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Gangbusters: 7/31/1948 - The Case Of The Carnival Caper

GangbustersRobbery rode the show train until police officers found the mysterious passenger and stopped murder on the carnival midway.

Gangbusters – The Case Of The Carnival Caper

Robert Dryden (narrator-by-proxy), Arthur Vinton, Bill Smith, Frank Readick, Jean Ellen, Stanley Niss (writer), Phillips H. Lord (producer), William Sweets (director), Don Gardiner (announcer).

ABC network. Sponsored by World Wide Handicrafts. WRVR rebroadcast date: April 18, 1974.

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Gangbusters: 7/24/1948 – The Case of the Mysterious Rooming House

GangbustersA Buffalo, New York cat burglar graduates to murder. A piece of a heel helps to catch the heel.

Gangbusters – The Case of the Mysterious Rooming House

Arnold Moss, Les Damon, Don Gardiner (announcer), William Sweets (director), Phillips H. Lord (producer), Stanley Niss (writer).

ABC network. Sponsored by World Wide Handicrafts. WRVR rebroadcast date: May 7, 1973.

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Gangbusters: 6/12/1948 – The Case of The Park Avenue Pilferers

GangbustersThe king and queen of burglars are looting the New York apartments of the rich.

Gangbusters – The Case of The Park Avenue Pilferers

Arnold Moss, Les Damon, Don Gardiner (announcer), William Sweets (director), Phillips H. Lord (producer), Stanley Niss (writer).

ABC network. Commercials have been deleted.

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Gangbusters: 4/24/1948 – The Case of the Quincy Killers

GangbustersA father and son team specialize in kidnapping, theft and murder.

This program is noted for its use of a melodeon instead of the usual organ.

Gangbusters – The Case of the Quincy Killers

Ted Corday (director), Stanley Niss (writer), William Zuckert, Bill Smith, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Don Gardiner (announcer), Ben Hunter (KEX Portland Oregon announcer).

ABC network origination, syndicated, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast.

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Gangbusters: 4/03/1948 - The Case of the New York Narcotics King

GangbustersThe Federal Bureau of Narcotics goes after Pip Gagliano, known as “The Narcotics King.”

Gangbusters – The Case of the New York Narcotics King

Don Gardiner (announcer), Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Raymond Edward Johnson, Stanley Niss (writer, director), William Sweets (director).

ABC network origination, syndicated, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast.

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Gangbusters: 2/21/1948 - The Case of Grzelak and Constantine

GangbustersA tough gang leader finds he cannot handle a “washed-out blonde.” He can handle a $20,000 safe robbery in Detroit though.

Gangbusters – The Case of Grzelak and Constantine

Arthur Vinton, Elspeth Eric, Stanley Niss (writer), William Sweets (director), Walter Vaughn, Don Gardiner (announcer), Phillips H. Lord (producer).

ABC network origination, syndicated, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast.

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Gangbusters: 1/31/1948 – The Case of the Bandit Brothers

GangbustersRalph Oliver and his kid brother Laut have big plans for the future.

Gangbusters – The Case of the Bandit Brothers

Gary Merrill, Don Gardiner (announcer), Stanley Niss (writer), William Sweets (director).

ABC network origination, syndicated, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast.

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Gangbusters: 1/24/1948 – The Case Of The Horse-Race Highjackers

GangbustersThe case of a fourth-rate hijacker who found a bullet-proof racket to rob Peter without paying Paul, but who learned too late that the law itself is bullet-proof.

Gangbusters – The Case Of The Horse-Race Highjackers

Robert Dryden (narrator-by-proxy), Larry Haines, William Zuckert, Stanley Niss (writer), Phillips H. Lord (producer), William Sweets (director), Don Gardiner (announcer).

ABC network origination, syndicated, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast.

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