Copyright 2010 J. David Goldin
These are all the examples of this program in the radioGOLDINdex database. These listings are accurate as of July 20, 2010. The programs are listed chronologically, partial dates appear first, unknown dates appear last.
61818. Nightbeat. May 19, 1949. An NBC audition recording. Edmond O'Brien appears as "Hank Mitchell," night reporter on "The Examiner." Hank is convinced that George Bailey is a murderer, and gets himself trapped in an elevator when he goes after Bailey. See the audition of January 13, 1950 (cat. #61585) for the same script recorded by Frank Lovejoy. The script was actually broadcast on the series on May 8, 1950 (see cat. #50016). Edmond O'Brien, Betty Moran, Rex Koury (music), William P. Rousseau (director), Jack Kruschen, Anne Stone, Herb Butterfield, Gail Bonney, Jack Edwards, Lawrence Dobkin, Larry Marcus (writer). 29:52. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
61585. Nightbeat. January 13, 1950. An audition recording. See cat. #61818 for a previous audition recording of the same script starring Edmond O'Brien. The adventures of "Lucky" Stone, reporter for the Chicago Star begin. A friend of Ted Carter, an ex-hoodlum, is found murdered. Lucky is determined to find the killer, and the trial leads to the powerful George Bailey. The script was broadcast on the series on May 8, 1950 (see cat. #50016). Frank Lovejoy, Larry Marcus (writer), Bill Cairn (producer), Frank Worth (composer, conductor). 29:37. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
50014. Nightbeat. February 6, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. The first show of the series. Phillip Warren is given the wrong medical report and plans to kill himself because the report says that he has a fatal disease. Randy Stone tries to track Mr. Warren down before his planned suicide at midnight. Frank Lovejoy, Peter Leeds, Jeanne Bates, Lawrence Dobkin, Joan Banks, Stacy Harris, Wilms Herbert, Junius Matthews, Russell Hughes (writer), Frank Worth (music), Mary Marcus (editor), Warren Lewis (director). 29:34. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
50013. Nightbeat. February 13, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Tom Morrison is a man with "noctophobia," a fear of darkness. He is being driven to commit murder by George Brewster. The program was repeated April 9, 1950 (see cat. #61723). Frank Lovejoy, Jane Morgan, Larry Marcus (writer), Frank Worth (music), Warren Lewis (director). 29:23. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
50006. Nightbeat. February 20, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Prizefighter Billy Candell, a punchy former middleweight champ, wants a final meeting with his love of years gone by. The program was repeated April 16, 1950 (see cat. #61724). Frank Lovejoy, Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Larry Marcus (writer), Lawrence Dobkin, Leo Cleary, Lurene Tuttle, Russell Hughes (writer), Warren Lewis (director), William Conrad, William Lally. 29:30. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
50011. Nightbeat. February 27, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone meets Fran Fowler in the park. She's a nightclub singer with a big problem. The program was rebroadcast April 23, 1950 (see cat. #61725), but with a different cast! Frank Lovejoy, Joan Banks, Paul Dubov, Ken Christy, Georgia Ellis, Carol Richards, Warren Lewis (director), Frank Worth (music), Larry Marcus (editor). 29:25. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
50009. Nightbeat. March 6, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone is held up and shot by a seventy-year-old man! It's Professor Benson who has sure-fire roulette system. A fascinating story, well written! Frank Lovejoy, Gerald Mohr, Stan Waxman, Jack Kruschen, Wilms Herbert, William Tracy, Russell Hughes (writer), Warren Lewis (director), Larry Marcus (editor), Frank Worth (music). 29:34. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
50008. Nightbeat. March 13, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Gig Sandlers has broken out of jail to get even with a fellow gang member who's married his old girl. A cop is killed in the process. Frank Lovejoy, Ted de Corsia, Shepard Menken, Georgia Ellis, Louis Haight, Herb Ellis, Alan Slade, Russell Hughes (writer), Warren Lewis (director), Larry Marcus (editor), Frank Worth (music). 29:28. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
61721. Nightbeat. March 20, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone meets a man in the park on a very hot day. The body is wearing a heavy overcoat! Mr. Henry Kazarian claims to be dead, and a doctor confirms it! A well written story, good radio! Part of the final public service announcement and the system cue have been deleted. Frank Lovejoy, Larry Marcus (writer, editor), Ben Wright, Betty Lou Gerson, Paul Dubov, Warren Lewis (director), Frank Worth (music), Jeff Corey, Lou Krugman. 28:52. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
