JAMES NUSSER
James Nusser was almost always credited as Jim Nusser in the closing credits of radio shows.
INHERITANCE
'The Charter Oak'
Magnificent dramatization of how Connecticut's royal charter
was obtained and preserved from dastardly British hands.
James Nusser is Andrew Leete, who gave the signal and doused the candles,
enabling the Charter to be spirited away
and secreted in the charter oak, safe from the villainous Andros.
As Nusser recites:
"Measures obtained by force cannot endure!"
'Dorothea Lynde Dix'
In this radio biodrama of Dorothea Dix,
James Nusser plays Dr. Sumner, a bureaucrat reluctant
to challenge the system that she was trying to reform—
the facilities and deplorable conditions in which the mentally ill
were housed and kept.
TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS
'Christmas Present'
What does Santa give a Nusser fan for Christmas?
Nusser in three roles—first a vicious bank robber,
then a bank teller, then a prowl car policeman.
Technically, he even plays a fourth role—Santa.
Guess which part he plays best.
ROCKY FORTUNE
December 22, 1953
Three years later, Nusser plays a baddie Santa again.
Not only that, but he acts with Frank Sinatra,
who plays a department store detective goodie Santa,
and even tussles & scuffles with him.
On top of that, Frankie later catches the murderer of the Nusser Santa--a baddie elf.
THE SAINT
'Ladies Never Lie... Much'
James Nusser hardly gets to say anything
(as lawyer Timothy Kerrigan, who gets mugged in the park),
but it's a pleasure listening to him doing the bit part anyway.
THE WHISPERER
August 26, 1951
Thirty-five seconds after Nusser first appears, he is shot dead during a scuffle.
No matter—he played Madden, a murderous racketeer,
whose last threat was "I'll blast you! They'll be picking lead out of your ears!"
Moreover, Nusser is back almost instantly in the next scene,
answering the phone as another character, Dr. East.
THE WHISTLER
'Lady In Waiting'
Nusser is convincing as nasty hoodlum Joey Stark,
who harasses a young woman who had 'kept company'
with his dead partner, a 'good' gangster.
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
'The Chosen Of The Gods'
Nusser as an African!
He guides the Count into The Heart of... murkiness,
the word which best describes this foggy transcription.
Is Nusser's character called Ooganah, Nuganah, or Begonah?
Perhaps your ears can penetrate the poor sound quality.
It's hard for a fan to concede Nusser's voice being overshadowed,
but Carleton Young sounds like a beautiful Charles Laughton.
Even Parley Baer gets into the act, proclaiming for himself:
"My pistol is loaded and cocked!"
Still, Nusser gets to issue forth an African attack yell.
FRONTIER GENTLEMAN
'The Actress'
Nusser as one of a townful of miners who admire an actress.
HAVE GUN-WILL TRAVEL
'The Englishman'
Nusser plays an unspecified or generic Indian,
i.e. a Native American of no particular nation.
'Birds Of A Feather'
Nusser as one of a depotful of gunmen who turn on their leader
lest they be blown up by a cannon.
Immediately in the next scene, he plays fence-straddling town sheriff Quinn.
'The Statue Of San Sebastian'
Nusser as ranch foreman Carl Stocker.
'The Silver Queen'
Nusser as one of a jury of old lonely miners.
'High Wire'
Nusser as the errand boy of a baddie town boss.
'Bonanza'
One of Nusser's most fun roles on radio.
He plays one of two Casper-like ghosts haunting a silver mine.
'Brother Lost'
Nusser as Purdy, one of the three nasty stage robbers
in this very ugly episode.
'Bad Bert'
Nusser as a telegraph clerk.
SUSPENSE
'A Killing in Abilene'
Nusser was in Suspense's second production of this story,
playing the sheriff who is not averse
to the lynching of a man.
THE CAVALCADE OF AMERICA
'Terrence O'Toole, M.P.'
Nusser as one of the 'blanket soldiers,'
the Corps of Military Police, who see combat during WWII.
This may have been James Nusser's first radio gig.
ESCAPE
'The Log'
Nusser as the radio operator of a decommissioned submarine
put to sea again by its renegade captain.
'Judgment Day At Crippled Deer'
Nusser plays an Indian, one of five very tense people trapped
in an 'isolated trading post somewhere in the Yukon territory,'
with a blizzard approaching.
