The Bungler (Aired September 14, 1955)
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The FBI in Peace and War was a radio crime drama inspired by Frederick Lewis Collins' book, The FBI in Peace and War. The idea for the show came from Louis Pelletier who wrote many of the scripts. Among the show's other writers were Jack Finke, Ed Adamson and Collins. It aired on CBS from November 25, 1944 to September 28, 1958, it had a variety of sponsors (including Lava Soap, Wildroot Cream-Oil, Lucky Strike, Nescafe and Wrigley's) over the years. In 1955 it was the eighth most popular show on radio, as noted in Time magazine.
THIS EPISODE:
September 14, 1955. CBS network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Bungler". The story of a bank embezzler and stickup man who couldn't seem to do anything right. Martin Blaine, Don Briggs, Rosemary Rice, Robert Readick, Frederick L. Collins (creator), Betty Mandeville (producer, director). 22:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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