61722. Nightbeat. March 27, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Maritia Nowak is dying, wanting nothing more than to see her husband, Anton, once again. Randy searches for and finds Anton...but too late. Excellent writing, well-done! The program was repeated July 13, 1951 (see cat. #50012). Frank Lovejoy, Frank Worth (music), Lawrence Dobkin, Joyce McCluskey, Vic Perrin, Larry Marcus (editor), Warren Lewis (director), Jack Edwards, Jerry Hausner, Rena Craig, Charles Seel. 29:24. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
61723. Nightbeat. April 9, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Tom Morrison is a man with "noctophobia," a fear of darkness. He is being driven to commit murder by George Brewster. This is a repeat broadcast of the program of February 13, 1950 (see cat. #50013). Nightbeat was being heard more than once a week at this time. Brian Donlevy appears on the show to promote his "Dangerous Assignment" series. Frank Lovejoy, Brian Donlevy, Jane Morgan, Larry Marcus (writer), Frank Worth (music), Warren Lewis (director), Ruth Perrott, David Ellis, Lurene Tuttle, Charles Seel, Margaret Brayton. 29:24. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
50010. Nightbeat. April 10, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone fishes Wanda Rhodes out of the river. She had been receiving unsigned notes, all of which say, "I know your secret!" Frank Lovejoy, Joan Banks, Jeff Corey, Will Wright, Martha Wentworth, Betty Lou Gerson, Colleen Collins, Warren Lewis (director), Larry Marcus (editor), Frank Worth (music), Joel Hunt (writer). 29:21. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
61724. Nightbeat. April 16, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Prizefighter Billy Candell, a punchy former middlewight champ, wants a final meeting with his love of yesteryear. This is a rebroadcast of the program of February 20, 1950 (see cat. #50006). Frank Worth (music), Russell Hughes (writer), Larry Marcus (editor), Frank Lovejoy, William Conrad, Lurene Tuttle, William Lally, Lawrence Dobkin, Leo Cleary, Warren Lewis (director). 29:34. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
50015. Nightbeat. April 17, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone tries to prevent a Tong war from erupting into violence in Chicago. The conflict is averted in a most dramatic fashion. A good story with a surprise ending! Frank Lovejoy, Ben Wright, Jack Kruschen, Paul Dubov, Barbara Jean Wong, Tom Holland, Larry Marcus (editor), Warren Lewis (director), Frank Worth (music), Russell Hughes (writer). 29:32. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
61725. Nightbeat. April 23, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone meets Fran Fowler in the park. She's a nightclub singer with a big problem. Dick Powell appears on the program to promote "Richard Diamond, Private Detective." This is a repeat broadcast of the program of February 27, 1950 (see cat. #50011), but the cast is different! The system cue has been deleted. Frank Lovejoy, Joan Banks, Paul Dubov, Georgia Ellis, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Frank Worth (music), Larry Marcus (editor), Harry Bartell. 29:36. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
61726. Nightbeat. April 30, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Gig Sandlers has broken out of jail to get even with a fellow gang member who's married his old girlfriend. A cop is killed in the process. Jack Webb appears during the show to promote his program, "Dragnet." Louis Haight, Herb Ellis, Russell Hughes (writer), Warren Lewis (producer, director), Larry Marcus (editor), Frank Worth (music), Jack Webb, William Conrad, Harry Bartell, Frank Lovejoy, Georgia Ellis, Louis Jean Hite, Lee Miller. 29:29. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
61727. Nightbeat. May 1, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. "Mentallo The Mental Marvel" is a carnival mind reader who attempts to commit suicide after he's asked, "What happened to you the fifteenth of last month?" The man with the photographic memory just can't seem to be remember! Frank Lovejoy, Frank Worth (music), Warren Lewis (producer, director), Russell Hughes (writer), Ben Wright, Larry Marcus (editor). 29:30. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
61728. Nightbeat. May 8, 1950. NBC net. Sponsored by: Wheaties, Crust-Quik. Randy Stone identifies Ted Carter in the morgue and is determined to track down his killer. Randy finds himself trapped in an elevator while a killer tries to end his journalistic career. The program may be dated May 28, 1950. The script was previously used on the audition program for the "Nigth Beat series and was broadcast sustaining on May 28 or May 8, 1950 (see cat. #50016). Frank Lovejoy, Gail Bonney, William Conrad, Charles Seel, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Larry Marcus (writer, editor), Frank Worth (music), Joan Banks, Virginia Gregg, Wilms Herbert, Frank Martin (commercial spokesman). 29:32. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
