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.
84077. Rogue's Gallery. June 23, 1945. Mutual net. "The McDonald Murder Case". Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo. The first show of the series. Charles McDonald walks into Rogue's office and drops dead. Rogue gets his first hit on the head for a chat with "Eugor." The largest diamond in the world is missing. WHere is, "The Star Of Savoy?" The system cue has been deleted. Dick Powell, Cathy Lewis, Gerald Mohr (triples), Ray Buffum (writer), Dee Englebach (producer, director), Jim Doyle (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor). 29:43. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
47168. Rogue's Gallery. July 14, 1945. Mutual net. Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo. Rehearsal. Wealthy Angela Mullins hires Richard Rogue to find out who stole her will, whereupon she's promptly found dead. The program is possibly dated several months later, or exactly one year later. Dee Englebach (producer, director), Dick Powell, Jim Doyle (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Ray Buffum (writer), Peter Leeds. 27:35. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
47169. Rogue's Gallery. October 18, 1945. Mutual net. "Blondes Prefer Gentlemen". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Shaving Cream. A grandmother hires Richard Rogue to protect her grand-daughter, but Rogue finds a corpse in her apartment! Dee Englebach (producer, director), Dick Powell, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Ray Buffum (writer), Peter Leeds. 29:46. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
47170. Rogue's Gallery. October 25, 1945. Mutual net. "Murder With Muriel". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Shaving Cream. Joe Layton has been murdered for his half of a map worth $25,000. Rogue's expecting the other half. Surprise: Richard Rogue does not get hit on the head during this program! Dee Englebach (producer, director), Dick Powell, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Ray Buffum (writer), Peter Leeds. 29:28. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
7334. Rogue's Gallery. November 8, 1945. Mutual net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Little Drops Of Rain". Richard Rogue solves an attempted double murder, tire tracks in the rain supplying the clue. AFRS program name: "Mystery Playhouse." Dick Powell, Peter Leeds. 25 minutes. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
47184. Rogue's Gallery. November 29, 1945. Mutual net. "Little Old Lady". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Shaving Cream. Conchita Morales hires Richard Rogue to get back old love letters, while the title old lady invites Richard in for tea and knockout drops. A good story. Dee Englebach (producer, director), Dick Powell, Gerald Mohr, Jim Doyle (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Ray Buffum (writer), Peter Leeds. 29:35. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
47185. Rogue's Gallery. December 13, 1945. Mutual net. "Blood On The Sand". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Shaving Cream. Richard Rogue is at the L7 Dude Ranch, trying to take a vacation, but finding himself in the middle of a murder case. Dee Englebach (producer, director), Dick Powell, Gerald Mohr, Jim Doyle (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Ray Buffum (writer), Peter Leeds. 29:36. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
43239. Rogue's Gallery. December 20, 1945. Mutual net. "Fortune In Furs". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoos, Fitch's Shaving Cream. A man demands $1000 to prove that a $100,000 fur fire was really arson...and is promptly murdered. Dee Englebach (producer, director), Dick Powell, Gerald Mohr (doubles), Jim Doyle (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Ray Buffum (writer), Peter Leeds, Lurene Tuttle. 29:36. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
43216. Rogue's Gallery. January 3, 1946. Mutual net. Sponsored by: Fitch's Shaving Cream, Fitch's Shampoos. Stark McVeigh is murdered after hiring Richard Rogue. The murder clues lead to a counterfeiter's hideout. Dee Englebach (producer, director), Dick Powell, Jim Doyle (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Ray Buffum (writer), Peter Leeds (doubles), Lou Merrill (doubles), Paul Frees (doubles), Gerald Mohr, Harry Bartell. 29:46. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
40151. Rogue's Gallery. January 17, 1946. Mutual net. Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Shaving Cream. Richard Rogue solves a murder under the Big Top when the life of obnoxious acrobat Carlotta is threatened. Dee Englebach (producer, director), Dick Powell, Jim Doyle (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Ray Buffum (writer), Peter Leeds. 29:38. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
43217. Rogue's Gallery. January 31, 1946. Mutual net. Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoos, Fitch's Shaving Cream. Anson Leeds has died, leaving behind a puzzling will. A judge asks Richard Rogue to investigate. Dee Englebach (producer, director), Dick Powell, Jim Doyle (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Ray Buffum (writer), Peter Leeds. 29:38. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
43218. Rogue's Gallery. February 21, 1946. Mutual net. Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Shaving Cream. The managing editor of "The Chronicle" has been murdered after tangling with "The Alibi Master," an unethical attorney. Dee Englebach (producer, director), Dick Powell, Gerald Mohr, Jim Doyle (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Peter Leeds. 29:34. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
