Who’s Who on the Dial
Jay Novello
Cast, Narrator
Born August 22, 1904. (Wikidata )
281 episodes in 36 shows · 1942–1959
Jay Novello was a busy radio character actor from the 1930s into the 1950s. Listeners knew him as Captain Sam Sabaaya on Rocky Jordan, as Jack Packard in the Hollywood version of I Love a Mystery, and as Jamison the butler on The Lone Wolf, and he turned up on Suspense, Escape, Crime Classics, Lux Radio Theater and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. On television he played Mayor Lugatto on McHale's Navy.
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Rocky Jordan 55 · Cast About Rocky Jordan
1949 19
Death in the Sand January 2, 1949 The St. Louis Blues March 13, 1949 Lady in Disguise May 8, 1949 The Map of Murder July 3, 1949 Gold Fever August 7, 1949 Cairo Vendetta August 14, 1949 The Gum Queen August 21, 1949 The Lady from Istanbul August 28, 1949 A Stranger to the Desert September 4, 1949 Adventure with Andrea September 11, 1949 Pattern for Revenge October 2, 1949 The Man with No Name October 9, 1949 Quest for Tornina October 16, 1949 The Diorite Bowl October 23, 1949 The De Marco Affair October 30, 1949 The Strange Death of Van Dorn November 13, 1949 The Big Heist November 20, 1949 High Pressure November 27, 1949 The Veiled People December 11, 1949
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The Man from Cairo January 1, 1950 Smoke Screen January 8, 1950 The Loomis Affair January 15, 1950 The Face of Diana January 22, 1950 An Air of Death January 29, 1950 The Return of Toni February 5, 1950 Madame Du Lac's Daughter February 12, 1950 Paid in Full February 19, 1950 The Return of Dr. Piru February 26, 1950 The Secret of Wong Lee March 5, 1950 The White Beetle March 12, 1950 The Perfect Witness March 19, 1950 Fool Proof March 26, 1950 The Strange Fate of Professor Amar April 2, 1950 Holiday Weekend April 9, 1950 Adventure in Zaqaziq April 16, 1950 The Big Gamble April 23, 1950 The Mystery of Karl Kleist April 30, 1950 Hoard of the Mameluks May 7, 1950 Congo Copper May 14, 1950 The Beggar of Farrar May 21, 1950 A Song in the Night May 28, 1950 Pharaoh's Formula June 11, 1950 Shakedown June 18, 1950 The Dead Colleen July 2, 1950 Interlude with Lorraina July 9, 1950 The Lotus Cup of Amun Ra July 16, 1950 Cairo Tour July 23, 1950 The Money Changers July 30, 1950 The Broken Wing August 6, 1950 City of Baksheesh August 13, 1950 Dr. Markov's Discovery August 27, 1950 Trail of the Assassin September 10, 1950
1951 3
Lux Radio Theatre 49 · Cast About Lux Radio Theatre
Casablanca January 24, 1944 His Butler's Sister February 7, 1944 The Fallen Sparrow February 14, 1944 The Hard Way March 20, 1944 · doubles Maytime September 4, 1944 Break of Hearts September 11, 1944 Seventh Heaven (1944) October 16, 1944 · doubles The Pied Piper (1944) November 6, 1944 · doubles Magnificent Obsession (1944) November 13, 1944 Lady in the Dark January 29, 1945 · doubles For Whom the Bell Tolls February 12, 1945 Bedtime Story (1945) February 26, 1945 Disputed Passage March 5, 1945 A Tale of Two Cities (1945) March 26, 1945 · doubles The Petrified Forest (1945) April 23, 1945 Moontide April 30, 1945 Johnny Eager January 21, 1946 Barnacle Bill April 1, 1946 Deadline at Dawn May 20, 1946 None but the Lonely Heart June 3, 1946 Dragonwyck October 7, 1946 · doubles I've Always Loved You November 4, 1946 Together Again (1946) December 9, 1946 · doubles Killer Kates December 16, 1946 · doubles Frenchman's Creek February 10, 1947 Johnny O'Clock May 12, 1947 The Web September 29, 1947 Saratoga Trunk November 24, 1947 Bad Bascombe March 1, 1948 Cloak and Dagger May 3, 1948 The Street with No Name January 31, 1949 Red River March 7, 1949 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1949) April 18, 1949 The Emperor Waltz September 26, 1949 The High Wall November 7, 1949 Sorry, Wrong Number January 9, 1950 The Man Who Came to Dinner March 27, 1950 Holiday Affair December 18, 1950 The Wizard of Oz December 25, 1950 Treasure Island January 29, 1951 Seventh Heaven (1951) March 26, 1951 Fancy Pants September 10, 1951 The Lemon Drop Kid December 10, 1951 Viva Zapata! November 3, 1952 Strictly Dishonorable December 8, 1952 Captain Carey U.S.A. February 2, 1953 The Miracle of Fatima March 30, 1953 The Naked Jungle June 7, 1954 The Iron Mistress December 28, 1954
Family Theater 22 · Cast About Family Theater
No Man Is a Stranger September 4, 1947 Fear Is a Little World June 17, 1948 First Class Requirements July 1, 1948 The Hound of Heaven (1949) June 8, 1949 The Pardoner's Tale July 6, 1949 Queen of the Angels September 21, 1949 Window in the Sky November 9, 1949 Don Quixote December 7, 1949 A Tale of Two Cities January 11, 1950 William the Terrified January 18, 1950 The Bet May 10, 1950 Treasure Island May 24, 1950 Cyrano de Bergerac June 14, 1950 The Continental Cowboy May 14, 1952 Namgay Doolah March 11, 1953 Mother of All May 6, 1953 The Flying Dutchman July 15, 1953 The Unknown September 16, 1953 The Martians and the Coys November 11, 1953 It's a Gift March 10, 1954 The Juggler of Our Lady (1954) December 22, 1954 Torkelson's Flying Circus March 2, 1955
