The Fat Man
Description
The Fat Man was an ABC detective radio series created by Dashiell Hammett, following private detective Brad Runyon.
The Fat Man, a popular radio show during the 1940s and early 1950s, was a detective drama created by Dashiell Hammett, author of The Thin Man. It starred J. Scott Smart in the title role, as an overweight detective who started out anonymous but rapidly acquired the name 'Brad Runyon'.
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Original schedule
- 1946–19478:30 PM ETABC Radio Network (WJZ New York) · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1947–19508:00 PM ETABC Radio Network (WJZ New York) · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19518:30 PM ETABC Radio Network (WJZ New York) · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
Cast & Crew
C
Charles Irving
Announcer
D
GDon Lowe
Announcer
Gene Kirby
Announcer
Alice Frost
Cast
AAnne Elstner
Cast
Betty Garde
Cast
Bill Zuckert
Cast
DDan Ocko
Cast
J
LJimmy McCallion
Cast
Linda Watkins
Cast
MMargot Stevenson
Cast
M
Mary Hull
Cast
N
Nell Harrison
Cast
Paul Stewart
Cast
Robert Dryden
Cast
RRolly Bester
Cast
SSarah Burton
Cast
Vicki Vola
Cast
CCharles Powers
Director
CClark Andrews
Director
RRobert Sloane
Director
B
Bernard Green
Musician
J
Josef Stopek
Musician
M
Mark Winston
Musician
Amzie Strickland
Cathy Evans
AAnn Thomas
Cast
Ed Begley
Sergeant O'Hara
E
Ed Blainey
Sound Effects
J
J. Scott Smart
Brad Runyon
Luis van Rooten
Cast
Mary Patton
Lila North, Brad's secretary
E
Ed Rosenberg
Producer
D
Dan Shuffman
Writer
Dashiell Hammett
Writer
HHarold Swanton
Writer
L
Lawrence Klee
Writer
R
Richard Ellington
Writer
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