This one is fun because the others are played by Nusser's
fellow Gunsmoke regulars Lawrence Dobkin, Georgia Ellis,
Lou Krugman, and Harry Bartell; and the script is by Gunsmoke writer Les Crutchfield.
SCREEN DIRECTORS' PLAYHOUSE
'Trade Winds'
Nusser plays detective George Faulkner,
and doubles as a radio announcer.
'Pride Of The Yankees'
Nusser as the athletic director of Columbia University,
who's saving Lou Gehrig for football.
'Spellbound'
In this radio remake of the Hitchcock movie,
Nusser plays a modern-day Vermont sheriff,
and then Lt. Detective Cooley in Rochester, NY.
THE LINE-UP
'Culley/ The Spartan Payroll Job'
Nusser as payroll guard Leonard Loeb, injured during a robbery.
That also sounds like Nusser later, playing robber Lou Halsteder,
one of the stick-up men who shot Loeb.
'The Stanley Farmer Murder'
Nusser plays a bartender.
'Gas Station Attendant Killed'
Nusser appears briefly in the lineup as Bill Goodsall,
a big guy with scar on his nose whose take from a restaurant holdup was $16.
YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
'Witness, Witness, Who's Got The Witness?'
Nusser as murderous hood Nippy Cochrane.
Listen to the sounds he makes when he gets hit by a flying chair
and other things, during a brawl.
'A Missing Masterpiece'
Nusser jokes and does a crunchy laugh on the phone
as friendly Detective Sgt. Hines.
'The Mickey McQueen Matter'
Nusser as hotel house detective Ned Martin.
'The Leland Blackburn Matter'
Nusser as Merle, an insurance company employee;
then as hotel detective Hal Brand.
An excellent episode that is one of Johnny Dollar's best,
with six actors that were to become Gunsmoke radio regulars--
Nusser, Jeanette Nolan, John McIntire, Georgia Ellis,
Lawrence Dobkin, and John Dehner.
'The Port O' Call Matter'
Nusser as Pritchard, a policeman on surveillance.
'The Celia Woodstock Matter'
Nusser as private detective David Slater.
'The Byron Hayes Matter'
Nusser as the friend of a suspect;
then as Earl Fisher, a man being blackmailed.
'The Jackie Cleaver Story'
Nusser as a bartender.
'The Glenn English Matter'
Nusser as lawyer Glenn English,
who is murdered at the beginning of the show;
at the end of the show, Nusser plays Nat Reiner,
one of mob button men who killed Glenn English.
(Nusser is much better as the killer,
who also guns down William Conrad in this episode.)
'The Marigold Matter'
Nusser is Jim Teal,
a 187 lb tough guy resentful of being hassled
by a 140 lb shrimpy shark.
'The Blackmail Matter'
Nusser plays gym instructor Bunny Carroll,
who sent a man into the showers before he was murdered.
'The Rochester Theft Matter'
Nusser in a lot of scenes as tall heavyset Police Sgt. Walter.
'The Shayne Bombing Matter'
Nusser as nasty Ralph Pryor, member of a protection racket.
'The Nelson Matter'
Nusser as a goon who wears a loud jacket.
His name? Goon.
'The Amita Buddha Matter'
Nusser is insurance agent Mr. Henry Conrad in the intro;
in the end he plays Elisha Cook-ferrety type Don Roach.
'The Nathan Gale Matter'
Nusser opens the episode as insurance executive Mr. Luther Bishop,
then has an incidental role as a cop named Dave.
'The Punctilious Firebug Matter'
Nusser as the night elevator man.
'The Patterson Transport Matter'
Nusser as a police squad car patrolman.
'The Hampton Line Matter'
Nusser as insurance agent Mr. Jack Loring.
LET GEORGE DO IT
'42 on a Rope'
Nusser has lots of lines as a goon named Nubbin.
Some funny exchanges.
'Destination Dead End'
Nusser as a goon named Jinx.
Everyone spouts '49 slang and pig Latin--
Nusser says 'amscray.'
'The Ant Hill'
Nusser plays a bartender who talks fast.
Interesting speech pattern.
'The Man Behind The Frame'
Nusser as one of the raucous conventioneers;
then a bartender named Jake;
then as a police sergeant.
'Sabotage'
Nusser as Mr. Ed Burke, manager of a tin mine in Bolivia.
'School Of Sharks'
Nusser as a jail guard, then as a newstand seller.
FAMILY THEATER
"The family that prays together, stays together."
