Jeff Regan Investigator (Starring Frank Graham) "The Lady From Brazil" (10-19-49)

 The Lady From Brazil (Aired October 19, 1949)

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays The Delfonics "La-La-La" (1968)

After Jack Webb's departure from Jeff Regan, Investigator the demand for the series remained high, but it wasn't until October 1949 that CBS regrouped for another season of Jeff Regan, Investigator, with a new cast and lead--talented young actor and voice talent, Frank Graham. Frank Graham was only a few years older than Jack Webb at the time, had tremendous range and versatility, and had been making an increasing name for himself as a CBS announcer and actor and with increasing voice work in Animation features of the era. He was also one of the handful of voice talents of the era referred to as a 'Man of a Thousand Voices.' Supporting Frank Graham in the revival of Jeff Regan, Investigator were Radio legend, Frank Nelson in the role of Anthony J. Lyon, and Jim Backus in various roles. On the production side, the revival was produced by Sterling Tracy, with writing support from E. Jack Neuman and Adrian Gendot, initially. Dick Aurandt continued with his original music, and Bob Stevenson continued as announcer. Writing chores were later turned over to William Fifield, William Froug and Gilbert Thomas. The scripts for the revival series were as entertaining and compelling as in the original run, but Frank Graham, though certainly talented enough in the role of Jeff Regan, wasn't Jack Webb. Show Notes From The Digital Deli.

Escape - "The Match" (05-16-48)

The Match (Aired May 16, 1948)

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays Elvis Presley "Unchained Melody"(1977)
(Live at Ann Arbor, MI)

Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like Suspense, it was subjected to frequent schedule shifts and lower production budgets, although Richfield Oil signed on as a sponsor for five months in 1950. Despite these problems, Escape enthralled many listeners during its seven-year run. The series' well-remembered opening combined Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain with the introduction, intoned by Paul Frees and William Conrad: “Tired of the everyday routine? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you... Escape!”

 

THIS EPISODE:

 
May 16, 1948. CBS network. "The Match". Sustaining. A good story about a determined Mountie who is going to bring back his man, even if it kills him. Clark Cluney, Cynthia Corley, Frank Lovejoy, James Oliver Curwood (writer), Les Crutchfield (writer), Nestor Paiva, Stan Waxman, Wilbur Hatch (music), Wilms Herbert, Norman Macdonnell (director). 29:28. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Macabre - "The Crystalline Man" (01-01-62)

The Crystalline Man (Aired January 1, 1962)

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays Wayne Newton's "Summer Wind" (1965)

This original series was created by FEN's assistant director for production, William Verdier.  Parts are filled locally, mainly by FEN staff members supplemented by local talent from various organizations in the Kanto area. The "Macabre" series is being distributed by the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service in Los Angeles for worldwide use by AFRTS outlets. The first program, titled "Final Resting Place," is the strange tale of what happens to a honeymooning couple when they stop in a small town for the night and visit a carnival. Macabre was produced in-house by the Tokyo studios of the Far East Network of the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. Two Air Force personnel were most responsible for creating the series: William Verdier as writer, performer, and director; and Program Director and performer, John F. Buey, Jr.. Mr. Buey entered the Civilian Service from the old Yankee Radio Network, serving as Program Director of FEN Tokyo from its inception in 1946.

THIS EPISODE:

January 1, 1962. Program #7. AFRTS-FEN origination. "The Crystalline Man". The discovery of a quartz sarcophagus and a crystal man asleep inside of it. Walt Sheldon, Alan Frank, William Virdier (performer, writer, director), Mitzi Hennessey, Christine Virdier, John Buey, Milton Radmilovich, James Sheldon, Al Lepage (announcer), Carolyn Johnston (associate director), Hiroshi Ono (technical supervisor), James Connolly (sound patterns), Bob Eddy (sound patterns). 26:30. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Life With Luigi - "The Trolley Transfer" (09-26-50)

The Trolley Transfer (Aired September 26, 1950)

 

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays "Atlantic Starr" (1987)
From The Album "All In The Name Of Love"

Life with Luigi was a radio comedy-drama series which began September 21, 1948 on CBS. The story concerned Italian immigrant Luigi Basco, and his experiences as an immigrant in Chicago. Many of the shows take place at the US citizenship classes that Luigi attends with other immigrants from different countries, as well as trying to fend off the repeated advances of the morbidly-obese daughter of his landlord/sponsor. Luigi was played by J. Carrol Naish, an Irish-American. Naish continued in the role on the short-lived television version in 1952, and was later replaced by Vito Scotti. With a working title of The Little Immigrant, Life with Luigi was created by Cy Howard, who earlier had created the hit radio comedy, My Friend Irma.
 

