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Over My Dead Body

Inner Sanctum Mysteries · June 23, 1947 · 24 min · 3,246 words

The transcript of “Over My Dead Body”, an episode of Inner Sanctum Mysteries first broadcast June 23, 1947. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Inner Sanctum Mysteries plays Inner Sanctum Mysteries free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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This is your host, inviting you in for the speaking door. Come in, come in, want to? We're having a bit of a demonstration here tonight. Press the order magician is throwing a corpse in half.

And for an extra fee he'll throw the halves in half. But we'll have to take up a collection of quarters. Heh heh heh heh. He's so brave. He won't go out in the limbs. What's your land?

He's strictly a corter, man, only Martha. And if you ever wanted to decapitate anybody, remember, he gets $5 a head. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Tonight's inner sanctum mystery over my dead body is an original radio drama with my Robert Sloane.

And stars Larry Haines in the role of Robert with Vera Allen, it's Mary. That is now, friends. You've heard of dead men who turn over in their graves, haven't you? Well, tonight's story is about a grave that turns over on a dead man.

The casket was ordered from the local undertaking establishment. It was delivered to a private mostly a money of state of old Mr. Edgar Finley. But when it arrived his housekeeper couldn't understand why the eccentric old gentleman had purchased it.

Let the family take you order a casket for this man. I ordered him. I told him to put it downstairs. It's an encrypted mare to them. What do you want with a casket? Who is it for?

I don't be a larm Mary. I'm not nearly as eccentric as most people seem to think. I need that casket. I'm going to die tonight. What are you saying? I call the dine. No, no.

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