William Gargan played the lead on both radio and TV, until the TV shows became {as he alleged in his autobiography} "a vehicle for the flesh parade." The actresses were "pretty and emptyheaded," hired more for "cleavage" than acting ability. He threw down the gauntlet-"get decent scripts or get another boy." He was replaced by Lloyd Nolan on both shows. But Gargan sidestepped into a sound-alike series, Barrie Craig, on radio alone, where cleavage wasn't a factor.
( John Dunning )
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