Suspense 22 · Cast About Suspense
Photo Finish July 18, 1946 Dead Ernest (1946) August 8, 1946 The Kandy Tooth January 10, 1948 The Death Parade (1951) February 15, 1951 The Gift of Jumbo Brannigan March 1, 1951 The Missing Person May 12, 1952 Concerto for Killer and Eye Witnesses June 9, 1952 Man Alive November 24, 1952 Dutch Schultz October 26, 1953 The Card Game April 19, 1954 The Diary of Captain Scott (1956) February 28, 1956 The Man Who Stole the Bible November 25, 1956 Frankie and Johnny (1957) February 3, 1957 Door of Gold February 10, 1957 The Outer Limit (1957) March 17, 1957 The Pit and the Pendulum (1957) November 10, 1957 The Star of Thessaly November 24, 1957 The Chain (1958) March 9, 1958 Rain Tonight June 29, 1958 The Man Who Would Be King May 31, 1959 The Pit and the Pendulum (1959) June 7, 1959 Red Cloud Mesa (1959) August 2, 1959
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 19 · Cast About Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
The Little Man Who Wasn't All There October 29, 1949 The Department Store Swindle Matter December 24, 1949 The Archeologist February 24, 1950 The Barbara James Matter June 29, 1950 The David Rockey Matter January 20, 1951 The Protection Matter September 26, 1951 The Glen English Matter January 5, 1952 The Kay Bellamy Matter January 30, 1953 The Brisbane Fraud Matter May 26, 1953 The Stanley Price Matter September 1, 1953 The Allen Saxton Matter October 20, 1953 The Nathan Swing Matter April 20, 1954 The Valentine Matter, Part 1 October 31, 1955 The Valentine Matter, Part 2 November 1, 1955 The Valentine Matter, Part 3 November 2, 1955 The Valentine Matter, Part 4 November 3, 1955 The Valentine Matter, Part 5 November 4, 1955 The Lorko Diamonds Matter, Part 4 November 10, 1955 The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter, Part 5 March 23, 1956
Escape 17 · Cast About Escape
The Fourth Man (1948) April 25, 1948 · as a parrot Leiningen Versus the Ants (May 1948) May 23, 1948 Beau Geste June 6, 1948 S.S. San Pedro August 22, 1948 Green Splotches March 31, 1950 · doubles The Rim of Terror May 12, 1950 Serenade for a Cobra June 16, 1950 Poison July 28, 1950 · doubles The Red Forest (1950) August 11, 1950 Crossing Paris August 25, 1950 The Cave December 24, 1950 The Killer Mine February 11, 1951 The Tramp March 1, 1953 The Red Forest (1953) August 2, 1953 Three Skeleton Key (1953) August 9, 1953 Night of the Guns July 31, 1954 The Target September 18, 1954
Let George Do It 10 · Cast About Let George Do It
The Wolf Pack April 26, 1948 Problem Child June 21, 1948 The Impatient Redhead September 6, 1948 The Seven Dead Years October 25, 1948 Death in Fancy Dress December 27, 1948 The Payoff Is Murder January 17, 1949 Out of Mind May 2, 1949 Serenade to the Southern Star June 13, 1949 The Problem of Joe Martin August 15, 1949 The Ugly Duckling January 30, 1950
Cavalcade of America 8 · Cast About Cavalcade of America
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 8 · Cast About Richard Diamond, Private Detective
The Line-Up 8 · Cast About The Line-Up
Broadway Is My Beat 7 · Cast About Broadway Is My Beat
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 7 · Cast About The Adventures of Philip Marlowe
Screen Directors Playhouse 5 · Cast About Screen Directors Playhouse
The CBS Radio Workshop 5 · Cast About The CBS Radio Workshop
Crime Classics 4 · Cast About Crime Classics
Night Beat 4 · Cast About Night Beat
The Railroad Hour 4 · Cast, Narrator About The Railroad Hour
The Story of Dr. Kildare 4 · Cast About The Story of Dr. Kildare
NBC University Theater 3 · Cast About NBC University Theater
Lights Out 2 · Cast About Lights Out
Romance 2 · Cast About Romance
The Cisco Kid 2 · Cast About The Cisco Kid
Bold Venture 1 · Cast About Bold Venture
Columbia Workshop 1 · Cast About Columbia Workshop
Dr. Christian 1 · Cast About Dr. Christian
Fibber McGee and Molly 1 · Cast About Fibber McGee and Molly
Horizons West 1 · Cast About Horizons West
I Love Adventure 1 · Cast About I Love Adventure
Life with Luigi 1 · Cast About Life with Luigi
My Favorite Husband 1 · Cast About My Favorite Husband
Tarzan 1 · Cast About Tarzan
The Adventures of Ellery Queen 1 · Cast About The Adventures of Ellery Queen
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe 1 · Cast About The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe
The Pacific Story 1 · Cast About The Pacific Story
The Roy Rogers Show 1 · Cast About The Roy Rogers Show
The Whistler 1 · Cast About The Whistler
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