The Saint
This is an attempt to clarify the Saint's adventures on radio. There are a lot of episodes in circulation, mainly from the Price era, and some of these shows are circulating under various titles. What follows is a basic log; transmission date against the offical title. Official title? All titles are obtained from the "as broadcast" scripts, and as such I think they qualified to be called official. Alternative titles, and their sources where known, are also listed.
There is more. I am working on a full listing of cast and credits, as well as an article telling the story behind the shows. If you want to know more, or have any corrections, amendments or suggestions, please feel free to contact me.
Ian Dickerson
Honorary Secretary, The Saint Club
Author of A SAINT I AIN'T--the authorized biography of Leslie
Charteris.
E-mail: IDickerson@AOL.com
Radio Athlone
Simon Templar played by Terrance De Marney
18th October 1940 Prince Shamyl of Cherkessia
25th October 1940 The Policeman with Wings
1st November 1940 The Five Thousand Pound Kiss
8th November 1940 The Inland Revenue
15th November 1940 The Benevolent Burglary
22nd November 1940 The Man Who Liked Ants
NBC radio network
Show sponsored by Bromo-Seltzer, Simon Templar played by Edgar Barrier
6th Jan.1945 The Simon Templar Foundation
13th Jan.1945 The Charitable Countess
20th Jan.1945 The Unfortunate Importer
27th Jan.1945 The Million Dollar Day (aka The Affair of the Brazilian Banker)
3rd Feb.1945 The Masked Angel
10th Feb.1945 The Man Who Was Lucky
17th Feb.1945 The Man Who Sang
24th Feb.1945 The Well Meaning Mayor
3rd March 1945 The Quarterdeck Club
10th March 1945 The Haunted Professor
17th March 1945 The King of the Beggars
24th March 1945 The Man Who Murdered Shakespeare
31st March 1945 The Movie Racket
CBS radio network
Show sponsored by Campbell's Soup ("Campbell's Soup on your shelf is like a part time cook in your kitchen!"), Simon Templar played by Brian Aherne.
20th June 1945 The High Fence
4th July 1945 The Man Who Liked Toys
11th July 1945 The Happy Smugglers
18th July 1945 The Prince of Cherkessia
1st August 1945 The Saint Meets an Angel
8th August 1945 The Man Who Liked Ants
15th August 1945 The Mug's Game
22nd August 1945 G.I. Ghouls
29th August 1945 Black Market on the Range
5th September 1945 The Vanishing Lady
12th September 1945 The Masked Angel
CBS radio network
Show sponsored by Pepsodent-Trim Hair Tonic, Simon Templar played byVincent Price.
9th July 1947 Political Intrigue
16th July 1947 Rare Painting Smugglers
23rd July 1947 Blackmail
30th July 1947 Doll With a Broken Head
6th August 1947 Murder for Buried Treasure
13th August 1947 The Steel-Ice Murders
20th August 1947 Family Gun-Play
27th August 1947 Baby Adoption Ring Blackmail
3rd September 1947 Baseball Team Shooting
10th September 1947 The Man Who Ran Away
17th September 1947 Blackmail in Phony Rare Books
24th September 1947 Murder for Life Insurance
1st October 1947 Murder on the High Seas
8th October 1947 The Saint Gets the Bird
15th October 1947 A Gangster District Attorney
Alt. title: Mr. Important [AVPRO]
22nd October 1947 A Schitzophrenic Psychiatrist
Alt. title: The Color Blind Killer [AVPRO]
Alt. title: The Barbara Brooks Case
29th October 1947 Greed Causes Murder
Alt. title: Mr Ritchie's Loss [AVPRO]
Alt. title:: The Old Man's Car [AVPRO] (See August 14th 1949)
5th November 1947 Diathermy Machine
12th November 1947 The Case of the Hasty Hearse
19th November 1947 A Political Frame-Up
26th November 1947 The Case of the Five Hundred Lemons
3rd December 1947 Playing With Fire
10th December 1947 The Case of the Confused Cadillacs
17th December 1947 The Saint Goes Underground
