(CBS, 1951 - 1952)
[based upon the CBS radio series "Casey, Crime Photographer",
which had several other titles during its radio run from
1943 - 1955, including "Flashgun Casey", "Casey, Press
Photographer" and "Crime Photographer";
The title role was originally played by Richard Carlyle,
but he was replaced mid-season by Darren McGavin (who later
played a similar role in "The Night Stalker" mysteries);
The same premise -- of a freelance photographer who helps
solve crimes -- was also exploited in the 1958 ABC series
"Man With A Camera" starring Charles Bronson, which see]
[Theme credit in ASCAP Index of Performed Compositions, 1952;
Archie Bleyer credit in "Encylopedia of Old-Time Radio" by
John Dunning for this series during "the mid-40's"]
Composer: Archie Bleyer (ASCAP)
1952 Publisher: Emil Ascher Inc. (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Emil Ascher Inc. (ASCAP)
[publisher credit without named composer in
ASCAP Performance Index of 1978]
2000 Publisher: [not listed in ASCAP or BMI databases]
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Composer: John Marion Gart (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Emil Ascher Inc. (ASCAP)
2000 Publisher: Emil Ascher Inc. (ASCAP)
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[music credit in "Complete Directory to Prime Time Network
and Cable TV" and in "TV's Biggest Hits" by Jon Burlingame]
Composer: Anthony ("Tony") Mottola (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Emil Ascher Inc. (ASCAP)
2000 Publisher: [not listed in ASCAP or BMI databases]
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