Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator

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Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator
William Gargan circa 1950s.JPG
William Gargan as Barrie Craig
GenreDetective drama
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
SyndicatesNBC
StarringWilliam Gargan
AnnouncerDon Pardo
Written byRichard Leonard
Peggy Blake
Directed byHiman Brown
Arthur Jacobson
Andrew C. Love

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator was a detective drama heard on NBC Radio from October 3, 1951 to June 30, 1955. [1]

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Overview

Detective Barrie Craig (William Gargan [2] ) worked alone from his Madison Avenue office. [1] Unlike his contemporaries Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, Craig had a laid-back personality, somewhat cutting against the popular hard-boiled detective stereotype. Others in the cast included Ralph Bell, Elspeth Eric, Parker Fennelly, Santos Ortega, Arnold Moss, Parley Baer, Virginia Gregg and Betty Lou Gerson. [1]

Don Pardo was the announcer. [3] The program was broadcast on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern Time. [4] Writers included John Roeburt. [5]

TV pilot

Gargan also starred in the role in an unsuccessful 1952 TV pilot [6] written and directed by Blake Edwards. It was presented on ABC's Pepsi-Cola Playhouse as "Death the Hard Way" (October 17, 1954).

John Roeburt was the head writer for the series. [7]

A few years earlier Gargan had played a similar character in Martin Kane, Private Eye.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 74. ISBN   978-0-19-507678-3 . Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ Alicoate, Jack, Ed. (1952). The 1952 Radio Annual. Radio Daily Corp. p. 842.
  3. ↑ III, Harris M. Lentz (2015). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014. McFarland. p. 267. ISBN   978-1476619613 . Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Deal Near on Gargan Series". Billboard. November 3, 1951. p. 4. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ Ellett, Ryan (December 15, 2017). Radio Drama and Comedy Writers, 1928-1962. McFarland. p. 169. ISBN   978-1-4766-6593-1 . Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Air-casters" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 24, 1952. Retrieved August 24, 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Roeburt: Man of Action". Variety. March 16, 1955. p. 26. Retrieved April 16, 2023.

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