Mischief in the Air

The action takes place in a Rex Broadcasting Studios, a station owned by Larry Carlson, a former Australian soldier, and Clay Tuttle, an American serviceman.

Larry and Clay need the interest of sponsors Mc McGuinness, a Scotsman and Mr Mandelberg, a Jewish new Australian, but problems arise when the former falls dead.

Other characters include novelist Mrs Van Leydon, studio supervisor Arnold Vickery, actor Clarence Parsons and his wife Muriel.

Reading a copy of the script, Sydney Morning Herald drama critic called it: A much more closely knit comedy-mystery than "Lady in Danger"...

While the craftsmanship with which he has built up his suspense and a couple of most entertaining "red herrings" is admirable, it is also plain that the intricacy of his plotting has not left a great deal of theatre art to producer or cast.

[4]The Daily Telegraph called it "an ingenious, plausible tale, with smart, up-to-the-minute dialogue, suspense, continual surprise; a moment of horror.

"[5] Leslie Rees later wrote "Afford’s exuberant delight in ways of killing again had scope, and there was also some good character-writing—the Jewish sponsor, for instance—and quick-answering lines, though these merits hardly compensated for an invertebrate plot.