The New Adventures Of Michael Shayne - "The Case Of The Crooked Wheel(09-25-48)

 The New Adventures Of Michael Shayne
"The Case Of The Crooked Wheel" (09-25-48)

  

The Case Of The Crooked Wheel (Aired September 25, 1948)

Michael Shayne was a fictional sleuth created by Brett Halliday (a pen name for author Davis Dresser) who was first initiated into the fraternity for detectives in the 1939 novel "Dividend of Death". Dresser based the character on a “tall and rangy” brawler who once saved his life during a braw in a Mexican cantina. The Shayne character would go on to appear in 69 novels, plus a long-running mystery magazine—and in 1941, was brought to the silver screen in Paramount’s Michael Shayne, Private Detective, an adaptation of Dividend of Death  that starred Lloyd Nolan, and paved the way for six additional B-mysteries to follow. The New Adventures of Michael Shayne—premiered on July 15, 1948 starring Jeff Chandler.

 

THIS EPISODE:

September 25, 1948. Program #10. Broadcaster's Guild syndication. "The Case Of The Crooked Wheel" Commercials added locally. Shayne travels to Mexico City to help a casino owner with a dishonest wheel. These syndicated programs were recorded 1948 to 1950. Jeff Chandler, Brett Halliday (creator), William P. Rousseau (director, host), William Conrad, Frank Lovejoy, Don W. Sharpe (producer), John Duffy (composer, conductor). 25:09. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.