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Barrie Craig| Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Hard Boiled Mystery Dramas

Barrie Craig| Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Hard Boiled Mystery Dramas

By: Adam Graham
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 Barrie Craig was a different kind of detective show and Craig as played by William Gargan was a different type of detective: a big gentle easy going guy who always believed his clients until evidence proved otherwise.

In some ways, it poked fun at the private detective genre by giving Craig police-type powers and duties such as making arrests and filling out paperwork. This played off the wide variety of functions and investigations that other PIs took on that were really police functions.

Another time, Craig began his voice over narration by saying, “Manhattan’s my beat,” a clear reference to CBS’ Broadway’s My Beat. Other episodes took a serious turn such as Craig’s poignant caper with a mentally ill young woman.Gargan’s light and easygoing style make each episode of Barrie Craig is like a visit with an old friend talking about his detective adventures. Listeners were more than happy to visit for four years.

Host Adam Graham brings you all surviving episodes of this classic series. Also in this feed are three episodes of Gargan's earlier detective series, I Deal in Crime from 1947.

These episodes were presented from 2011-12 as part of The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio podcast.Copyright Adam Graham Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • Barrie Craig: Strange Vision

    Barrie Craig: Strange Vision
    Jun 20 2025
    Release Date: January 16, 2012

    Barrie Craig is hired to go out of town and undercover to investigate a series of fires at a chemical plants.

    Original Air Date: January 19, 1954

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    34 mins
  • Barrie Craig: The Lonely Corner

    Barrie Craig: The Lonely Corner
    Jun 13 2025
    Release Date: January 9, 2012

    Barrie finds a jewel thief dead in his office.

    Original Air Date: November 3, 1953

    Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

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    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

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    33 mins
  • Barrie Craig: Fog Over Murder

    Barrie Craig: Fog Over Murder
    Jun 6 2025
    Release Date: January 2, 2012

    Barrie is hired by a doctor to discover who is amnesiatic patient is.

    Original Air Date: October 13, 1953

    Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

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    33 mins
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