About this episode

The episode features a gripping adaptation of 'Deadline at Dawn', exploring a sailor's encounter with a murder mystery in New York.

This week on The Shiver Show, Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn take a midnight stroll through the rain-slicked streets of New York with “Deadline at Dawn,” a gripping Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the classic film noir. A young sailor on 48-hour leave should be enjoying the bright lights of the city—but instead he finds himself standing over a dead body with a pocket full of unanswered questions. His unlikely ally is June, a wisecracking dancehall girl whose quick wit and street smarts may be his...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mary Labrie, Greg Flynn

Topics covered

• crime
• noir
• radio theatre
• mystery
• New York

Keywords

• Deadline at Dawn
• Lux Radio Theatre
• film noir
• mystery
• New York
• crime
• sailor
• dancehall girl

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Deadline at Dawn, Lux Radio Theatre, classic film noir

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