The Adventures Of The Abbotts - "The Blue-Rocket Express" (04-17-55)

The Blue-Rocket Express (Aired April 17, 1955)

Abbott Mysteries was a comedy-mystery radio program adapted from the novels of Frances Crane (1896-1981). Initially a summer replacement for Quick As a Flash, the series was heard on Mutual and NBC between the years 1945 and 1955. The Mutual series, sponsored by Helbros Watches, debuted June 10, 1945, airing Sundays at 6pm. Scripts were by Howard Merrill and Ed Adamson in the lighthearted tradition of Mr. and Mrs. North. Julie Stevens and Charles Webster starred as Jean and Pat Abbott, a San Francisco married couple who solved murder mysteries. In the supporting cast were Jean Ellyn, Sydney Slon and Luis Van Rooten.

THIS EPISODE:

April 17, 1955. Program #11. NBC network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Blue-Rocket Express". Les Damon, Claudia Morgan, Frances Crane (creator), Howard Merrill (writer), Bernard L. Schubert (producer), Ted Lloyd (producer), Dewey Bergman (composer, conductor), Luis Van Rooten (doubles), Kenny Delmar (doubles), Mandel Kramer, Harry Frazee (director, recordist), Bill Rippe (announcer). 28:53. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.