Dick Tracy (Radio) 1947 - Case of the Careless Black Widow

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Dick Tracy was an American detective radio drama series based on the popularity of the newspaper comic strip Dick Tracy by Chester Gould.
If you desire the order by date, they are correctly listed in the Dick Tracy playlist on my channel. There are so many missing episodes that you can't really put together a complete story line, but they are history and fun to listen to. Many episodes lost to time.

History
The show first aired in 1934 for the NBC Radio New England region. Himan Brown, then still at college, arranged the radio rights for the comic strip.

On February 4, 1935, it was picked up by CBS Radio, airing in 15-minute episodes four times a week. Returning next season it aired on Mutual Broadcasting System from September 30, 1935, to March 24, 1937. From April 29, 1939, "Dick Tracy" became a half-hour-long prime time radio serial, airing at 5:00 pm.

When the USA got involved in the Second World War, the show was temporarily cancelled. ABC Blue Network picked it up again from March 15, 1943, to July 16, 1948, and broadcast it on Saturdays. Around this time, it was sponsored by Tootsie Rolls, so the music theme was changed to "Toot, Toot Tootsie". The musical arrangements were composed by Ray Carter.

Cast
The show was directed by Mitchell Grayson, Charles Powers and Bob White. At Mutual, Bill McClintock did the sound effects. At NBC, Keene Crockett did this job. During its run-on ABC, Walt McDonough and Al Finelli were hired for this task.

Dick Tracy – Bob Burlen, Barry Thompson, Ned Wever, Matt Crowley
Pat Patton – Walter Kinsella
Tess Trueheart – Helen Lewis
Junior Tracy – Andy Donnelly, Jackie Kelk
Police Chief Brandon – Howard Smith
Tania – Beatrice Pons

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