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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
07.24.1947	photo of the dead	+ "Photo Of The Dead". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A phoney swami, guarded by a Senegalese ...
07.28.1948	old joe
03.07.1947	mysterious lodger	+ "The Mysterious Lodger". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. The proverbial "Little Old Lady" rep...
02.05.1948	music to die by	+ "Music To Die By". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Betty Welch has been found murdered, her b...
03.18.1948	murder in black and white	+ "Murder In Black and White". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. One murder follows another, with...
12.18.1947	life of the party	+ "The Life Of The Party". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. An art student stabs himself in the ...
05.08.1947	laughing killer	+ "The Laughing Killer". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A strange caliber gun is used to frame...
07.10.1947	lady killer	+ "Lady Killer". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Cecil Grammatan is suspected of being a real l...
05.01.1947	king of the apes	+ "The King Of The Apes". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Murders have been happening under the...
02.12.1948	key witness	+ "Key Witness". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Casey is the witness to a killing at Sharky's ...
01.01.1948	hot new years party	+ "Hot New Year's Party". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Arson has led to the death of a firem...
11.25.1948	holiday	+ "Holiday". Sponsored by: Toni. A reformed safecracker is being forced to pull one last job. Casey...
N/A	hide out	+ "Hideout". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A couple on the lam with $100,000 from a recent jo...
08.28.1947	hide out	+ "Hideout". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A couple on the lam with $100,000 from a recent jo...
05.27.1948	gun wanted	+ Jeff Robins gets out of city jail tomorrow after serving 60 days for throwing a punch at his wife ...
02.06.1947	grey kitten	+ "The Grey Kitten". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A re-incarnated cat helps Casey track dow...
10.30.1947	great grandfathers rent receipt	+ "Great Grandfather's Rent Receipt". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. The story of Casey's grea...
09.11.1947	graveyard gertie	+ "Graveyard Gertie". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Casey and Ann meet a strange old lady in ...
02.25.1946	graveyard gertie	+ "Graveyard Gertie". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Casey and Ann meet a strange old lady in ...
04.03.1947	girl on the dock
04.24.1947	gentle strangler	+ "The Gentle Strangler". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A deranged murderer polishes off thre...
03.11.1948	fog	+ "Fog". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Casey and Ann are invited to a millionaire's estate to...
01.22.1948	ex convict	+ "Ex-Convict". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Casey pretends to be an ex-con to discover who ...
11.20.1947	earned reward	+ "Earned Reward". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Shorty Irwin, one of Casey's rival photograp...
01.07.1946	earned reward	+ "Earned Reward". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Shorty Irwin, one of Casey's rival photograp...

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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