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Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator was an old time radio detective series that was produced and aired from New York in 1951 - 1954.  This crime series followed the life of Barry Craig, who was portrayed by actor William Gargan.  Gargan played the New York City private eye so well that the program continued its airing in Hollywood from 1954 - 1955.  Craig ran his operation from his office in Madison Avenue. He solved crimes, relentlessly pursued criminals, and was not above taking odd jobs. Whereas majority of the investigative themed old radio shows featured no-nonsense and hard-boiled detectives, Barrie Craig poked fun at the traditional local private eye with his laid-back and easy-going manner.  

Entertain yourself with the mysterious cases of Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator!

 

 

 

 

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Air Date Title Synopsis
 1951-10-17  Judge And Champ

NBC net. Sustaining. Al White, a crusading columnist, is murdered after threatening to expose a fixed fight and political corruption. William Gargan, Santos Ortega, Don Pardo (announcer), Frank Kane (writer), Edward King (director).
 1951-10-24  Microfilm In Fish Tank

NBC net. Sustaining. Barrie Craig must defeat a brutal protection racket gang after a tailor's store is burnt to the ground. William Gargan, Ernest Kinoy (writer), Santos Ortega, Don Pardo (announcer).

 1951-10-31  Corpse On Delivery

NBC net Sustaining. Barrie Craig has been hired to find Joey Florio who has jumped bail but A corpse slows down the search. Amzie Strickland, Don Pardo (announcer), Himan Brown (director), John Roeburt (writer), William Gargan. 
 1951-11-07  Case Of Borrowed Knife

NBC net sustaining. A young woman was in distress when saw A corpse with a knife in his back at Craig's office. Don Pardo (announcer), Elspeth Eric, Himan Brown (director), Louis Vittes (writer), Parker Fennelly, William Gargan. 
 1951-11-14  Dead On Arrival

NBC net sustaining. The Diary of George Washington Diary was found in an old clock. The Diary could leads to a lunatic and murder. Arlene Blackburn, Don Pardo (announcer), Himan Brown (director), John Roeburt (writer), William Gargan
 1951-11-21  Murder In Wax

NBC net sustaining. A wax museum apparently able to forecast the future and A bloody parrot gave clues to the corpse of Vincent Lorimer! Don Pardo (announcer), Himan Brown (director), Joan Alexander, John Roeburt (writer), William Gargan.
 1951-11-28  Case Of Naughty Necklace

NBC net sustaining. Craig  has got $5000 for buying a pearl necklace from Wendy Harper . William Gargan, Himan Brown (director), Don Pardo (announcer), Louis Vittes (writer), Barbara Weeks.
 1951-12-05  Paper Bullets

"The Paper Bullets" was sponsored by: Pontiac. Mrs. Cora Talbot need to find her husband. In the other hand, A publisher named Hillary Grayson who ran a $50,000 contest for novelists need to find his  prize-winning manuscript that was been stolen. Which case would be taken ? Barrie will take The one that pays $2000! William Gargan, Himan Brown (director), Don Pardo (announcer), John Roeburt (writer), Barbara Weeks.
 1951-12-12  Death And Purple Cow

NBC net sustaining. A man with a gun told Barrie Craig to not accept a new client. The gunman shot himself shot after Barrie throw a cup of coffee to his face. William Gargan, Himan Brown (director), Don Pardo (announcer), John Gibson, Louis Vittes (writer).
 1951-12-19  Ghost Of A Chance

NBC net sustaining. Barrie Craig said when a man came back from his dead to haunt his wife who has been that as long as he had, almost canceled the  insurance scheme buta that was not enough. Don Pardo (announcer), John Roeburt (writer), William Gargan, Fran Carlon, Himan Brown (director).
 1951-12-26  Song Of Death

NBC net. sustaining. A girl was rescued by Barry from accident than could be worse than drawning. Barry also met a crazy song writer who wrote Murder, a lyrics about death  William Gargan, Himan Brown (director), Don Pardo (announcer), Amzie Strickland, John Roeburt (writer).
 1952-01-02  Death Of A Private Eye

NBC net sustaining. Barrie hired by a man who pay a visit, but Barrie found that the mas has death before his visit.  William Gargan, Himan Brown (director), Don Pardo (announcer), Louis Vittes (writer), Fran Carlon.
 1952-01-09  Murder Island

NBC net. sustaining. Barry met  a burlesque queen who had a gift to uncovere corpses mistery. Barry also met an awful lawyer and his client who point his gun to him. William Gargan, John Roeburt (writer), Elspeth Eric, Himan Brown (director), Don Pardo (announcer). 
 1952-01-16  Fatal Appointment

