Who’s Who on the Dial
Frederick Steiner
Cast, Director, Music
230 episodes in 5 shows · 1945–1957
Fred Steiner went straight from college into radio, composing and arranging music for New York broadcasts such as Suspense and the CBS Radio Workshop. In 1945 he became the first music director of This Is Your FBI, scoring 47 episodes of the crime drama. He later wrote for television, including the theme to The Bullwinkle Show and many episodes of the original Star Trek.
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This Is Your FBI 224 · Cast, Director, Music About This Is Your FBI
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1946 39
The Innocent Killer January 11, 1946 · music director The Cold-Blooded Kidnapper January 18, 1946 · music director The Unwelcome Guest January 25, 1946 · music director The Sinister Souvenir February 1, 1946 · music director The Cautious Killer February 8, 1946 · music director The Corrupt City February 15, 1946 · music director The Pan-American Patriots February 22, 1946 · music director The Castaway Killer March 1, 1946 · music director The Skyway Swindle March 8, 1946 · music director The Paroled Killer March 15, 1946 · music director The Wasteland Hideout March 22, 1946 · music director The Bogus War Brides March 29, 1946 · music director The Delinquent Parents April 5, 1946 · music director The Nylon Hijacker April 12, 1946 · music director The Singing Swindler May 3, 1946 · music director The Carnival Killing May 10, 1946 · composer, conductor The Fugitive Horseplayer May 17, 1946 · composer, conductor The Friendly Killers June 21, 1946 · composer, conductor The Surplus Swindle June 28, 1946 · composer, conductor The Sinister Shakedown July 5, 1946 · composer, conductor Death in the Tropics July 12, 1946 · composer, conductor The Walkie-Talkie Stickups July 19, 1946 · composer, conductor The Sinister Witness July 26, 1946 · composer, conductor The Would-Be Movie Star August 2, 1946 · composer, conductor Lady of Larceny August 9, 1946 · composer, conductor The Friendly Hitchhiker August 16, 1946 · composer, conductor The Careless Kidnapper August 23, 1946 · composer, conductor Return of the Mob August 30, 1946 · composer, conductor Murder on the Range September 6, 1946 · composer, conductor Death for a Draft Dodger September 13, 1946 · composer, conductor The Diamond-Studded Double-Cross September 20, 1946 · composer, conductor The Night of Terror September 27, 1946 · composer, conductor The Curious Coin Collector October 4, 1946 · composer, conductor The Sugar Swindler October 11, 1946 · composer, conductor The Big Shakedown October 18, 1946 · composer, conductor The Honest Embezzler October 25, 1946 · composer, conductor Murder by Accident November 15, 1946 · composer, conductor The Return of the Killer November 22, 1946 · composer, conductor Danger in the Jury Box November 29, 1946 · composer, conductor
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The Frustrated Mice May 30, 1947 · composer, conductor The Curious Cameraman June 13, 1947 · composer, conductor The Careless Killer July 11, 1947 · composer, conductor The Unhappy Hijacker July 18, 1947 · composer, conductor The Benevolent Hijacker August 1, 1947 · composer, conductor The Uninvited Partner August 8, 1947 · composer, conductor The Big Buildup August 15, 1947 · composer, conductor The Ambitious Widow August 22, 1947 · composer, conductor The Benevolent Corpse September 5, 1947 · composer, conductor The Innocent Witness September 12, 1947 · composer, conductor The Melancholy Mind-Reader September 26, 1947 · composer, conductor The Half-Pint Horse Players October 10, 1947 · composer, conductor The Friendly Frame-Up October 17, 1947 · composer, conductor Merchants of Arson October 24, 1947 · composer, conductor The Gullible Groom November 7, 1947 · composer, conductor The Runaway Dancer November 14, 1947 · composer, conductor The Trail of Terror November 28, 1947 · composer, conductor The Indifferent Mother December 5, 1947 · composer, conductor Lady Luck's Husband December 12, 1947 · composer, conductor The Happy Honeymooners December 26, 1947 · composer, conductor
