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Kitty Keene, Inc.
Cast of the program, in September 1940, when it aired on NBC Red Network[1] Front row from left: Carlton KaDell (Charles Williams), Gail Henshaw (Kitty Keene), Patricia Dunlap (Jill Jones), Bob Bailey (Bob Jones), Loretta Poynton (Pearl Davis). Back row from left: Phil Lord (Jefferson Fowler), Director Frank Dane, Peggy Hillias (Clara Lund), Stanley Harris (Neil Perry).
GenreSoap
SyndicatesCBS, Mutual
StarringBeverley Younger, Gail Henshaw and Fran Carlon
Original release1937 –
1941

Kitty Keene, Inc. is an old-time radio soap running from 1937 to 1941 about a female private detective. It first aired on CBS and later on Mutual.[2][3] Kitty was played by Beverley Younger, Gail Henshaw and Fran Carlon.[4]

Other characters, and the actors who played them, were as shown in the table below:[5]

Character Actor
Bob Jones Bob Bailey
Jill Jones Dorothy Gregory
Leddy Fowler Cheer Brentson
Jefferson Fowler Phil Lord
Anna Hajek Louise Fitch
Dimples Ginch Jones
Miss Branch Josephine Gilbert
Norma Vernack Angeline Orr
Clara Lund Peggy Hillias
Pearl Davis Loretta Poynton
Preacher Jim Herb Butterfield
Charles Williams Carlton KaDell
Neil Perry Stanley Harris
Humphrey Manners Ian Keith

There are four surviving episodes.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Kitty Keane". 3 (9). Radio Varieties Incorporated. September 1940: 12. Retrieved January 14, 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Kevin Burton, Smith. "Kitty Keene". Thrilling Detective website. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. ^ Cox, Jim (2005). The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas. Plymouth, UK: Scarecrow Press Inc. p. 122. ISBN 9780810863491.
  4. ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-10-07. Kitty Keene, Incorporated, soap opera.
  5. ^ Fairfax, Arthur (December 28, 1940). "Mr. Fairfax Replies" (PDF). Movie Radio Guide. 10 (12): 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.