Spoiler : Lon Clark one of the few radio heroes who could have played his character on TV as well as radio -- I always thought he looked just like I imagined Nick Carter

Spoiler : Reminds me a little of Errol Flynn.

Spoiler : I'm a fan of the original dime novel Nick Carter and of the radio show.

Spoiler : Lon Clark one of the few radio heroes who could have played his character on TV as well as radio -- I always thought he looked just like I imagined Nick Carter.

Spoiler : I like Nick Carter

Spoiler : Nick Carter, Master Detective was a Mutual radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Nick Carter first came to radio as The Return of Nick Carter, a reference to the character's pulp origins, but the title was soon changed to Nick Carter, Master Detective. A veteran radio dramatist, Ferrin Fraser, wrote many of the scripts. With Lon Clark in the title role, the series commenced 11 April 1943, on Mutual...

Spoiler : It's definately one of the better ones

Spoiler : Featuring all of the existing programs of this fantastic crime drama that was broadcast by Mutual from 1943 to 1955. Lon Clark played Carter for the whole run of the series. Helen Choate played assistant Patsy Bowen until 1946, then Charlotte Manson took over the role.