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Episode 49 - Perfectly Frank (Night Beat & Blue Beetle)
Episode 49 - Perfectly Frank (Night Beat & Blue Beetle)
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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Mar 23, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Frank Lovejoy was one of the busiest actors during the Golden Age of Radio, and we're saluting him this week with an hour of his performances as crimefighters on the air. First, he's back as Chicago reporter Randy Stone in "The Hunter Becomes the Hunted" from Night Beat, originally aired on NBC on September 11, 1950. Then, he dons the mask and costume of The Blue Beetle in the 1940 syndicated episode "Murder for Profit."
Released:
Mar 23, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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