THIS EPISODE:

September 26, 1950. CBS network. "The Trolley Transfer" - Sponsored by: Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum. Luigi rides the trolley and gets a transfer. J. Carrol Naish, Alan Reed, Cy Howard (creator, producer, director), Hans Conried, Bob Stevenson (announcer), Mac Benoff (writer), Lou Derman (writer), Mary Shipp, Jody Gilbert, Joe Forte, Ken Peters, Lud Gluskin (music director). 29:2 Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

John Steele Adventurer - "Cargo Unknown" (07-12-49)

Cargo Unknown (Aired July 12, 1949)

First broadcast in 1949, John Steele, Adventurer was a thriller/drama that wasn't considered a major force in the world of radio although it is considered to have offered great entertainment. Jungles and deserts made up the eerie background sounds of the series that featured Don Douglas as John Steele. John Steele was the type of roving adventurer and thrill seeker who held various jobs in exotic locations. Among his career paths were country sheriff, special agent in Turkey and a ship's captain. The stories were narrated by a friend of Steele's, with Steele making cameo appearances throughout. Ted Mallie, of The Shadow and I Love a Mystery announcing fame also landed the job of the announcer for John Steele, Adventurer, which featured Elliot Drake as the director. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group.

 

THIS EPISODE:

July 12, 1949. Mutual network. "Cargo Unknown". Sustaining. Two men are in an open boat, with a beautiful woman. Elliott Drake (writer, director), Ross Martin, Connie Lembcke, Earl George, Sylvan Levin (conductor), Walt Shaver (sound effects), Ted Mallie (announcer), Don Douglas, Robert Monroe (producer). 29:44. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Jeff Regan Investigator (Starring Jack Webb) - "Too Many Mrs. Rogers" (10-09-48)

Too Many Mrs. Rogers (Aired October 9, 1948)

Jeff Regan, Investigator was one of the three detective shows Jack Webb did before Dragnet (see also Pat Novak For Hire and Johnny Modero: Pier 23). It debuted on CBS in July 1948. Webb played JEFF REGAN, a tough private eye working in a Los Angeles investigation firm run by Anthony J. Lyon. Regan introduced himself on each show "I get ten a day and expenses...they call me the Lyon's Eye." The show was fairly well-plotted, Webb's voice was great, and the supporting cast were skillful. Regan handled rough assignments from Lion, with whom he was not always on good terms. He was tough, tenacious, and had a dry sense of humor. The voice of his boss, Anthony Lion, was Wilms Herbert. The show ended in December 1948 but was resurrected in October 1949 with a new cast; Frank Graham played Regan (later Paul Dubrov was the lead) and Frank Nelson portrayed Lion. This version ran on CBS, sometimes as a West Coast regional, until August 1950.

 

THIS EPISODE:

October 9, 1948. CBS network. "The Too Many Mrs. Rogers'". Sustaining. Jeff is hired to accompany a dead body and a star sapphire ring to La Jolla. Well written! Bob Stevenson (announcer), David Ellis, E. Jack Neuman (writer), Gloria Blondell, Grace Lenard, Herb Butterfield, Jack Petruzzi, Jack Webb, John Hoyt, Larry Roman (writer), Laurette Fillbrandt, Milton Charles, Paul Frees, Sterling Tracy (producer). Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

This Is Your FBI - "The Fugitive Traveler" (08-18-50)

The Vanishing Witness (Aired August 18, 1950)

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays The Classic IV "True Story" (1964) "Algonquin (EMI)

