Nightbeat was a radio drama series that aired on NBC from February 6, 1950 until September 25, 1952, sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer and Wheaties. Frank Lovejoy starred as Randy (originally "Lucky") Stone, a reporter who covered the nightbeat for the Chicago Star, encountering criminals and troubled souls. Listeners were invited to join Stone as he "searches through the city for the strange stories waiting for him in the darkness." Ripperologist editor Paul Begg offered this description of the series: Broadcast on NBC, Nightbeat... starred Frank Lovejoy as Randy Stone, a tough and streetwise reporter who worked the nightbeat for the Chicago Star, looking for human interest stories. He met an assortment of people, most of them with a problem, many of them scared, and sometimes he was able to help them, sometimes he wasn’t. It is generally regarded as a "quality" show, and it stands up extremely well. Frank Lovejoy (1914-1962) isn’t remembered today, but he was a powerful and believable actor with a strong delivery, and his portrayal of Randy Stone as tough guy with humanity was perfect. The scripts were excellent, given that they had to cover much in a short time. There was a good supporting cast, orchestra and sound effects. "The Slasher," broadcast on 10 November 1950, the last show of season one, has a very loosely Ripper-derived plot in which Stone searches for an artist. Supporting actors included Joan Banks, Parley Baer, William Conrad, Jeff Corey, Lawrence Dobkin, Paul Frees, Jack Kruschen, Peter Leeds, Howard McNear, Lurene Tuttle, Martha Wentworth and Ben Wright. The format was recreated, with Lovejoy as Stone, on an episode of the television anthology series, Four Star Playhouse ("Search in the Night" 5 November 1953) EPISODES LIST: Nightbeat 490519 The Ted Carter Murder Case Audition Nightbeat 500113 The Elevator Caper (Audition) Nightbeat 500206 (001) Zero Nightbeat 500213 (002) The Night Is a Weapon Nightbeat 500220 (003) A World All of His Own Nightbeat 500227 (004) The Girl in the Park Nightbeat 500306 (005) Number 13 Nightbeat 500313 (006) Am I My Brother's Keeper Nightbeat 500320 (007) The Man Who Claimed To Be Dead Nightbeat 500327 (008) Flowers on the Water Nightbeat 500409 (009) The Night Is A Weapon (Special Rebroadcast) Nightbeat 500410 (010) I Know Your Secret Nightbeat 500417 (011) Tong War Nightbeat 500501 (013) Mentallo, the Mental Marvel Nightbeat 500508 (014) Elevator Caper Nightbeat 500515 (015) The Night Watchman Nightbeat 500522 (016) I Wish You Were Dead Nightbeat 500529 (017) Harlan Matthews, Stamp Dealer Nightbeat 500605 (018) The Girl from Kansas Nightbeat 500612 (019) Football Player and the Syndicate Nightbeat 500619 (020) Vincent and the Painter Nightbeat 500626 (021) The Juvenile Gangster Nightbeat 500703 (022) Marty Nightbeat 500710 (023) T'will Be the Death of Me Nightbeat 500717 (024) Molly Keller Nightbeat 500724 (025) The Devil's Bible Nightbeat 500731 (026) City at Your Fingertips Nightbeat 500807 (027) Old Blind Pop Nightbeat 500814 (028) Gunner's Last Fight Nightbeat 500821 (029) Doctor's Secret Nightbeat 500904 (031) Old Home Week Nightbeat 500911 (032) The Hunter Becomes the Hunted Nightbeat 500918 (033) Wanna Buy a Story Nightbeat 500925 (034) A Case of Butter Nightbeat 501006 (035) The Kenny Day Amnesia Case Nightbeat 501013 (036) Elinar Pierce and Family Nightbeat 501020 (037) Judge Arnold's Daughter Nightbeat 501027 (038) The Doctor's Daughter Nightbeat 501103 (039) The Black Cat Nightbeat 501110 (040) The Slasher Nightbeat 510304 (041) Big John McMasters Nightbeat 510518 (042) Juke Box Romance Nightbeat 510525 (043) Fear Nightbeat 510601 (044) Will of Mrs Orloff Nightbeat 510608 (045) The Search for Fred Nightbeat 510615 (046) Otto, The Music Man aka Old Baldy Nightbeat 510622 (047) Sanctuary Nightbeat 510629 (048) Byline for Frank Nightbeat 510706 (049) Bill Perrin Amnesia Case Nightbeat 510713 (050) Antonio's Return Nightbeat 510720 (051) The City At Your Fingertips Nightbeat 510817 (055) They Nightbeat 511026 (065) Mr And Mrs Carothers Nightbeat 511116 (068) Lost Souls Nightbeat 511221 (073) Five Days off for Christmas Nightbeat 511228 (074) Expectant Father Nightbeat 520501 (092) Pay up or Die Nightbeat 520508 (093) Long Live the Clown Nightbeat 520515 (094) Death of Riley Nightbeat 520522 (095) Target for a Week Nightbeat 520529 (096) The Jockey Brothers Nightbeat 520605 (097) Marvelous Machine Nightbeat 520619 (098) Railroaded Nightbeat 520626 (099) The Reformer Nightbeat 520703 (100)The Old Itch Nightbeat 520717 (102) Taste of Peaches Nightbeat 520731 (104) Flight from Fear Nightbeat 520807 (105) Sombody Stop Ann Nightbeat 520814 (106) His Name Was Luke Nightbeat 520821 (107) The Man with the Red Hair Nightbeat 520904 (109) Ellen Nightbeat 520911 (110) Larry the Understudy Nightbeat 520918 (111) Policy Wheel Racket Nightbeat 520925 (112) The Bug Killings THESE ARE MP3 RECORDINGS THEY WILL NOT PLAY IN REGULAR CD PLAYERS PUBLIC DOMAIN NOTE This item is the public domain and was created between January 1, 1923 and December 31, 1971 This item is in the public domain due to failure to comply with required formalities After a careful search of the Library of Congress and the United States Trademark and Patent Office, it has been determined that the programs listed for sale here are in the Public Domain. 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