C R I M E D O E S N O T P A Y --------- ------- ----- ----- 1949 - 1952 First Show: Oct 10, 1949 Last Show: Apr 11, 1951 Number Shows: 78 Audition Show: not known Series Description: CRIME DOES NOT PAY was a series based on short films of the same name produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was similar to Gangbusters, having a moralistic message about the law and lawbreaker. It was first heard over WMGM (NYC), hosted by Donald Buka. The last original show aired on Apr. 11, 1951. The series started on Monday evenings at 7:30 PM (on WMGM) and held that time/day spot until Oct. 30, 1950. The 56'th show marked a change to Wednesday night, again at 7:30. After show number 78 (Apr. 11, 1951) the shows were repeated, starting with the first, "Kid With a Gun". The repeats followed the original order up until repeat of number 26, "Ingenious Woman" on Oct. 10, 1951. Repeats were not uncommon. Even before the last original show, older shows were repeated on alternate dates to the main series run. On Jan. 7, 1952, the series moved to Mutual but lasted just one year. Only repeats of the original series were aired and show ordering did not match the first run. The show was heard on Dec. 22, 1952. Log Comments: Besides the broadcast dates shown in the log below, catalogs listed broadcast dates one day after the dates in the log frequently. This may be because the shows may have been broadcast on different days in different parts of the country. An alphabetical list follows the chronological log. Chronological Log: Date Num Title Star Avail ------------ --- ------------------------------- ----------- ----- ... Mondays 7:30 PM ... Oct 10, 1949 1 "Kid With a Gun" yes Oct 17, 1949 2 "All-American Fake" S.Blackmer yes Oct 24, 1949 3 "Death is a Song" Margo Oct 31, 1949 4 "Kid Twist" W.Prince Nov 07, 1949 5 "Trigger Man's Moll" N.Kelly yes Nov 14, 1949 6 "Body of the Crime" P.Fennelly yes Nov 21, 1949 7 "Summertime Take" C.Korvin yes Nov 28, 1949 8 "Female of the Species" K.Lynch yes Dec 05, 1949 9 "A Piece of Rope" C.Mitchell yes Dec 12, 1949 10 "Gasoline Cocktail" B.Lugosi yes Dec 19, 1949 11 "Dead Pigeon" M.McCormick yes Dec 26, 1949 12 "Glossy Finish" M.Gabel yes Jan 02, 1950 13 "Clothes Make the Woman" J.Muir yes Jan 09, 1950 14 "Law of the Jungle" A.Baxter yes Jan 16, 1950 15 "Speech is Silver" Jan 23, 1950 16 "Devil in the Dar" H.Dantine Jan 30, 1950 17 "The Snatcher" Feb 06, 1950 18 "Kid Sister" M.Hunt Feb 13, 1950 19 "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" J.Beal yes Feb 20, 1950 20 "Death on the Doorstep" yes Feb 27, 1950 21 "Kangaroo Court" R.Derr yes Mar 06, 1950 22 "What's in a Name" yes Mar 13, 1950 23 "Death on Blake Street" yes Mar 20, 1950 24 "Man Who Never Was Caught" yes Mar 27, 1950 25 "Thick As Thieves" E.Sloan yes Apr 03, 1950 26 "Ingenious Woman" B.O'Niel yes Apr 10, 1950 27 "The Bagman" T.Keith Apr 17, 1950 28 "The Rum Runner" Apr 24, 1950 29 "Visiting Fireman" A.Whelan May 