61729. Nightbeat. May 15, 1950. NBC net. Sponsored by: Wheaties, Crust-Quik. Did a night watchman named Tony Graham, who walks with a cane, set a series of warehouse fires? His father seems to be a bad luck symbol too! The system cue has been deleted. Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Joel Hunt (writer), Frank Worth (music), Junius Matthews, Frank Martin (commercial spokesman), Frank Gerstle, Larry Marcus (editor), Sarah Selby, Paul McVey, Sam Edwards. 29:25. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
61730. Nightbeat. May 22, 1950. NBC net. Sponsored by: Wheaties, Crust-Quik. Randy Stone meets the meek Mr. Fettle in the park. This gentleman can kill just by thinking someone dead! The system cue has been been deleted. Frank Lovejoy, Frank Martin (commercial spokesman), Warren Lewis (producer, director), Larry Marcus (editor), David Peltz (? writer), Frank Worth (music), William Johnstone, Joan Banks, Martha Wentworth, Parley Baer, Charles Seel, Stanley Farrar, Jeffrey Silver. 29:25. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
50016. Nightbeat. May 28, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. The program may be dated May 8, 1950. The main character in the drama is referred to as "Lucky" Stone, not Randy Stone. "Lucky" identifies Ted Carter in the morgue, and is determined to track down his killer. Lucky finds himself trapped in an elevator while a killer tries to end his journalism career. The script was originally used as an audition for the series (see cat. #51585). A sponsored version was heard on May 8 or May 28, 1950 also, it is cat. #61728. Frank Lovejoy, Larry Marcus (writer), Bill Cairn (producer), Frank Worth (composer, conductor). 29:35. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
61731. Nightbeat. May 29, 1950. NBC net. Sponsored by: Wheaties, Crust-Quik. Harlan Matthews, a stamp dealer with memories of a murder he committed long ago, attempts murder, suicide and more! An "alienist" and Randy Stone try to help. The system cue has been deleted. Frank Worth (music), Ben Wright, Junius Matthews, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Larry Marcus (editor), Irwin Ashkenazie (writer), Jeanette Nolan, Frank Lovejoy, Frank Martin (commercial spokesman), Jeff Corey. 29:23. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
91889. Nightbeat. June 5, 1950. NBC net. Sponsored by: Wheaties. A story of young love and old death. A girl from Kansas named Linda Johnson has been arrested for grand theft. She's bailed out by someone she doesn't even know. Frank Lovejoy, Frank Martin (announcer), Warren Lewis (writer, producer, director), Larry Marcus (editor), Frank Worth (music), Barbara Fuller, Gerald Mohr, Jeanette Nolan, Lou Krugman, Francis Chaney. 29:27. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
50024. Nightbeat. June 12, 1950. NBC net. Sponsored by: Wheaties. Ex-football star Tom Paxton is in deep trouble with Frank Burr, a crooked politician who wants him to find a blind man and kill him! As part of a Wheaties commercial, announcer Frank Martin introduces Sara Berner, who's own program, "Sara's Private Caper" is about to begin, also sponsored by Wheaties. Frank Lovejoy, William Conrad, Jeanette Nolan, Theodore Von Eltz, Norman Field, Frank Martin (announcer), Sara Berner, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Larry Marcus (writer, editor), Frank Worth (music). 29:36. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
61732. Nightbeat. June 19, 1950. NBC net. Sponsored by: Wheaties. Alfred Wyman is a strange artist who wants to kill the wealthy Miss Gleason because she killed Vincent. Frank Lovejoy, Frank Martin (announcer), Warren Lewis (producer, director), Wilms Herbert, Martha Wentworth, Frank Worth (music), Russell Hughes (writer), Ben Wright, Jeanette Nolan, Lawrence Dobkin. 29:23. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
61733. Nightbeat. June 26, 1950. NBC net. Sponsored by: Wheaties. Thirteen-year-old Jimmy Reed has held up a delicatessen while wearing a mask. He turns out to be the son of Gus Reed, the gangster. Ed Prentiss (commercial spokesman), Luke Apling (commercial spokesman), Sheldon Leonard, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Larry Marcus (editor), Frank Worth (music), Frank Lovejoy, Frank Martin (commercial spokesman), Irwin Ashkenazie (writer), William Conrad, Jeffrey Silver, Parley Baer, John Robinson (writer), Bea Benaderet, Jack Kruschen. 29:31. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
50422. Nightbeat. July 3, 1950. NBC net. Sponsored by: Wheaties. Randy Stone comes upon Marty, a six-year-old boy who is running away from home with a $100 bill. The leads Randy to an attempt to prevent an execution. A good story! Joel McCrea appears after the story to promote his new show, "Tales Of The Texas Rangers." Frank Lovejoy, Frank Martin (announcer), Warren Lewis (producer, director), Frank Worth (music), Russell Hughes (writer), Larry Marcus (editor), Joel McCrea (guest), Lurene Tuttle, David Ellis, Joan Banks, Peter Leeds, Rick Fellon, Herb Butterfield, Peter Votrian. 29:31. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
