Date: May 8, 1947
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The Man Called X investigates the disappearance of the companion ship of a ship that made it safely to harbor.
Original Air Date: April 24,1947
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The Man Called X investigates a series of sabotage at oil refineries.
Original Air Date:April 17, 1947
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