Casey Crime Photographer - The Box Of Death (04-17-47)
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio · Humphrey Camardella Media Productions
February 7, 200930m 17s
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Show Notes
The adventures of Casey Crime Photographer for The Morning Express, were told in this series, which moved to television after a highly successful run on radio in the 1940's. Casey hung out at the Blue Note Café, where the music was provided by the Tony Mottola Trio, and was friendly with Ethelbert, the bartender, to whom he recounted his various exploits. Richard Carlyle and John Gibson portrayed the roles when the series premiered in April, 1951, but by June they were replaced by Darren McGavin and Cliff Hall. Ann Williams, a reporter on The Morning Express, was Casey's girlfriend. During the summer of 1951 he acquired a partner in cub reporter Jack Lipman, who wrote copy to go with Casey's pictures. This live series was set in and broadcast from, New York City.
THIS EPISODE:
April 17, 1947. CBS network. "Box Of Death". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A crook with a lucky penny delivers a woman's husband to her, dead in a box. Staats Cotsworth, John Gibson, Tony Marvin (announcer), Archie Bleyer (music), George Harmon Coxe (creator), Alonzo Deen Cole (writer). 1/2 hour.