"Murder as a steady occupation has its handicaps… the pay is high, but so are the gallows from which, sooner or later, they hang you."
Running from 1951 through 1955, Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator is about a New York private eye. Produced in New York from 1951 to 1954 and then moved it to Hollywood where it aired from 1954 to 1955. This entertaining old time radio series originally titled "Barry Crane" was later renamed "Barrie Craig."
The series starred William Gargan (also played detective Martin Kane) as Barrie Craig, the lone private detective, who worked and solved cases from his Madison Avenue office. Gargan actually worked in as a private detective, collecting agent; his duties ranged from doing stakeouts to working as a bodyguard. He was shot while on the investigating a deadbeat customer. This life experience surely added to the depth of his characterization of Barrie Craig, Ellery Queen (three films) and Martin Kane.
While most detectives at the time were no nonsense hardboiled types, Barrie Craig is extraordinary due to his laid back personality. He rarely gets worried even in life threatening situations, it takes a lot to ruffle his feathers. Craig narrates the story much like Joe Friday in Dragnet and Sam Spade.
An interesting note: two Inner Sanctum scripts were actually reused in the Barrie Craig series.
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 Barrie 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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Please enjoy these 67 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.17.1951 | the judge and the champ |
+ Al White, a crusading columnist, is murdered after threatening to expose a fixed fight and polit... | |
| 10.24.1951 | microfilm in the fishtank |
+ Barrie Craig must defeat a brutal protection racket gang after a tailor's store is burnt to the ... | |
| 10.31.1951 | corpse on delivery |
+ NBC net Barrie Craig has been hired to find Joey Florio who has jumped bail but A corpse slows do... | |
| 11.07.1951 | case of the borrowed knife |
NBC net sustaining. A young woman was in distress when saw A corpse with a knife in his back at Crai... | |
| 11.14.1951 | dead on arrival |
+ NBC net sustaining. The Diary of George Washington Diary was found in an old clock. The Diary coul... | |
| 11.21.1951 | murder in wax |
+ NBC net sustaining. A wax museum apparently able to forecast the future and A bloody parrot gave c... | |
| 11.28.1951 | the case of the naughty necklace |
+ NBC net sustaining. Craig has got $5000 for buying a pearl necklace from Wendy Harper . + Barry C... | |
| 12.05.1951 | the paper bullets |
+ "The Paper Bullets" was sponsored by: Pontiac. Mrs. Cora Talbot need to find her husband. In the o... | |
| 12.12.1951 | death and the purple cow |
NBC net sustaining. A man with a gun told Barrie Craig to not accept a new client. The gunman shot h... | |
| 12.19.1951 | ghost of a chance |
+ NBC net sustaining. Barrie Craig said when a man came back from his dead to haunt his wife who has... | |
| 12.26.1951 | song of death |
+ sustaining. A girl was rescued by Barry from accident than could be worse than drawning. Barry al... | |
| 01.02.1952 | 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... | |
| 01.09.1952 | murder island |
+ sustaining. Barry met a burlesque queen who had a gift to uncovere corpses mistery. Barry also m... | |
| 01.16.1952 | fatal appointment |
+ NBC net sustaining. A man's love and romantic date winds up a death . A beuatiful girl's found dea... | |
| 01.23.1952 | the deadly fight |
+ "The Deadly Fight". "A widow who can't find tears, an obituary notice in search of a cough and a... | |
| 01.30.1952 | a very odd job |
+ "A Very Odd Job". Barrie is hired "to deliver a puppet, watch a girl sink, discover a vintage mu... | |
| 02.06.1952 | diary of death |
+ sustaining. A Murder counted a bloody tree refer to the two peaces of a treasure map that should ... | |
| 02.13.1952 | a time to kill |
sustained "A Time To Kill". When in kindergarten I once experienced a surprise. When I played hide-... | |
| 02.20.1952 | motive for murder |
+ "Motive For Murder". "Death flies the Atlantic from Lisbon to New York, a corpse breaks the bank... | |
| N/A | buried assets | ||
| N/A | case of lost lila thorne | ||
| N/A | claw killer of seneca | ||
| N/A | code of the underworld | ||
| N/A | echo corners | ||
| N/A | tennis anyone |
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