Casey Crime Photographer "Casey & The Self-Made Hero" (3-18-44) - Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod
Casey, Crime Photographer - The adventures of Casey, crack photographer for The Morning Express, were told in this series, which moved to television after a highly successful run on radio in the 1940\xe2s. Casey hung out at the Blue Note Caf\xc3, where the music was provided by the Tony Mottola Trio, and was friendly with Ethelbert, the bartender, to whom he recounted his various exploits. Richard Carlyle and John Gibson portrayed the roles when the series premiered in April, 1951, but by June they were replaced by Darren McGavin and Cliff Hall. Ann Williams, a reporter on The Morning Express, was Casey\xe2s girlfriend. During the summer of 1951 he acquired a partner in cub reporter Jack Lipman, who wrote copy to go with Casey\xe2s pictures. This live series was set in and broadcast from, New York City.
THIS EPISODE:
July 17, 1947. CBS network. "Self-Made Hero". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. Wellington Cliffside wants more than anything to be a hero and impress his bobby-soxed lady-love. The script was used previously on the program on March 18, 1944 and July 8, 1944. Alonzo Deen Cole (writer), Archie Bleyer (music), Herman Chittison (piano), Jack Grimes, Jan Miner, John Dietz (director), John Gibson, Staats Cotsworth, Tony Marvin (announcer), George Harmon Coxe (creator). 29:38.
