Inspector Thorne - "The Dark Cigarette Murder Case" (08-31-51)

The Dark Cigarette Murder Case (Aired August 31, 1951)

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays Heat Wave "Always & Forever" (1976)

Always and Forever" is an R&B song written by Rod Temperton and produced by Barry Blue. It was first recorded by the British-based multinational funk-disco band Heatwave in 1976. Released as a single on December 3, 1977, the song is included on Heatwave's debut album Too Hot to Handle (1976) and has been covered by numerous artists, becoming something of a standard.

Inspector Thorne was a short-lived Crime drama anthology that NBC rolled out under the Hummert franchise. Anne and Frank Hummert were two of Radio's most prolific creators, writers, and producers of all manner of serial melodrama--daytime soaps--throughout The Golden Age of Radio. Though almost universally associated with soaps, their talents didn't end with serial potboilers. Indeed most Radio collectors aren't aware of the prodigious output of long-running crime, mystery, and detective dramas they produced. During the 1940s and early 1950s the Hummerts turned their talents to several Detective and Crime fiction dramas. Inspector Thorne was portrayed by Karl Weber for the first nine installments, replaced by Staats Cotsworth of Casey Crime Photographer for the last two episodes. Show Notes From The Digital Deli.

THIS EPISODE:

August 31, 1951. NBC network. "The Dark Cigarette Murder Case". Sustaining. The program concludes with an announcement that the next program will be, "The Nickels and Dimes Murder Case," to be heard next Thursday. Fred Collins (announcer), Frank Hummert (author), Anne Hummert (author), Karl Weber, Edward Slattery (director), Bill Delgarde (writer). 29:52. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.