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The Sorrowful Safecracker January 2, 1948 · composer, conductor The Unwilling Hostess January 9, 1948 · composer, conductor The Mercenary Mother January 16, 1948 · composer, conductor The Round-Trip Murder January 23, 1948 · composer, conductor The Plastic Profile January 30, 1948 · composer, conductor The Jewel-Laden Jockey March 5, 1948 · composer, conductor The Hen-Pecked Hijacker March 12, 1948 · composer, conductor Operation Ransom March 19, 1948 · composer, conductor The Unwilling Partner March 26, 1948 · composer, conductor The Runaway Racketeers April 2, 1948 · composer, conductor The Lonesome Lamister May 7, 1948 · composer, conductor The Big Guy May 14, 1948 · composer, conductor The Curious Prospectors May 21, 1948 · composer, conductor The Unhappy Medium June 4, 1948 · composer, conductor The Student of Violence June 11, 1948 · composer, conductor The Respectable Thief July 30, 1948 · composer, conductor The Three-Way Frame-Up August 6, 1948 · composer, conductor The Remorseful Runaway August 13, 1948 · composer, conductor The Wrong-Way Shakedown August 20, 1948 · composer, conductor The Tell-Tale Bracelet August 27, 1948 · composer, conductor The Great Deception September 3, 1948 · composer, conductor Deadlier Than the Male September 10, 1948 · composer, conductor The Innocent Fugitive September 17, 1948 · composer, conductor The Unknown Voice September 24, 1948 · composer, conductor The Phantom Mine October 1, 1948 · composer, conductor The Two Wise Men November 5, 1948 · composer, conductor The Gridiron Swindle November 12, 1948 · composer, conductor The Man Who Died Twice November 19, 1948 · composer, conductor The Unwilling Draft Dodger November 26, 1948 · composer, conductor Two Tickets to Nowhere December 3, 1948 · composer, conductor The Voyage of Terror December 10, 1948 · composer, conductor The Prodigal Brother December 17, 1948 · composer, conductor The Return of St. Nick (1948) December 24, 1948 · composer, conductor The Friendly Forgers December 31, 1948 · composer, conductor
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The Out-Of-Date Killer January 7, 1949 · composer, conductor The Skid Row Shakedown January 14, 1949 · composer, conductor The Slap-Stick Holdup January 21, 1949 · composer, conductor The Fugitive Bridgegroom January 28, 1949 · composer, conductor The Cut-Rate Caravan February 4, 1949 · composer, conductor The Mother-In-Law Racket February 11, 1949 · composer, conductor The Three Fathom Frameup February 18, 1949 · composer, conductor Murder on the Midway February 25, 1949 · composer, conductor The Tell-Tale Ransom March 11, 1949 · composer, conductor The Baby Rental Racket March 18, 1949 · composer, conductor The Comeback Kid April 1, 1949 · composer, conductor The Bogus Healer April 15, 1949 · composer, conductor The Larcenous Landlady April 22, 1949 · composer, conductor The Lonely Hearts Racket April 29, 1949 · composer, conductor The Tropical Shakedown May 6, 1949 · composer, conductor Apprentice of Larceny May 13, 1949 · composer, conductor The Swampland Fugitive May 20, 1949 · composer, conductor The Bogus Bankrupt May 27, 1949 · composer, conductor The Hungry Wrestler June 3, 1949 · composer, conductor The Gentle Killer June 17, 1949 · composer, conductor The Rocking Chair Shakedown June 24, 1949 · composer, conductor The Sentimental Double Cross July 29, 1949 · composer, conductor Out of the Storm August 5, 1949 · composer, conductor The Larcenous Bride August 12, 1949 · composer, conductor The Hapless Hijackers August 26, 1949 · composer, conductor The Delinquent Father September 2, 1949 · composer, conductor Larceny Will Out September 9, 1949 · composer, conductor The Chinatown Shakedown September 16, 1949 · composer, conductor
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The Agent Apprentice August 11, 1950 · composer, conductor The Vanishing Witness August 18, 1950 · composer, conductor The Black Market Hijacking August 25, 1950 · composer, conductor The Musical Stickup September 1, 1950 · composer, conductor The Swing-Shift Racketeers September 8, 1950 · composer, conductor The Flop-House Frame-Up September 15, 1950 · composer, conductor Draft Dodging, Inc September 22, 1950 · composer, conductor The Gold Rush Stickup September 29, 1950 · composer, conductor Prisoner of War October 6, 1950 · composer, conductor The Phantom Bandit October 13, 1950 · composer, conductor The Dark Journey October 20, 1950 · composer, conductor The International Heist October 27, 1950 · composer, conductor The Backstage Shakedown November 10, 1950 · composer, conductor The Prodigal Hoodlum November 17, 1950 · composer, conductor Quartet for Crime November 24, 1950 · composer, conductor Communist Agent December 1, 1950 · composer, conductor The Floating Stick-Up December 8, 1950 · composer, composer The Jungle Killer December 15, 1950 · composer, conductor The Return of St. Nick (1950) December 22, 1950 · composer, conductor
