Casey, Crime Photographer (TV series)
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1951 photo from the television series (McGavin to left)
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| Also known as | ''Crime Photographer'' |
| Created by | George Harmon Coxe |
| Starring |
Richard Carlyle (season one) Darren McGavin (season two) Jan Miner John Gibson (season one) Cliff Hall (season two) Donald McClelland Archie Smith |
| Narrated by | Ken Roberts |
| Composer(s) | Morton Gould |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 57 |
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| Producer(s) | Martin Manulis |
| Location(s) | New York City, U.S. |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | April 19, 1951 – June 5, 1952 |
Casey, Crime Photographer (also known simply as Crime Photographer) was an American crime drama that was on for only 2 seasons during the Golden Age of Television. The series ran from April 19, 1951–June 5, 1952 on the CBS Television Network. The series produced fifty-seven episodes in two seasons. It was based on the successful radio series of the same name which was based on the novels by George Harmon Coxe.
The series starred Richard Carlyle originally as the title role of Jack "Flashgun" Casey. Later, Darren McGavin would take on the title role. The series co-starred actress Jan Miner as Ann Williams, Jack's girlfriend and a fellow reporter.
In 1934, author George Harmon Coxe who was already known for the writer of the magazine Black Mask which was launched in 1920, created a knew character called Jack Casey who solved crimes for the police.
The character was so successful in the magazine that Coxe wrote a novel about him called Silent Are the Dead in 1942. There were also two movie made about him entitled Women Are Trouble, (1936), and Here's Flash Casey, (1938). Another Casey novel was written entitled Murder For Two in 1943. There were three more Casey novels released; Error of Judgement, (1961), The Man Who Died Too Soon, (1962), and Broken Image, (1964).
On July 7, 1943, the CBS Radio Network launched the long-running radio series called Casey, Crime Photographer, (originally called Flashgun Casey). The show was very successful. It was renamed in April 1944 to Casey, Press Photographer, and again in June 1945 to Crime Photographer. It was finally called Casey, Crime Photographer in March 1947. The radio series was cancelled on November 16, 1950. It was revived and put back on the radio as simply Crime Photographer. It was only on for a year from January 13, 1954–April 22, 1955 before being permanently cancelled.
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