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AMERICAN RADIO PROGRAMS


DOSSIER: - AMERICAN Crime, mystery, suspense and detection radio programs

COMPILED BY: Kadoban

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These American radio programs are listed alphabetically by year. If a program was off the air, it is listed as many times as it was revived. This file is divided into four pages:

[1920s-1939][1940-1949][1950-1959][1960s-2000]

1920s-1939

(1929-1930)

Fu Manchu
(First broadcast as a series of twelve programs in 1929-1930.

Source: Fu Manchu -- The radio shows.

(1929-1930. Revived 1936)

True Detective Mysteries

(1930-1935. Revived 1936)

Sherlock Holmes, The Adventures of

(9 March 1930-25 May 1930-SUNDAYS)

The Daughter of Fu Manchu - twelve-week serial, broadcast on Sundays.

The Collier Hour (1927-1932) was created to promote Collier's magazine, with dramatications of both short stories and serials from the current issue of the magazine. The Daughter of Fu Manchu was serialized from 9 March 1930-25 May 1930. ARTHUR HUGHES played the part of Dr. FU MANCHU.

Source: Fu Manchu -- The radio shows.

(1931-1932. Revived 1933-1936)

Eno Crime Club

(1932-1945. Revived 1947)

Charlie Chan, The Adventures of

(1932-1950)

Chandu the Magician - SUPERHERO PROGRAM

(1932-1933)

Fu Manchu

Broadcast on CBS from 26 September, 1932-24 April, 1933, Mondays at 7:45 pm from Chicago, and 8:45 pm from New York. [The show was enacted first for Chicago, then again at 8:45 by the same actors, for New York.] 31 half-hour programs.

(1933-1940)

Calling All Cars

(Revived 1933-1936)

Eno Crime Club

(1933-1939)

Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing

1933-1940

Calling All Detectives

(1935-1948)

Dick Tracy, The Adventures of

(1935-1957)

Gangbusters

(Revived 1936. Revived 1939)

Sherlock Holmes, The Adventures of

(Revived 1936-1937. Revived 1938-1939)

True Detective Mysteries

(1936-1949)

Famous Jury Trials

(1936-?)

The Shadow

(1936-1940)

Renfrew of the Mounted Police

(1937-1939)

Alias Jimmy Valentine

(1937-1938)

Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police

(1937-1955)

Mr. Keen, Tracers of Lost Persons

(Revived 1938-1939. Revived 1944-1956)

True Detective Mysteries

(1938. Revived 1940)

Superman, The Adventures of -SUPERHERO PROGRAM

(1938-1942)

Ned Jordan, Secret Agent

(1938-1953)

Green Hornet, The -SUPERHERO PROGRAM

(Revived 1939-1942)

Sherlock Holmes, The Adventures of

(1939-1941. Revived 1942-1948)

Ellery Queen, The Adentures of

(1939-1941. Revived 1943.)

I Love A Mystery

(1939-1949)

Captain Midnight -SUPERHERO PROGRAM

(1939-1954)

Mr. District Attorney

(1939-1949)


Pin issued in 1939 to promote The Shadow of Fu Manchu

The Shadow of Fu Manchu

Syndicated, 8 May 1939-1 November 1939
Thirty-nine 15 minute programs, broadcast 3 times a week. The series was transcribed and re-broadcast at other dates (and years) throughout the country.

Source: Fu Manchu -- The radio shows.

[1920s-1939][1940-1949][1950-1959][1960s-2000]

If you wish to contribute or correct information, please email us at Dossier Contributors.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Same Time, Same Station, by Ron Lackman, Facts on File, 1996. [This source used even though it is rife with errors. READERS - please email all corrections!]
2. Fu Manchu -- The radio shows.



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