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Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Ep.378 Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator: Death And The Purple Cow

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

Detective, Fiction, Crime, Arts, Radio Show, Mystery, Tv & Film, Performing Arts, Drama, Old Time Radio

4.8588 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator William Gargan, who also played the better known television (and radio) detective Martin Kane, was the voice of New York eye Barrie Craig while Ralph Bell portrayed his associate, Lt. Travis Rogers. Craig's office was on Madison Avenue and his adventures were fairly standard PI fare. He worked alone, solved cases efficiently, and feared no man. As the promos went, he was "your man when you can't go to the cops. Confidentiality a specialty." Death And Th...

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0:00.0

Hello, and welcome to another episode of Nostologic Mystery Radio.

0:21.3

I'm your host Stevie Kay, and it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear.

0:26.4

For this episode, I bring you Barry Craig Confidential Investigator, episode titled Death in the Purple Cow,

0:34.5

originally aired December 12, 1951, where a man with a gun tells Barry Craig to not accept

0:41.5

a new client. So, sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.

0:49.2

Thank you for listening.

1:01.6

William Gargan stars as Barry Craig, confidential investigator.

1:11.4

Murderers rarely have many friends.

1:13.5

People can't keep up with them.

1:16.7

You see, folks, they set such a killing pace.

1:29.3

The National Broadcasting Company presents William Gargan in another transcribed drama of mystery and adventure

1:32.6

with America's number one detective, Barry Craig, confidential investigator.

1:38.5

Music Barry Craig speaking

1:52.0

In my business

1:53.9

A guy doesn't have many friends

1:55.7

We know too much about people

1:58.5

The wrong kind of things

2:00.3

And maybe the wrong kind of people.

2:02.4

Or are there any different kind?

2:06.2

I wouldn't know the answer to that one.

2:08.6

But after time enough and jobs enough about the only thing the investigator can be sure as clean is his license.

2:15.1

If he keeps it under glass.

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