Murder Goes for a Swim

The Spence! This is the man in black here again to introduce Columbia's program, The Spence. Heading our Star Hollywood cast tonight is Mr. Warren William and with him is Mr. Eric Bloor.

No fewer than nine times have these two gentlemen appeared together in screen thrillers based on the adventures of one of the most celebrated characters of modern crime fiction. This familiar character will speak to you now for the first time on the air, as with the The story called, Murder Goes for a Swim, and the performances of Warren William as Michael

Lanyard and Eric Bloor as Jamison. We again hope to keep you in. Suspense. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Allow me to introduce myself. Nowadays meeting me on the street, you'd most likely recognize me as Michael Lanyard and author of sorts.

But if you'll not be true free with the information, because I've been at some pains to allow by-gons to be by-gons, I was once known rather well by quite a different name. And there are still times when I find myself obliged, or should I say forced, to return to that character, to resort to the somewhat questionable talents of the lone wolf.

As a matter of fact, my presence here this evening is prompted by an uncontrollable desire to reminisce a little. Hey, Jameson? Oh, quite right, Mr. Lanyard. And if you pardon the gentleman's gentleman for saying so, sir, playing nip and tuck with the police, meeting lovely ladies, you pilfering an occasional gem, I living so

to speak from hand to pocket. Those were the days, sir. Yes, those were the days. It's coming of times, perhaps a touch of embezzlement here and there. And on our hold on, Jamison, if we are going to reminisce in public, I suggest we can find our recollections to our later period, when the lone wolf had become a