Kitty Keene, Inc.

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Kitty Keene, Inc.
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Cast of the program, in September 1940, when it aired on NBC Red Network [1] Front row from left: Carlton KaDell (Charles Williams), Gail Henshaw (Kitty Keene), Patricia Dunlap (Jill Jones), Bob Bailey (Bob Jones), Loretta Poynton (Pearl Davis). Back row from left: Phil Lord (Jefferson Fowler), Director Frank Dane, Peggy Hillias (Clara Lund), Stanley Harris (Neil Perry).
GenreSoap
SyndicatesCBS, Mutual
StarringBeverley Younger, Gail Henshaw and Fran Carlon
Original release1937 – 1941

Kitty Keene, Inc. is an old-time radio soap running from 1937 to 1941 about a female private detective. It first aired on CBS and later on Mutual. [2] [3] Kitty was played by Beverley Younger, Gail Henshaw and Fran Carlon. [4]

Other characters, and the actors who played them, were as shown in the table below: [5]

CharacterActor
Bob Jones Bob Bailey
Jill JonesDorothy Gregory
Leddy FowlerCheer Brentson
Jefferson FowlerPhil Lord
Anna Hajek Louise Fitch
DimplesGinch Jones
Miss BranchJosephine Gilbert
Norma VernackAngeline Orr
Clara LundPeggy Hillias
Pearl DavisLoretta Poynton
Preacher Jim Herb Butterfield
Charles WilliamsCarlton KaDell
Neil PerryStanley Harris
Humphrey Manners Ian Keith

There are four surviving episodes.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  3. Cox, Jim (2005). The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas. Plymouth, UK: Scarecrow Press Inc. p. 122. ISBN   9780810863491.
  4. Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 386. ISBN   978-0-19-507678-3 . Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  5. Fairfax, Arthur (December 28, 1940). "Mr. Fairfax Replies" (PDF). Movie Radio Guide. 10 (12): 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.