The Story Without a Name

The Story Without a Name

This radio-melodrama has everything except a name

NR 1924 · 60 min · ★ 10.0 · Action, Drama

Alan Holt is a radio expert who has invented a death ray machine for the U.S. government. International spy Drakma wants to get his hands on the invention and he sends his henchmen to attack Holt in his laboratory.

Directed by Irvin Willat · Written by Victor Irvin

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