Thursday, March 31, 2022

Gangbusters - The Case Of The Tennessee Valley Killer (12-20-47)

The Tennessee Valley Killer (Aired December 20, 1947 )

The series dramatized FBI cases, which producer-director Phillips H. Lord arranged in close association with Bureau director J. Edgar Hoover. Hoover insisted that only closed cases would be used. The initial series was on NBC Radio from July 20 - October 12, 1935. It then aired on CBS from January 15, 1936 to June 15, 1940, sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive and Cue magazine. From October 11, 1940 to December 25, 1948, it was heard on the Blue Network, with various sponsors that included Sloan's Liniment, Waterman pens and Tide. Returning to CBS on January 8, 1949, it ran until June 25, 1955, sponsored by Grape-Nuts and Wrigley's chewing gum. The final series was on the Mutual Broadcasting System from October 5, 1955 to November 27, 1957.

THIS EPISODE:

December 20, 1947. Program #508. ABC network origination, syndicated, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Case Of Troy Blankenship". Participating sponsors. The public enemy #1 loves bright new cars. He wears only red shirts and limps. A case of cow doctors, cock-fights and cracked safes. WRVR rebroadcast date: May 9, 1974. The syndicated rebroadcast is announced as, "The Case Of The Tennessee Valley Killer." Arthur Vinton, Will Geer, Don Gardiner (announcer), Phillips H. Lord (producer). 30:15. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Cat.# 11851.  

 



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