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The Selective Service Swindle January 19, 1951 · composer, conductor The Continental Killer January 26, 1951 · composer, conductor The Innocent Highjacker February 2, 1951 · composer, conductor The Island Fugitive February 9, 1951 · composer, conductor The Penny Lender February 16, 1951 · composer, conductor The Canvas-Backed Frame-Up February 23, 1951 · composer, conductor The Tin Can Killing March 2, 1951 · composer, conductor Captain Larceny March 9, 1951 · composer, conductor The Hollywood Shakedown (1951) March 16, 1951 · composer, conductor Success Story March 23, 1951 · composer, conductor The Saboteurs March 30, 1951 · composer, conductor The Soybean Shakedown April 6, 1951 · composer, conductor The Runaway Sister April 13, 1951 · composer, conductor The Big Fix April 20, 1951 · composer, conductor The Profiteers May 4, 1951 · composer, conductor The Corruptors (1951) May 11, 1951 · composer, conductor The Straw Hat Shakedown May 18, 1951 · composer, conductor Old Mother Larceny May 25, 1951 · composer, conductor The Traitor June 22, 1951 · composer, conductor The Fraudulent Healer June 29, 1951 · composer, conductor The Runaway Corpse July 6, 1951 · composer, conductor The Roaring Twenties July 20, 1951 · composer, conductor The Post Time Stick-Up August 3, 1951 · composer, conductor The Bogus Highjacking August 17, 1951 · composer, conductor The Bad Samaritan August 24, 1951 · composer, conductor Ghost Town August 31, 1951 · composer, conductor The Curious Fisherman September 7, 1951 · composer, conductor The Interrupted Journey September 14, 1951 · composer, conductor The Tell-Tale Cargo September 21, 1951 · composer, conductor The Harvest September 28, 1951 · composer, conductor The Hostage October 5, 1951 · composer, conductor The Tropical Frame-Up October 12, 1951 · composer, conductor The Stranger October 19, 1951 · composer, conductor Citizen Caldwell October 26, 1951 · composer, conductor The Million Dollar Question November 2, 1951 The Traveling Bride November 9, 1951 · composer, conductor The Unwilling Host November 16, 1951 · composer, conductor The Flying Felon November 23, 1951 · composer, conductor The Unhappy Embezzler November 30, 1951 · composer, conductor The Un-American Patriot December 7, 1951 · composer, conductor Crime for Sale December 14, 1951 · composer, conductor The Innocent Santa Claus December 21, 1951 · composer, conductor The Intruder December 28, 1951 · composer, conductor
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The Toy Bandit January 4, 1952 · composer, conductor The Protection Peddlers January 11, 1952 · composer, conductor Knockout January 18, 1952 · composer, conductor Fiesta Fugitives January 25, 1952 · composer, conductor The Campus Crime Wave February 1, 1952 · composer, conductor The Face February 8, 1952 · composer, conductor The Old Hat February 15, 1952 · composer, conductor The Unwelcome Fugitive February 22, 1952 · composer, conductor The Pay Off February 29, 1952 · composer, conductor The Skyway Man March 7, 1952 · composer, conductor The Cross Country Fugitive March 14, 1952 · composer, conductor The Corruptors (1952) March 21, 1952 · composer, conductor The Phantom Hitch-Hiker March 28, 1952 · composer, conductor The Hollywood Shakedown (1952) April 4, 1952 · composer, conductor The Masquerader April 18, 1952 · composer, conductor The Loner April 25, 1952 · composer, conductor The Courier May 2, 1952 · composer, conductor Man Hunt May 16, 1952 · composer, conductor The Larceny Express May 30, 1952 · composer, conductor Jackpot June 6, 1952 · composer, conductor The Respectable Felon June 13, 1952 · composer, conductor The Three-A-Day Fugitive June 20, 1952 · composer, conductor The Tell-Tale Camera June 27, 1952 · composer, conductor The Five Fathom Stick-Up July 4, 1952 · composer, conductor Killer for Hire July 11, 1952 · composer, conductor The Bridal Shakedown July 18, 1952 · composer, conductor The Seagull Shakedown September 5, 1952 · composer, conductor The Comic Strip Bandits September 19, 1952 · composer, conductor The Little Tin Box September 26, 1952 · composer, conductor Sight-Seeing Killer October 3, 1952 · composer, conductor The Wayward Brother October 24, 1952 · composer, conductor The Evil Samaritan October 31, 1952 · composer, conductor Wide Open City November 14, 1952 · composer, conductor Snow Screen December 19, 1952 · composer, conductor The Sunshine Syndicate December 26, 1952 · composer, conductor
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Suspense 2 · Music About Suspense
The CBS Radio Workshop 2 · Music About The CBS Radio Workshop
Columbia Workshop 1 · Music About Columbia Workshop
Life with Luigi 1 · Music About Life with Luigi
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