DETECTIVES ON THE AIR

Originally broadcast WDCB
Saturday, September 10, 2005 

ADVENTURES OF NERO WOLFE (10-27-50) “The Careworn Cuff” starring Sidney Green-street as “the world’s greatest motionless detective” with Lamont Johnson as Archie Goodwin. A man pays Wolfe a thousand dollars to drop a client he doesn’t have. Cast: Jane Webb, Peter Leeds, Bill Johnstone, Wilms Herbert. Don Stanley announces. Sustaining, NBC. (30 min)

BARRY CRAIG, CONFIDENTIAL INVESTI­GATOR (12-5-51) “The Paper Bullet” starring William Gargan as Craig who investigates the theft of a $50,000 prize-winning manuscript. Pontiac Automobiles, NBC. (29 min)

THE SHADOW (4-8-45) ‘The Little Man Who Wasn’t There” starring John Archer as Lamont Cranston with Judith Allen as the lovely Margo Lane. An invisible thief steals valuables in broad daylight. Has The Shadow met his match? Jack Brickhouse announces. Lin-X Paint, MBS. (29 min)

ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE (1-22-49) ‘The Orange Dog” starring Gerald Mohr as Raymond Chandler’s famous detective. A woman wants Marlowe to help get her sister out of a “nasty jam” which involves murder. Cast includes Jeff Corey, Frances Robinson, Edgar Barrier, Tony Barrett, Lou Krugman, Ed Sustaining, CBS. (29 min)

CASEY, CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER (3-20-47) “The Demon Miner” starring Staats Cotsworth as Casey with Leslie Woods as Ann and John Gibson as Ethelbert. Casey and Ann investi­gate a series of seven unusual deaths in the Slateville Coal Mine. Tony Marvin announces. Anchor Hocking Glassware, CBS. (30 min)

YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR (4-11-50) “The Dead First Helpers Matter” starring Edmund O’Brien as the man with the action-packed expense account. Dollar goes to a Pittsburgh steel mill to investigate a series of deaths. Cast features Raymond Burr, Jack Kruschen, Peggy Webber. Sustaining, CBS. (30 min)