Radio show - Nick Carter - The Drums of Death

Country:	USA / English

This is Alfred Bester's second script for the "Nick Carter" radio show that he copyrighted in 1944: "The Horoscope Murders; or Nick Carter and the Mystery of the Avenging Astrologer" (copyrighted March 14, 1944) and "The Drums of Death; or Nick Carter and Mystery of the White Witch Doctor" (copyrighted March 31, 1944)

It has the same main plot and some elements as in the Mandrake daily story from 1944, "Doctor Congo", a story Bester ghost-writed for Lee Falk.

Plot

A woman is not feeling well so she has her nephew make an appointment for her with Dr. Congo. When she gets there she learns that he is a witch doctor who threatens her life is she doesn't give him $10,000.

Cast

Recurring characters

• Nick Carter, master detective (Lon Clark)
• Patsy Bowen, Carter's secretary (Helen Choate)

One-time characters

• Mrs. Galley
• Walter Galley, Mrs. Galley's nephew
• Mrs. Galley's maid
• Dr. Congo, a witch doctor
• Dr. Congo's secretary
• A bartender, at Bubble Bar Cafe

Locations

• New York
  • Nick Carter's office
  • Vanderbilt Square, Dr. Congo's office
  • Bubble Bar Cafe

Productions

Original air date: March 25, 1944

External links

• Internet Archive: Nick Carter "The Drums of Death" (can be played in the browser)