Familiar? It was the maxim of Family Theater,
read at the beginning and the end.
Father Peyton had the knack for dragooning a couple of movie stars
to headline each episode,
one as the host and the other as the lead actor.
As usual, undercredited radio actors provided priceless support.
James Nusser appeared in twenty-six episodes.
'Broadway Lullaby'
A sizable role for James Nusser—he is a Broadway show director
with an eye for the main character, a chorus girl.
He also doubles as an elevator operator at the hospital.
'Toledo Smith'
James Nusser as a shady joe named Joe,
a car mechanic who is an accomplice to the crimes committed
in this heavy-handed episode.
'High Boarded Fence'
A solid role with a lot more air time than Nusser was usually given.
He supports Ward Bond in their roles as 'sandhogs,'
construction workers in dangerous underground jobs.
Both actors are lovable in this heartwarming tale.
'The Postmistress Of Laurel Run'
James Nusser, Parley Baer, and Ralph Moody play three
miners of Laurel Run devoted to their best friend's widow
in this pleasant trifle with heart by Bret Harte.
'Moby Dick'
Nusser doubles as Mr. Stubb and as a lookout on the Pequod,
with William Conrad as Starbuck and Joseph Kearns as Fedallah.
The two lead movie actors are no match for the whale in this mere half-hour,
but radio hands Nusser and Conrad roar sea-lines triumphantly:
"All hands on deck!" "Thar she blows!" "Land ahoy!!"
'Robert Of Sicily'
Nusser in a part so miniscule it is easy to miss—
a guard at the palace, who speaks only once.
'The Denver Express'
Nusser does a splashy version of his crunchy-gravelly laugh
while playing a railroad superintendent named Sam
in this adaptation of A.A. Hayes' 1884 action story.
Nusser also doubles as one of the lynch mob rabble.
'In Each Other's Shoes'
You better like Sterling Holloway's brand of comedy,
because Nusser only has two speed-of-light bits
in this episode--as a hotel manager, and as a vote counter.
'Railroad and Churchyard'
Nusser, in good voice and with a good number of lines
as a town council member
in this adaptation of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's short story,
chooses not to do the pseudo-Norwegian accent.
That also sounds like Nusser delivering the second
Family Theater maxim at the closing:
"More things are wrought by prayer, than this world dreams of."
'The Bet'
Nusser plays the servant Yusaf
in an adaptation of a Chekhov short story.
This was the only episode of Family Theater
where Nusser was credited as James in the closing credits.
'Brannigan's Bat'
Enjoyable baseball fable about a hitter
who bases his confidence on a bat and his hero.
James Nusser doubles as an umpire and a police officer.
'The Woman's Touch'
Two brief roles for Nusser--men's clothing salesman Mr. Carbury,
and a policeman in the park.
'The Stephen Foster Story'
The bio is as melancholia-inducing as the life.
Nusser has quite a few lines as proprietor Mr. Smith,
and one as an audience member at a minstrel show.
'Robert Of Sicily'
This is the second production of 'Robert Of Sicily,'
and Nusser's part is bigger by one word.
'The Adventures Of Pinocchio'
Bugs Bunny hijacks the Pinocchio story.
Nusser first plays a puppeteer,
then lands the role of... a tuna fish.
'General Pumpkin's Holiday'
You better like Arthur Lake's brand of comedy,
or this could be a long haul.
Nusser doubles as a citizen of Pineville, then as the mayor's assistant.
'The Bid Was Four Hearts'
Nusser is fantastic as the father of a young minister.
Later he plays a merchant seaman, a witness aboard ship.
'Seeds Of Promise'
This Johnny Appleseed bio is even less factual
than the Stephen Foster bio, and even more depressing.
Nusser plays Johnny's farmer friend, Hiram.
Nusser does a yawn.
'The Kiddie Story Story'
Nusser as a mean plumber,
who appears at an elevator and later in a dream sequence.
'Talk About The Weather'
Nusser plays a doctor who announces a pregnancy
to a family who prays but not together.
'Meet Mr. Jones'
They don't make football coaches and fiction like that anymore.
Nusser has lotsa lines as a reporter interviewing Knute Rockne.
'Grandpa's Marvelous X-Ray'
For once, the lead role isn't played by a celebrity—
it looks like Father Peyton couldn't find a movie star who wanted to play an old man,
so radio treasure Ralph Moody plays Grandpa.
