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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
01.29.1948	the piggy bank robbery	+ "The Piggy Bank Robbery". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Bill Shapiro, cub photographer, has...
06.03.1946	the reunion	+ CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Reunion". A famous sculptor chisels a case of murder o...
12.25.1947	the santa claus of bums boulevard	+ "The Santa Claus Of Bum Boulevard". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. It's Christmas Day, and t...
03.10.1949	the scene of the crime	+ "The Scene Of The Crime". Sponsored by: Toni (commercial deleted). Ethelbert becomes a detective....
08.25.1949	the snow ball
05.04.1950	the suicide	+ Carl Ashby is a businessman who has written a bad play about a suicide, which was produced on stag...
01.16.1947	the surprising corpse	+ "The Surprising Corpse". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A false nobleman tricks a dumb heire...
11.17.1949	the upholsterer	+ Goldblatt, the upholsterer, has been shot to death within a locked room. A neighboring shop owne...
11.16.1950	the upholsterer	+ Goldblatt, the upholsterer, has been shot to death within a locked room. A neighboring shop owne...
10.09.1947	the wedding breakfast	+ "Wedding Breakfast". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Baron de Pavel has been killed. Artie Ma...
05.05.1949	the wolverine	+ "The Wolverine". Sponsored by: Toni. A strange killer strikes against the underworld, in a very i...
11.10.1949	thunderbolt
09.18.1947	tobacco pouch	+ "The Tobacco Pouch". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. There's been a murder in a department st...
11.13.1947	too many angels	+ "Too Many Angels". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. There's been a murder in the theatre, righ...
03.04.1948	tough guys	+ "Tough Guy". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A Jewish cab driver is duped and used as an alib...
09.25.1947	treasure cave	+ "Treasure Cave". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Casey, Ann and Logan delve into a series of ...
06.15.1950	unlucky numbers	+ Casey and Anne Williams are assigned to do a story that'll break up the numbers racket. They go to...
08.26.1944	victory garden murder
01.19.1950	wanted a gun	+ CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Wanted, A Gun". A young man gets a gun from a pet shop and...
02.19.1948	witchcraft	+ "Witchcraft". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Amos Jenkins has been murdered in Frogtown. A f...
11.09.1950	woman of mystery	+ CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Woman Of Mystery". A woman is found dead with a knife in h...

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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