Mystery Theater (radio series)
| Genre | Anthology/Crime drama |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | ABC |
| TV adaptations | Saber of London (1951-1960) |
| Starring | Robert Carroll (season 1) Les Damon (seasons 2-3) Douglas Chandler (season 1) James Westerfield (season 1) Walter Burke (seasons 2-3) |
| Announcer | Roger Foster |
| Written by | Robert Tallman |
| Original release | October 3, 1951 – June 30, 1954 |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 115 |
ABC Mystery Theater, also known as just simply Mystery Theater or Mystery Theatre, was an American radio anthology, crime and mystery series from the 1950s. The program starred originally, actor Robert Carroll in the title role of Inspector Mark Saber, a British detective from The Homicide Squad then by actor Les Damon for seasons two and three. The program also centered on Saber's assistant Sgt. Tim Maloney, originally portrayed by character actor James Westerfield for the first half of season one, actor Douglas Chandler for the second half of season one and finally by character actor Walter Burke for seasons two and three.
The program was broadcast over the ABC for 115 episodes and three seasons from October 3, 1951–June 30, 1954.
While ABC Radio broadcast ABC Mystery Theater, ABC Television broadcast a program with the same format, storyline, plot and characters entitled Saber of London in which actors Tom Conway and Donald Gray portrayed Mark Saber.Saber of London was broadcast over the American and National Broadcasting Companies from 1951–1960.
ABC Mystery Theater was broadcast from 1951-1954, with two original seasons of scripts and one season of repeats from the second season. Season one introduced Inspector Mark Saber of The Homicide Squad and his able assistant, Sergeant Tim Maloney. For season one, character actor Robert Carroll was heard as Inspector Mark Saber. Sergeant Tim Maloney was portrayed by James Westerfield then Douglas Chandler. For seasons two and three, Les Damon, of radio's The Adventures of the Falcon and The Adventures of the Thin Man played the part of Inspector Saber and Walter Burke played the part of Sgt. Maloney.
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