About this episode

The Falcon investigates a bizarre robbery attempt involving a non-functional gun.

Original Release Date: May 13, 2024 Today's Mystery:Sergeant Corbett wants The Falcon to find out why a man made an insane attempt to rob an express company with a gun that couldn't fire. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 14, 1951 Originating from New YorkStarred: Les Damon as the Falcon; Ken Paxton as Sergeant Corbett Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

People in this episode

Host: Adam Graham

Guests: Les Damon, Ken Paxton

Topics covered

• mystery
• detective
• radio drama
• crime
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Falcon, express company

Places: New York

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