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Dick Tracy was a detective radio serial based on Chester Gould comic strip, airing across NBC, CBS, Mutual, and ABC from the 1930s into the 1940s.

Dick Tracy was an American detective radio drama series based on the popularity of the newspaper comic strip Dick Tracy by Chester Gould.

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Showtimes

Original schedule

  1. 19355:45 PM ET
    CBS · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  2. 1935–19375:00 PM ET
    Mutual · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  3. 19385:00 PM ET
    NBC · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  4. 1938–19395:00 PM ET
    NBC · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  5. 19397:00 PM ET
    NBC · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  6. 19398:00 PM ET
    NBC · night
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  7. 19398:00 PM ET
    NBC · night
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  8. 19397:00 PM ET
    NBC · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  9. 19435:15 PM ET
    ABC · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  10. 19435:15 PM ET
    ABC · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  11. 1943–19465:15 PM ET
    ABC · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  12. 1946–19474:45 PM ET
    ABC · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  13. 1947–19485:00 PM ET
    ABC · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa

Cast & Crew

D
Dan 'Danny' Seymour
Announcer
D
Del Sharbutt
Announcer
D
Don Gardiner
Announcer
E
Ed Herlihy
Announcer
G
George Gunn
Announcer
T
Tom Reddy
Announcer
B
Barbara Joyce
Cast
B
Bob Griffin
Cast
B
Bobby Ramsen
Cast
Charlie Cantor
Cast
C
Craig McDonnell
Cast
E
Ed Latimer
Cast
E
Edwin 'Ed' Jerome
Cast
E
Elizabeth Reller
Cast
E
Everett Sloane
Cast
F
Frank Lovejoy
Cast
G
Gilbert 'Gil' Mack
Cast
H
Hal James
Cast
J
James Van Dyk
Cast
John Brown
Cast
John Griggs
Cast
Lawson Zerbe
Cast
L
Louis 'Lou' Krugman
Cast
Mandel Kramer
Cast
P
Page Benson
Cast
P
Pert Kelton
Cast
Ralph Bell
Cast
R
Raymond Ives
Cast
W
William Podmore
Cast
C
Charles Powers
Director
Himan Brown
Director
M
Mitchell Grayson
Director
R
Ray Carter
Musician
A
Andy Donnelly
Junior Tracy
B
Barry Thomson
Dick Tracy
B
Beatrice Pons
Tania
C
Carl Eastman
Pat Patton
C
Chester Gould
Based on his comic strip
H
Helen Lewis
Tess Trueheart
H
Howard Smith
Police Chief Brandon
Jackie Kelk
Junior Tracy
J
Jeff Morrow
Dick Tracy
Matt Crowley
Dick Tracy
Mercedes McCambridge
Cast
Ned Wever
Dick Tracy (1940-45)
R
Rose Kane
Tess Trueheart
W
Walter Kinsella
Pat Patton
G
George Lowther
Writer
I
Irwin Shaw
Writer
J
John Wray
Writer
S
Sidney Slon
Writer

References

Hickerson, Jay. The 4th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.
Paulson, Roger C. Archives of the Airwaves (7 Volumes). The Old Radio Times.
Buxton, Frank and Owen, Bill. The Big Broadcast 1920-1950. OtrrPedia Forum.
Lackmann, Ron. The Encyclopedia of American Radio.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR BROADCAST THIS WEEK.” New York Times, January 4, 1931.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.” New York Times, March 17, 1929.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK New York.” New York Times, December 29, 1929.
Terrace, Vincent. Radio's Golden Years - The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs 1930-1960. Collector's Corner.
“Today's Radio Program.” New York Times, January 1, 1927.

Links

Library FilesThe Golden Age of Radio: Program 45 - December, 1973 - Himan BrownDuffy's Tavern compiled and written by Martin Grams, Jr.Introduction/Theme SongTheme - IntroductionAmerican Studies at the Univ. of Virginia : On the Air - 1930 SerialsThe Chester Gould Dick Tracy MuseumThe Golden Age of Radio: Program 50 - May, 1974 - Arnold MossDaytime Ratings: (1938-1939: #10)Daytime Ratings: (1937-1938: #10)

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