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Mr. Chameleon 53/04/24 Murder and the Million Dollar Smile
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Mr. Chameleon 51/31/31 The Dream House Murder Case
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Mr. Chameleon 51/01/17 Locked Room Murder Case
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Mr. Chameleon 50/09/27 The Broken Promise Murder Case
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Mr. Chameleon 50/09/20 The Dazed Girl Murder Case
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Mr. Chameleon 50/09/13 The Titled Husband Murder Case
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Mr. Chameleon 50/09/06 The Fashion World Murder Case
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Mr. Chameleon 50/05/00 Gold Cigarette Holder Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 50/05/00 Engagement Ring Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 50/04/26 High Cost of Living Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 50/04/19 Insured Jewels Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 50/04/12 Custody of the Child Murder Case
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Mr. Chameleon 50/04/05 Dusty Room Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 49/12/21 Perfect Maid Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 49/09/28 The Friendly Divorce Murder Case
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Mr. Chameleon 49/09/21 The Hanging Judge Murder Case
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Mr. Chameleon 49/08/10 Murdered Girls Ears
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Mr. Chameleon 49/08/03 Snapshot in the Park Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 49/06/15 Roof Garden Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 49/06/08 Organ Grinder Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 49/06/01 Murdered Gold-Digger
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Mr. Chameleon 49/05/25 Murder in the House of Torture
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Mr. Chameleon 49/05/18 Forbidden Marriage Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 49/05/11 Picture on the Wall Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 49/04/27 Target of Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 49/05/04 Murder and the Attractive Shoplifter
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Mr. Chameleon 49/04/20 The Bewildering Body
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Mr. Chameleon 49/04/13 Amazing Thomas and Blifton Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 49/04/06 Lost Bride Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 49/03/30 Handprint on the Ceiling Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 49/03/23 Dinner of Death
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Mr. Chameleon 49/03/16 Firebug Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 49/03/09 Elevator with Two Bodies
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Mr. Chameleon 49/03/02 False Witness Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 49/02/23 Man Who Expected Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 49/02/16 Murder and the Smoking Gun
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Mr. Chameleon 49/02/09 Marriage of Death
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Mr. Chameleon 49/02/02 Duel to the Death Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 49/01/26 Orphanage Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 49/01/19 Curious Murder of Clubfoot Louie
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Mr. Chameleon 49/01/12 Dance of Death
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Mr. Chameleon 49/01/05 Rich Uncle Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 48/12/29 Death and the Talking Parrot
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Mr. Chameleon 48/12/22 Womans Weapon Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 48/12/15 Strangest Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 48/12/01 Lost Cousin Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 48/11/17 Death at the Blue Peacock
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Mr. Chameleon 481110 Murder and the Sleeping Man
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Mr. Chameleon 48/11/03 Fatal Impersonation
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Mr. Chameleon 48/10/27 Murder from Across the Sea
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Mr. Chameleon 48/10/20 Voices from the Dead
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Mr. Chameleon 48/10/13 Murder and the House of Whisper
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Mr. Chameleon 48/10/06 May and December Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 48/09/29 The Case of the Jewels of Death
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Mr. Chameleon 48/09/29 Jewels of Death
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Mr. Chameleon 48/07/28 The Brown Stone Murder Case
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Mr. Chameleon 48/07/21 The Case of the Dead Womans Eyes
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Mr. Chameleon 48/08/04 The Case of Death and the Dependent Husband
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Mr. Chameleon 48/08/18 The Case of the Woman Who Sensed Murder
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Mr. Chameleon 48/08/25 The Case of His Brothers Murderer
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Mr. Chameleon 48/09/01 The Case of the Blood-Stained Dollar Bills
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Mr. Chameleon 48/09/08 Mr. Chameleons Pet Murder Case
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Mr. Chameleon 48/09/15 The Case of Murder and the Man Who Saw Too Much
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Mr. Chameleon 48/09/22 The Case of the Game of Death
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Mr. Chameleon 50/04/26 High Cost of Living Murder

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Mr. Chameleon is a detective radio drama created by Frank Hummert and produced by Frank and Anne Hummert. It ran on CBS Radio from July 14, 1948, to 1951 or 1953. The series starred Karl Swenson as a New York police detective who is a master of disguise, and who assumes a new identity in each episode in order to catch a criminal. The listening audience is always aware of who Mr. Chameleon is, no matter in which disguise he appears.

According to the series' opening voice-over, "Chameleon" is not a nickname or pseudonym but the character's actual surname, one which he has tried to live up to since childhood. His motto is, "The innocent must be protected and the guilty must be punished." The theme song is John Jacob Loeb and Paul Francis Webster's "Masquerade".

In addition to Swenson, Frank Butler was heard in the role of Dave Arnold (a sergeant who was Mr. Chameleon's assistant), and Richard Keith portrayed the police commissioner. The announcers were George Bryan, Howard Claney, and Roger Knapp. The program was directed by Richard Leonard and written by Marie Baumer. Victor Arden's orchestra provided music.

Broadcast initially on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Eastern Time, Mr. Chameleon replaced The American Melody Hour. Sponsors of the program included Sterling Drug and Bayer aspirin.

Critical response
A review of the premiere episode in the trade publication Variety said that the cast "turns in graphic characterizations" and rated the quality of production as "Grade A throughout". The review said that the show had the ingredients to make it successful.

A review in the trade publication Billboard during the fourth year of Mr. Chameleon described it as "actually nothing but a night time soap opera in the camouflage of a weekly mystery series." It said that in the specific episode being reviewed, "Script, performance and production were all ridiculously melodramatic and devoid of any real character or animation." The reviewer also wrote that the title character used too many cliches, had too much self-confidence, and was a "stuffy individual".

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