+ RICHARD ROGUE's a private eye with a certain flair for solving crimes before the police do. A tough, sometime violent radio show, ROGUE'S GALLERY premiered in 1945, but with a definitely skewered sense of humor. In each show, told in the first person, Rogue somehow managed to get knocked out, coming to on "Cloud Eight", where a gremlin called Eugor, (Rogue spelled backwards) would berate and eventually boot him off the cloud, back into consciousness. Dick Powell played Rogue the first season, and was later replaced by Barry Sullivan and Paul Stewart. Dick Powell was known as a song and dance man until his rebirth as a movie tough guy in Murder My Sweet, where he played Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe. He then appeared in a string of crime and detective flicks, and eventually parlayed it into a successful radio show, playing Richard Diamond, which later went on to become a successful television show, with Powell as producer. Click here to read more about Rogues Gallery
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Please enjoy these 23 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07.14.1946 | angela mullins rehearsal |
+ "Where There's A Will, There's A Murder". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo. A rehearsal recording. W... | |
| 01.17.1946 | anson leeds will |
+ Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoos, Fitch's Shaving Cream. Anson Leeds has died, leaving behind a puz... | |
| 10.18.1945 | blondes prefer gentlemen |
+ Richard Rogue was extremely busy when Mrs Eccle a little old lady called in for his help concernin... | |
| 12.13.1945 | blood on the sand |
+ "Blood On The Sand". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Shaving Cream. Richard Rogue is at th... | |
| 07.07.1946 | cabin on the lake |
+ "Cabin On A Lake". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Fitch's Ideal Hair Tonic. At a resort, Janice Col... | |
| 01.31.1946 | carlotta the magnificent |
+ "Special Added Attraction". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Shaving Cream. Richard Rogue s... | |
| 12.20.1945 | george grant case |
+ Richard Rogue was on his last dime when he received a visit from George Grant. Grant had proof tha... | |
| 11.15.1945 | house of fear |
+ The Somaliland diamond was stolen from the home of wealthy old gem collector James E. Lee. The ins... | |
| 05.16.1946 | judge collin baker case |
+ "The Impossible Murder". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Shaving Cream. "Judge" Colin Bake... | |
| 05.23.1946 | latin type | ||
| 11.08.1945 | little drops of rain |
+ Mutual net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Little Drops Of Rain". Richard Rogue solves an attempte... | |
| 11.29.1945 | little old lady |
+ "Lovely Little Old Lady". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Shaving Cream. Conchita Morales ... | |
| 06.30.1946 | matt webb murder |
+ "Lady With A Gun". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo. A rehearsal recording. After Matt Webb tries to... | |
| 04.04.1946 | mike royale |
+ Rogue speaking: “As I walked down the corridor of the death house the butterflies in my stomach ... | |
| 10.11.1945 | murder in drawing room a |
+ Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Shaving Cream. A grandmother hires Richard Rogue to protec... | |
| 10.25.1945 | murder with muriel |
+ "Murder With Muriel". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Shaving Cream. Joe Layton has been m... | |
| 06.13.1946 | red headed stranger |
+ "The Corpse I Didn't Kill". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Hair Tonic. Rogue's pal Joe Da... | |
| 06.23.1946 | star of savoy |
+ "The Star Of Savoy". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Hair Tonic. The first show of the ser... | |
| 01.03.1946 | stark mcvey case |
+ "Murder At Minden". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shaving Cream, Fitch's Shampoos. Stark McVeigh is murde... | |
| 02.21.1946 | the clark ames case |
+ "The Triangle Murder Case". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Shaving Cream. The managing ed... | |
| 05.09.1946 | the hermit of the hills |
+ "Snowbound". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Hair Tonic. A beautiful woman and her suspici... | |
| 06.06.1946 | the patrica flynn case |
+ There had been two attempts made on Patricia Flynn’s life in the last two weeks and she could th... | |
| N/A | the bob prise case |
ROGUE'S GALLERY
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