Thursday, August 13, 2009

Boxcars711Old Time Radio Pod - Casey Crime Photographer "Pick-Up" (05-22-47)


Pick-Up (Aired May 22, 1947)


The adventures of Casey, crack photographer for The Morning Express, were told in this series, which moved to television after a highly successful run on radio in the 1940’s. Casey hung out at the Blue Note CafĂ©, where the music was provided by the Tony Mottola Trio, and was friendly with Ethelbert, the bartender, to whom he recounted his various exploits. Richard Carlyle and John Gibson portrayed the roles when the series premiered in April, 1951, but by June they were replaced by Darren McGavin and Cliff Hall. Ann Williams, a reporter on The Morning Express, was Casey’s girlfriend. During the summer of 1951 he acquired a partner in cub reporter Jack Lipman, who wrote copy to go with Casey’s pictures. This live series was set in and broadcast from, New York City.


THIS EPISODE:

May 22, 1947. CBS network. "Pickup". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Casey is killed twice in one evening and lives to tell about it. A girl met in the street is bumped off for knowing too much. Staats Cotsworth, John Gibson, Tony Marvin (announcer), George Harmon Coxe (creator), George Harmon Coxe (creator), Alonzo Deen Cole (writer). 1/2 hour.

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