Alt. Title: Connolly Silver Mine [AVPRO]
24th December 1947 The Nineteen Santa Clauses
31st December 1947 The Case of the Chilly Corpse
7th January 1948 Open Season on Saints
14th January 1948 The Second Case of the Chilly Corpse
21st January 1948 Crime Wave
28th January 1948 The Case of the Ardent Artichoke
4th February 1948 The Disappearing Dentist
11th February 1948 The Case of the Warmblooded Ghost
18th February 1948 Retribution
25th February 1948 The Case of the Cigar Store Indian
3rd March 1948 The Case of the Unhappy Homicide
10th March 1948 The Death of a Fighter
17th March 1948 The Saint is Framed
24th March 1948 The Case of the Unkindest Cut
31st March 1948 The Jewels of Fang Ta
7th April 1948 The Latest Style in Murder
14th April 1948 The Case of the Lopsided Triangle
21st April 1948 Hard Money
28th April 1948 The Case of the Indiscreet Parakeet
5th May 1948 Tiger by the Tail
12th May 1948 Jail Break
19th May 1948 With No Tomorrow
26th May 1948 The Case of the Blonde Who Lost Her Head
Alt. title: Fake Amnesia Killer [AVPRO]
2nd June 1948 Pearls Before Swine
9th June 1948 The Case of the Department Store Dummy
16th June 1948 Night Club Story
23rd June 1948 The Fence
Mutual Broadcasting System
Some shows sponsored by Ford Dealers of America, Simon Templar playedby Vincent Price
10th July 1949 Blackmail
17th July 1949 Murder for Buried Treasure
24th July 1949 Family Gun-Play
31st July 1949 The Saint Goes Underground
Alt. Title: Connolly Silver Mine [AVPRO, AIC and Boxtree]
7th August 1949 Rare Painting Smugglers
14th August 1949 Greed Causes Murder
Alt. titles: The Old Man's Car & Mr Ritchie's Loss [AVPRO, AIC and Boxtree]
Alt. title: Fancy Dan Wants Old Man's Car [Novak]
21st August 1949 A Political Frame-Up
28th August 1949 Baseball Team Shooting
4th September 1949 Death of a Fighter
11th September 1949 Retribution
18th September 1949 A Schitzophrenic Psychiatrist
Alt. title: The Color Blind Killer [AVPRO, AIC, Novak, Vintage]
Alt. title: Actress Pushed From Ship [Novak, Piletic]
25th September 1949 Political Intrigue
2nd October 1949 The Latest Style in Murder
9th October 1949 Hard Money
16th October 1949 The Case of the Warm Blooded Ghost
23rd October 1949 The Second Case of the Chilly Corpse
30th October 1949 The Case of the Indiscreet Parakeet
6th November 1949 The Case of the Unhappy Homicide
Alt. title: Prove I Killed Carter [AVPRO]
13th November 1949 The Case of the Blonde Who Lost her Head
Alt. title: Fake Amnesia Killer [AVPRO, AIC, Boxtree, Novak]
Alt. title: Dorothy Moore Wanted for Murder [Novak]
20th November 1949 The Disappearing Dentist
28th November 1949 The Case of the Lopsided Triangle
4th December 1949 The Saint is Framed
11th December 1949 Bookstore
18th December 1949 The Case of the Department Store Dummy
25th December 1949 The Nineteen Santa Clauses
1st January 1950 The Case of the Chilly Corpse
8th January 1950 The Cake That Killed
Alt. title: The Case of Missing Cake [AVPRO, Vintage]
15th January 1950 Pearls before Swine
22nd January 1950 The Case of the Lonesome Slab
Alt. title: Murder in the Theater [AVPRO]
29th January 1950 A Gangster District Attorney
5th Feb. 1950 The Murderous Music Box
12th Feb. 1950 The Fence
19th Feb. 1950 The Stiff Swami
26th Feb. 1950 The Case of the Hasty Hearse
5th March 1950 Jail Break
12th March 1950 The Girl With the Canvasback Bag
19th March 1950 For the Record
26th March 1950 The Case of the Two-Headed Girl
2nd April 1950 Design for Murder
9th April 1950 One Artichoke to Go
16th April 1950 The Non-Visiting Visitor
23rd April 1950 Husband Without Future
30th April 1950 Murder of a Champion
7th May 1950 Twin Killing
14th May 1950 The Bilious Baron
