Casey, Crime Photographer - The Box Of Death (April 17, 1947)

CASEY, CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER.....
Known by a variety of titles on radio (aka Crime Photographer, Flashgun Casey, Casey, Press Photographer) was a media franchise from the 1930s to the 1960s. The character was the creation of novelist George Harmon Coxe. Casey was featured in the pulp magazine, Black Mask, novels, comic books, radio, film, television and legitimate theatre.

Jack "Flashgun" Casey, was a crime photographer for the newspaper The Morning Express. With the help of reporter Ann Williams (best remembered portrayed by Jan Miner, Palmolive's "Madge"), he solved crimes and recounted his stories to friends at the Blue Note, their favorite tavern and jazz club where the Archie Bleyer Orchestra and the Teddy Wilson Trio were featured. Begun as over twenty popular short stories in Black Mask, there were films and novels before the stories were brought to radio under various names. The series aired on CBS.

The radio show was sustained by the network when a sponsor could not be found. Sponsors of the show include Anchor Hocking, Toni home permanents, Toni Shampoo and Philip Morris. Cast included, Matt Crowley, Jim Backus, Casey (briefly) Staats Cotsworth, Jan Miner, Ann Williams John Gibson, Ethelbert the bartender.

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