 William Gargan as Barrie Craig | |
| Genre | Detective drama |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | NBC |
| Starring | William Gargan |
| Announcer | Don Pardo |
| Written by | Richard Leonard Peggy Blake |
| Directed by | Himan Brown Arthur Jacobson Andrew C. Love |
Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator was a detective drama heard on NBC Radio from October 3, 1951 to June 30, 1955.[1]
Detective Barrie Craig (William Gargan[2]) worked alone from his Madison Avenue office.[1] Unlike his contemporaries Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, Craig had a laid-back personality, somewhat cutting against the popular hard-boiled detective stereotype. Others in the cast included Ralph Bell, Elspeth Eric, Parker Fennelly, Santos Ortega, Arnold Moss, Parley Baer, Virginia Gregg and Betty Lou Gerson.[1]
Don Pardo was the announcer.[3]
Gargan also starred in the role in an unsuccessful 1952 TV pilot[4] written and directed by Blake Edwards. It was presented on ABC's Pepsi-Cola Playhouse as "Death the Hard Way" (October 17, 1954).
John Roeburt was the head writer for the series.[5]
A few years earlier Gargan had played a similar character in Martin Kane, Private Eye.
References
- 1 2 3 Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ↑ Alicoate, Jack, Ed. (1952). The 1952 Radio Annual. Radio Daily Corp. p. 842.
- ↑ III, Harris M. Lentz (2015). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014. McFarland. p. 267. ISBN 978-1476619613. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ↑ "Air-casters" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 24, 1952. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "Roeburt: Man of Action". Variety. March 16, 1955. p. 26. Retrieved April 16, 2023.