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Man Behind the Gun
Description
The Man Behind the Gun is a CBS radio war drama broadcast from 1942 to 1944 and winner of a Peabody Award.
The Man Behind the Gun is an American radio war drama program that was broadcast on CBS October 7, 1942 - March 4, 1944. It won a Peabody Award in 1943 as the outstanding dramatic program on radio.
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Cast & Crew
C
Carl Eastman
Cast
Chester Stratton
Cast
EEd Latimer
Cast
E
FElizabeth Reller
Cast
Frank Lovejoy
Cast
J
Jimmie McCallion
Cast
Larry Haines
Cast
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Louis 'Lou' Krugman
Cast
Myron McCormick
Cast
PPaul Luther
Cast
Robert Dryden
Cast
Roger DeKoven
Cast
W
William 'Bill' Quinn
Cast
William N. Robson
Director
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CNathan Van Cleave
Musician
Charles Paul
Organist
EEverett Sloane
Narrator
Jackson Beck
Cast
JJackson Man Behind
Cast
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James Rogan
Sound Effects
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Paul Mowry
Sound Effects
R
Ralph Curtiss
Sound Effects
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AVan Cleave
Musical Director
Allan Sloane
Writer
AArthur Laurents
Writer
FForrest Barnes
Writer
RRanald MacDougall
Writer
RRobert Lewis Shayon
Writer
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