Charlie Wild, Private Detective is an American old-time radio detective mystery drama. It was broadcast on NBC September 24, 1950 - December 17, 1950, and on CBS January 7, 1951 - July 1, 1951.[1] The episodes broadcast on CBS were also carried on six stations of the Alaska Broadcasting System.[2]
Radio historian John Dunning wrote that the association of the two names with Communist activities was "making Spade sponsor Wildroot Cream-Oil increasingly unhappy."[1] However, representatives of both the Wildroot company and the advertising agency that had the account denied that the cancellation of Sam Spade was related to the stir caused by Red Channels. They said that the sponsor wanted a program with a lower budget on radio so that the money saved could be used for television.[4]
In either case, the last Spade episode aired on September 17, 1950, and the first Wild episode was heard on September 24, 1950. Duff provided a transition between the two programs by appearing as Spade on the first episode of the new series with what Dunning called "a vocal telegram, wishing the new hero well."[1]
Premise
Private investigator Charlie Wild had his headquarters in New York City. Leon Morse wrote in a review in the trade publication Billboard that the program had "tough talk, vivid similies, a hard-guy hero and fantastic descriptions of females."[5]
Personnel
George Petrie played Wild in the NBC episodes. Kevin O'Morrison replaced Petrie when the program went to CBS, and John McQuade replaced O'Morrison on March 25, 1951. Peter Hobbs portrayed McCoy, Wild's assistant.[3]
The producers were Edwin Marshall and Lawrence White; the directors, Carlo D'Angelo and Stanley Niss; the writer, Peter Barry; the announcer, William Rogers;[3] and the musical director, Charles Sherrill.[5]
^ abcDunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 149-150. ISBN978-0-19-507678-3.
^"New Business" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 11, 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
^ abcCox, Jim (2002). Radio Crime Fighters: Over 300 Programs from the Golden Age. McFarland. pp. 76–77. ISBN978-0-7864-4324-6.
^"'Sam Spade' Off: 'Channels' Influence Denied" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 25, 1950. p. 91. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
^ abMorse, Leon (October 7, 1950). "Charlie Wild, Private Eye" (PDF). Billboard. p. 9. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
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