Jeff Regan Investigator (Starring Jack Webb) - "The Gambler And His Lady" (12-11-48)

The Gambler And His Lady (Aired December 11, 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 EPISODE:

December 11, 1948. CBS Pacific network. "The Gambler and His Lady". Sustaining. Georgia Bascombe may be hanging out with a known gambler named Louis Desmond (she's really married to the guy). When Georgia's mother is murdered, there's the smell of cubeb in the air. The little man with the big smell is murdered too. There are two more killings and lots of violence too. Jack Webb, Herb Butterfield, Jack Petruzzi, Marvin Miller, Mary Lansing, Laurette Fillbrandt, Bob Stevenson (announcer), Larry Roman (writer), Sterling Tracy (producer), Pat McGeehan Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.