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Box Thirteen

Dan Holiday, retired newspaper man turned fiction writer and adventurer extraordinaire. To gain ideas for his books, he places an ad in the paper "Adventure wanted – will go anywhere, do anything – Box 13."

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Alan Ladd
All-time favorite Mystery-adventure (1948-49)

"Adventure wanted--
will go anywhere--
do anything--
Box 13."

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Alan Ladd publicity still.Box 13Alan Ladd plays Dan Holiday, retired newspaper man turned fiction writer and adventurer extraordinaire. To gain ideas for his books, he places an ad in the paper "Adventure wanted – will go anywhere, do anything – Box 13."

Needless to say, Box 13 becomes jammed with adventures galore, from psycho killer letters to birds carrying secret messages beneath their wings. Mr. Holiday always had more adventure than he had originally sought, because those who responded to his ad never revealed all of their glorious, unusual, and sometimes creepy details until they met in person and the adventure had already begun.

Suzy (played by Silvia Picker), Holiday's scattery secretary, adds touches of humor to this mystery-adventure seat-clinching program.Box 13 was produced by Mayfair Productions, a company run by Alan Ladd and Richard Sandville. The name came from Mayfair Restaurant, which Alan and Richard owned during WWII. Mayfair Productions also produced the hair-raising show, The Unexpected. In addition to producing Box 13, Alan Ladd also wrote most of the Box 13 shows.

See also The Alan Ladd Collection, Douglas of the World, and Hardboiled Detectives.

Alan Ladd on the microphone.

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    You don't hear much about Alan Ladd nowadays and yet he had an excellent radio series, Box 13, and many good movies such as Shane, and the fact he started as a radio star in many soap operas. He married a well known talent agent, Sue Carol and she carefully guided his career getting him a contract at Paramount Studies. Together they built a production company, Mayfair Productions, which among many things produced his radio show. Unfortunately he came to a tragic end turning to alcohol and died alone early in life.

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    My mother worked at the Donnelley Printing Company in the early 1940s, and her job was to emboss in gold the names of buyers of encyclopedias. Half a century later (she's 94 now), she is still proud of the fact that she's the person who put Alan Ladd's name on his encyclopedia set!

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    I loved box 13 and wished it could have been a series or movie.

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    I am concurrently enjoying "Box 13," "Let George Do It," and "Bulldog Drummond." Seems all three shows share the same basic premise: An ad is placed in the paper looking for adventure and offering help to others, by a guy who is either bored or looking for "material." "Box 13" and "George" begin the same way, with the letter being read aloud, beginning with the sender and fading into finishing by the recipient. Of course, "Drummond" started as novels by "Sapper" McNeile and movies starring Ronald Colman, Ray Milland, and others. The novels and films are very entertaining.

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    I've listened to all, Box 13. They were worth the time.

    Ken Verified Purchase

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    I prefer box 13 over the others but like them all

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    I really enjoy Box 13, even though I find Alan Ladd's acting a bit stilted, but for pure entertainment and a relaxing listen this is one of my go to shows. Whenever I am filling out a form with box numbers, the "Box 13...Box 13..." of the intro come to my mind!

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    I listen to Box 13 with Alan Ladd. It was the case about a friend who should have been left millions but his grandpa just left him his house. It was good, I have to listen to more of these

    Bruce Verified Purchase

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    That used to be my favorite OTR. At one point I had every episode

    Sam

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    it’s too bad it only lasted a year. Would have been a great tv show

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    I think the show was produced by Ladd's production company so it must have been his decision to quit.

    Walt Verified Purchase

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    I like shows like Box 13, Let George Do It and Rocky Fortune where the protagonist encounters all sorts of unusual people and situation not necessarily crime-related.

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    Excellent series. As someone that simply loves the "radio" era 1930-1950's Box 13 has stories that are timeless and yet nostalgic, making me want to relive a simpler time is life.

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    I enjoyed listening to Box 13. The stories were very interesting.

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    That used to be my favorite OTR. At one point I had every episode

    Sam

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    it’s too bad it only lasted a year. Would have been a great tv show

    Bruce

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    It seems that a show, well I like always is short. Well not all Johnny Dollar

    Sam

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    Does anyone know why it didn’t last?

    Sam

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    I think the show was produced by Ladd's production company so it must have been his decision to quit.

    Walt Verified Purchase

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    I like shows like Box 13, Let George Do It and Rocky Fortune where the protagonist encounters all sorts of unusual people and situation not necessarily crime-related.

    Brett Verified Purchase

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    I found out about Let George do it. I really like that. Not a fan of Rocky Fortune

