THE HAUNTING HOUR interpreted by Dick Judge  Jan. 25, 2006

This is another example of the mystery/suspense series of the 1940s. It ran
for a year with 52 episodes. It never hard a national sponsor but was syndi-
cated for its entire run. And none of the remaining programs give credit to
the cast, writers, producers, directors or anyone connected with the show. It
began with the ominouss "No. No. Stay where you are. Do not break the stillness
of this moment. For this is a time of mystery, a time when imagination is free
and moves swiftly forward... swiftly, silently. This is... The Haunting Hour".
And then began well scripted and acted stories of mystery and suspense. The
program closed once more with the narrator "From shadows and stillness, mystery
weaves a spell of strangest fascination, charging the mind with doubts and
fear, for mystery is a strange companion, a living memory in... The Haunting
Hour.

Below are two listings - the first in numerical order, the second in alpha-
betical order. It was difficult to assign the proper number to the shows be-
cause the program was syndicated and not all statons aired them in the same
order. All 52 Haunting Hours are in circulation.

          The author's email address is dickjudge@juno.com

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    Numerical order: This group has an accurate selection of show numbers

         01 Murder Wears a Strange Mask
         02 Bird of Death w/Parker Fennelly
         03 Old, Old Men
         04 Ptolemy's Grave
         05 Corpse There Was
         06 If the Shoe Fits
         07 Breakdown
         08 Case of the Lonesome Corpse
         09 Hands of Mr. Smith
         10 Homicide House  (Audition Show)
         11 Date in the Dark w/Frank Lovejoy
         12 Thought
         13 Uptown Express
         14 Unidentified Body
         15 Second Chance
         16 Revenge
         17 People in the House
         18 Occupation Murder
         19 Way of the Transgressor
         20 Ecclesiastics 1st Chapter, 2nd Verse
         21 Nocturne
         22 Skyscraper Mystery (aka Skyscraper Murder)
         23 Mystery of the Southern Star
         24 Out of the Night
         25 Cat Man
         26 Devil's Deep
         27 Tale of Darkness
         28 Title unknown
         29 Two Mrs. Brandts
         30 Title unknown
         31 Title unknown
         32 The Sixth Button
         33 Murder Is My Business
         34 Mento
         35 Lonesome Heart
         36 Title unknown
         37 Pale Hands That Kill
         38 Taping on the Window
         39 Death of Jonathon
         40 Title unknown
         41 Destination Unknown
         42 Title unknown
         43 Title unknown
         44 Title unknown
         45 Title unknown
         46 Title unknown
         47 Title unknown
         48 Title unknown
         49 Title unknown
         50 Title unknown
         51 Till Murder Do Us Part
         52 Dark Tower

   This group has either no known or accurate show numbers

         39 Assignment Death w/Frank Lovejoy
            Best Laid Plans
            Briefcase (R)
         11 Date With Destiny
            Dead Strike Back
         20 Death by Request
         38 Double Threat
            Dressed to Kill w/Frank Lovejoy
            Key to a Murder
            Likely Murder Story
         19 No Escape
            Out of Sight
            Perfect Crime
         41 Sinister Estate

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An alphabetical listing.  Those below with "*" are in author's collection)

       NO.    TITLE
       --  ---------
       00  Assignment Death*
       00  Best Laid Plans
       02  Bird of Death*
       07  Breakdown*
       00  Briefcase
       08  Case of the Lonesome Corpse, The*
       25  Cat Man*
       05  Corpse There Was*
       52  Dark Tower*
       11  Date in the Dark*
       00  Date with Destiny*
       00  Dead Strike Back, The
       00  Death by Request*
       39  Death of Jonathan*
       41  Destination Unknown*
       26  Devil's Deep*
       00  Double Threat*
       00  Dressed to Kill
       20  Ecclesiastes, 1st Chapter, 2nd Verse*
       09  Hands of Mr. Smith*
       10  Homicide House*
       06  If the Shoe Fits*
       00  Key to a Murder
       00  Likely Murder Story
       35  Lonesome Heart*
       34  Mento*
       33  Murder Is My Business*
       01  Murder Wears a Strange Mask*
       23  Mystery of the Southern Star*
       00  No Escape*
       21  Nocturne*
       18  Occupation: Murder*
       03  Old, Old Men*
       00  Out of Sight
       24  Out of the Night*
       37  Pale Hands That Kill*
       17  People in the House*
       00  Perfect Crime
       04  Ptolemy's Grave*
       16  Revenge*
       15  Second Chance*
       00  Sinister Estate*
       32  Sixth Button*
       22  Skyscraper Mystery* (not Skyscraper Murder)
       27  Tale of Darkness*
       38  Tapping on the Window*
       12  Thought*
       51  Till Murder Do Us Part*
       29  Two Mrs. Brants (or Brandts)*
       14  Unidentified Body*
       13  Uptown Express*
       19  Way of the Transgressor*