33 min listen
Episode 121 - Gargan the Gumshoe (Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator)
Episode 121 - Gargan the Gumshoe (Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator)
ratings:
Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Jul 12, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
William Gargan wasn't a great private eye in real life, but he played a mean one on radio. Years after he supported himself checking credit and shadowing suspects, Gargan starred as several radio detectives including Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator. We'll hear the actor as Craig in "The Lost Lady" (originally aired on NBC on June 14, 1953) and "Ghosts Don't Die in Bed" (originally aired on NBC on September 7, 1954).
Released:
Jul 12, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 6 - The Robin Hood of Modern Crime (The Saint): Before Roger Moore and Val Kilmer wore halos, Vincent Price patrolled the airwaves as Simon Templar, The Saint. Today we'll hear this debonair detective in "Baseball Murder," first broadcast on NBC on September 3, 1950. by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)