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“My friends though I was crazy,” confesses Árpád Kirner, daring Hungarian scientist,” when I made known my intention to explore the crater of an active volcano – to descend its enormous pit, where explosions rapidly follow one another.” And where explosions come a thousand times faster – in your automobile engine – not even steel clothes and asbestos underwear help to give you a look-in. Otherwise what a sight for your eyes! You could witness what happens today after your Mileage Merchant makes the quick change to your correct Summer grade of Germ Processed oil that gives your engine OIL-PLATING…

And Then There Were None, 1945

Seven guests, one newly hired secretary and two house servants find themselves stranded and alone in a mansion on a remote island at the invitation of “U.N. Owen.”

After dinner, one of the servants plays a record and the voice on it accuses each of murder. One by one they end up dead, and after each death a ceramic Indian figurine is found broken off of the peculiar table display in the dining room. Early on they realize the deaths are relatable to an old minstrel song called “Ten Little Indians” (lyrics below). Can they find the killer before there are none? Based off of the novel by Agatha Christie. Continue reading “And Then There Were None, 1945”