The Shiny Gun (Aired March 15, 1949)
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Big Town was perhaps the most famous series of reporter dramas. It featured the adventures of Steve Wilson, the crusading editor of The Illustrated Press. The show was written by Jerry McGill, an ex-newspaperman, and his reporters were diligent, sober champions of justice, zealously pushing freedom of the press, creating a memorable slogan; “Freedom of the press is a flaming sword! Use is justly … hold it high … guard it well.” The shows occasionally attacked juvenile delinquency, racism and drink driving amongst other soapbox related incidents.
THIS EPISODE:
March 15, 1949. NBC network. "The Shiny Gun". Sponsored by: Lifebuoy Soap, Rinso. A young boy shoots his friend while playing with his father's loaded gun. Running from the law, he hides out in the sewer pipes. Edward Pawley, Fran Carlon, Dwight Weist (narrator), Jerry McGill (writer, director). 28:23. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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