50029. Nightbeat. July 10, 1950. NBC net. Sponsored by: Wheaties. Theatrical producer Charles Kelsey is determined to get his revenge against Max Sorenson, a down-and-out Shakespearean actor. Ann Keenan, Eleanor Audley, Frank Lovejoy, Frank Martin (announcer), Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Harry Bartell, Irwin Ashkenazie (writer), Larry Marcus (writer), Tudor Owen, Wally Maher, Warren Lewis (director). 29:31. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
61734. Nightbeat. July 17, 1950. NBC net. Sponsored by: Wheaties. Molly Keller's husband is now dead. Randy Stone discovers the scrub woman is now living in a swanky hotel. Who has the $65,000 from a fourteen-year-old payroll robbery? Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Larry Marcus (editor), Frank Worth (music), Russell Hughes (writer), Sarah Selby, Wally Maher, George Offerman Jr., Wilms Herbert, Peter Leeds, Joan Banks. 29:30. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
61735. Nightbeat. July 24, 1950. NBC net. Sponsored by: Wheaties. A rare bible in a bookshop turns out to be a "Black Mass," which leads Randy Stone to a meeting with Dante, Virgil and murder! Bob Feller (commercial spokesman), Frank Martin (commercial spokesman), Frank Lovejoy, Ed Prentiss (commercial spokesman), Irwin Ashkenazie (writer), Warren Lewis (producer), Larry Marcus (editor), Frank Worth (music), Ben Wright, Lurene Tuttle, Fritz Feld, Herb Ellis, Tudor Owen, Lou Krugman. 29:30. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
42882. Nightbeat. July 31, 1950. NBC net. Sponsored by: Wheaties. Randy Stone dials his phone at random and speaks to a woman about to be murdered by her insane husband. Barbara Dupar, William Lally (announcer), Frank Lovejoy, Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Jay Novello, Katherine Card, Larry Marcus (writer), Lurene Tuttle, Peter Leeds, Warren Lewis (director). 29:41. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
61736. Nightbeat. August 7, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. A blind street-fiddler swaps his violin for a gun in a story swiped from Damon Runyon. Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Larry Marcus (editor), Frank Worth (music), Russell Hughes (writer), Charles Seel, Anne Whitfield, Lou Krugman, Veronica Pataky, Betty Moran, Charlotte Lawrence. 29:25. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
50002. Nightbeat. August 14, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy helps Gunner Evans, a prize fighter who's roughed up for refusing to take a dive. His wife is helping the crooks! Don Diamond (producer, host), Frank Lovejoy, Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Irwin Ashkenazie (writer), Larry Marcus (writer), Warren Lewis (director). 29:36. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
50001. Nightbeat. August 21, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Sent to Joliet to cover an execution, Randy Stone meets Dr. Graham, an alcoholic who's more guilty than the convict about to be executed. Frank Lovejoy, Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Inge Jollos, Irene Tedrow, Jay Novello, Larry Marcus (writer), Theodore Von Eltz, Warren Lewis (director), William Johnstone, Wilms Herbert. 29:12. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
50003. Nightbeat. September 4, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy is vacationing at Paradise Lake. When Randy fishes Pat Torrance from the lake, her two friends and everyone else thinks that she jumped in and drowned. Barbara Fuller, Eileen Prince, Frank Lovejoy, Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Irwin Ashkenazie (writer), Larry Marcus (writer), Martha Wentworth, Rose Hobart, Shirley Mitchell (?), Warren Lewis (director). 29:41. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
50005. Nightbeat. September 11, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. John Galt has escaped from custody on his way to the death house. He kidnaps Randy Stone and takes him to the district attorney's house, determined to prove his innocence. The moral of the story: don't jump to conclusions. Eddie Fields, Frances Chaney, Frank Lovejoy, Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Hal Gerard, Jeanne Bates, Jeff Corey, John Stevenson, Larry Marcus (writer), Merwyn Gerard (writer), Selig Lester (writer), Warren Lewis (director). 29:36. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