Nusser as one of his cribbage-playing fellow grandpas at the park.
Nusser does the crunch laugh twice.
Listen closely to Nusser later doubling as a dog pound officer.
'Just For Tonight'
Nusser as a train conductor.
'A Kind Of Treasure'
Nusser as a businessman.
'Flight To Bermuda'
Nusser as hotel clerk Jim.
'The Thin Red Line'
Nusser is wonderful as military surgical doctor Colonel Wellington,
who treats a soldier who has lost much of his vision.
Not only does he have the humanity, compassion, and bedside manner,
but when it comes to dialogue laden with medical terminology—
opiate sedation, iris, dilation, contraction, perforation,
scar tissue on the cornea, particles of phosphorus, opacity, cataract—
Nusser delivers effortlessly.
BARRIE CRAIG, CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATOR
'Blood Money'
James Nusser plays 'an important social figure named Wynn Blake'—
immensely rich, famous, and a blackmail victim--
thus a murder suspect.
Barrie Craig describes him:
"His eyes—I've never seen sadder eyes."
SUSPENSE
'The Last Letter Of Dr. Bronson'
Dr. Bronson enjoys tempting people to kill him,
knowing they cannot because of scruples or social restraints,
until he meets Ledern, 'who in fact had no checks at all.'
The blackest and most delightful ending Nusser was ever involved with,
and Ledern—German for 'leathern'—the most delicious role he ever had.
What has taken away Ledern's constraints?
As Dr. Bronson describes him: "I noticed he's changed--he's thinner!
His dark eyes seemed blacker than ever... "
WILD BILL HICKOK
James Nusser guest-starred about twenty times
in the radio juvenile western Wild Bill Hickok.
Here, in contrast to his Gunsmoke character acting,
he almost always played a one-dimensional baddie.
These largely superficial appearances, however,
were a respite from his serious roles—
from 1952 to 1954, he was appearing in both programs—
and are welcome fun to fanatical Nusserites.
His frequent playing of baddie bosses in Wild Bill Hickok,
just like his guest role as a judge in tv's Perry Mason,
showed James Nusser could play characters more forceful
and commanding in life than the ones in tv Gunsmoke.
If nothing else, these Hickok appearances were a fitting place
for his crunchy-gravelly laugh, which was perfect for a boss baddie.
'Outlaw's Bargain'
Nusser plays Elkins, a baddie's buddy. He has a good number of lines,
and lets loose of a great crunchy laugh.
'The Secret Of Arroyo Diablo'
Lots of a lighter-voiced Nusser doing enjoyable boss baddie bits,
plus crunchy laugh.
Untitled September 9, 1951 episode
Nusser plays baddie boss logger Big Steve Munson.
Alas, no crunchy laugh.
'Dark Horse Candidate'
Lots of Nusser as baddie political boss John Sterling.
Alas, no crunchy laugh.
'The Flame Riders'
For once, a non-baddie role. Nusser has a lot of lines and air time
as a friendly gentle-voiced homesteader named Charlie;
comparable to his role in the tv version of Gunsmoke 'The Peace Officer.'
'Pettigrew's Prize Pig'
There's not much to the baddie role of Mark,
until Nusser has to deliver these immortal lines:
"That pig was talkin'! There it is again!
Stop this wagon—I ain't havin' nuthin' to do with talkin' pigs—it's bad luck!"
'The Secret Of Sandy Hook'
No fun. Plenty of Nusser, but his character is a meanie baddie
without any charms or chuckles.
'The Bandits Of Badwater County'
Nusser uses a lighter, sharper voice as main minion Bull Hadley.
No charm, no chuckles, no fun.
'The Daring Of Digby Dean'
Nusser fun as boss baddie King Granite,
who lets out a great crunchy laugh.
He also gets to say, "All right, boys—into the saddle!"
And follows up with a Marshal Dillon line:
"All right—let's ride!"
'The Trap At Pistol Springs'
A more complicated dynamic between the baddies develops in this one.
Nusser plays a meanie minion with a great name—Lobo Graves.
Mouthing off to boss baddie Silk Martin, he says:
"I wanna see how brains work."
'Hangtown Jail'
Nusser plays Bart Blackwell, 'a cheap little crook'
being protected by a corrupt judge and local sheriff.
A very brief crunch laugh.
'The Rustlers Of Rattlesnake Bend'
Nusser as Bramley, a Cattleman's Association official
in cahoots with cattle rustlers. No charm, no chuckles, no fun.
