Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Silent Men "The Bogus G.I." (12-16-51)

The Bogus G.I. (Aired December 16, 1951)


Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. played the parts of "special agents of all branches of the federal government, who daily risk their lives to protect the lives of all of us... to guard our welfare and our liberties, they must remain nameless - The Silent Men!" At each episode, Fairbanks checked in with his chief, played by either William Conrad or Herb Butterfield. Regulars included Virginia Gregg, Raymond Burr, Lou Merrill, Lurene Tuttle, Paul Frees and John Dehner. Don Stanley was the announcer. The show was produced and directed by Warren Lewis, who wrote many of the scripts along with Joel Murcott. The series ran on NBC.

THIS EPISODE:
December 16, 1951. NBC network. "The Bogus G. I.". Sustaining. Not auditioned. A counter-intelligence agent fights those who try to take advantage of the parents of dead soldiers. The program moves to an earlier time period next Sunday. Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Don Stanley (announcer), Warren Lewis (writer, producer, director), Lou Rusoff (writer), William Tracy, Virginia Gregg, Anne Diamond, Tom McKee, Jack Kruschen, Curt Martell. 28:11.

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