Stand By for Crime
Syndicated
Syndicated · 1940–1950
Broadcasts
26
Cadence
Seasonal
Rated
PG
Since
1940
The run
- Network
- Syndicated
- Years active
- 1940–1950
- Surviving broadcasts
- 26
- Genre
- detective
STAND BY FOR CRIME This show, from the early 1950s, is a good example of the true story style of delivery made popular in radio's classic crime shows Gangbusters and Mr. District Attorney . Of course, the best and most popular of the true crime shows was Dragnet -- the monotone, "just the facts" style demanded by Jack Webb in the show made two points at once: first, that the show wasn't a typical melodramatic crime show, as had been on radio since "the good old days", and more importantly, that we were along for the ride on another day at the office -- in this case, a policeman's “day at the office". Not a true crime show, as this is drama, but this show features Chuck Morgan, as played by Glen Langen, a very believable news anchor at KOP, a Los Angeles radio station. He is pals with Lieutenant Bill Miggs of the police force, who tips him off to hot crime news. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “OTRR_Stand_By_For_Crime_Singles”; these recordings are in the public domain.
Source collection
Old Time Radio Researchers Group
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
The shape of the run
What survives, year by year
0 dated broadcasts across 11 years on the air, with 11 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
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Listen to the run in order
Restored broadcasts from NaN, in original transmission order.
- 1. The Communist Menace · Date unknown
- 2. The Tennant Jewels Stolen · Date unknown
- 3. Trixie's Bank Heist · Date unknown
- 01
The Communist Menace
Date unknown · 49 min
- 02
The Tennant Jewels Stolen
Date unknown · 49 min
- 03
Trixie's Bank Heist
Date unknown · 50 min
- 04
The Wetback Murders
Date unknown · 47 min
- 05
Quintion McClean's Fortune
Date unknown · 47 min
- 06
Subversive Activities
Date unknown · 48 min
- 07
Luke Larson's Murder
Date unknown · 48 min
- 08
Queenie's $10,000 Alibi
Date unknown · 48 min
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