Nick Carter Master Detective
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a Mutual radio crime drama adapted from Street & Smith stories about the fictional private detective Nick Carter. The series evolved from its earlier title The Return of Nick Carter and followed Carter through mystery and crime cases.
Nick Carter, Master Detective is a Mutual radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Nick Carter first came to radio as The Return of Nick Carter, a reference to the character's pulp origins, but the title was soon changed to Nick Carter, Master Detective. A veteran radio dramatist, Ferrin Fraser, wrote many of the scripts.
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Nick Carter Master Detective. Radio program.
Original schedule
- 19435:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19439:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19439:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19438:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1943–19447:00 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1944–19463:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · afternoonSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19463:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · afternoonSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1946–19526:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1952–19556:00 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
Michael Fitzmaurice
Announcer
Abby Lewis
Cast
AAthena Lorde
Cast
BBill Lipton
Cast
BBryna Raeburn
Cast
Elaine Rost
Cast
JJohn Raby
Cast
Mary Jane Higby
Cast
Raymond Edward Johnson
Cast
William Keene
Cast
JJock MacGregor
Director
Charlotte Manson
Patsy Bowen
EEd Latimer
Sergeant Matty Mathison
GGeorge Wright
Music
HHelen Choate
Patsy Bowen
H
JHenry 'Hank' Sylvern
Organist
John Kane
Scubby Wilson
LLew White
Music
Lon Clark
Cast
M
Mario Siletti
Sound Effects
E
Edward Gruskin
Writer
N
Norman Daniels
Writer
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