NBC net sustaining. A man's love and romantic date winds up a death . A beuatiful girl's found death in a hotel room.  William Gargan, Lou Vickert (? writer), Joan Alexander, Himan Brown (director), Don Pardo (announcer). 
 1952-02-06  Diary Of Death

NBC net. sustaining. A Murder counted a bloody tree refer to the two peaces of a treasure map that should be lead to a great fortune but unfortunately that would be the lead to the greater misfortune. William Gargan, John Roeburt (writer), Luis Van Rooten, Himan Brown (director), Don Pardo (announcer).
 1952-02-13  A Time To Kill

 NBC net. sustained "A Time To Kill". When in kindergarten I once experienced a surprise. When I played hide-and-seek I found the corpses already stiff " William Gargan, John Roeburt (writer), Arlene Blackburn, Himan Brown, Don Pardo (announcer).
 1952-10-15  Dead Loss

 NBC net. sustained "Dead Loss". The story was about the mistery of A Man who was buried six months before he came visit Barrie, The Lady who dead twice and beatiful girl... Barrie doesn't know what she did.... William Gargan, Louis Vittes (writer), Fran Carlon, Himan Brown (director), Don Pardo (announcer). 
 1953-02-15  Girl On Doorstep

"The Girl On The Doorstep" was Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. "I wondered whether a murderer like everyone else ? thinking about his income tax when he killed his victim. Does he also make the tax report or just care on the list of victims that he would bury'?" William Gargan, Louis Vittes (writer), Carl Caruso (announcer).
 1953-03-01  Behold A Corpse

"The Wholed Corpse" was played on NBC.Net and sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. "These words that are often heard in passing ............... give long enough rope and he ' ll hang himself . There is no problem with the theory but what if a rope was then really be a hangman?" William Gargan, John Roeburt (writer), Barbara Weeks, Carl Caruso (announcer)
 1954-07-06  Tough Guy

NBC net. sustained "The Tough Guy".  Barrie involved in the search money of $ 30,000 lost burgled a thief . A clue had been removed from the system . Lawrence Dobkin, John Roeburt (writer), Arthur Jacobson (director), Edward King (announcer), William Gargan, Charlotte Lawrence, Shepard Menken. 
 1954-07-13  Murder By Error

NBC net. sustained "Murder By Error".A husband of a beautiful woman squeezed of $ 10,000 by a manikin who looks weird. Any clues have been removed from the system. Arthur Jacobson (director), Edward King (announcer), Herb Vigran, William Gargan, John Roeburt (writer), Jeanne Bates, Herb Ellis, Hal Gerard, Julie Bennett.
 1954-07-27  Death Buys A Bedroom

NBC net. sustained  "Death Buys A Bedroom".  In his vacation in the mountains, Barrie met  a beautiful girl, a mysterious body and a dead man aboard the train. Byron Kane, William Gargan, Betty Lou Gerson, Jack Moyles, Lou Krugman, Victor Rodman, John Roeburt (writer), Arthur Jacobson (director), Edward King (announcer).
 1954-08-03  For Love Of Murder

NBC net. sustained "For Love Of Murder". Barrie bails out ofjail a broken hearted man and possibly a murderer named Damon Runyon. William Gargan, Barney Phillips, Herb Ellis, Tom McKee, Barbara Fuller, Gloria Ann Simpson, John Roeburt (writer), Edward King (announcer), Arthur Jacobson (director).
 1954-08-10  Deaths Bargain Basement

NBC net. sustained "Death's Bargain Basement". "Jail cell turns into honeymoon cottage where prisoners oversimplified complication , a love triangle" Templeton Fox, Hillary Hall, Rye Billsbury, Olan Soule, John Stevenson, Edward King (announcer), Louis Vittes (writer), William Gargan, Arthur Jacobson (director).
 1954-08-17  MidSummer Lunacy

NBC net. sustained "Mid-Summer Lunacy". Barrie was hired by a fake client, A beautiful blonde, to check out her fake fiance named Stewart Stone. Intrigue was happen at Jubilee Villa, a summer resort. George Neise, Alice Backes, Tony Barrett, Herb Ellis, John Roeburt (writer), Edward King (announcer), Arthur Jacobson (director), William Gargan, Hillary Hall.
 1954-08-24  Blood Money

NBC net. sustained "Blood Money". One of the investigator partner  asked barrie to find a the rugs dealer named Anatole Barber who has disappeared . Barrie finally found him dead by murder! Marvin Miller, Betty Lou Gerson, Jack Moyles, Paul Richards, John Laing (announcer), John Roeburt (writer), Arthur Jacobson (director), William Gargan, James Nusser. 
 1954-08-31  Hay Is For Homicide

