Episode 652 - Leading Men of Mystery: Dana Andrews (I Was a Communist for the FBI & Hollywood Sound Stage)

This week's Hollywood leading man turned radio detective is Dana Andrews, who starred on screen in Laura , Where the Sidewalk Ends , Boomerang , and more. On the air, Andrews played Matt Cvetic, undercover agent, in the syndicated series I Was a Communist for the FBI . We'll hear a pair of his adventures in Red-bashing: "Pit Viper" and "Jump to the Whip." Plus, Andrews plays a reporter out to clear a wrongfully convicted man in a radio adaptation of Call Northside 777 from Hollywood Sound Stage (originally aired on CBS on December 27, 1951).

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Episode 652 - Leading Men of Mystery: Dana Andrews (I Was a Communist for the FBI & Hollywood Sound Stage) is an episode from Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives) by Jack Mooney.

This episode is 01:32:20 long.

This episode was published on Jan 25, 2026.

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