Original Airdate: April 18, 1947
Mollé Mystery Theatre: Solo Performance
Starring: Everett Sloane and Elizabeth Morgan
Host: Geoffrey Barnes (Ben Lendrow)
Writer: George and Gertrude Fast
Announcer: Dan Seymour
Music: Alexander Sendler
A down-and-out Broadway actor, Albert Perry, blames his circumstances on a director who spurns him and whom he despises. However, his wife’s career is really taking off and she has just landed a key part in that same director’s latest production. One night though Albert catches his wife in a lie, becomes suspicious, and begins to follow her…straight to the director’s hotel and then she does not leave any time soon. This plants a seed in his jealous mind and to pull off his murderous plot he has to play the best role of his life.
The Mollé Mystery Theatre was a 30-minute anthology radio program that ran from 1943-1948 on NBC prior to its moving to the CBS network, where the show was altered to center around a single character, Inspector Hearthstone. The show, sponsored initially by Sterling Drugs, manufacturers of Mollé Brushless Shaving Cream, began airing on Tuesday evenings during prime time. In 1948, Mollé ceased sponsoring the program, and its title became Mystery Theater. It featured stories of mystery and suspense and boasted performances from up and coming actors.