NBC net. sustained "Hay Is For Murder" ("Homicide" ?).  While his vacation on Maine, Barrie found a corpese on the top of  a mound of hay. William Gargan, Parley Baer, Jack Moyles, Joyce McCluskey, Vivi Janis, Louis Vittes (writer), Arthur Jacobson (director), John Laing (announcer).
 1954-09-07  Ghosts Dont Die In Bed

NBC net. sustained "Ghosts Don't Die In Bed".  A dead body from the  eighty years old murder case was found in a library in a strange house at a stormy night . The show is the last performance of the season. William Gargan, Betty Lou Gerson, Virginia Gregg, Jack Moyles, Charlie Lung, Louis Vittes (writer), Arthur Jacobson (director), John Laing (announcer).
 1954-11-07  Life Line

NBC net. sustained "Lifeline". "The boy could not found the comfortness when he moved from his bed to the living room." Arthur Jacobson (director), William Gargan, John Roeburt (writer), Vivi Janis, Lee Miller, Marvin Miller, Edward King (announcer). 
 1954-11-21  Sneak Assassin

NBC net. sustained "The Sneak Assassin". "When a man talked about 'The Deep Type,' he didn't mantioned about mentality but he was talking about  geography like the depth of his grave." William Gargan, John Roeburt (writer), Arthur Jacobson (director), Parley Baer, Herb Ellis, Betty Lou Gerson, Marvin Miller, Joe Cranston, Edward King (announcer).
 1954-12-19  Dead Bull In A China Shop

NBC net. sustained "Dead Bull In A China Shop". "As a profesional Murder there were several handicaps; the work hours are irregular, wouldn't get an ideal job condition, and there's no Social Security for this job. The job also have benefit which is a high payment. But  the job someday will hang you!" William Gargan, Louis Vittes (writer), Arthur Jacobson (director), Herb Vigran, Betty Lou Gerson, Paul Dubov, Lou Krugman, Joe Forte. 
 1955-01-05  Angel Of Death

NBC net. sustained "Angel Of Death".  "You might take your competitor down but never burried him, that would be a murder" William Gargan, John Roeburt (writer), Arthur Jacobson (director), Paul Dubov, Betty Lou Gerson, Jack Carroll, Jack Moyles, John Laing (announcer).
 1955-02-09  Nobody Lives Re Anymore

NBC net. sustained  "Nobody Lives There Any More". "One of the things better to be  a killers is not have to worry about the pensions because killers will never old." The program opening is slightly upcut. William Gargan, Louis Vittes (writer), Andrew C. Love (director), Jerry Hausner, Joan Banks, Stanley Farrar, Doris Singleton.
 1955-02-16  Moving Target

NBC net. sustained "The Moving Target".  Someone's vanity is not a guarantee to survive when the blonde try hard defeated him, truly defeated him, by ." William Gargan, John Roeburt (writer), Howard McNear, Andrew C. Love (director), Lynn Allen, Jerry Hausner.
 1955-03-02  Sweet Larceny

NBC net. sustained "Sweet Larceny". "Exercising can be beneficial but it can also kill you. An acquaintance drove himself to death, the road which he proved to be his final journey-trips." William Gargan, John Roeburt (writer), Andrew C. Love (director), Edith Terry, Lou Krugman, Jan Arlen, Jonathan Hole.
 1955-03-09  Corpse On Town

NBC net. sustained "Corpse On The Town".  The newly Mrs. Stanton Bishop was found dead with a broken neck, soon after her marriage with a devious Broadway producer ! Frank Gerstle, Vivi Janis, William Gargan, Parley Baer, Joe Forte, John Roeburt (writer), Andrew C. Love (director).
 1955-03-30  Never Murder A Mummy

NBC net. sustained "Never Murder A Mummy".  "Problems in living life in the world of crime is that you will never feel satisfied until finally resting in prison." Andrew C. Love (director), Jonathan Hole, Vivi Janis, James Nusser, Henry Hunter, Howard Culver, William Gargan, Louis Vittes (writer).
 1955-05-05  Confession Of Murder

NBC net. sustained "Confession Of Murder".  "A lady killer is sometimes seen as the worst dressed people in the neighborhood. How much a body can be cut ... in prison clothes?." William Gargan, John Roeburt (writer), Andrew C. Love (director), Jack Edwards, Barney Phillips, Jane Webb, Noreen Gammill, Stanley Farrar, Paul Richards. 
 1955-05-12  Visitor At Midnight

NBC net. sustained "Visitor At Midnight". "No need to spend money to make friends with the killer. Come closer a little and he would be closer to you and tied a string around your throat and after that binds you to the nearest rafter." William Gargan, Louis Vittes (writer), Andrew C. Love (director), Ken Christy, Kay Stewart, Jack Carroll, Byron Kane, Jack Kruschen.

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