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Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator

62 episodes · 1951–1955 · NBC · Detective

William Gargan
William Gargan

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William Gargan played Barrie Craig, an easygoing private eye with an office on Madison Avenue, on NBC from October 3, 1951, to June 30, 1955. Don Pardo announced, John Roeburt was head writer, and Himan Brown was among the directors.

Sources: Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, Wikipedia

Episodes

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195111 episodes
  • The Judge and the Champ October 17, 1951 · NBC · 32 min
    A crusading columnist is murdered after threatening to expose a fixed fight and crooked politics.
  • Celluloid in the Fish Tank October 24, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
    Arson at a tailor shop gives Barrie the clues to break a protection racket.
  • Corpse on Delivery October 31, 1951 · NBC · 28 min
    Barrie is hired to find a man who jumped bail, and a corpse slows him down.
  • The Case of the Borrowed Knife November 7, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
    A woman in trouble walks into Barrie's office, followed by a man with a knife in his back.
  • Dead on Arrival November 14, 1951 · NBC · 28 min
    A George Washington diary hidden in an old clock leads to a madman and murder.
  • Murder in Wax November 21, 1951 · NBC · 31 min
    A bloody parrot leads Craig to a body, and to a wax museum that seems to know the future.
  • The Case of the Naughty Necklace November 28, 1951 · NBC · 28 min
    Barrie is given $5,000 to buy a pearl necklace.
  • The Paper Bullets December 5, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
    Two cases at once: a missing husband, and a stolen prize-winning novel. Barrie takes the one that pays better.
  • Death and the Purple Cow December 12, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
    A gunman orders Barrie to turn down a new client, and then the gunman is shot.
  • Ghost of a Chance December 19, 1951 · NBC · 31 min
    A dead man comes back to haunt his wife, who has been dead nearly as long, in an insurance scheme.
  • Song of Death December 26, 1951 · NBC · 28 min
    Barrie saves a young woman from drowning and meets a songwriter whose lyrics spell murder.
195211 episodes
  • Death of a Private Eye January 2, 1952 · NBC · 29 min
    Barrie is hired to go along on a visit, but death gets there first.
  • Murder Island January 9, 1952 · NBC · 29 min
    A burlesque queen, a hopeless lawyer and a client with a gun.
  • Fatal Appointment January 16, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
    A beautiful young woman dies in a hotel room.
  • The Deadly Fight January 23, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
    A widow who can't cry, and a boxing champion with an off-the-record fight.
  • A Very Odd Job January 30, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
    Barrie delivers a puppet, watches a girl go under and finds an old murder.
  • Diary of Death February 6, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
    Two halves of a treasure map lead to murder.
  • A Time to Kill February 13, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
    A corpse plays hide-and-seek at a kindergarten.
  • Motive for Murder February 20, 1952 · NBC · 29 min
    Death flies from Lisbon to New York, and forty million dollars are at stake.
  • The Long Way Home July 8, 1952 · NBC · 29 min
  • Murder by Threes October 8, 1952 · 29 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Dead Loss October 15, 1952 · NBC · 29 min
    A man comes to see Barrie six months after his own burial.
195311 episodes
195419 episodes
195510 episodes