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The Lost Special (Arthur Conan Doyle) | Suspense, 1943

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Suspense presents, The Lost Special, a mystery short story by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in The Strand Magazine in August 1898. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the creator and writer of Sherlock Holmes. This episode aired September 39, 1943.

Cast: Howard Duff, Jack Finke (writer), Bernard Herrmann (conductor), Orson Welles

Plot: A train mysteriously disappears on its journey from Liverpool to London in 1890. The only passengers are train engineer, a fireman, train guard and two South Americans. The engineer's dead body is the only clue, along with a letter from the United States that appears to be from the train guard. Authorities cannot find any evidence on the train.


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