Box 13 - "The Dowager and Dan Holiday" (Old Time Radio, 2012)
Published: September 22, 2026
Duration: 27:37
Box 13 presents “The Dowager and Dan Holiday,” episode 22 of the syndicated mystery series, originally broadcast January 16, 1949. Alan Ladd stars as former newspaperman and mystery writer Dan Holiday.
When Holiday answers a letter addressed to his Star-Times Box 13 advertisement, wealthy recluse Mathilda Courtland draws him into an unusual high-society charade by introducing him as her fiancé. As he plays along, Holiday tries to uncover the reason behind her request—and its connection to a troubling family marriage plan.
Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio f...
When Holiday answers a letter addressed to his Star-Times Box 13 advertisement, wealthy recluse Mathilda Courtland draws him into an unusual high-society charade by introducing him as her fiancé. As he plays along, Holiday tries to uncover the reason behind her request—and its connection to a troubling family marriage plan.
Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio f...