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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. Click here to read more about Casey Crime Photographer

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Please enjoy these 96 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
04.17.1947	box of death	+ "Box Of Death". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A crook with a lucky penny delivers a woman's...
04.24.1947	gentle strangler	+ "The Gentle Strangler". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A deranged murderer polishes off thre...
05.01.1947	king of the apes	+ "The King Of The Apes". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Murders have been happening under the...
05.08.1947	laughing killer	+ "The Laughing Killer". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A strange caliber gun is used to frame...
05.22.1947	the pick up	+ "Pickup". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Casey is killed twice in one evening and lives to t... INCLUDES RADIO SCRIPT
07.03.1947	acquitted	+ "Acquitted". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Big Mike Ryan, a swell cop, is suspended for arr...
07.10.1947	lady killer	+ "Lady Killer". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Cecil Grammatan is suspected of being a real l...
07.17.1947	self made hero	+ "Self-Made Hero". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Wellington Cliffside wants more than anythi...
07.24.1947	photo of the dead	+ "Photo Of The Dead". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A phoney swami, guarded by a Senegalese ...
07.31.1947	bright new star	+ "Bright New Star". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. The star of a Broadway show, which is abou...
08.07.1947	bright new star	+ "Death In Lover's Lane". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. On the trail of "The Lover's Lane Ki...
08.14.1947	chivalrous gunman	+ "The Chivalrous Gunman". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. The witness to a robbery and murder ...
08.21.1947	the busmans holiday	+ "Busman's Holiday". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A young waitress' boyfriend "steals" a fa...
08.28.1947	hide out	+ "Hideout". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A couple on the lam with $100,000 from a recent jo...
09.04.1947	the loaded dice	+ "Loaded Dice". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. The story of a pair of galloping dominoes and ...
09.11.1947	graveyard gertie	+ "Graveyard Gertie". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Casey and Ann meet a strange old lady in ...
09.18.1947	tobacco pouch	+ "The Tobacco Pouch". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. There's been a murder in a department st...
09.25.1947	treasure cave	+ "Treasure Cave". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Casey, Ann and Logan delve into a series of ...
10.02.1947	the miscarriage of justice	+ "Miscarriage Of Justice". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A woman has been murdered twice? Ho...
10.02.1947	the miscarriage of justice	+ "Miscarriage Of Justice". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A woman has been murdered twice? Ho...
10.09.1947	the wedding breakfast	+ "Wedding Breakfast". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Baron de Pavel has been killed. Artie Ma...
10.16.1947	the camera bug	+ "The Camera Bug". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A young photographer, trying to get a job w...
10.23.1947	the lady in distress	+ "Lady In Distress". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Marybelle Warren has disappeared, and her...
10.23.1947	the lady in distress	+ "Lady In Distress". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Marybelle Warren has disappeared, and her...
10.30.1947	great grandfathers rent receipt	+ "Great Grandfather's Rent Receipt". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. The story of Casey's grea...

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis	Rating
05.22.1947	the pick up	+ "Pickup". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Casey is killed twice in one evening and lives to t... INCLUDES RADIO SCRIPT

I loved listening to this while I was over the road.

BigTroy

The actor in the lead role for Casey, Crime Photographer was supposed to be Frank Lovejoy! He decided to do summer stock with wife Joan Banks on Cape Cod in a play destined for Broadway... "The Snark was a Boojum" got there and closed very quickly. Lovejoy would later play Randy Stone in Night Beat, a role that fit like the finest glove.

Joe

Casey is a photographer for the Morning Express newspaper, but spends most of his time as a detective. He hangs out at the Blue Note Cafe, where jazz pianist Teddy Wilson plays piano. Casey is assisted by bartender Ethelbert and fellow reporter Ann Williams. It was broadcast from 1943 to 1955, and it's a shame more of these programs haven't surfaced as this is a good series.

CASEY, CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER