Tag Archives: 1950s

Microfilm, Spies and Journalistic Teamwork

Posted on August 13, 2026 by Bob Stepno

The Microfilm of Death is a Green Hornet adventure from 1952 that I’d somehow overlooked, even though it features one of my favorite Daily Sentinel reporters, photojournalist Cicker Benny, and a case of international intrigue. (It’s 1952 and of course … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Reporting Becomes a Cliffhanger

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Bob Stepno

Patrick Henry, Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton are among the news sources interviewed by a thorough, and presumably thoroughly fictional, newspaper reporter trying to get the backstory on the US Constitution before its signing in 1787. While Tom Farrell is … Continue reading →

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A mystery about a mystery

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Bob Stepno

Perhaps a pilot for a possible series, this is the only episode of “The Fabulous Mr. Manchester” I have seen in radio collectors’ logs online. It was an ABC broadcast on May 06, 1950. Fortunately, YouTube channels about radio mysteries … Continue reading →

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