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Hastings Mystery Theater

Hastings Mystery Theater

by Dan LaClair

Film History Film Reviews

Bulldog Drummonds Peril (1938) movie intro

"Welcome back to another thrilling episode of the Hastings Mystery Theater. I am your host and mystery master, Randall Schaefer. Tonight, we pull back the curtain on a 1938 cinematic gem that packs mystery, murder, and international intrigue into a crisp 66 minutes. Prepare yourselves as we dive deep into the shadows of London and the snow-capped peaks of Switzerland to uncover the secrets behind Bulldog Drummond’s Peril..."

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The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) movie intro

WHODUNIT/MYSTERY (MOVIE INTRO ONLY- find entire movie on (Hastings Mystery Theater YouTube) Detective Ellery Queen's vacation is interrupted when murder strikes next door to his oceanside cabin. DirectorLewis D. Collins WritersFrederic Dannay Manfred Lee Albert DeMond StarsHelen Twelvetrees Donald Cook Berton Churchill

The Panther Claw (1942) movie intro

Hey! Tonight on Hastings Mystery Theater, we’re diving into a forgotten gem from 1942—"The Panther's Claw." Here is Randall Schafer's introduction to the film, followed by a quick breakdown of the mystery. When a mild-mannered wigmaker is caught scaling a cemetery wall at midnight, he claims he is being blackmailed by a shadowy figure known only as "The Black Panther." The case takes a deadly turn when an opera singer is found murdered, leaving behind a trail of red herrings and a single animal paw print. It is up to Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt to use deduction and science to unmask the killer before they strike again. LOOK FOR THE FULL MOVIE ON YOUTUBE- Hastings Mystery Theater

Hastings Mystery Theater "WHO ARE WE?" by Derick Smith

Derick tells our story, our beginnings and history.

A Night of Adventure (1944) movie intro

A Night of Adventure (1944) When workaholic defense attorney Mark Latham (Tom Conway) repeatedly neglects his wife Erica, she packs her bags and finds solace in the arms of an artist named Tony Clair. But when Tony is framed for the murder of an ex-girlfriend, a desperate Erica begs her estranged husband to take the case. Mark agrees, setting the stage for a tense courtroom battle where he must navigate a bitter love triangle, clear his rival, and unmask the real killer before time runs out. To see full movie find it on our YouTube channel (Hastings Mystery Theater)

Sing a song about Hastings Mystery Theater

a jazzy nightclub retro-sounding song about Hastings Mystery Theater

Let's Talk Mystery Films

Derick shares some great information on what's coming in the near future as well as some other interesting mystery movie tidbits

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942) full movie audio

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942) full movie audio and includes a movie introduction by Randall Schaefer...see full visual movie on our YouTube Channel (Hastings Mystery Theater)

The Adventures of Sam Spade-by Randall Schaefer

The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective was a highly popular, award-winning old-time radio series that aired from 1946 to 1951 across ABC, CBS, and NBC. Based loosely on the hard-boiled San Francisco private eye created by Dashiell Hammett in The Maltese Falcon, the radio show took a distinctly more tongue-in-cheek and sardonic approach to the character than the darker novel or the famous 1941 Humphrey Bogart film noir.

The Sam and Guiana Sovereign Caper-July-12-1946

The story kicks off when shipping company owner Bernard F. Gilmore is reportedly robbed and murdered. Shortly after, Gilmore’s business partner, Emil Tonescu, hires private investigator Sam Spade to find a rare, missing coin called the Guiana Sovereign that was stolen from the "dead" man. Tonescu claims the coin holds immense sentimental value.

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