92644. Rogue's Gallery. March 28, 1946. Mutual net. Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo. While dining in a restaurant with Betty Callaghan, a plainclothes detective arrests her for underage drinking. The system cue has been deleted. because of the long running time, this might be a rehearsal recording. Dick Powell, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Dee Englebach (producer, director), Jim Doyle (announcer). 30:42. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
43238. Rogue's Gallery. April 4, 1946. Mutual net. Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Shaving Cream. Mike Royal is about to die in the electric chair. He asks Richard Rogue to return stolen gems for the reward. An interesting story. Dee Englebach (producer, director), Dick Powell, Gerald Mohr, Jim Doyle (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Ray Buffum (writer), Peter Leeds. 29:41. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
69562. Rogue's Gallery. May 9, 1946. Mutual net. "The Hermit Of The Hills". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Hair Tonic. A beautiful woman and her suspicious husband lead Rogue to yet another hit on the head, a bullet in the shoulder and a toss off a cliff. Then, the blizzard starts! The system cue has been deleted or is added live. Dick Powell, Dee Englebach (producer, director), Ray Buffum (writer), Jim Doyle (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Peter Leeds. 29:44. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
47186. Rogue's Gallery. May 16, 1946. Mutual net. "The Impossible Murder". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Shaving Cream. "Judge" Colin Baker receives a death threat and hires Richard Rogue to protect him for a day. Rogue does a lousy job, as Baker is found dead, apparently strangled! Dee Englebach (producer, director), Dick Powell, Gerald Mohr, Jim Doyle (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Ray Buffum (writer), Peter Leeds (doubles). 29:33. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
69563. Rogue's Gallery. June 6, 1946. Mutual net. "Jealousy Is A Strange Thing". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Hair Tonic. Beautiful Patricia Flynn is sure someone's trying to kill her, but her half-sister is murdered instead! The program opening is upcut. The system cue has been deleted or is added live. Dick Powell, Jim Doyle (announcer), Gerald Mohr, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Ray Buffum (writer), Dee Englebach (director), Peter Leeds. 29:42. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
69564. Rogue's Gallery. June 13, 1946. Mutual net. "The Red Headed Stranger". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Hair Tonic. Rogue's pal Joe Dale has been shot dead in his elegant home. Rogue is accused of the crime by two of his "friends." Rogue gets hit on the head only two minutes into the program! The program opening is slightly upcut, the system cue has been deleted or is added live. Dick Powell, Jim Doyle (announcer), Ray Buffum (writer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Dee Englebach (director), Peter Leeds. 29:35. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
69565. Rogue's Gallery. June 23, 1946. NBC net. "The Star Of Savoy". Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Fitch's Hair Tonic. The first show of the series on NBC. This sounds like a rehearsal recording or unedited tape. A man with a bullet in him comes to Rogue's office to die. Who shot Charles McDonald...and why? The reason is a very, very valuable diamond! The system cue is added live. Dick Powell, Jim Doyle (announcer), Ray Buffum (writer), Dee Englebach (producer, director), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Peter Leeds. 30:18. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
52586. Rogue's Gallery. June 30, 1946. Mutual net. Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo. Rehearsal recording. After Matt Webb tries to start a fight in a nightclub with Richard Rogue, Mrs. Webb tries to hire him to investigate her husband. Rogue declines the case but finds himself involved the next day when Webb's body is found. Dick Powell blows a line and mutters "Holy Christ" before plowing on. Dee Englebach (producer, director), Dick Powell, Gerald Mohr, Jim Doyle (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Ray Buffum (writer), Peter Leeds. 28:50. Audio condition: Very good. Otherwise complete.
71360. Rogue's Gallery. July 7, 1946. NBC net. Sponsored by: Fitch Shampoo, Fitch's Ideal Hair Tonic. At a resort, Janice Cole is found dead in her room. Her body promptly disappears while Rogue sleeps through his weekly hit-on-the-head. Rogue is then accused of the crime! This is a rehearsal recording or unedited tape. Dick Powell, Dee Englebach (producer, director), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Jimmy Doyle (announcer), Ray Buffum (writer), Peter Leeds. 28:38. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
54690. Rogue's Gallery. June 29, 1947. NBC net, KFI, Los Angeles aircheck. Sponsored by: Fitch's Shampoo, Quinoil Hair Tonic, Fitch's Skin Pep After Shave. "Bullet" ball point pen premium (made from a genuine .30 caliber bullet). Richard Rogue is hired by Howard Adrian to find his missing wife Phyllis. Barry Sullivan, Peter Leeds, Gerald Mohr, Lurene Tuttle, Edwin Max, Charles Vanda (producer, director), Jim Doyle (announcer), Doug Hayes (writer). 29:35. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
63617. Rogue's Gallery. 1948. NBC net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Rogue tries to keep a meek little guy alive. This isn't easy, as Herbert was the only witness to a payroll heist. AFRS program name: "Mystery Playhouse." The date is approximate. Dick Powell. 24:15. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Incomplete.
63618. Rogue's Gallery. 1951. ABC net. Sponsored by: Easy Cut Lawn Mowers. Elsie Kroll hires Richard Rogue to find the killer of her sister Janice. Soon thereafter, Elsie is fished out of Lake Michigan. Paul Stewart. 29:37. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
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