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The Shadow is a fictional character created by American magazine publishers Street & Smith and writer Walter B. Gibson.Originally created to be a mysterious radio show narrator, [2] and developed into a distinct literary character in 1931 by Gibson, The Shadow has been adapted into other forms of media, including American comic books, comic strips, serials, video games, and at least five ...
Frank Marvin Readick Jr. (November 6, 1896 — December 27, 1965) [1] was an American radio and film actor. [citation needed]Born in Seattle, Washington, Readick was well known for his evil laughter that followed the introduction from The Shadow radio drama: "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?
Mr. Chameleon is a detective fiction radio drama created by Frank Hummert and produced by Frank and Anne Hummert. [1] It ran on CBS Radio from July 14, 1948, [ 2 ] to 1951 [ 3 ] or 1953. [ 1 ] The series starred Karl Swenson as a New York police detective who is a master of disguise, and who assumes a new identity in each episode in order to ...
In 1915, New York City publishers Street & Smith began publication of Detective Story Magazine, the first specialist genre pulp magazine. In 1930, CBS began The Detective Story Hour (actually a half-hour), a radio program that used scripts based on stories from the magazine. The scriptwriter, Harry Engman Charlot, suggested that the show should ...
A list of radio detective series and/or radio mystery solving series in general. Radio series about private investigators are listed here too. Subcategories.
Promotional photograph for The Detective Story Hour, with James La Curto as The Shadow (1930) Stories from the magazine were first heard on the radio on July 31, 1930. The Street and Smith radio program Detective Story Hour was narrated by a mysterious character named "The Shadow." [4] Confused listeners would ask for copies of "The Shadow ...
The Collier Hour; Colored Kiddies' Radio Hour and Coloured Kiddies of the Air [1]: 38 Coronet Story Teller; Columbia Presents Corwin; Columbia Workshop; Command Performance; Congo Curt; The Count of Monte Cristo; Counterspy; The Couple Next Door; The Court of Human Relations. [5] The Court of Missing Heirs; The Creaking Door; Cresta Blanca Carnival
Michael Shayne is a generic title that can refer to any of three American old-time radio detective programs that were broadcast from 1944 to 1953, all based on the Michael Shayne character created by author Brett Halliday. [1] [2] Specific titles varied with different versions of the show.