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Abbott Mysteries

Abbott Mysteries &#969as &#1072 &#1089omedy-mystery radio program adapted from the novels &#959f Frances Cran&#1257 (1896-1981). Initially a summer replacement for Quick As &#1072 Flash, the se&#1075ies wa&#1109 heard on Mutual and NBC between the ye&#1072rs 1945 &#1072nd 1955. The Mutu&#1072l series, sponsored by Helbr&#959s Watches, debuted June 10, 1945, airing Sundays at 6pm. The scripts […]

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Barry Craig Confidential Investigator

Originally aired October 31, 1951 Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator is one of the few detective radio series that had separate versions of it broadcast from both coasts. Even the spelling changed over the years. It was first “Barry Crane” and then “Barrie Craig”. NBC produced it in New York from 1951 to 1954 and then […]

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Charlie Chan

On radio, Charlie Chan was heard in different series on four networks (Blue, NBC, ABC, MBS) between the years 1932 and 1948. Walter Connolly initially portrayed Chan as part of Esso Oil’s Five Star Theater, which serialized adaptations of Biggers novels. Ed Begley Sr. had the title role in NBC’s The Adventures of Charlie Chan […]

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