Casey Crime Photographer was an old time radio mystery based on the novels penned by George Harmon Coxe. Coxe first started writing in 1922 and took whatever projects in any literary genre that came his way in order to pay the bills. It was not until 1934 that he discovered a passion for writing detective mysteries and began a serialization in Black Mask magazine. Coxe's works focused on the adventures and drama in the life of "Flashgun" Jack Casey who was a crime beat photographer for the Morning Express. He often worked in tandem with the lovely and talented reporter, Ann Williams and had a good working relationship with police detective Captain Logan. The public loved the show so much that it was first adapted into films even before it was serialized on radio. It tooke several years to convince radio executives about the viability of adapting the novels into a radio series as they believed that the market was already saturated with detective mysteries. But in 1943 the characters made their way to the airwaves for the very first time on CBS Network. Throughout the years, the program was aired under different titles but the longest running was Casey Crime Photographer which aired from 1947-1950. Jack Casey was played by several radio talents like Matt Crowley, Jim Backus, and Staats Cotsworth while the charming Jan Miner portrayed the feisty reporter Ann Williams.
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| 1947-08-21 |
Bushman's Holiday |
CBS net. "Busman's Holiday". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A young waitress' boyfriend "steals" a fabulous diamond ring and doesn't even realize that it's the fabulous "Bishop's Jewels!" Apparently Staats Cotsworth couldn't make the broadcast, so Casey is "on vacation" and does not appear on the program. Alonzo Deen Cole (writer), Archie Bleyer (music), Bernard Lenrow (narrator), Herman Chittison (piano), Jan Miner, John Dietz (director), John Gibson, Ralph Bell, Tony Marvin (announcer), George Harmon Coxe (creator). |
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| 1947-08-28 |
Hideout |
+ CBS net. "Hideout". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A couple on the lam with $100,000 from a recent job are victimized by the greedy proprietor of their "hideout." Alonzo Deen Cole (writer), Archie Bleyer (music), Herman Chittison (piano), Jan Miner, John Dietz (director), John Gibson, Joseph Julian, Staats Cotsworth, Tony Marvin (announcer), George Harmon Coxe (creator). |
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| 1947-09-04 |
Loaded Dice |
+ CBS net. "Loaded Dice". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. The story of a pair of galloping dominoes and a three hundred pound corpse lying on top of them! Alonzo Deen Cole (writer), Archie Bleyer (music), Herman Chittison (piano), Jan Miner, John Dietz (director), John Gibson, Staats Cotsworth, Tony Marvin (announcer), Bernard Lenrow, Byron Winget (sound effects), Jerry McCarty (sound efects), William Pearson (engineer), Arthur Vinton, George Harmon Coxe (creator). |
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| 1947-09-11 |
Graveyard Gertie |
+ CBS net. "Graveyard Gertie". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Casey and Ann meet a strange old lady in a cemetery at midnight. They also meet her strange friend Roger, a stuffed snake! The script was used previously on the series on February 25, 1946. Abby Lewis, Alonzo Deen Cole (writer), Archie Bleyer (music), Herman Chittison (piano), Jan Miner, John Dietz (director), John Gibson, Staats Cotsworth, Tony Marvin (announcer), George Harmon Coxe (creator). |
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| 1947-09-18 |
The Tobacco Pouch |
+ CBS net. "The Tobacco Pouch". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. There's been a murder in a department store, involving the man with the shoplifting charge account! Robin Hood to the rescue! Bernard Lenrow (as Captain Logan) is heard off mike during the show. Alonzo Deen Cole (writer), Archie Bleyer (music), Herman Chittison (piano), Jan Miner, John Dietz (director), John Gibson, Mandel Kramer, Staats Cotsworth, Tony Marvin (announcer), Byron Winget (sound effects), Jerry McCarty (sound effects), William Pearson (engineer), Ted Osborne, George Harmon Coxe (creator). |
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| 1947-09-25 |
Treasure Cave |
+ CBS net. "Treasure Cave". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Casey, Ann and Logan delve into a series of four strange murders that took place deep inside a cave. Alonzo Deen Cole (writer), Archie Bleyer (music), Herman Chittison (piano), Jan Miner, John Dietz (director), John Gibson, Staats Cotsworth, Tony Marvin (announcer), George Harmon Coxe (creator). |
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| 1947-10-02 |
Miscarriage Of Justice |
+ CBS net. "Miscarriage Of Justice". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A woman has been murdered twice? How can the killer be tried again after being freed the first time? Alonzo Deen Cole (writer), Archie Bleyer (music), Herman Chittison (piano), Jan Miner, Joe DeSantis, John Dietz (director), John Gibson, Santos Ortega, Staats Cotsworth, Tony Marvin (announcer), George Harmon Coxe (creator). |
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