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The Black Pearl Of Osirus (2-08-38) and Pat Goes Overboard (2-09-38)

Dick\nTracy had a long run on\nradio, from 1934 weekdays on NBC's New England stations to the ABC network in\n1948. Bob Burlen was the first radio Tracy in 1934, and others heard in the\nrole during the 1930s and 1940s were Barry Thompson, Ned Wever and Matt\nCrowley. The early shows all had 15-minute episodes. On CBS, with Sterling\nProducts as sponsor, the serial aired four times a week from February 4, 1935\nto July 11, 1935, moving to Mutual from September 30, 1935 to March 24, 1937\nwith Bill McClintock doing the sound effects. NBC's weekday afternoon run from\nJanuary 3, 1938 to April 28, 1939 had sound effects by Keene Crockett and was\nsponsored by Quaker Oats, which brought Dick Tracy into primetime\n(Saturdays at 7pm and, briefly, Mondays at 8pm) with 30-minute episodes from\nApril 29, 1939 to September 30, 1939. The series returned to 15-minute episodes\non the ABC Blue Network from March 15, 1943 to July 16, 1948, sponsored by\nTootsie Rolls, which used the music theme of "Toot Toot, Tootsie" for\nits 30-minute Saturday ABC series from October 6, 1945 to June 1, 1946. Sound\neffects on ABC were supplied by Walt McDonough and Al Finelli. Directors of the\nseries included Mitchell Grayson, Charles Powers and Bob White. Cast members at\nvarious times included Walter Kinsella as Pat Patton, Helen Lewis as Tess\nTrueheart and Andy Donnelly and Jackie Kelk as Junior Tracy. Announcers were Ed\nHerlihy and Dan Seymour.