21st May 1950 The Mummy's Mummy
28th May 1950 The Damp Dilemma
NBC Radio Network
Simon Templar still played by Vincent Price
11th June 1950 The Sinister Sneeze
Alt. title: The Prize Fighter [AVPRO]
Alt. title: Prize Fighter [AIC]
18th June 1950 A Sonata for Slayers
Alt. title: The Music Murder [AVPRO]
Alt. title: Music Murder [AIC]
Alt. title: The Music Manuscript Murder
25th June 1950 The Dangerous Diaper
2nd July 1950 A Real Gone Guy
Alt. title: Search for a Killer [AVPRO and AIC]
Alt. title: Music Can be Murder [Radio Showcase]
9th July 1950 The Problem of the Peculiar Payoff
Alt. title: Contract on the Saint [AVPRO and AIC]
Alt. title: Contract for the Saint
16th July 1950 Follow the Leader
Alt. title: Death of the Saint [AVPRO and AIC]
Alt. title: Hitler Protege
23rd July 1950 The Frightened Author
Alt. title: The Fighter's Contract [AVPRO]
Alt. title: Fighter's Contract [AIC]
Alt. title: The Fighter's Story
30th July 1950 The Case of the Previewed Crime
Alt. title: The Author of Murder [AVPRO]
Alt. title: Author of Murder [AIC]
6th August 1950 The Corpse said Ouch
Alt. title: The Frances Blake Case
13th August 1950 Reflection on Murder
20th August 1950 Dossier on a Damsel in Distress
22nd August 1950 The Case of the Lonesome Slab
Alt. title: Murder in the Theater [AVPRO,
27th August 1950 Cupid and the Corpse
Alt. title: The Tony Cartega Case
3rd September 1950 Baseball Murder
10th September 1950 The Horrible Hamburger
(NB: For the following two episodes Barry Sullivan took over the lead
from Vincent Price)
17th September 1950 The Ghost that Giggled
Alt. title: The Key
24th September 1950 Dossier on a Doggone Dog
Alt. title: It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Show was cancelled for five weeks
Simon Templar once more played by Vincent Price.
29th October 1950 It's Snow Use
Alt. title: Wanted as a Husband [AVPRO and AIC]
Alt. title: The Saint Gets Married [Piletic]
5th November 1950 Miss Godby 's School For Girls
Alt. title: The Kidnapped Daughter [AVPRO]
Alt. title: A Kidnapped Daughter [AIC]
12th November 1950 The Dame on the Doorstep
Alt. title: The Return of Harry Morgan [AVPRO]
Alt. title: The Wendy Brown Case
19th November 1950 No Hiding Place
Alt. title: Murder Plot in Prison [AVPRO]
Alt. title: The Nancy Paycheck Case [Cavanaugh]
26th November 1950 The Terrible Tintype
Alt. title: The Missing Picture [AVPRO]
3rd December 1950 Martin Hickerson, Private Eye
Alt. title: The Young Detective [AVPRO]
Alt. title: Playing at Detective [Piletic]
10th December 1950 The Chiseling Chimpanzee
Alt. title: The Monkey [AVPRO]
17th December 1950 Simon Minds the Baby
Alt. title: The Fight [AVPRO, Piletic]
24th December 1950 Santa Claus is no Saint
Alt. title: Christmas Eve Problems [AVPRO]
Alt. title: The Christmas Eve Problem
31st December 1950 The Grim Reaper
7th January 1951 Ladies Never Lie--Much
Wrong title: The Alive/Dead Husband [AVPRO]
14th January 1951 Simon Takes a Curtain Call
Alt. title: The Actor [AVPRO]
Alt. title: Mercer Bennet [Boxtree]
Alt. title: The Mercer Bennett Case [Tumber]
21st January 1951 Tuba or not Tuba, That is the Question
Alt. title: The Tuba Player [AVPRO, Piletic]
4th Feb. 1951 The Carnival Murder
Alt. title: The Carnival [AVPRO, Piletic]
11th Feb. 1951 The Bride Who Lost Her Groom
Alt. title: The Missing Bridegroom [AVPRO]
18th Feb. 1951 Next of Kin
Alt. title: The Noon Deadline [AVPRO, Piletic]
25th Feb. 1951 The Big Swindle
Alt. title: The Amnesia Victim [AVPRO, Piletic]
Alt. title: Mr Sugar
4th March 1951 The What-Not What Got Hot
Alt. title: The Furniture Move [AVPRO]
Alt. title: The Mae Owen Case
Alt. title: Stolen Furniture [Piletic]
11th March 1951 Button, Button...
