"Inner Sanctum Mysteries" was a radio horror anthology series that was aired on Blue Network from 7 January 1941 till 5 October 1952 in the USA. There was a total of 527 episodes in the series. There is less than 200 episodes that have survived. After the success of the series, an Australian version of the show was aired in 1952, running for 50 episodes. In 1958 the Australian version was retitled as "The Creaking Door" and ran until 1959. In 1964 "The Creaking Door" opened once more, this time in South Africa. Many well known and established actors were featured in the series, including Mason Adams, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Raymond Massy, Mercedes McCambridge, Agnus Moorehead, Santos Ortega, Simone Simon, and Richard Widmark. The original show was hosted by Raymond Edward Johnson as "Raymond". He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin USA on 24 July 1911, and dies in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA on 15 August 2001. He commenced is working life as a bank teller. He studied acting at Goodman School of Drama in Chicago (USA); and began his radio career in the Chicago area. Radio shows that he worked on included "Welcome Valley" (1932-1937) as Bill Sutter, and "The National Farm and Home Hour" as the Forest Ranger. In 1941, he was cast as "Raymond", host of "Inner Sanctum Mysteries". He continued as the host until 15 May 1945 when en enlisted in the USA army. After leaving the army, he was to host the radio show "Tales of Tomorrow" in 1953. He also was in television and radio series including "Big Sister", "The Guiding Light", "Brave Tomorrow", "Kate Hokins", "Angel of Mercy", "Valiant Lady", "Mr. District Attorney", "Calling All Cars", "Don Winslow of the Navy", "Mandrake the Magician", "Cavalcade of America", "Gangbusters", "Dimension X", "X Minus One", "Words at War", "Famous Jury Trials" and "Cloak and Dagger".

Berry Kroeger	Paul McGrath

After Johnson left the series, Berry Kroeger stood in for four episodes, then with Paul McGrath taking over until the series ended in 1952. Berry Kroeger was born in Alamo Heights, San Antonio, Texas, USA, and died in Los Angeles, California, USA on 4 January 1991. Kroeger performed on stage, radio (including Orson Welles's "Mystery Theatre of the Air"), movies and television; with his last appearance being in a television episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati". Paul Owen McGrath was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA on 11 April 1904, and died in London, England, United Kingdom 13 April 1978. McGrath perfomed on radio, movies and television. In 1954 McGrath would continue his connection with the series, by hosting a television version known as "Inner Sanctum". A number of episodes of "Inner Sanctum Mysteries" were reedited and presented by Peter Lorre for Armed Forces Radio Service as part of "Mystery Playhouse". Listen to some of the surviving episodes, though some are the re-edited version featuring the voice of Peter Lorre. You will require Realtime Player to hear these episodes. Access your free download of Realtime Player here.

Dead Freight 18 May 1941	Death is a Joker 25 May 1941	The Tell-Tale Heart 3 August 1941	Island of Death 7 December 1941
The Man from Yesterday 21 December 1941	The Dead Walk at Night 20 September 1942	Beyond the Grave 19 December 1942	Death across the Board 5 June 1943
Birdsong for a Murderer 14 February 1944	Death Is a Joker 10 June 1944	The Voice on the Wire 29 November 1944	The Color Blind Formula 6 December 1944
Desert Death 9 January 1945	Claudia 6 March 1945	The Lost Refrain 6 March 1945	The Bog Oak Necklace 10 April 1945
The Judas Clock 17 April 1945	Song of the Slasher 24 April 1945	The Girl and the Gallows 1 May 1945	The Black Art 15 May 1945
Dead to Rights 22 May 1945	Musical Score 29 May 1945	Death across the Board 5 June 1945	Portrait of Death 12 June 1945
Deadmans Holiday 19 June 1945	Dead Mans Debt 26 June 1945	Dead Mans Deal 28 August 1945	Terror by Night 18 September 1945
The Lonely Sleep 25 September 1945	The Shadow of Death 2 October 1945	Death by Scripture 9 October 1945	Till Death Do Us Part 16 October 1945
Corridor of Doom 23 October 1945	Elixer Number 4 30 October 1945	The Man Who Couldn't Die 30 October 1945	The Wailing Wall 6 November 1945
The Dark Chamber 11 December 1945	The Undead 18 December 1945	Skeleton Bay 5 February 1946	Death in the Limelight 12 February 1946
The Man Who Couldnt Die 12 February 1946	I Walk in the Night 26 February 1946	Strands of Death 12 March 1946	Death Is a Double-Crosser 26 March 1946
Make Ready My Grave 23 April 1946	You Could Die Laughing 7 May 1946	Detour to Terror 21 May 1946	Eight Steps to Murder 4 June 1946
Spectre of the Rose 19 August 1946	Murder Always Comes at Midnite 9 September 1946	Ghosts Always Get the Last Laugh 23 September 1946	The Dead Laugh 23 September 1946
No Rest for the Dead 25 November 1946	Birdsong for a Murderer 22 June 1947	Over My Dead Body 23 June 1947	Till Death Do Us Part 27 October 1947
Tempo in Blood 12 January 1948	Death Demon 5 July 1948	Murder Takes a Honeymoon 26 July 1948	Death of a Doll 18 October 1948
Cause of Death 6 December 1948	Murder Faces East 13 December 1948	Between Two Worlds 20 December 1948	Fearful Voyage 3 January 1949
Murder Comes to Life 10 January 1949	Mark My Grave 17 January 1949	The Deadly Dummy 24 January 1949	Devils Fortune 31 January 1949
Death Demon 7 February 1949	Birdsong for a Murderer 14 February 1949	Only the Dead Die Twice 21 March 1949	Appointment with Death 28 March 1949
The Death Deal 18 April 1949	Death Wears a Lonely Smile 4 May 1949	Corpse in a Cab 23 May 1949	Deadly Fare 18 July 1949
Mind over Matter 22 August 1949	No Rest for the Dead 24 August 1949	Death's Little Brother 29 August 1949	The Vengeful Corpse 12 September 1949
Catch a Killer 3 October 1949	The Devil's Workshop 10 October 1949	Image of Death 17 October 1949	A Corpse for Halloween 31 October 1949
Wish to Kill 14 November 1949	Beyond the Grave 19 December 1949	Skeleton Bay 30 January 1950	Murder Mansion 27 March 1950
Beneficiary Death 17 April 1950	Death for Sale 13 July 1950	Twice Dead 6 November 1950	Beyond the Grave 4 December 1950
The Unforgiving Corpse 28 May 1951	Birdsong for a Murderer 22 June 1952	Terror by Night 29 June 1952	Death for Sale 13 July 1952
The Listener 20 July 1952	Murder Prophet 27 July 1952	Murder off the Record 3 August 1952	Magic Tile 10 August 1952
No Rest for the Dead 24 August 1952	Strange Passenger 31 August 1952	Till Death Do Us Part 14 September 1952	The Dead Walk at Night 28 September 1952
Dead Pays the Freight 5 October 1952			The Judas Clock 17 April 1945

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