'The Capture Of Trader Joe'
No fun here. Once again, Nusser is a nasty who gets
out-drawn, out-fought, and out-done by Wild Bill.
'The Killer Of Candy Flat'
In a funny scene in this slapstick episode,
minor minion Nusser has major lines:
"Hey—whoever's playing jokes around here, you better cut it out.
I don't like being hit over the head!"
"There's ghosts loose in this room!"
Later, Nusser doubles as bank employee Sam.
'Wild Horse Mesa'
Nusser, as boss baddie Blackie, rages at his minions
and sums up his perennial plight in this series:
"You lame-brain jugheads! I figured it all out for you—
I sent a map and a note--and still the plan went wrong!"
'The Green Valley Feud'
Nusser plays not a simplistic baddie here,
but one of the barn-burning cowmen trying to drive out farmers.
No crunchy laugh, but Nusser lets out an attack yell.
'Bullets At Iron Mountain'
Nusser as deringer-packin' crooked mayor Slick Randall,
who is trying to silence a newspaperman. No crunch.
'Sheriff Sadie Blake'
Nusser plays Monk, one of two baddies who abduct
and rob an old rancher. No crunch.
[Ironically, at this point (July 26, 1954),
Gunsmoke aired an episode called "Matt For Murder"
where Wild Bill Hickok came to Dodge!!
Nusser played false witness Jim Huggins.]
'The Monster In The Cave'
Nusser as Blaze, the baddie buddy of a revenge-minded outlaw. No crunch.
'The Rocks Of Black Hill'
Nusser as one of two claim jumpers who get into an almost minute-long
wrasslin' & wranglin' dustup with Wild Bill and Jingles.
During the fracas, Nusser gets to growl choice lines like,
"He hit me with a rock! Shoot him!"
"Not just yet!" "Hrrrrrrr!"
"I'll break your jaw, Hickok!"
FRONTIER TOWN
Compared to Nusser's baddies in Wild Bill Hickok,
his villains in Frontier Town are nastier,
have a more realistic edge, and border on the unpleasant.
Frontier Town may not have been an 'adult show' on the level of Gunsmoke,
but Nusser's performances here have a definite adult flavor.
Too bad he wasn't given antagonist roles in better productions.
Episode 4
Every baddie in town wants 'the lost continent map,'
including Nusser as Hoxie,
whose best line is: "Shut up, flannel-mouth."
Episode 16
Nusser as a boss baddie
who does a couple of really creepy crunchy laughs.
Episode 20
Nusser as baddie competitor Deuce Syderman,
who tries to put a widow out of business
by using a stampede, a fire, and a train derailment.
Nusser does villainous crunchy laughs
on four separate occasions--the third one is a deucey!!!
Episode 30
Nusser as crooked oil promoter K.C. Lennard,
who plies Chief Blue Fox with mezcal into signing a contract.
Episode 33
Nusser as a saloon owner and boss baddie named Faro.
Episode 35
Nusser as Nesbitt.
In a confrontation with 'bag of bones' Blanche McCardy,
he whispers to his cohort:
"Get behind her and let her have it with a shovel."
Episode 44
Nusser as cattle-rustlin' boss baddie Slash Stoner:
"You don't have the salt to pull that trigger."
Lotsa dry crunchy laughs.
Compared to Nusser's baddies in Wild Bill Hickok,
his villains in Frontier Town are nastier,
have a more realistic edge, and border on the unpleasant.
Frontier Town may not have been an 'adult show' on the level of Gunsmoke,
but Nusser's performances here have a definite adult flavor.
Too bad he wasn't given antagonist roles in better productions.
Episode 4
Every baddie in town wants 'the lost continent map,'
including Nusser as Hoxie,
whose best line is: "Shut up, flannel-mouth."
Episode 16
Nusser as a boss baddie
who does a couple of really creepy crunchy laughs.
Episode 20
Nusser as baddie competitor Deuce Syderman,
who tries to put a widow out of business
by using a stampede, a fire, and a train derailment.
Nusser does villainous crunchy laughs
on four separate occasions--the third one is a deucey!!!
Episode 30
Nusser as crooked oil promoter K.C. Lennard,
who plies Chief Blue Fox with mezcal into signing a contract.
Episode 33
Nusser as a saloon owner and boss baddie named Faro.
Episode 35
Nusser as Nesbitt.
