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Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons

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Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons was a long-running American radio drama from 1937 to 1955, produced by Frank and Anne Hummert.

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons was an American radio drama which aired October 12, 1937 to April 19, 1955, continuing well into the television era. It was produced by Frank and Anne Hummert, who based it upon Robert W. Chambers' 1906 novel The Tracer of Lost Persons. The sponsors included Whitehall Pharmacal, Dentyne, Aerowax, RCA Victor and Chesterfield cigarettes. It aired on the NBC Blue network until 1947, when it switched to CBS, and was one of the longest-running American shows of the old time radio era.

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Showtimes

Original schedule

  1. 1937–19427:15 PM ET
    NBC Blue Network · evening
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  2. 1942–19437:45 PM ET
    CBS Radio Network · evening
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  3. 1943–19477:30 PM ET
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  4. 1947–19488:30 PM ET
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  5. 1948–19518:30 PM ET
    CBS Radio Network · night
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  6. 19519:30 PM ET
    NBC Radio Network · night
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  7. 1951–19528:30 PM ET
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  8. 19529:30 PM ET
    CBS Radio Network · night
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  9. 19528:00 PM ET
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  10. 1952–19548:00 PM ET
    CBS Radio Network · night
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  11. 1954–195510:00 PM ET
    CBS Radio Network · night
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  12. 19548:00 PM ET
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  13. 19558:30 PM ET
    CBS Radio Network · night
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  14. 19558:00 PM ET
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Cast & Crew

Ben Grauer
Announcer
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George Ansboro
Announcer
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Jack Costello
Announcer
J
James F. Fleming
Announcer
J
Jim Ameche
Announcer
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Larry Elliot
Announcer
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Milton J. Cross
Announcer
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Stuart Metz
Announcer
Abby Lewis
Cast
Adelaide Klein
Cast
A
Adele Ronson
Cast
Agnes Young
Cast
A
Amy Sedell
Cast
A
Andree Wallace
Cast
Anne Seymour
Cast
A
Athena Lorde
Cast
Bill Zuckert
Cast
C
Craig McDonnell
Cast
D
Dorothy Lowell
Cast
Edgar Stehli
Cast
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Edith Spencer
Cast
E
Edwin 'Ed' Jerome
Cast
E
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Cast
E
Eugenie Chapel
Cast
Florence Freeman
Cast
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Helen Shields
Cast
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Helen Walpole
Cast
H
Henry M. Neely
Cast
James Meighan
Cast
J
Jimmy Tansey
Cast
J
John Parrish
Cast
J
John Raby
Cast
J
Joseph 'Joe' Latham
Cast
Joseph Curtin
Cast
Karl Swenson
Cast
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Madeleine Pierce
Cast
Ronald Liss
Cast
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Ruth Russell
Cast
Vivian Smolen
Cast
Walter Greaza
Cast
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Richard Leonard
Director
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Al Rickey
Musician
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Ann Leaf
Organist
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Arthur Hughes
Mr. Keen
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Eugenia Rawls
Cast
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Florence Malone
Miss Ellis
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Irene Hubbard
Miss Ellis
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James Kelly
Mike Clancy
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John Winters
Organist
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Phil Clark
Mr. Keen
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Robert W. Chambers
Based on his book.
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William Bennett Kilpack
Mr. Keen
Anne Hummert
Producer
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Frank Hummert
Producer
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Jerome D. Ross
Writer

References

“The 5th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.”, n.d.
Hickerson, Jay. The 5th 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.
Swartz, Ph.D., Jon D., Reinehr, Robert C. Handbook of Old Time Radio. Scarecrow Press.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.” New York Times, March 17, 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

Evening Ratings: (1948-1949: #18)Thrilling DetectiveTheme - IntroductionOTRR at archive.orgEvening Ratings: (1949-1950: #10)Evening Ratings: (1951-1952: #15)Project Gutenberg - The Tracer of Lost Persons by Robert W. ChambersIntroduction/Theme SongEvening Ratings: (1953-1954: #11)

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