This Is Your FBI was a radio crime drama which aired in the United States on ABC from April 6, 1945 to January 30, 1953. FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover gave it his endorsement, calling it "the finest dramatic program on the air." Producer-director Jerry Devine was given access to FBI files by Hoover, and the resulting dramatizations of FBI cases were narrated by Frank Lovejoy (1945), Dean Carleton (1946-47) and William Woodson (1948-53). Stacy Harris had the lead role of Special Agent Jim Taylor. Others in the cast were William Conrad, Bea Benaderet and Jay C. Flippen. This Is Your FBI was sponsored during its entire run by the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (now AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company). This is Your FBI had counterparts on the other networks. The FBI in Peace and War also told stories of the FBI, although some were not authentic.

THIS EPISODE

August 18, 1950. Program #280. ABC network. "The Vanishing Witness". Sponsored by: The Equitable Life Assurance Society. How to get a witness before the grand jury in time, even though he's been kidnapped! Doris Noland, Ed Gargan, Frederick Steiner (composer, conductor), Gil Stratton, Herb Ellis, John Sheehan, Larry Keating (announcer), Stacy Harris, William Conrad, William Woodson (narrator). 29:36. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold  Index.

Future Tense - "The Seventh Victim" (05-20-74)

The Seventh Victim (Aired May 20, 1974)

Future Tense was the title given to two short series of shows that aired at various times in 1974 through 1976 on WMUK, college radio station of Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. The shows were announced as being produced by WMUK Special Projects and used local actors. Professor Eli Segal updated some X Minus One and Dimension X scripts, changing place and time to local area and time, as required. The series used original X Minus One music opening, closing and scene bridges although it didn't use the X Minus One "blast off" sequence. (It did use it at least once as a sound effect). In the first series aired in May of 1974, with the shows broadcast Monday through Thursday (from a comment at the end of one show). From information found, the first series appears to have been repeated in June of 1974 and again in August of of 1976 (from corrections to "Science Fiction on Radio: A Revised Look At 1950-1975", see Log Comments). The second series is believed to have aired in July of 1976 (from the Gold Index, see Log Comments). In 1975, "Pail of Air" was awarded the Ohio State Award for "network quality radio drama". "Cold Equation" won a Peabody Award in 1978 "for championing radio drama".

 

THIS EPISODE

 

May 20, 1974. WMUK-FM, Kalamazoo, Michigan. "The Seventh Victim". Sustaining. It's not easy to join the "Tens Club." After six kills, a hunter finds an unusual "victim" who presents an unsual defense. The script was used previously on "X Minus One" on March 6, 1957 . Eli Segal (producer, director), Robert Sheckley (author), Tom Small, Eric Grandstaff, Peg Small, Mark Spink, Richard Atwell. 26:19. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The Jack Benny Jello Program - "Special Guests Are George Burns & Gracie Allen" (04-11-37)

Special Guests Are George Burns & Gracie Allen (Aired April 11, 1937)

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays Lionel Richie's "Stuck On You" (1984)

Mary Livingstone as his wisecracking and not especially deferential female friend (not quite his girlfriend, since Benny would often try to date movie stars like Barbara Stanwyck, and occasionally had stage girlfriends such as "Gladys Zybisco"); rotund announcer Don Wilson (who also served as announcer for Fanny Brice's hit, Baby Snooks); bandleader Phil Harris as a jive-talking, wine-and-women type whose repartee was rather risqué for its time; boy tenor Dennis Day, who was cast as a sheltered, naïve youth who still got the better of his boss as often as not (this character was originated by Kenny Baker, but perfected by Day); and, especially, Eddie Anderson as valet-chauffeur Rochester van Jones who was as popular as Benny himself.

 

THIS EPISODE:

 
April 11, 1937. Red network, KFI, Los Angeles aircheck. Sponsored by: Jell-O. Mary reads a letter from Mama. Kenny Baker sings, "Moonlight and Roses." "Special Guests Are George Burns and Gracie Allen" appear to plug their new show for Grape Nuts which is just starting. Another "Buck Benny Rides Again" episode: "Ready, Willing, and Lame." Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Phil Harris and His Orchestra, Mary Livingstone, Kenny Baker, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry Baldwin, Ed Beloin (writer), Bill Morrow (writer). 29:48.
Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

It's A Crime Mr. Collins - "The Chrome Yellow Death" (1956)

Chrome Yellow Death (1956) *The Exact Date Is Unknown.

