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A Man Called X 51-05-25 A Man, a Girl and a Plot
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A Man Called X 51-05-18 Enough Intrigue to Fill a Book
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A Man Called X 51-05-11 Knocked Off His Feet
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A Man Called X 51-05-04 Monte Carlo
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A Man Called X 51-04-28 Terror Across the Nation
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A Man Called X 51-04-21 Race Against Death
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A Man Called X 51-04-14 Treason at White Sands
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A Man Called X 51-04-07 India
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A Man Called X 51-03-31 The Blue Unicorn
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A Man Called X 51-03-24 Missing Witness
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A Man Called X 51-03-17 University of Leiden
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A Man Called X 51-03-10 Cargo Confidant
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A Man Called X 51-03-03 Dope Smuggling
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A Man Called X 51-02-24 A Tiny Bit of Microfilm
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A Man Called X 51-02-17 North of Thirty Eight
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A Man Called X 51-02-10 The Black of Diamonds
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A Man Called X 51-02-03 Pirates off the Coast of India
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A Man Called X 51-01-27 Orient Express
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A Man Called X 51-01-20 Japan Underground
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A Man Called X 51-01-13 Five Ounces of Treason
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A Man Called X 51-01-06 Operation Fifty
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A Man Called X 50-12-30 Rhythm of Death
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A Man Called X 50-12-23 From a Starlit Hill
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A Man Called X 50-12-16 Red Messenger
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A Man Called X 50-12-09 Mr X Goes to Syria
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A Man Called X 50-12-02 Dr Alvarez's Laboratory
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A Man Called X 50-11-25 Missing Deciphering Machine Plans
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A Man Called X 50-11-18 Warm Welcome, Sudden Death
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A Man Called X 50-11-11 Rendezvous with Death
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A Man Called X 50-11-03 Professor Czorny Has Disappeared
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A Man Called X 50-10-27 Journey to Xenephon
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A Man Called X 50-10-20 One Way to Macassar
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A Man Called X 50-10-13 Custom Cigarettes
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A Man Called X 48-09-26 The Laughing Lady
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A Man Called X 48-09-19 Madagascar Physicist
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A Man Called X 48-09-12 Kangaroo Bay, Australia
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A Man Called X 48-09-05 (75) Worth Her Weight In Gold
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A Man Called X 48-08-29 (74) Contraband
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A Man Called X 48-08-22 (73) Burma Peninsula
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A Man Called X 48-08-15 (72) The Girl Who Couldn't Remember
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A Man Called X 48-08-08 (71) Mekong River Dam
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A Man Called X 48-03-28 (52) A Ruby for Pearl
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A Man Called X 48-03-21 (51) One Sailor Died Twice
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A Man Called X 48-03-14 (50) The Pickled Chemist
27:00
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A Man Called X 48-03-07 (49) Passport to Danger
21:46
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A Man Called X 48-02-29 (48) Storm over the Alps
21:58
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A Man Called X 48-02-22 (47) Operation Silver
21:53
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A Man Called X 48-02-15 (46) Guns on the Niger
21:50
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A Man Called X 48-02-08 (45) A Tiger for the Lady
21:42
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A Man Called X 48-02-01 (44) One Way to Macassar
21:36
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A Man Called X 48-01-25 (43) Carbon Fourteen
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A Man Called X 48-01-18 (42) Ranee of Shalakar
22:15
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A Man Called X 48-01-11 (41) Spirit of the Snows
22:33
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A Man Called X 48-01-04 (40) Spot the Eight Ball
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A Man Called X 47-12-28 (39) Assignment -- Naples
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A Man Called X 47-12-21 (38) From a Starlit Hill
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A Man Called X 47-12-14 (37) Delta Concerto
22:16
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A Man Called X 47-12-07 (36) Shipment Condemned
22:08
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A Man Called X 47-11-30 (35) Checkmate in Tahiti
25:09
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A Man Called X 47-11-23 (34) Report from the Arctic
22:19
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A Man Called X 47-11-16 (33) Trip to Xenephon
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A Man Called X 47-11-09 (32) Written in the Sand
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A Man Called X 47-11-02 (31) Ashes to Ashes
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A Man Called X 47-10-16 (28) Timber Country
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A Man Called X 47-10-09 (27) All That Glitters
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A Man Called X 47-10-02 (26) No One Wins on Zero
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A Man Called X 47-09-04 (22) The Throne Of Tayh-Ninh
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A Man Called X 47-08-21 (20) The Lost Ones
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A Man Called X 47-08-07 (19) Will You Marry Me
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A Man Called X 47-07-24 (17) Destination Manila
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A Man Called X 47-06-26 (13) Rembrandt in Rio
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A Man Called X 47-06-19 (12) The Silver Scarab
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A Man Called X 47-06-19 (12) The Silver Scarab (with commercials)
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A Man Called X 47-06-05 (10) Swindle to Honolulu
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A Man Called X 47-05-15 (07) The Stamp Story
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A Man Called X 47-04-24 (04) Mr. Messler and the Insurance Policy
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A Man Called X 47-04-17 (03) Acme Oil Refinery
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A Man Called X 47-04-03 (01) Antarctic Expedition
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A Man Called X 46-07-30 Turtle Island Vacation
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A Man Called X 46-07-23 Stolen Lavaliers In France
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A Man Called X 45-03-03 Into Berlin
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A Man Called X 44-11-25 Stolen Diamonds
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A Man Called X 44-10-14 International Blackmail Racket
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A Man Called X 44-09-30 India Quinine Contract
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A Man Called X 44-08-28 Murder, Music and a Blonde Madonna (AFRS)
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A Man Called X 51-03-31 The Blue Unicorn

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"Wherever there's mystery, intrigue, romance…in all the strange and dangerous places of the world…there you will find The Man Called X."

THE MAN CALLED X
Beginning in the summer of 1944, at the height of World War II, The Man Called X was originally a kind of "FBI" program. The series soon developed a more international approach, however, featuring danger, intrigue, and romance in exotic settings. On any given Saturday or Sunday evening, Wendell Niles would say, "Wherever there is mystery, intrigue, romance, in all the strange and mysterious places of the world, there you will find "The Man Called X".

The Man Called X starred British-born actor, Herbert Marshall as suave, sophisticated Ken Thurston, undercover international troubleshooter for a mysterious American governmental agency. He is aided and abetted by that shady character Pegon Zeldschmidt played by Leon Belasco. The Man Called X was underwritten by various companies, most notably Frigidaire and General Motors as dual sponsors. The show was directed by Jack Johnstone, and Johnny Green is credited with its music.

The Man Called X began as an eight-week series for CBS, airing from July 10 to August 28, 1944. It was picked up by the Blue Network, and ran for about six months there from September 9, 1944 through March 3, 1945. After that, The Man Called X found its final home at NBC where the series was a summer filler for the Bob Hope Show in 1945 and again in 1946. In 1947, The Man Called X finally became a regular part of the NBC lineup. It was broadcast on a variety of days and times, mostly Friday and Saturday evenings, for another seven years. The final radio show was broadcast on May 20, 1952. It was picked up as a television show in the early 1950s starring Barry Sullivan, but it did not have a long run. - complied and edited by Claire Nava.

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