The Eighty Nine Men Explained
| The Eighty Nine Men |
| Format: | serial drama |
| Runtime: | 30 mins |
| Start Time: | 8 pm |
| End Time: | 8.30 pm |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Home Station: | 2FC |
| Starring: | Lloyd Lamble |
| Producer: | Charles Wheeler |
The Eighty Nine Men is a 1942 Australian radio serial by Max Afford. It was inspired by a photograph of the "89" butterfly in National Geographic magazine.
Premise
A gang of Fifth Columnists, with headquarters in Costa Rica, who take the "89" butterfly as their symbol. A serious young butterfly-hunter becomes unwittingly mixed up with them.
Cast
Episodes
- Episode 1 - "The Thing in the Museum"
- Episode 2 - "The Curious Mr. McGonigal" - We meet the strange family which inhabits the Hemminway mansion, near the museum.
- Episode 3 - "Mystery After Midnight"
- Episode 4 - "The Four Traitors"
- Episode 5 - "The Fourth Heir " - After the reading of Sir Rupert Hemminway's will, his daughter Eve is now wealthy. But there is a codicil to the will, regarding a mysterious fourth heir. Lysander McGonigal delivers Eve a warning, which is echoed by the witch-like Aunt Rose. Entwhistle and Larry set out on a search for the missing Sally Campbell .
- Episode 6 - "Introducing Dr. Gresham" - Lucius Hemminway's over confidence leads him to make a mistake
- Episode 7 - "Terror at East Wynch" - The scene of the Hemminway murders and the trail of the Eighty-Nine Men moves from the Hemminway home to the nursing home of Dr. Graham.
- Episode 8 - "Death in the Shadows"
- Episode 9 - "Evidence from Costa Rica"
- Final episode - "The Face of Murder"
Notes and References
- News: A GIRL IN A THRILLER SERIAL . . 39 . 4011 . Queensland, Australia . 27 October 1942 . 5 September 2023 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