01, 1950 30 "Six, Two and Seven" A.Ryder May 08, 1950 31 "Don't Write, Telephone" J.LaRue yes May 15, 1950 32 "Between Dark and the Daylight" L.Stander yes May 22, 1950 33 "Second Hand Pistols" R.Colman yes May 29, 1950 34 "Imported Headache" yes Jun 05, 1950 35 "Fishmongers Fortune" G.Reeves Jun 12, 1950 36 "Short Circuit" Jun 19, 1950 37 "Clip Joint" yes Jun 26, 1950 38 "Professor Pulls the Switch" J.Loder yes Jul 03, 1950 39 "The Lady Loves Kittens" A.Lee yes Jul 10, 1950 40 "Once Too Often" yes Jul 17, 1950 41 "Burglar Alarm" B.Furness yes Jul 24, 1950 42 "Horseshoes Are For Buck" N.Hamilton yes Jul 31, 1950 43 "Beauty and the Beast" E.Sloan yes Aug 07, 1950 44 "Giddyap Horsie" R.Webb yes Aug 14, 1950 45 "The Gangster Was a Lady" yes Aug 21, 1950 46 "Murder Makes Book" J.Wiseman yes Aug 28, 1950 47 "Father's Day" R.Hart yes Sep 04, 1950 48 "The Weak Spot" yes Sep 11, 1950 49 "Horse Face" yes Sep 18, 1950 50 "They Gotta Have What to Eat?" H.MacMahon yes Sep 25, 1950 ... no show ... Oct 02, 1950 51 "Sucker's Bait" E.Bagley Oct 09, 1950 52 "Riggers Racket" Oct 16, 1950 53 "Voice of Death" J.Loder yes Oct 23, 1950 54 "The Recruit" yes Oct 30, 1950 55 "Escort For Hire" yes ... Wednesdays 7:30 PM ... Nov 08, 1950 56 "The Big Book" D.Curtis yes Nov 15, 1950 57 "Mow the Man" W.Wilson yes Nov 22, 1950 58 "The Celluloid Candle" R.Forbes yes Nov 29, 1950 59 "The Doll" S.Haden yes Dec 06, 1950 60 "Kid Shive" D.Moore yes Dec 13, 1950 61 "Two Gun Annie" J.Lorring yes Dec 20, 1950 62 "Strange Token" M.Carnovsky yes Dec 27, 1950 63 "Building Blocks" R.Dere yes Jan 03, 1951 64 "Death on the Upgrade" D.Woods yes Jan 10, 1951 65 "Edge of the Desert" H.Woods yes Jan 17, 1951 66 "Cards and Spades" S.Douglas yes Jan 24, 1951 67 "The Old Mob Goes" I.Kieth yes Jan 31, 1951 68 "Love is not All" R.Forbes yes Feb 07, 1951 69 "Heir Apparent" P.Reed yes Feb 14, 1951 70 "Carnival Frail" D.Barrymore yes Feb 21, 1951 71 "Rough Customer" J.Shelton yes Feb 28, 1951 72 "For Sweet Charity" R.Brent yes Mar 07, 1951 73 "Operation Payroll" H.Vermelyea yes Mar 14, 1951 74 "Diamond Trumped" R.Meeker yes Mar 21, 1951 75 "Through the Hoop" U.O'Conner yes Mar 28, 1951 76 "Plug-Ugly" E.Ryan yes Apr 04, 1951 77 "Front, Boy" B.Fletcher yes Apr 11, 1951 78 "Violets, Sweet Violets" R.Lowery yes Alphabetical List: Title Date Num ------------------------------- -------- --- All-American Fake 49-10-17 2 Bagman, The 50-04-10 27 Beauty and the Beast 50-07-31 43 Between Dark and the Daylight 50-05-15 32 Big Book, The 50-11-08 56 Body of the Crime 49-11-14 6 Building Blocks 50-12-27 63 Burglar Alarm 50-07-17 41 Cards and Spades 51-01-17 66 Carnival Frail 51-02-14 70 Celluloid Candle, The 50-11-22 58 Clip Joint 50-06-19 37 Clothes Make the Woman 50-01-02 13 Dead Pigeon 49-12-19 11 Death is a Song 49-10-24 3 Death on Blake Street 50-03-13 23 Death on the Doorstep 50-02-20 20 Death on the Upgrade 51-01-03 64 Devil in the Dar 50-01-23 16 Diamond Trumped 51-03-14 74 