Mr. Keen, tracer of lost persons : a complete history and episode log of radio's most durable detective / Jim Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cox, Jim, 1939- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mr. Keen, tracer of lost persons (Radio program).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

That ""kindly old investigator,"" Mr. Keen, sought missing persons and unraveled crimes longer than any other fictional detective ever heard or seen on the air. For 18 years (1937-1955) and 1690 nationwide broadcasts, Keen and his faithful assistant Mike Clancy kept listeners coming back for more. The nearest competitor, Nick Carter, Master Detective, ran for 726 broadcasts. This definitive history recounts the actors and creators behind the series, the changes the show underwent, and the development of the Mr. Keen character. A complete episode guide details all of the program's 1,690 broadca

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; Chronology: A Mr. Keen Radio Almanac; 1 - The Aural Sleuth: Murder and Mayhem on the Air; 2 - Origins of a Supersleuth; 3 - Lost and Found; 4 - The Tracer as Chaser; 5 - Funny Business; 6 - Hired Guns; 7 - Sold on Radio; Radio Episode Guide; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

"The present work is a reprint of the illustrated case bound edition of Mr. Keen, tracer of lost persons : a complete history and episode log of radio's most durable detective, first published in 2004 by McFarland"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 1, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4766-0738-9