Dan Holiday
Created by Russell Hughes

Radio's Box 13 starred Alan Ladd as former newshawk turned free-lance writer DAN HOLIDAY who advertised for material for his stories. The ad read "Adventure wanted; will go anywhere, do anything - Box 13."

He would generally solve a mystery in the process, and return to his office in time to enjoy a hearty laugh at the expense of Suzi, his amusingly (?) stupid secretary. He would certainly not meet the strictest requirements for private eyes (not licensed, collected no fees from clients), but I think we should sretch the definitions to sneak him in under the rope.

RADIO

• BOX 13
  (1948-49, Mutual/Syndicated)
  52 30-minute episodes
  Written by Russell Hughes
  Produced by Richard Sanville
  Announcer/Director: Vern Carstensen
  Music by Rudy Schrager
  A Mayfair Productions
  Starring Alan Ladd As DAN HOLIDAY
  with Sylvia Picker As Suzi
  Guest stars: Lurene Tuttle, Alan Reed, Betty Lou Gerson, Luis Van Rooten, John Beal, Frank Lovejoy.

• "First Letter" (August 22, 1948)
• "Insurance Fraud Scheme" (August 29, 1948)
• "Suzi Quits Paper To Work For Dan" (September 5, 1948)
• "'Time For Drama' Radio Show" (September 12, 1948)
• "Extra, Extra" (September 19, 1948)
• "The Boat 'Ruthie J'" (September 26, 1948)
• "George Flit, Detective" (October 3, 1948)
• "Rendezvous In The Park At Night" (October 10, 1948)
• "Robert M. Chase Book Of Poems" (October 17, 1948)
• "Maria, Theater Ticket, Murder" (October 24, 1948)
• "Catherine Daily" (October 31, 1948)
• "Triple Cross" (November 7, 1948)
• "Damsel In Distress" (November 14, 1948)
• "Diamond In The Sky" (November 21, 1948)
• "Double Right Cross" (November 28, 1948)
• "Look Pleasent, Please" (December 5, 1948)
• "The Haunted Artist" (December 12, 1948)
• "The Sad Night" (December 19, 1948)
• "Hot Box" (December 26, 1948)
• "The Better Man" 20 (January 2, 1949)
• "The Professor And The Puzzle" (January 9, 1949)
• "The Dowager And Dan Holiday" (January 16, 1949)
• "Three To Die" (January 23, 1949)
• "The Philanthropist" (January 30, 1949)
• "Last Will And Nursery Rhyme" (February 06, 1949)
• "Delinquent Dilemma" (February 13, 1949)
• "Flash Of Light" (February 20, 1949)
• "Hare And Hounds" (February 27, 1949)
• "Hunt And Peck" (March 6, 1949)
• "Death Is A Doll" (March 13, 1949)
• "113.5" (March 20, 1949)
• "Dan And The Wonderful Lamp" (March 27, 1949)
• "Tempest In A Casserole" (April 3, 1949)
• "Mexican Maze" (April 10, 1949)
• "Sealed Instructions" (April 17, 1949)
• "Find Me, Find Death" (April 24, 1949)
• "Much Too Lucky" (May 1, 1949)
• "One Of These Four" (May 8, 1949)
• "Daytime Nightmare" (May 15, 1949)
• "Death Is No Joke" (May 22, 1949)
• "The Treasure Of Hang Lee" (May 29, 1949)
• "Design For Danger" (June 5, 1949)
• "The Dead Man Walks" (June 12, 1949)
• "Killer At Large" (June 19, 1949)
• "Speed To Burn" (June 26, 1949)
• "House Of Darkness" 46 (July 03, 1949)
• "Double Trouble" (July 10, 1949)
• "The Biter Bitten" (July 17, 1949)
• "The Perfect Crime" (July 24, 1949)
• "Archemedes Ane The Roman" (July 31, 1949)
• "The Clay Pidgeon" (August 07, 1949)
• "Round Robin" (August 14, 1949)

Respectfully submitted by Ron DeSourdis.

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