Saturday, July 01, 2023

The Casebook Of Gregory Hood - "Gregory Hood Suspect" (09-30-46)

Gregory Hood Suspect (Aired September 30, 1946)


INTRO: Bob Remembers The Chantels "Maybe" (1958)

Gregory Hood was modelled after true-life San Francisco importer Richard Gump, and many of the stories revolve around a mystery surrounding some particular imported treasure. Hood's sidekick Sanderson "Sandy" Taylor was played by Bill Johnstone. The show aired from June, 1946 through August, 1950. There were an additional couple of shows aired in October 1951. Hood and Sanderson were played in later episodes by Elliott Lewis and Howard McNear, respectively.


 

THIS EPISODE:

 

September 30, 1946. Mutual network. "Gregory Hood, Suspect". Sponsored by: Petri Wines. A rat named Jethro Bronson is blackmailing Dephne Boggs. After Hood pays him a visit, Bronson is found murdered, with Hood's fingerprints on the murder weapon. A locked room mystery. See cat. #41892 for another show in the series with the same date. This date is correct, a circus story is promoted for next week. Elliott Lewis, Howard McNear, Herb Vigran, Anthony Boucher (writer), Ned Bliss (producer), Denis Green (writer), Lee Bowen (director), Arthur Fulton (sound effects), Art Surrence (sound effects), Dean Fosler (composer, conductor), Harry Bartell (announcer). 29:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

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