Sucker Bait (Aired June 9, 1955)
Originally aired October 31, 1951 Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator is one of the few detective radio series that had separate versions of it broadcast from both coasts. Even the spelling changed over the years. It was first "Barry Crane" and then "Barrie Craig". NBC produced it in New York from 1951 to 1954 and then moved it to Hollywood where it aired from 1954 to 1955. It attracted only occasional sponsors so it was usually a sustainer. William Gargan, who also played the better known television (and radio) detective Martin Kane, was the voice of New York eye BARRY CRAIG while Ralph Bell portrayed his associate, Lt. Travis Rogers. Craig's office was on Madison Avenue and his adventures were fairly standard PI fare. He worked alone, solved cases efficiently, and feared no man. As the promos went, he was "your man when you can't go to the cops. As an actor, William Gargan had played Ellery Queen in three movies, before being cast as Kane. After he left Martin Kane, Gargan landed on his feet. He signed a million dollar, seven year contract with MCA for the radio show Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator on NBC. The final spelling used for his character's first name, Barrie, was the same as that of Gargan's oldest son.
THIS EPISODE:
June 09, 1955. Unknown. "Sucker Bait". Sustaining. Craig speaking...there's nothing like a college education. The hallowed "Halls of Ivy" are the perfect cure for moss on the door. I had my own list nicely sharpened a case or two ago, matriculating in an institution of higher learning known across the land as Blackhurst U. The system cue has been deleted. William Gargan; Don Pardo (announcer); Himan Brown (director);. 23:44. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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