42883. Nightbeat. September 18, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Mary Callahan offers to sell information to Randy Stone about the murder of gambler Marty Crain...for $500! Frank Lovejoy receives a scroll from Agnes Underwood, the only woman city editor of a large metropolitan paper, presented by Theta Sigma Phi, a journalism sorority, for accurately and convincingly portraying a newsman. Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Larry Marcus (editor), Marty Wilkenson (writer), Frank Worth (music), Betty Moran, Peggy Webber, Lawrence Dobkin, Lou Krugman, Jack Kruschen, Stan Waxman, Don Rickles (announcer), Agnes Underwood. 29:30. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
50007. Nightbeat. September 25, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone tries to track down twenty tons of contaminated butter before a typhoid epidemic hits Chicago! Anne Whitfield, Don Diamond (producer, host), Frank Lovejoy, Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Joan Banks, Larry Marcus (writer), Lou Rusoff (writer), Nestor Paiva, Peter Leeds, Russell Bender (writer), Tudor Owen, Warren Lewis (director). 29:35. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
61812. Nightbeat. October 6, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone's car has been stolen...by an ex-cop with amnesia. The thief's name is Kenny Day, and his wife is in danger, or is his wife a victim of murder? The system cue has been deleted. Irwin Ashkenazie (writer), Eddie Fields, Frank Worth (music), Ted de Corsia, Lurene Tuttle, William Tracy, Wilms Herbert, Jack Kruschen, Barbara Dupar, Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (producer, director). 29:13. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
61813. Nightbeat. October 13, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy's fishing trip is interrupted to chase Einer Pierce, an escaped killer...all the way to a small town in Minnesota. There's a wedding in the killer's future too! A good show! Frank Lovejoy, William Conrad, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Frank Worth (music), Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Lamont Johnson, Lou Rusoff (writer), William Johnstone, Helen Marv Antiel (?), Vic Perrin, Terry Alee (? folksinger). 29:18. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
61787. Nightbeat. October 20, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone helps Judge Noah Arnold after he's beaten up in an alley. The judge's problems start when his daughter takes up with a gangster...and winds up a murderer. Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Frank Worth (music), E. Jack Neuman (writer), John Michael Hayes (writer), Herbert Rawlinson, Jane Webb, Peter Leeds, Lou Krugman, Jay Novello, Bill Justine. 29:44. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
48262. Nightbeat. October 27, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Jerry Karn has been shot in the head and will die unless a brain surgeon operates. When the surgeon refuses to help, Randy Stone of The Chicago Star discovers that the dying man was in love with the surgeon's daughter! An interesting medical story. Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Richard Allen Simmons (writer), Norman Jacob (author), Sanford Wolf (author), Frank Worth (music), Theodore Von Eltz, Joan Banks, Jonathan Holt, Betty Moran, Jack Lloyd, John Stevenson. 29:39. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
48261. Nightbeat. November 3, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. Who killed Nick Corby? His wife accuses the black cat! Maybe it was Crazy Mike? Randy Stone of The Chicago Star tries to unravel the puzzle. Frank Lovejoy, Frank Worth (composer, conductor), June Foray, Ken Christy, Lamont Johnson (announcer), Lou Krugman, Lou Rusoff (writer), Lurene Tuttle, Tudor Owen, Warren Lewis (director), Will Geer. 29:48. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
50020. Nightbeat. November 10, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. "The Slasher" is terrorizing the women of Chicago. Could he be Rick Bennett, a new artist in town who is very interested in women with scars? The last show of the season. Frank Lovejoy, Jeff Corey, Joan Banks, Sidney Miller, Nestor Paiva, Jerry Hausner, Lou Krugman, E. Jack Neuman (writer), John Michael Hayes (writer), Warren Lewis (editor, producer, director), Frank Worth (music). 29:48. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
2286. Nightbeat. March 4, 1951. NBC net. Sustaining. The first show of the season. A special salute to the members of the working press. Big John McMasters, an ex-con prohibition gangster, is released from jail and is promptly shot. Reporter Randy Stone tries to help. Frank Lovejoy, William Conrad, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Frank Worth (music), John Michael Hayes (writer), E. Jack Neuman (writer). 29:33. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
47095. Nightbeat. May 18, 1951. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone, night reporter for the Chicago Star, looks into a bizarre romance between a dwarf newsdealer and "Julie, the Juke Box Girl!" Excellent writing! Frank Lovejoy, William Conrad, Jeff Corey, Betty Lou Gerson, Ray Hartman, Eddie Fields, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Larry Marcus (writer), Robert Armbruster (music). 29:30. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