It's a Crime, Mr. Collins was a half-hour mystery/adventure radio program broadcast weekly from August, 1956 to February, 1957 by Mutual Broadcasting System in the United States that was a "flagrant rip-off of The Adventures of the Abbotts in which only the names had been changed." San Francisco private detective Greg Collins was played by Mandel Kramer (who had previously been heard as Lieutenant Tragg in the radio version of Perry Mason) and his wife, Gail Collins, was played by namesake Gail Collins. Each week, Gail Collins, "the gumshoe's gorgeous spouse -- with green-eyed predilections emerging as curvaceous damsels in distress frequently petitioned her husband -- shared his investigative exploits with her Uncle Jack and thereby with the listeners at home."

 

THIS EPISODE:

1956. Mutual network origination, syndicated. "The Chrome Yellow Death". Commercials added locally. Mr. and Mrs. Collins are in tropical Argentina, where they find death by "bolas" and "marijuana" cigarettes. The date is approximate. Mandel Kramer, Gail Collins, Richard Denning. 28:33. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

It Pays To Be Ignorant - "What Is A Swimming Pool" (11-03-44)

What Is A Swimming Pool (Aired November 3, 1944)

INTRO: Bob Camardella Remembers Ricky Nelson's Travelin' Man (1961)

It Pays to Be Ignorant was a radio comedy show which maintained its popularity during a nine-year run on three networks for such sponsors as Philip Morris, Chrysler, and DeSoto. Tom Howard was the quizmaster who asked questions of dim-bulb panelists Harry McNaughton, Lulu McConnell and George Shelton. The Irish-born Howard (1885-1955) and Shelton (1885-1972) had previously worked together as a team in vaudeville and comedy film shorts, while McConnell (1882-1962) and British comic McNaughton (1896-1967) had both appeared in many Broadway musical comedies and revues between 1920 and the late 1930s. Each episode would start with some jokes ("Do married men live longer than single men?"... "No, it only seems longer.") and an introduction of the experts. After this, three or four questions would be discussed in detail: some posed by Howard, some picked at random by a guest from the audience. These questions often had the answer obvious in the query ("What town in Massachusetts had the Boston Tea Party?")

 

THIS EPISODE:

November 3, 1944. Program #23. CBS network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. The first question (at the opening): "What Is A Swimming Pool?" The program's guest is Shirley Booth who fits right into the show and even sings! The first question (during the program): "Where is the game of ice hockey played?" Nat Novick and His Orchestra, George Shelton, Harry McNaughton, Lulu McConnell, Shirley Booth (guest), Tom Howard (m. c.). 32:30 Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

X Minus One - Pictures Don't Lie (10-24-56)

Pictures Don't Lie (Aired October 24, 1956)

Bob Camardella Plays The Rivieras  - "Moonlight Serenade" (1959)

X Minus One was a half-hour science fiction radio series broadcast from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958 in various timeslots on NBC. Initially a revival of NBC's Dimension X (1950-51), X Minus One is widely considered among the finest science fiction dramas ever produced for radio. The first 15 episodes were new versions of Dimension X episodes, but the remainder were adaptations of newly published science fiction stories by leading writers in the field, including Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Robert A. Heinlein, Frederik Pohl and Theodore Sturgeon, along with a few original scripts. Episodes of the show include adaptations of Robert Sheckley's "Skulking Permit," Bradbury's "Mars Is Heaven," Heinlein's "Universe" and "The Green Hills of Earth", " Pohl’s "The Tunnel under the World," J. T. McIntosh’s "Hallucination Orbit," Fritz Leiber’s "A Pail of Air" and George Lefferts' "The Parade".
 