Doll, The 50-11-29 59 Don't Write, Telephone 50-05-08 31 Edge of the Desert 51-01-10 65 Escort For Hire 50-10-30 55 Father's Day 50-08-28 47 Female of the Species 49-11-28 8 Fishmongers Fortune 50-06-05 35 For He's a Jolly Good Fellow 50-02-13 19 For Sweet Charity 51-02-28 72 Front, Boy 51-04-04 77 Gangster Was a Lady, The 50-08-14 45 Gasoline Cocktail 49-12-12 10 Giddyap Horsie 50-08-07 44 Glossy Finish 49-12-26 12 Heir Apparent 51-02-07 69 Horse Face 50-09-11 49 Horseshoes Are For Buck 50-07-24 42 Imported Headache 50-05-29 34 Ingenious Woman 50-04-03 26 Kangaroo Court 50-02-27 21 Kid Shive 50-12-06 60 Kid Sister 50-02-06 18 Kid Twist 49-10-31 4 Kid With a Gun 49-10-10 1 Lady Loves Kittens, The 50-07-03 39 Law of the Jungle 50-01-09 14 Love is not All 51-01-31 68 Man Who Never Was Caught 50-03-20 24 Mow the Man 50-11-15 57 Murder Makes Book 50-08-21 46 Old Mob Goes, The 51-01-24 67 Once Too Often 50-07-10 40 Operation Payroll 51-03-07 73 Piece of Rope, A 49-12-05 9 Plug-Ugly 51-03-28 76 Professor Pulls the Switch 50-06-26 38 Recruit, The 50-10-23 54 Riggers Racket 50-10-09 52 Rough Customer 51-02-21 71 Rum Runner, The 50-04-17 28 Second Hand Pistols 50-05-22 33 Short Circuit 50-06-12 36 Six, Two and Seven 50-05-01 30 Snatcher, The 50-01-30 17 Speech is Silver 50-01-16 15 Strange Token 50-12-20 62 Sucker's Bait 50-10-02 51 Summertime Take 49-11-21 7 They Gotta Have What to Eat? 50-09-18 50 Thick As Thieves 50-03-27 25 Through the Hoop 51-03-21 75 Trigger Man's Moll 49-11-07 5 Two Gun Annie 50-12-13 61 Violets, Sweet Violets 51-04-11 78 Visiting Fireman 50-04-24 29 Voice of Death 50-10-16 53 Weak Spot, The 50-09-04 48 What's in a Name 50-03-06 22 References: * "The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To All Circulating Shows", by Jay Hickerson, 27436 Desert Rose Ct., Leesburg, FL 34748 * OTR club and vendor catalogs or web sites: * AVPRO, Don Aston, PO Box 1392, Lake Elsinore, CA 92531-1392 * Edward J. Carr, 216 Shaner Street, Boyertown, PA 19512 * Jerry Haendiges Productions, Jerry Haendiges, 13808 Sunset Dr., Whittier, CA 90602 * Radio Memories, Ted Davenport, 1600 Wewoka St., North Little Rock, AR 72116 * Radio Showcase, Steve Kelez, PO Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 * Vintage Broadcasts, Andy Blatt, PO Box 50065, Staten Island, NY 10305 Other Logs or Books: * CRIME DOES NOT PAY log, Jay Hickerson, 27436 Desert Rose Ct., Leesburg, FL 34748 * CRIME DOES NOT PAY log, Jerry Haendiges Productions, 13808 Sunset Dr., Whittier, CA 90602 (http://www.otrsite.com) Last Update: Jul 25, 2007 This log is informational only. It does not imply that I or my references have these shows for trade or sale. The shows may still be protected under copyright law and should be obtained only from authorized dealers. The log may be freely reproduced and published on a no-profit basis. Please send error corrections or additional information to Frank M. 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