42880. Nightbeat. May 25, 1951. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone receives a threatening letter, and gradually begins to believe himself in danger. Fear starts to build. An interesting story. Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Robert Armbruster (music), Larry Marcus (writer), Jeanette Nolan, Ted de Corsia, Nestor Paiva, Betty Moran, Harold Gordon, Tudor Owen, Jack Carroll. 29:43. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
48264. Nightbeat. June 1, 1951. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone, reporter for The Chicago Star, sees a poor scrub woman die and tries to find Stanley Orloff to explain the woman's $50,000 bank book! Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Virginia Gregg, Edwin Max, Lou Merrill, Paul Dubov, Myra Marsh, John Bagni (writer), Gwen Bagni (writer), Robert Armbruster (music). 29:12. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
42881. Nightbeat. June 8, 1951. NBC net. Sustaining. Where in Chicago is Fred Graham? He's been bitten by a rabid dog but doesn't know it...and time is running out! Alan Reed (?), Frank Lovejoy, Homer Welsh, Joyce McCluskey, Larry Marcus (writer), Paul Frees, Robert Armbruster (conductor), Virginia Gregg, Warren Lewis (director). 29:32. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
42879. Nightbeat. June 15, 1951. NBC net. Sustaining. A good story about a mysterious, bald little man who plays a very hot jazz clarinet. What is Otto Fried's secret? Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Robert Armbruster (music), John Bagni (writer), Gwen Bagni (writer), Edwin Max, Herb Butterfield, William Johnstone, Georgia Ellis, Hy Averback. 29:31. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
42878. Nightbeat. June 22, 1951. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone, reporter for the Chicago Star, looks into five-year-old Jody Levering who is being held hostage in a church belfry. A search for sanctuary. The system cue has been deleted, the program is otherwise apparently complete. Frank Lovejoy, Harry Bartell, Jack Kruschen, Joan Banks, John Stevenson, Merwyn Gerard (writer), Norman Field, Robert Armbruster (conductor), Selig Lester (writer), Stacy Harris, Ted de Corsia, Warren Lewis (director). 28:55. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
48263. Nightbeat. June 29, 1951. NBC net. Sustaining. Frank Lyons, a dying reporter, asks Randy Stone of The Chicago Star, to write about the story that ruined his career. Frank Lovejoy, E. Jack Neuman (writer), Michael Hayes (writer), Robert Armbruster (music), Warren Lewis (producer, director). 29:41. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
61810. Nightbeat. July 6, 1951. NBC net. Sustaining. Bill Perrin is a soldier with amnesia and a missing wife. Randy Stone tries to help. Well written! The last public service announcement and the system cue have been deleted. Frank Lovejoy, Robert Armbruster (music), Tony Barrett, Edwin Max, Ted de Corsia, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Merwyn Gerard (writer), Selig Lester (writer), Stacy Harris, Joan Banks. 28:38. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
61811. Nightbeat. July 13, 1951. NBC net. Sustaining. A woman tells Randy Stone that she knows that her husband, trapeze artist Antonio Costello, is returning from his grave. Part of the final public service anouncement and the system cue have been deleted. See cat. #50012 for a different Night Beat show with apparently the same date. Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Robert Armbruster (music), William Conrad, Larry Marcus (writer), William Johnstone, Joan Banks, Nestor Paiva, Richard Benedict. 29:35. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
50012. Nightbeat. July 13, 1951. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone meets Maritia Nowack in the Chicago subway. She insists on calling him "Anton," the name of her missing husband. A good story! This is a repeat broadcast of the program of March 27, 1950 (see cat. #61722). See cat. #61811 for a different program in the series with apparently the same date! Frank Lovejoy, Joyce McCluskey, Lawrence Dobkin, Jack Edwards, Jerry Hausner, Vic Perrin, Rena Craig, Charles Seel, Warren Lewis (director), Larry Marcus (editor), Frank Worth (music). 29:28. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
50023. Nightbeat. December 28, 1951. NBC net. Sustaining. Ben Troy's wife is having a baby, and Ben's almost going into labor himself! A two voice drama. Frank Lovejoy, William Conrad, Warren Lewis (producer, director), David Ellis (writer), Mary Marcus (editor), Robert Armbruster (music), Don Rickles (announcer). 29:18. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