THIS EPISODE:

October 24, 1956. NBC network. "Pictures Don't Lie. Sustaining. A radio signal originating from interstellar space turns out to be a television picture. It seems to be coming from an alien spaceship heading towards the Earth! The script was used subsequently on "Future Tense" on May 23, 1974. Fred Collins (announcer), John Gibson, Sam Grey, Richard Hamilton, Ernest Kinoy (adaptor), William Welch (producer), Daniel Sutter (director), Katherine MacLean (author), Joe DeSantis. 28:26. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Inspector Thorne - "The Dark Cigarette Murder Case" (08-31-51)

The Dark Cigarette Murder Case (Aired August 31, 1951)

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays Heat Wave "Always & Forever" (1976)

Always and Forever" is an R&B song written by Rod Temperton and produced by Barry Blue. It was first recorded by the British-based multinational funk-disco band Heatwave in 1976. Released as a single on December 3, 1977, the song is included on Heatwave's debut album Too Hot to Handle (1976) and has been covered by numerous artists, becoming something of a standard.

Inspector Thorne was a short-lived Crime drama anthology that NBC rolled out under the Hummert franchise. Anne and Frank Hummert were two of Radio's most prolific creators, writers, and producers of all manner of serial melodrama--daytime soaps--throughout The Golden Age of Radio. Though almost universally associated with soaps, their talents didn't end with serial potboilers. Indeed most Radio collectors aren't aware of the prodigious output of long-running crime, mystery, and detective dramas they produced. During the 1940s and early 1950s the Hummerts turned their talents to several Detective and Crime fiction dramas. Inspector Thorne was portrayed by Karl Weber for the first nine installments, replaced by Staats Cotsworth of Casey Crime Photographer for the last two episodes. Show Notes From The Digital Deli.

THIS EPISODE:

August 31, 1951. NBC network. "The Dark Cigarette Murder Case". Sustaining. The program concludes with an announcement that the next program will be, "The Nickels and Dimes Murder Case," to be heard next Thursday. Fred Collins (announcer), Frank Hummert (author), Anne Hummert (author), Karl Weber, Edward Slattery (director), Bill Delgarde (writer). 29:52. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Inner Sanctum Mysteries - "The Corpse Laughs Last" (08-17-52)

The Corpse Laughs Last (Aired August 17, 1952)

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays Dinah Washington  "What a Difference A Day Makes" (1959)

Taking its name from a popular series of mystery novels, Inner Sanctum Mysteries debuted over NBC’s Blue Network in January 1941. Inner Sanctum Mysteries featured one of the most memorable and atmospheric openings in radio history: an organist hit a dissonant chord, a doorknob turned and the famous “creaking door” slowly began to open. Every week, Inner Sanctum Mysteries told stories of ghosts, murderers and lunatics. Produced in New York, the cast usually consisted of veteran radio actors, with occasional guest appearances by such Hollywood stars Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and Claude Rains. What made Inner Sanctum Mysteries unique among radio horror shows was its host, a slightly-sinister sounding man originally known as “Raymond.” The host had a droll sense of humor and an appetite for ghoulish puns, and his influence can be seen among horror hosts everywhere, from the Crypt-Keeper to Elvira. Raymond Edward Johnson was the show’s host until 1945.
 

THIS EPISODE:

August 17, 1952. ABC network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Corpse Laughs Last"ala: "The Unforgiving Corpse". Paul McGrath (host), Wendell Corey. 25:27. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

Exploring Tomorrow - "The First Baby In Space" (06-18-58)

The First Baby In Space (Aired June 18, 1958)

Exploring Tomorrow was hosted by John Campbell, the editor of Astounding Science Fiction Magazine, and later, Analog Magazine. He was also a science fiction writer himself, and penned the short story, Who Goes There?, which was later made into the 1950s classic monster movie, The Thing. So Campbell certainly had the Sci-Fi credentials . Exploring Tomorrow was billed as "The first science fiction radio show of science-fictioneers, by science-fictioneers, for science-fictioneers." (Otrcat.com) Each week, Campbell would open and close the story by making philosophical observations about how the technology featured in that night's story might affect mankind. These serious comments were meant to be deep and thoughtful, but the effect was undercut by the choice of elevator background music.

