The Mysterious Mr. Lynch
 Wireless Weekly 4 October 1939 | |
| Genre | serial drama |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 mins (8:00 pm – 8:30 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Starring | Peter Finch |
| Written by | Max Afford |
| Directed by | Laurence H. Cecil |
| Original release | October 9 – December 18, 1939 |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
The Mysterious Mr. Lynch is a 1939 Australian radio serial by Max Afford. It starred Peter Finch as its detective hero, Jeffrey Blackburn.
It was one of several serials written by Afford.[1] The serial is a sequel to Afford's popular Fly By Night.[2] The Mysterious Mr Lynch also did well and led to a sequel, Greyface.[3]
The ABC produced the scripts again in 1946, once more starring Finch, directed by Frank Harvey.[4]
Premise[edit]
Jeffrey Blackburn investigates a series of killings by Mr Lynch.
Cast[edit]
- Vivien Edwards as Chief-Inspector Read
- Peter Finch as Jeff Blackburn
- Neva Crry Glynn as Beth
Episodes[edit]
- One (9 October 1939) – "The Running Noose"
- Two (16 October 1939) – "The Barred Door"[5]
- Three (24 October 1939) – "Death Moves at Midnight"[6]
- Four (31 October 1949) – "The Black Executioner"[7]
- Five (7 November 1939) – "Shadows from the Past"[8]
- Six (14 November 1939) – "The Man from the Moor"
- Seven (21 November 1939) – "The Playdelle Inheritance"
- Eight (28 November 1939) – "Dawn of Reason"
- Nine (4 December 1939) – "The Opening of the Door"[9]
- Ten (11 December 1939) – "Gathering of the Threads"[10]
- Eleven (18 December 1939) – "Murder Unmasked"[11]
Reception[edit]
The Wireless Weekly said "the play moved ahead in rattling good style. Anonymous telephone calls, mysterious pieces of rope, blood-curdling legends about a locked door, kept popping up... There is no doubt that Max Afford, who wrote the play, can be afraid of nothing, least of all his own vivid imagination "[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Playwrights of Australia", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 35 (39), Sydney: Wireless Press, September 28, 1940, nla.obj-720714449, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Australia on the air", ABC Weekly, 3 (2), Sydney, 11 January 1941, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Thrilling Mew Serial", ABC Weekly, 2 (50), Sydney, 14 December 1940, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "New A.B.C. Serial Mystery Killer Stalks London", ABC Weekly, 8 (23), Sydney: ABC, 22 June 1946, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ ""THE MYSTERIOUS MR. LYNCH"". Macleay Argus. No. 8734. New South Wales, Australia. 10 October 1939. p. 6. Retrieved 12 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Monday October 23", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 34 (30), Sydney: Wireless Press, October 18, 1939, nla.obj-726362000, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Radio plays of the week", ABC Weekly, 8 (26), Sydney, 13 July 1946, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Monday November 6", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 34 (32), Sydney: Wireless Press, November 1, 1939, nla.obj-726492498, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Plays of the week", ABC Weekly, 8 (31), Sydney, 17 August 1946, nla.obj-1400501179, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Plays of the week", ABC Weekly, 8 (32), Sydney, 24 August 1946, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Monday Dec 18", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 34 (39), Sydney: Wireless Press, December 16, 1939, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Mystery Thrills And Chills", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 34 (30), Sydney: Wireless Press, October 18, 1939, retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Trove