Small House of Everything

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Thursday, July 10, 2025

HOMICIDE O'KANE: THE KILLER WHO RETURNED FROM THE DEAD AS THE CLOCK STRUCK THE HOUR (MARCH 2, 1943)

A nearly forgotten radio show from the Blue Network.  As far as I can tell, this is the only episode of  Homicide O'Kane extant.  O'Kane is played by Bud Heistand, better known as a radio announcer (The Rudy Valee Show, Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical KnowledgeThe Grerat Gildesleeve, The Mel Blanc Show).  Also festured is Dick LeGrand, perhaps best known for playing Peavey in The Great Gildersleeve.  Also featured in this episode were Howard McNear (Floyd the Barber on The Andy Griffith Show), Sarah Selby (Prissy the Elephant in Dumbo, and Aunt Gertrude in Disney's The Hardy Boys), Harry Lang (Pancho in The Cisco Kid radio show, and, from 1940 to 1953, he provided the vocal effects for Tom in the Tom and Jerry cartoons), and Grey Colby (I know nothing about him).  Walter Arnold was the announcer.  

Tough homicide detective O'Kane gets a phone call from a man who is about to be murdered.

It should be noted that the solution to the case does not hold water, but what can you expect from a short-lived, little-known radio show?

Enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OT0ql1I91U

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