I agree with Dick that Howard Duff's Sam Spade was the best
of the hardboiled private eyes. I also like Jack Webb's Pat
Novak but it was more of a parody than the real thing. Beyond
the private eyes, the first year or so of Dragnet was as
tough as anything on the air and crackling with realism. I
would also single out Gunsmoke for dark storylines and
characters with sometimes a near brutal edge.
Richard Moore
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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Jason Boog"
<iistickboy@...> wrote:
>
> I have a question for any old time radio fans out
there. What are the
> best hardboiled radio shows? I've listened to
hundreds of episodes of
> Suspense (mostly chasing Cornell Woolrich stories),
but I'm wondering
> if there are other good programs I should check
out...
>
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