Alt. title: The Shipboard Mystery [AVPRO]
Alt. title: The Roland P. Archibald Case
Alt. title: Stolen Paintings [Piletic]
18th March 1951 The Birds and Bees of East Orange
Alt. title: The Bookstore Murder [AVPRO, Piletic]
Alt. title: The Claire Wayne Case
25th March 1951 Formula for Death
Alt. title: The Intruder [AVPRO]
Alt. title: The Orlando Button Case
Alt. title: The Formula [Piletic]
1st April 1951 Simon Carries the Ivy
Alt. title: College Campus Threat [AVPRO]
8th April 1951 The Ghosts Who Came to Dinner
Alt. title: Hawthorn House Mystery [AVPRO]
15th April 1951 The Strange Bedfellows
Alt. title: The Mayor's Son [AVPRO]
22nd April 1951 The Lady Who Leaned
Alt. title: The Missing Gun [AVPRO, Pickett]
Alt. title: Mady North
Alt. title: The Lady Has a Gun
29th April 1951 Fishes Gotta Eat
Alt. title: The Missing Husband [AVPRO, Pickett]
6th May 1951 Win and Lose
13th May 1951 The Girl With the Built-In Springs
Simon Templar played by Tom Conway
20th May 1951 Pin No Roses on my Corpse
Alt. title: The Red Rose [AVPRO]
27th May 1951 The Children's Crusade
Alt. title: Military Instructor [AVPRO]
3rd June 1951 The Girl With the Lower Berth
Alt. title: The Train [AVPRO]
10th June 1951 The Funny Man
17th June 1951 The Girl Who Had the Midgets
24th June 1951 Peter the Great
1st July 1951 Death of a Cowboy
Alt. title: The Cowboy [AVPRO]
8th July 1951 Satan's Angels
Alt. title: The Missing Angel [AVPRO, Pickett]
15th July 1951 No, My Darling Daughter
Alt. title: The Nursemaid [AVPRO, Pickett]
22nd July 1951 The Big Deal
29th July 1951 The Case of the Lop-Sided Triangle
5th August 1951 The Perfumed Blonde Case
12th August 1951 The Pickpocket Case
19th August 1951 A Picture of a Politician
26th August 1951 The Prize Fight Case
2nd September 1951 The Fishing Boat Case
9th September 1951 The Fish Case
16th September 1951 The Round-Robin Murders
23rd September 1951 The Missing Witness Case
30th September 1951 The Baggage Check Case
7th October 1951 The Big Shakedown
14th October 1951 The Ex-Con Case
21st October 1951 The Bracelet
BBC Radio 4
Simon Templar played by Paul Rhys, scripts adapted from the original Charteris.
August 28th 1995 Saint Overboard
September 4th 1995 The Saint Closes the Case
September 11th 1995 The Saint Plays With Fire