Avenger, The Six Shooter, The

NETWORK HISTORY NETWORK HISTORY • Syndication by Michelson National Broadcasting Company Syndication, formed by the • THE ‘HOT NAME’ sponsored by Coleman Heating producer, Charles Michelson. IN HOME HEATING Products (09/53 to 10/53) • WHN, New York City (later to become WMGM, then • Network sustained (10/53 to 06/54) WFAN) • Produced by Revue Productions GENRE: Science Fiction Crime Drama GENRE: Western Adventure Drama BROADCAST DETAILS BROADCAST DETAILS

Initially aired over New York’s WHN Broadcast Fridays from 9-9:30: Entire Series Broadcast over NBC, starring James Stewart: July 18, 1941 until November 3, 1942 (26, weekly, 27-min. Eps.) September 20 1953 -- June 24, 1954 (39, weekly, 27-min. Episodes) Once in Syndication (Michelson), the show aired variously in both the PRINCIPAL CAST Friday timeslot, as well as Tuesdays at various times. James Stewart as Britt Ponset with some recurring roles supported by PRINCIPAL CAST Parley Baer, Virginia Gregg, and Harry Bartell. Various other top drawer supporting voice artists and character actors of the era included James Monks as biochemist Jim Brandon (‘The Avenger’) and Helene Lou Merrill, Howard McNear, Jess Kirkpatrick, Sam Edwards, Will Adamson as his assistant, Fern Collier. Charles Michelson produced Wright, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O’Herlihy, Herb Vigran, Barney Phillips, and Allyn Edwards was the announcer. The organist was ‘Doc’ Whipple. Forrest Lewis, Robert Griffin, Alan Reed, Bill Johnstone, Michael Ann Barrett, Ted Bliss, Eleanor Audley, Sandra Gould, Junius SHOW SYNOPSIS Matthews, Carlton Young, Marvin Miller, Bill Conrad,Ted deCorsia, Originally published in The Avenger magazine from September 1939 until and Ken Christy. Hal Gibney and John Wald were the announcers. September 1942, and a series of short stories in Clues Detective magazine Directed by Jack Johnstone with music by Basil Adlam.

(September 1942 until May 1943). Brandon’s secret weapons were the SHOW SYNOPSIS K

Telepathic Indicator and the Diffusion Capsule aided by injections of his secret ‘camouflage serum’. James Stewart starred in the title role of Britt Ponset, “The Six Shooter,” CMY an easy going, fast on the draw drifter in the Southwest near the turn of

Tagline: the century. Stewart debuted the role for a Hollywood Star Playhouse CY

production and again for the audition. Trivia: His horse was named ‘Scar’.

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NETWORK HISTORY NETWORK HISTORY

• Syndication by Mayfair • National Broadcasting Company Productions, formed by Alan sponsored by Rinso Ladd and Richard Sandville, Ladd’s partner in their L.A. • restaurant, The Mayfair which • Mutual Broadcasting System provided the name and logo. • Mutual Broadcasting System GENRE: Crime Drama GENRE: Detective Drama BROADCAST DETAILS BROADCAST DETAILS

Initial Series Broadcast over NBC, starring Chester Morris: Initial West Coast Broadcast Sundays over MBS: Jun 23, 1944 -- Sept. 15, 1944 (12, weekly, 27-min. Episodes) March 15, 1948 -- March 7, 1949 (52, weekly, 27-min. Eps.) Frederic W. Ziv syndicated series over MBS (Richard Kollmar): Initial East Coast Broadcast over MBS: April 11, 1945 -- June 29, 1949 (220, weekly, 27-min. Episodes) August 22, 1948 -- August 14, 1949 (52, weekly, 27-min. Eps.)

PRINCIPAL CAST PRINCIPAL CAST Chester Morris as Boston Blackie and Richard Lane as Inspector Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday and Sylvia Picker and Betty Lou Gerson as Faraday (NBC Series). Richard Kollmar as Boston Blackie and ‘Suzy’. Verne Carstenson announced, produced, and directed. Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Faraday (Ziv syndicated series). SHOW SYNOPSIS SHOW SYNOPSIS Box 13 was Alan Ladd’s concept from beginning to end, writing many of Aired as a summer replacement for Amos 'n' Andy, Chester Morris the radioplays himself. His character, Dan Holiday was a newspaperman reprised his role in the Movies of Boston Blackie, a private detective turned fiction writer, deriving inspiration for his stories from his real life characterized as a 'Modern Day Robin Hood'--"enemy to those who adventures. His ‘Star-Times’ ad read, “Adventure Wanted. Will go any- make him an enemy, freind to those who have no freind". Richard Lane where, do anything, Box 13”, which yielded the catch line and title for the is Blackie's nemesis, Inspector Faraday. Lesley Woods as Blackie's series. Suzy, Dan’s ditzy secretary, played by the wonderful Betty Lou girlfriend, Mary Wesley. Announcer: Harlow Wilcox. Gerson and Silvia Picker. A combination of well written radioplays, ex- cellent foley work, and support from actors such as Lurene Tuttle, Frank

Lovejoy, and Alan Reed made the show highly entertaining and collectible. GARRefCdSet01-Back.pdf 6/11/2008 12:34:29 PM 12:34:29 6/11/2008 GARRefCdSet01-Back.pdf