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THE FAT MAN (1948-1951)

 Old Time Radio - CD-ROM - 32 mp3

8 USA Episodes 24 Australian Episodes  

The Fat Man, a popular radio show during the 1940s and early 1950s was a detective drama based on characters by Dashiell Hammett. It starred J. Scott Smart in the title role.

Broadcast from the studios of WJZ in New York, the series premiered on the ABC Radio Network on Monday, January 21, 1946, at 8:30pm, as part of a block of four new programs (I Deal in Crime, Forever Tops, and Jimmy Gleason's Diner). Based on Dashiell Hammett's fiction, The Fat Man was further developed by producer, E.J. ("Mannie") Rosenberg. The program was directed by Clark Andrews, creator of Big Town, and Charles Powers. The main writer was Richard Ellington, with other scripts by Robert Sloane and Lawrence Klee.
Supporting cast

The veteran character actor Ed Begley co-starred as Sgt. O'Hara, and the supporting cast included Betty Garde, Paul Stewart, Linda Watkins, Mary Patton as Lila North and Vicki Vola, who was also the female lead in Mr. District Attorney. Amzie Strickland played Runyon's girlfriend Cathy Evans, and Nell Harrison was Runyon's mother during the early episodes. The cast also included Dan Ocko, Rolly Bester (wife of science fiction writer Alfred Bester) and Robert Dryden. An 11-piece orchestra was directed by Bernard Green, who also wrote the program's theme. The sound effects were by Ed Blaney, and the announcers were Charles Irving and sportscaster Gene Kirby (1909-1985).

The success of the radio series led to a movie, The Fat Man (1951), directed by William Castle with a flashback-within-a-flashback storyline. Smart retained his role as detective Brad Runyon, investigating the murder of a Los Angeles dentist with an assist from Bill Norton (Clinton Sundberg). One of the suspects is portrayed by famed Barnum & Bailey clown Emmett Kelly in his screen debut as an actor. Also in the cast are Rock Hudson, Julie London, Parley Baer (uncredited) and Jayne Meadows.

 

EPISODES LIST

USA
001 Fat Man 460121 The Nineteenth Pearl
025 Fat Man 460708 The Black Angel
103 Fat Man 480102 Murder Plays Hide and Seek
117 Fat Man 480409 Murder Rents A Flat The Crooked Horse
168 Fat Man 490401 Murder Wins The Draw
184 Fat Man 490722 Murder is the Medium
253 Fat Man 510117 Nightmare Murder
271 Fat Man 510905 Order For Murder

Australian
Fat Man(01) Murder Squares the Triangle
Fat Man(02) Murder Plays the Horses
Fat Man(03) Murder Sends A Christmas Card
Fat Man(04) Murder Runs An Ad
Fat Man(05) Murder Wares A False Face
Fat Man(06) Murder Stalks the Dead
Fat Man(11) Murder Through the Crystal
Fat Man(12) Murder Makes a Ham
Fat Man(15) Murder and the Peacock
Fat Man(16) Murder Calls the Undertaker
Fat Man(17) Murder Seeks A Lost Penny
Fat Man(18) Murder Makes A Statue
Fat Man(21) Murder Rings the Bell
Fat Man(22) Murder Repeats Itself
Fat Man(23) Murder Rides A Wheelchair
Fat Man(24) Murder Finds A Coffin
Fat Man(25) Murder For Sale
Fat Man(26) Murder By Sail 19471003
Fat Man(29) Murder Shows An Unfamiliar Face
Fat Man(30) Murder Makes A Kings Coffin
Fat Man(33) Murder Makes A Black Moon
Fat Man(34) Murder Makes A Phantom Face
Fat Man(35) Murder Makes A Silent Partner
Fat Man(36) Murder Makes Music

 

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