The Twenty Minute Alibi (Aired February 20, 1947)
Two months into the Television run, CBS re-cast Casey and Ethelbert, substituting young Darren McGavin as Jack Casey. The most distinguishing element of the short-lived Television Casey was its direction, with the famed future Film Director Sidney Lumet helming the series. CBS and Coxe took another run at Crime Photographer over Radio in 1954, reprising Staats Cotsworth, John Gibson and Jan Miner in their previous Radio roles. The 1954 run extended to the Spring of 1955, at which point the Crime Photographer franchise had pretty much run its course. The sleuthing photographer format didn't end with the CBS/Coxe franchise. ABC took a run at the concept with their Man With A Camera (1958), starring Charles Bronson, and running for two seasons, though it bore no resemblance whatsoever to the Casey, Crime Photographer franchise. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group.
THIS EPISODE:
February 20, 1947. CBS network. "Twenty-Minute Alibi". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A man commits suicide while on the phone with his insurance agent, but Casey suspects murder. Staats Cotsworth, John Gibson, Tony Marvin (announcer), John Dietz (director), Robert Sloane (writer), Archie Bleyer (original music), Lesley Woods, George Harmon Coxe (creator). 33:19. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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