Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator
 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]
Overview
[edit]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] The program was broadcast on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern Time.[4] Writers included John Roeburt.[5]
TV pilot
[edit]Gargan also starred in the role in an unsuccessful 1952 TV pilot[6] 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.[7]
A few years earlier Gargan had played a similar character in Martin Kane, Private Eye.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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 January 3, 2020.
- ^ 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 October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Deal Near on Gargan Series". Billboard. November 3, 1951. p. 4. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ Ellett, Ryan (December 15, 2017). Radio Drama and Comedy Writers, 1928-1962. McFarland. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-4766-6593-1. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ "Air-casters" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 24, 1952. Retrieved August 24, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Roeburt: Man of Action". Variety. March 16, 1955. p. 26. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
External links
[edit]Streaming audio
[edit]- Radio Lovers: Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator
- 59 episodes of Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator from Internet Archive
Logs
[edit]- Episodic log of Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator from Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Episodic log (and more) of Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator from The Digital Deli Too
- Episodic log of Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator from RadioGOLDINdex Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
