Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator

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Overview

Detective Barrie Craig (William Gargan[2]) worked alone from his Madison Avenue office.[1] Unlike his contemporaries Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, Craig had a laid-back personality, somewhat cutting against the popular hard-boiled detective stereotype. Others in the cast included Ralph Bell, Elspeth Eric, Parker Fennelly, Santos Ortega, Arnold Moss, Parley Baer, Virginia Gregg and Betty Lou Gerson.[1]

Don Pardo was the announcer.[3] The program was broadcast on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern Time.[4] Writers included John Roeburt.[5]

TV pilot

Gargan also starred in the role in an unsuccessful 1952 TV pilot[6] written and directed by Blake Edwards. It was presented on ABC's Pepsi-Cola Playhouse as "Death the Hard Way" (October 17, 1954).

John Roeburt was the head writer for the series.[7]

A few years earlier Gargan had played a similar character in Martin Kane, Private Eye.

References

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External links

Streaming audio

Logs

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