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Crime Photographer
Episode Guide - November 2007
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
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CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER
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CBS (Thursdays 10:30 pm ET)
Broadcast live from New York
Producers: Charles Russell, Martin Manulis
Directors: Sidney Lumet, Curt Conway

US Newspaper Crime Drama series 1951-52 40 episodes x 30 min "live"
First Telecast: 19 April 1951 - Last Telecast: June 5, 1952

Starring
Richard Carlyle as Casey #1 (April 1951-June?1951)
Darren McGavin as Casey #2  (June?1951-1952)
and
John Gibson as Ethelbert #1 (April-June 1951)
Cliff Hall as Ethelbert #2 (June 1951-1952)
Also starring
Jan Miner as Ann Williams
Archie Smith as Jack Lipman
Donald McClelland as Captain Logan
with
The Tony Mottola Trio as The Blue Note Cafe Musicians

Announcer: Ken Roberts

Premise:
Based on the character in the Casey novels by George Harmon Coxe, and the radio series,
"Casey, crime photographer".
Casey, is a gutsy crime photographer for the "Morning Express", a New York
daily newspaper.

TIME magazine article April 30, 1951.
Crime Photographer, after an eight-year stretch as a radio cops & robbers show,
moves to television without leaving a single clue or cliche behind. News
Photographer Casey, as played by Richard Carlyle, wears his hat on the back of
his head, is a devil with the ladies, and is only halted in his headlong pursuit
of justice by a hush-voiced announcer breathing: "Don't be half-safe, use Arrid!"

############# Crime Photographer ############
############## season 1 early 1951 ###########
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CBS Alternate Thursdays 10:30pm Eastern
(19Apr51 - Aug51)

1.1 [--] Crime Photographer: (premier episode)
19Apr51 CBS Thur
Starring:
Richard Carlyle .... Casey
John Gibson ........ Ethelbert

1.x Crime Photographer:
3May51
Darren McGavin replaced Richard Carlyle as Casey on 03May1951
according to Daren McGavin website
http://www.darrenmcgavin.net/darrens_credits.htm
This means that Richard Carlyle may have only appeared in one episode!

############# Crime Photographer ############
############## season 2 1951-52 ##############
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CBS Thursdays 10:30pm Eastern

2.xx [--] Crime Photographer: BLACKMAIL
Alternate title on leader: Jewel Robbery
1951
Written by Harry W. Junkin
Directed by Curt Conway
starring Darren McGavin (as Casey #2)
cast
Frances Starr
Rita Gam
Diana Lynn
Virginia Field

2.xx [--] Crime Photographer: THE FIGHT
20Sep1951 CBS Thur
Directed by Curt Conway
starring Darren McGavin (as Casey #2)
cast
Maxwell Glanville
Jane White
Louis Sorin

2.xx [--] Crime Photographer: THE CLEAN-UP
27Sep1951 CBS Thur
Written by Ben Radin
Directed by Curt Conway
starring Darren McGavin (as Casey #2)
cast
Lili Darvas
Joe De Santis
Wolfe Barzell
Gilbert Green
Robert P. Lieb
Harry Clark
Mario Gallo
Carmen Costi
A story of corrupt politics within the longshoremen’s union, leading
to murder before the courageous determination to clean up the union
finally takes the criminals out of the union and over to the law. [RF]

2.xx [--] Crime Photographer: THE FIX
18Oct1951 CBS Thur
Directed by Curt Conway
starring Darren McGavin (as Casey #2)
cast
Wright King

2.xx [--] Crime Photographer: (Last Telecast)
5Jun52 CBS Thur

############# Crime Photographer ############
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