In a confrontation with 'bag of bones' Blanche McCardy,
he whispers to his cohort:
"Get behind her and let her have it with a shovel."
Episode 44
Nusser as cattle-rustlin' boss baddie Slash Stoner:
"You don't have the salt to pull that trigger."
Lotsa dry crunchy laughs.
THE ROY ROGERS SHOW
December 7, 1951
This first scene is so closely miked (because the baddies are whispering to each other),
that you can hear James Nusser's voice, its texture, and his crunchy laugh,
as though he were next to you.
Wouldn't you know it—when the baddies pick lots for who gets to stay behind,
Nusser gets the short straw.
This gives Nusser more air time,
including a scene where he gets mauled and subdued
by Bullet the dog.
March 19, 1953
Nusser in an itty-bitty role as an oil shipment hijacker.
THE LUX RADIO THEATER
'In Old Oklahoma'
In this radio adaptation of the movie,
Roy Rogers takes over the John Wayne cowboy role,
and Nusser over the Paul Fix role
of the oil tycoon's Indian bodyguard, Cherokee.
'My Six Convicts'
Nusser as prison convict Dawson, a psychopathic killer.
During the shootout, the gun-wielding toughie yells, "Come and get it!"
SUSPENSE
'Chicken Feed'
Nusser as one of two jailbirds who beat up and torment their cellmate,
a deserving stupid lawyer detained in a jerkwater town for the lack of a nickel.
Nusser does the crunchy laugh.
'The Stool Pigeon'
In this Antony Ellis verbal bore-fest,
four convicts talk and talk and talk and talk and talk and talk and talk,
until the warden finally realizes he is trapped in a really bad radio episode,
and discloses the name of his informer.
Nusser plays fellow prisoner Daudin, who brings news of Emil's capture,
getting two brief sentences in edgewise,
before the four resume talking again.
'Rain Tonight'
Nusser in a very small role as a no-nonsense prison guard.
'Rave Notice'
Nusser played a prison guard
in both the 1954 and 1958 productions.
'The Thirteenth Sound'
Nusser as a gardener further driving a spouse murderess crazy
by sharpening his lawnmower blade.
'A Killing In Las Vegas'
Nusser as a casino clerk.
'The Missing Person'
Nusser as Brad Ruby, managing editor of a magazine.
'The Storm'
Nusser as a worker at a shelter during the hurricane.
'Remember Me?'
Nusser as a police officer.
'The End Of The String'
Nusser as a postman,
and later as a man at the library.
'The Seventh Letter'
Nusser as a postal inspector.
'Affair At Loveland Pass'
Nusser as a modern-day Wyoming sheriff.
'Classified Secret'
James Nusser in beautiful voice as an FBI special agent.
Amazing how its timbre comes through,
when everybody else's hardly does,
in the poor copy that remains of this episode.
'Chicken Feed'
Nusser as one of two jailbirds who beat up and torment their cellmate,
a deserving stupid lawyer detained in a jerkwater town for the lack of a nickel.
Nusser does the crunchy laugh.
'The Stool Pigeon'
In this Antony Ellis verbal bore-fest,
four convicts talk and talk and talk and talk and talk and talk and talk,
until the warden finally realizes he is trapped in a really bad radio episode,
and discloses the name of his informer.
Nusser plays fellow prisoner Daudin, who brings news of Emil's capture,
getting two brief sentences in edgewise,
before the four resume talking again.
'Rain Tonight'
Nusser in a very small role as a no-nonsense prison guard.
'Rave Notice'
Nusser played a prison guard
in both the 1954 and 1958 productions.
'The Thirteenth Sound'
Nusser as a gardener further driving a spouse murderess crazy
by sharpening his lawnmower blade.
'A Killing In Las Vegas'
Nusser as a casino clerk.
'The Missing Person'
Nusser as Brad Ruby, managing editor of a magazine.
'The Storm'
Nusser as a worker at a shelter during the hurricane.
'Remember Me?'
Nusser as a police officer.
'The End Of The String'
Nusser as a postman,
and later as a man at the library.
'The Seventh Letter'
Nusser as a postal inspector.
'Affair At Loveland Pass'
Nusser as a modern-day Wyoming sheriff.
'Classified Secret'
James Nusser in beautiful voice as an FBI special agent.
Amazing how its timbre comes through,
when everybody else's hardly does,
in the poor copy that remains of this episode.
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