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      52 shows - total playtime 23 hours 1 minutes
      1. Box 13 01 First Letter.mp3
      2. Box 13 02 Insurance Fraud.mp3
      3. Box 13 03 Blackmail Is Murder.mp3
      4. Box 13 04 Actors Alibi.mp3
      5. Box 13 05 Extra Extra.mp3
      6. Box 13 06 Shanghaied.mp3
      7. Box 13 07 Short Assignment.mp3
      8. Box 13 08 Double Mothers.mp3
      9. Box 13 09 Book Of Poems.mp3
      10. Box 13 10 Great Torino.mp3
      11. Box 13 11 Suicide Or Murder.mp3
      12. Box 13 12 Triple Cross.mp3
      13. Box 13 13 Damsel In Distress.mp3
      14. Box 13 14 Diamond In Sky.mp3
      15. Box 13 15 Double Right Cross.mp3
      16. Box 13 16 Look Pleasant Please.mp3
      17. Box 13 17 Haunted Artist.mp3
      18. Box 13 18 Sad Night.mp3
      19. Box 13 19 Hot Box.mp3
      20. Box 13 20 Better Man.mp3
      21. Box 13 21 Professor And Puzzle.mp3
      22. Box 13 22 Dowager And Dan Holiday.mp3
      23. Box 13 23 Three To Die.mp3
      24. Box 13 24 Philanthropist.mp3
      25. Box 13 25 Last Will And Nursery Rhyme.mp3
      26. Box 13 26 Delinquents Dilemma.mp3
      27. Box 13 27 Flash Of Light.mp3
      28. Box 13 28 Hare And Hounds.mp3
      29. Box 13 29 Hunt And Peck.mp3
      30. Box 13 30 Death Is Doll.mp3
      31. Box 13 31 One One Three Point Five.mp3
      32. Box 13 32 Dan And Wonderful Lamp.mp3
      33. Box 13 33 Tempest In Casserole.mp3
      34. Box 13 34 Mexican Maze.mp3
      35. Box 13 35 Sealed Instructions.mp3
      36. Box 13 36 Find Me Find Death.mp3
      37. Box 13 37 Much Too Lucky.mp3
      38. Box 13 38 One Of These Four.mp3
      39. Box 13 39 Daytime Nightmare.mp3
      40. Box 13 40 Death Is No Joke.mp3
      41. Box 13 41 Treasure Of Hang Li.mp3
      42. Box 13 42 Design For Danger.mp3
      43. Box 13 43 Dead Man Walks.mp3
      44. Box 13 44 Killer At Large.mp3
      45. Box 13 45 Speed To Burn.mp3
      46. Box 13 46 House Of Darkness.mp3
      47. Box 13 47 Double Trouble.mp3
      48. Box 13 48 Biter Bitten.mp3
      49. Box 13 49 Perfect Crime.mp3
      50. Box 13 50 Archimedes And Roman.mp3
      51. Box 13 51 Clay Pigeon.mp3
      52. Box 13 52 Round Robin.mp3

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      52 shows - total playtime 23 hours 1 minutes
      1. Box 13 01 First Letter.mp3
      2. Box 13 02 Insurance Fraud.mp3
      3. Box 13 03 Blackmail Is Murder.mp3
      4. Box 13 04 Actors Alibi.mp3
      5. Box 13 05 Extra Extra.mp3
      6. Box 13 06 Shanghaied.mp3
      7. Box 13 07 Short Assignment.mp3
      8. Box 13 08 Double Mothers.mp3
      9. Box 13 09 Book Of Poems.mp3
      10. Box 13 10 Great Torino.mp3
      11. Box 13 11 Suicide Or Murder.mp3
      12. Box 13 12 Triple Cross.mp3
      13. Box 13 13 Damsel In Distress.mp3
      14. Box 13 14 Diamond In Sky.mp3
      15. Box 13 15 Double Right Cross.mp3
      16. Box 13 16 Look Pleasant Please.mp3
      17. Box 13 17 Haunted Artist.mp3
      18. Box 13 18 Sad Night.mp3
      19. Box 13 19 Hot Box.mp3
      20. Box 13 20 Better Man.mp3
      21. Box 13 21 Professor And Puzzle.mp3
      22. Box 13 22 Dowager And Dan Holiday.mp3
      23. Box 13 23 Three To Die.mp3
      24. Box 13 24 Philanthropist.mp3
      25. Box 13 25 Last Will And Nursery Rhyme.mp3
      26. Box 13 26 Delinquents Dilemma.mp3
      27. Box 13 27 Flash Of Light.mp3
      28. Box 13 28 Hare And Hounds.mp3
      29. Box 13 29 Hunt And Peck.mp3
      30. Box 13 30 Death Is Doll.mp3
      31. Box 13 31 One One Three Point Five.mp3
      32. Box 13 32 Dan And Wonderful Lamp.mp3
      33. Box 13 33 Tempest In Casserole.mp3
      34. Box 13 34 Mexican Maze.mp3
      35. Box 13 35 Sealed Instructions.mp3
      36. Box 13 36 Find Me Find Death.mp3
      37. Box 13 37 Much Too Lucky.mp3
      38. Box 13 38 One Of These Four.mp3
      39. Box 13 39 Daytime Nightmare.mp3
      40. Box 13 40 Death Is No Joke.mp3
      41. Box 13 41 Treasure Of Hang Li.mp3
      42. Box 13 42 Design For Danger.mp3
      43. Box 13 43 Dead Man Walks.mp3
      44. Box 13 44 Killer At Large.mp3
      45. Box 13 45 Speed To Burn.mp3
      46. Box 13 46 House Of Darkness.mp3
      47. Box 13 47 Double Trouble.mp3
      48. Box 13 48 Biter Bitten.mp3
      49. Box 13 49 Perfect Crime.mp3
      50. Box 13 50 Archimedes And Roman.mp3
      51. Box 13 51 Clay Pigeon.mp3
      52. Box 13 52 Round Robin.mp3

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    1. Box 13 07 Short Assignment
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    1. Box 13 09 Book Of Poems
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    1. Box 13 11 Suicide Or Murder
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    1. Box 13 13 Damsel In Distress
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    1. Box 13 15 Double Right Cross
    2. Box 13 16 Look Pleasant Please
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    1. Box 13 17 Haunted Artist
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    1. Box 13 19 Hot Box
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    1. Box 13 23 Three To Die
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    1. Box 13 25 Last Will And Nursery Rhyme
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    1. Box 13 27 Flash Of Light
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    1. Box 13 29 Hunt And Peck
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    1. Box 13 31 One One Three Point Five
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    1. Box 13 33 Tempest In Casserole
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    1. Box 13 35 Sealed Instructions
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    1. Box 13 37 Much Too Lucky
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    1. Box 13 39 Daytime Nightmare
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