61814. Nightbeat. May 1, 1952. NBC net. Sustaining. A friend of Randy Stone, who works on the newspaper with him, is $3000 in debt to a tough gambler. This leads Randy and his friend to one hand of draw poker...$10,000 against their lives! The final public service announcement and the system cue have been deleted. Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (producer, director), David Ellis (writer), Robert Armbruster (music), Shepard Menken, Jeff Corey, Hal March, Don Diamond, Don Rickles (announcer). 28:42. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
50017. Nightbeat. May 8, 1952. NBC net. Sustaining. A circus clown is in reality a master Communist spy! When the clown is found murdered, Randy discovers that the clown's shoes were the murder weapon! The story of how a Chicago gangster became a hero! Frank Lovejoy, William Conrad, Georgia Ellis, Ben Wright, Sidney Miller, Lou Merrill, Warren Lewis (producer, director), John Bagni (writer), Gwen Bagni (writer), Don Rickles (announcer), Robert Armbruster (music). 29:37. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
48260. Nightbeat. May 15, 1952. NBC net. Sustaining. Riley Johnson is giving his plastics factory to his employees. But Riley Johnson is an alcoholic, determined to drink himself to death. Why? A good story! Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Kathleen Hite (writer), Ed Begley, Jeanne Bates, Paul Frees, Sidney Miller, Shepard Menken, Robert Armbruster (music). 29:43. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
47096. Nightbeat. May 22, 1952. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone is accused of being a killer by "Panagen," the mysterious muckraking columnist for the opposition Chicago paper. It appears Randy's going to be executed along with Johnny Liggett! Well written! Frank Lovejoy, Joan Banks, Peter Leeds, Lou Krugman, William Conrad, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Robert Armbruster (music), David Ellis (writer). 29:30. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
47097. Nightbeat. May 29, 1952. NBC net. Sustaining. Two brothers, who are both jockeys, are determined to win. For one of them, winning is everything...no matter what. Anne Diamond, Frank Lovejoy, Harry Lang, Larry Roman (writer), Richard Crenna, Robert Armbruster (conductor), Sam Edwards, Warren Lewis (director). 29:35. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
48259. Nightbeat. June 5, 1952. NBC net. Sustaining. Professor Keefer, who has worked on developing a "mechanical brain," becomes involved with a murder in a bookie parlor. Randy Stone, report for the Chicago Star, investigates. Arthur Ross (adaptor), Don Rickles (announcer), Frank Gerstle, Frank Lovejoy, Jeff Corey, Lawrence Dobkin, Robert Armbruster (conductor), Vivi Janis, Warren Lewis (director). 29:45. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
50018. Nightbeat. June 19, 1952. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone tries to help Dolly Graham, who's been convicted of manslaughter. She's been framed for the murder of the wife of Paul Thompson, a state senator. Betty Moran, Charlotte Lawrence, Frank Lovejoy, Howard McNear, Jeanette Nolan, Lou Rusoff (writer), Paul Frees, Robert Armbruster (conductor), Warren Lewis (director), William Conrad. 29:16. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
50019. Nightbeat. June 26, 1952. NBC net. Sustaining. Benjamin Tusher arrives in Chicago to reform the city...with love! And he does! Frank Lovejoy, Ed Begley, Betty Moran, Jeanette Nolan, Paul Frees, William Conrad, David Ellis (writer), Warren Lewis (producer, director), Robert Armbruster (music). 29:49. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
50027. Nightbeat. July 3, 1952. NBC net, WNBC, New York aircheck. Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Randy Stone falls for Kit Gaynor, a hell of a newswoman, but with an itch to travel. Frank Lovejoy, Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Jay Novello, Joan Banks, Joe Gilbert (writer), Kathleen Hite (writer), Marvin Miller, Warren Lewis (director). 29:34. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
50028. Nightbeat. July 17, 1952. NBC net. Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Jake Strand is out of prison after twenty years. Two tough guys are out for his hidden $100,000, and the smell of peaches! A good story! Don Diamond (producer, host), Frank Lovejoy, Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Irwin Ashkenazie (writer), Raymond Burr, Shepard Menken, Warren Lewis (director). 29:38. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
50026. Nightbeat. July 31, 1952. NBC net. Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Old "Dutch" Hildebrand edits part of Gil Lovett's story out of his column. Why did "Dutch" do it and what is his connection with young Pete, a champion swimmer? The FBI gets involved. Frank Lovejoy, Frank Worth (composer, conductor), Herb Butterfield, Jeffrey Silver, Kathleen Hite (writer), Vivi Janis, Warren Lewis (director), William Conrad, William Johnstone. 29:33. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