 

THIS EPISODE:

June 18, 1958. Mutual network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The First Baby In Space". Where do you find an incubator in a manned space station when one is needed in a hurry? The story is also known as, "The Space Baby".  Guy Wallace (announcer), Randall Garrett (author), Lawson Zerbe, Carol Teitel. 20:45. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The Man Called X - "Rhythm Of Death" (12-30-50)

Rhythm Of Death (Aired December 30, 1950)

Starring Herbert Marshall as Ken Thurston, a private operative, with Han Conried as Egon Zellschmidt in this first incarnation of Ken Thurston's nemesis, and Mary Jane Croft appearing in the role of Ken's love interest, Nancy Bessington, a reporter and Thurston's erstwhile fiance. We can only interpolate from what we've already turned up for this shortest run of The Man Called X, but it would appear that Hans Conried and Mary Jane Croft may have been regulars co-stars throughout that first season. One of Radio's most successful directors, William N. Robson, directed the first season of The Man Called X and though Gordon Jenkins appears to be credited with the music for the first season, Felix Mills is also personally cited by Herbert Marshall with at least one Music Direction credit--the season finale. Show Notes From The Digital Deli.

 

THIS EPISODE:

 
December 30, 1950. NBC network - "Rhythm Of Death". Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA Victor. Ken Thurston investigates witchcraft and death at a uranium mine in the Belgian Congo. J. Richard Kennedy (producer), Felix Mills (composer, conductor), Robert Libbott (writer), Frank Burt (writer), Herbert Marshall, Leon Belasco, Jack Latham (announcer). 21:53. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The Adventures Of The Falcon - "The Strawberry Blonde" (09-14-52)

 

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays The Moonglows "We Go Together" (1953)

This hard boiled spy drama began as an RKO Radio Pictures theatrical serial in the 1940s, went on radio in 1945, and then came to TV ten years later in this Syndicated series produced for distribution by NBC Films; Charles McGraw had been in many motion pictures before and after including "The Killers", "Spartacus" and "Cimarron"; in this series he played the title role of a man whose real name was supposedly Mike Waring, an American agent whose code name was "Falcon"; Later Charles McGraw starred in a short lived TV version of "Casablanca" (1955 - 1956) in the character of Rick; He also had a role on the detective drama "Staccato" (1959) Actor McGraw (whose birth name was Charles Butters) met an unfortunate death in real life when he fell through a shower glass door in 1980 at his home in Studio City, CA.

THIS EPISODE:

September 14, 1952. NBC network. "The Case Of The Strawberry Blonde". Sustaining. Michael Waring heads for Paris to prove "fifty million Frenchmen can be wrong, when it comes to murder!" The program is announced as the last show of the series. The system cue is added live. Les Damon, Drexel Drake (creator), Eugene Wang (writer), Richard Lewis (director), Bernard L. Schubert (producer), Fred Collins (announcer). 29:09. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

The Epic Casebook Of Inspector Carr - "Death Is No Accident" (1973)

Death Is No Accident (1973) *The Exact Date Is Unknown.

Jim Croce

I Have To Say_I_Love_You_In_A Song
No. 1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart

The Epic Casebook (1957–1985) - "... in which Inspector Carr investigates ..." - The highly successful detective series, starring Hugh Rouse as Inspector Carr. Written & Produced by Michael Silver at the CRC Studios, Johannesburg. The series aired originally on Thursday evenings at 21H30, sponsored by the Epic Oil Company of S.A. In 1977 the sponsorship ended and the series was renamed "Inspector Carr Investigates" and moved to the earlier slot of 20H30. The first actor to play Inspector Carr was Don Davis, he was replaced in 1959 by Hugh Rouse. Don returned briefly in 1964 for 14 episodes. However Hugh Rouse made this series his own. A short lived television series was made by the SABC in the early 1980s with Michael McCabe, playing the famous Inspector. Sadly the transformation from radio to television was a total disaster. The series ended in June 1985 on Springbok Radio. A local Johannesburg radio station, Radio Today 1485am tried to revive the series in 1997, sadly copyright issues could not be cleared up & the idea was abandoned.