The This week we head back to a police headquarters in a great metropolitan city for more of the lineup.

We first heard this engrossing police drama last September, and today we'll hear two more of its classic

episodes.

The series followed Lieutenant Ben Guthrie and Sergeant Matt Greb as they chase down a different set of crooks and

killers each week.

Framing each episode was the lineup of suspects on display for officers and for victims

of crimes.

Grab would call the lineup and question each suspect, which usually led to some memorable

exchanges.

With the prisoners questioned, Guthrie and Grab would be off on another call for that week's case.

Bill Johnstone starred as Lieutenant Guthrie, and he brought a world-weary humanity to the role.

Guthrie was just as hard work. and he brought a world weary humanity to the role.

Guthrie was just as hard working as Joe Friday on Dragnet, but Johnstone imbued Guthrie

with a gentler edge beneath the badge. Johnstone was one of radio's busiest actors.

One of his first major roles came when he succeeded Orson Wells as the Shadow in 1938.

Johnstone could be heard on Pursuit, Philip Marlow, Suspense, and as Inspector

Kramer on the new adventures of Nero Wolf.

Co-star Wally Mayer was just as busy. He starred as Michael Shane on radio and provided support as the

irascible Lieutenant Riley on Let George do it. His character Matt Greb provided some of the lighter moments on the lineup, both in his questioning of suspects and in his sharing details of his home life.

Greb was a family man with kids while Guthrie was a bachelor.

Sadly, Mayor's career was cut short when he passed away in December

1951 following surgery to remove a long.

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