The Mystery Man (Aired June 4, 1949)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell first ran on NBC radio from March 26 to June 22, 1934 as a 15-minute serial airing three times a week at 5:30pm. Sponsored by Dr. West's Toothpaste, this program starred Donald Briggs in the title role. Harlow Wilcox was the announcer. After a 12-year gap, the series returned October 5, 1946 as a 30-minute Saturday morning show on NBC, continuing until June 4, 1949. Lawson Zerbe starred as Merriwell, Jean Gillespie and Elaine Rostas as Inza Burrage, Harold Studer as Bart Hodge and Patricia Hosley as Elsie Belwood. Announcers were Mel Brandt and Harlow Wilcox, and the Paul Taubman Orchestra supplied the background music. A film serial entitled The Adventures of Frank Merriwell was created by Universal Studios in 1936.
THIS EPISODE:
June 4, 1949. NBC network. "The Mystery Man". Sustaining. Frank has to prove a man innocent of a 3-year-old crime to win a law scholarship and remain at Yale. Elaine Rost, Hal Studer, Harlow Wilcox, Lawson Zerbe, Paul Taubman (composer, conductor), Mel Brandt (announcer), Edward King (director), Hal Studer, Elaine Rost, Ruth Braun (writer), Gilbert Braun (writer), William Welch (writer), Burt L. Standish (creator). 29:30. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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