50025. Nightbeat. August 7, 1952. NBC net. Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Ann Tobin asks Randy Stone to help her and protect her children from her estranged husband who plans to kill the kids. A well written portrait of a woman's psychological disintegration. Frank Lovejoy, Joan Banks, Harry Bartell, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Arthur Ross (writer), Frank Worth (music). 29:26. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
61966. Nightbeat. August 14, 1952. NBC net. Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. A beautiful pickpocket named Julie Bronson needs lots of money in a hurry...and with good reason. It seems there's a man named Luke. Frank Lovejoy, Jimmy Wallington (announcer), Warren Lewis (writer, producer, director), Frank Worth (music), Frank Gerstle, Joan Banks, Lou Krugman, Betty Moran, Fritz Feld, Lou Rusoff (writer). 29:23. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
61815. Nightbeat. August 21, 1952. NBC net. Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Randy Stone meets a beautiful woman in a bar and goes pub crawling with her in the Chicago night. Beware the man with the red hair! The opening is slightly upcut. Frank Lovejoy, Betty Moran, Warren Lewis (producer, director), John Bagni (writer), Gwen Bagni (writer), Frank Worth (music), Peter Leeds, Jan Arvan, Tudor Owen. 29:10. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
61816. Nightbeat. September 4, 1952. NBC net. Sustaining. Randy Stone receives a tip that a bomb has been planted on a DC-4 airliner enroute to Denver. His warning saves all the passengers aboard the plane, the the man who planted the bomb must be found. Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (writer, producer, director), Joan Banks, Paul Frees, Stan Waxman, Lou Rusoff (writer), Robert Armbruster (music), John Stevenson, Sandra Gould. 29:17. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
59725. Nightbeat. September 11, 1952. NBC net. Sustaining. Mushy Sindell is promoting his girlfriend's dancing career in a plot stolen right out of "Citizen Kane." A struggling dancer turns down his big chance to be a star. Warren Lewis (producer, director), John Bagni (writer), Gwen Bagni (writer), Robert Armbruster (music), Victor Rodman, GeGe Pearson, Ruth Perrott, Shepard Menken, Frank Lovejoy, William Conrad. 29:37. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
61817. Nightbeat. September 18, 1952. NBC net. Sustaining. Who beat up Brother James, the organist at a Skid Row mission? Who threw a hand grenade into the mission...and why? Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (producer, director), Kathleen Hite (writer), Robert Armbruster (music), Tudor Owen, Tony Barrett, Jeff Corey, Gail Bonney, Ted de Corsia. 29:29. Audio condition: Good to very good. Complete.
24609. Nightbeat. September 25, 1952. NBC net. Sustaining. A good crime drama about "Bug," an insane killer who has killed three women, but indignantly denies the murder of the fourth! The last show of the series. Frank Lovejoy, Frank Gerstle, Lawrence Dobkin, Kathleen Hite (writer), Warren Lewis (producer, director), Robert Armbruster (music), William Lally, Edwin Max. 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
90533. Nightbeat. 1957. Program #387. Grace Gibson syndication. Sponsored by: The 1957 Holden (Australian automobile), A. W. A. Radiola Radios. Jimmy Smith is a young boxer and Kid Ryan is a punch-drunk has-been. The aftermath of their manager's match-ups comes to a tragic ending. The date is approximate, the commercials have been partially deleted. Grace Gibson (producer), Harp McGuire, E. J. Hook (writer), Leonard Teal, Jan Coughlin, Grant Taylor, Stuart Finch, Howard Craven. 26:18. Audio condition: Excellent. Otherwise complete.
90532. Nightbeat. 1957. Program #385. Grace Gibson syndication. Commercials added locally. Carefree Carson allows Randy Stone to discover his talent as a cowboy singer, playing the ukulele. The Australian version of a cowboy accent comes out sounding effeminate. The story line is so over-the-top that laughter can be heard coming from the control room! The date is approximate. Harp McGuire, Alan White, Grace Gibson (producer), Lawrence H. Cecil (director), John Mellion, June Salter, Gordon Glenwright, Roger Climson. 25:19. Audio condition: Excellent. Otherwise complete.
50021. Nightbeat. Program #46. NBC net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Is "Gusher James" really guilty of murder? Mr. Barclay, sitting in a Joliet prison, would sure like to find out! The final promotional announcement and the system cue have been deleted. The identification as AFRS #46 is tentative. Betty Moran, David Ellis, Don Rickles (announcer), Frank Lovejoy, Joe Gilbert (writer), Robert Armbruster (conductor), Sidney Miller, Warren Lewis (director), William Conrad. 28:35. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Incomplete.
Report contains 77 programs.