30 minute adventure/drama show
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).
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All of our Old Time Radio Programs are in MP3 format. You can play them on your computer, you can transfer them to MP3 players (like the IPod), but, by and large, you cannot play them on stereos, walkmen, or car radios.
The sound quality of Old Time Radio Programs can vary greatly. Some episodes are excellent, others you have to turn up the volume a little and ignore the static. All of the episodes can be listened to and enjoyed. You can listen to our free samples to get a feel for how the programs sound.
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Episode List
Nightbeat 50.02.13 THENIGHTISAWEAPON.mp3
Nightbeat 50.02.20 A WORLD ALL OF HIS.mp3
Nightbeat 50.02.27 THEGIRLINTHEPARK.mp3
Nightbeat 50.03.06 NIGHT BEAT.mp3
Nightbeat 50.03.13 AMIMYBROTHER'SKEEP.mp3
Nightbeat 50.04.10 IKNOWYOURSECRET.mp3
Nightbeat 50.04.17 TONGWAR.mp3
Nightbeat 50.05.01 MENTALLO THE MENTA.mp3
Nightbeat 50.05.01 NIGHTMEAT 013 MENT.mp3
Nightbeat 50.05.08 ELEVATOR CAPER.mp3
Nightbeat 50.05.08 ELEVATORCAPER.mp3
Nightbeat 50.05.15 THE NIGHT WATCHMAN.mp3
Nightbeat 50.05.22 I WISH YOU WERE DE.mp3
Nightbeat 50.05.22 NIGHTBEAT 016 IWIS.mp3
Nightbeat 50.05.29 HARLAN MATTHEWS ST.mp3
Nightbeat 50.05.29 HARLENMATTHEWS,STA.mp3
Nightbeat 50.06.05 THE GIRL FROM KANS.mp3
Nightbeat 50.06.12 FOOTBALL PLAYER AN.mp3
Nightbeat 50.06.19 VINCENT AND THE PA.mp3
Nightbeat 50.06.26 THE JUVENILLE GANG.mp3
Nightbeat 50.06.26 THEJUVINALGANGSTER.mp3
Nightbeat 50.07.03 LORAINNE ADAMS EXE.mp3
Nightbeat 50.07.03 LORRAINEADAMSEXECU.mp3
Nightbeat 50.07.03 MARTY.mp3
Nightbeat 50.07.10 TWILL BE THE DEATH.mp3
Nightbeat 50.07.17 MOLLY KELLER.mp3
Nightbeat 50.07.31 CITY AT YOUR FINGE.mp3
Nightbeat 50.07.31 NIGHTBEAT 026 THEC.mp3
Nightbeat 50.07.31 TELEPHONE.mp3
Nightbeat 50.08.07 NIGHT BEAT.mp3
Nightbeat 50.08.07 OLD BLIND POP.mp3
Nightbeat 50.08.14 GUNNER'S LAST FIGH.mp3
Nightbeat 50.08.14 GUNNER'SLASTFIGHT.mp3
Nightbeat 50.08.21 DOCTOR'S SECRET.mp3
Nightbeat 50.09.04 OLD HOME WEEK.mp3
Nightbeat 50.09.04 OLDHOMEWEEK.mp3
Nightbeat 50.09.11 THE HUNTED BECOMES.mp3
Nightbeat 50.09.18 WANNA BUY A STORY .mp3
Nightbeat 50.09.25 A CASE OF BUTTER.mp3
Nightbeat 50.10.06 KENNY DAY'S AMNESI.mp3
Nightbeat 50.10.27 DOCTOR'S DAUGHTER .mp3
Nightbeat 50.11.03 THE BLACK CAT RA.mp3
Nightbeat 50.11.10 THE SLASHER.mp3
Nightbeat 50.12.28 THE EXPECTANT FATH.mp3
Nightbeat 51.03.04 BIG JOHN MCMASTERS.mp3
Nightbeat 51.05.18 JUKEBOX ROMANCE.mp3
Nightbeat 51.05.25 FEAR.mp3
Nightbeat 51.06.01 THE WILL OF MRS OR.mp3
Nightbeat 51.06.08 THE SEARCH FOR FRE.mp3
Nightbeat 51.06.15 OTTO, THE MUSIC MA.mp3
Nightbeat 51.06.22 SANTUARY RA.mp3
Nightbeat 51.06.29 A BYLINE FOR FRANK.mp3
Nightbeat 51.06.29 BYLINE FOR FRANK R.mp3
Nightbeat 51.07.13 ANTON'S RETURN.mp3
Nightbeat 51.12.28 EXPECTANT FATHER.mp3
Nightbeat 51.12.28 REPORTER BECOMES A.mp3
Nightbeat 52.06.01 DOLLY GRAHEM RAILR.mp3
Nightbeat 52.06.19 DOLLY GRAHEM RAILR.mp3
Nightbeat 52.07.31 FLIGHT FROM FEAR.mp3
Nightbeat 52.08.14 HIS NAME WAS LUKE.mp3
Nightbeat 52.08.21 THE MAN WITH THE R.mp3
Nightbeat 52.09.04 BOMB ON THE DENVER.mp3
Nightbeat 52.09.11 UNDERSTUDY.mp3
Nightbeat 52.09.25 THE BUG KILLINGS R.mp3
Nightbeat GEORGELOVESJULIE.mp3
Nightbeat JOHNNYLIGGET'SWIFEPAULINE.mp3
