Murderous Poet (Aired October 4, 1951) Throughout the 1930s and '40s, Ann Sothern and Lucille Ball, like many performers in Hollywood, had not one but two careers - one in motion pictures and one on radio. MGM Studios had created the series of ten motion pictures based on a brash blonde with a heart "of spun gold." Maisie, the first in 1939, was from the book "Dark Dame" by the writer Wilson Collison, who did decades of scripting for the silver screen along with Broadway plays and magazine fiction. From the first, MGM wanted Ann Sothern to play Maisie. THIS EPISODE: October 4, 1951. Program #68. "Murderous Poet" - MGM syndication. Commercials added locally. Maisie becomes a wrestling manager after she meets Killer Diller, the poet, in a boxcar. The program has also been identified as program #80. The date above is the date of first broadcast on WMGM, New York City. Ann Sothern, Hans Conried, Marvin Miller, Sheldon Leonard, Ted de Corsia, John L. Green (writer), Harry Zimmerman (composer, conductor), Peter Leeds, Bud Hiestand (announcer). 28:05. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.