T H E A D V E N T U R E S O F F R A N K R A C E ----- ------------------- --- --------- ------- 1949 - 1950 First Show: May 01, 1949 Last Show: Feb 19, 1950 Number Shows: 43 Audition Show: none known Series Description: THE ADVENTURES OF FRANK RACE, a syndicated series transcribed by Bruce Ells Productions, was first heard in May of 1949. The main character, Frank Race, was an attorney before World War II. As a result of his activities in the war, when it was over, he traded his law books for a career with the OSS. There, "Adventure" became his business. Tom Collins played the role of Frank Race initially, immediately following his stint as Chandu, The Magician. The lead role was taken over later by Paul Dubof after program number 22. Joel Murcott and Buckley Angel were both writers and directors for the series. Ivan Ditmars composed and performed the organ music. The series was first heard on the East Coast, following the dates in the log below. The series was put into syndication a second time, this time for broadcast on the West Coast, from June 5, 1951 to March 25, 1952. Log Comments: Since the series was syndicated, broadcast dates differ from catalog to catalog. Many catalogs listed dates from the West Coast run. This log uses East Coast dates. Titles in many catalogs don't include "The Adventure of" at the start of the title. A few had slightly different titles. The full title is used here. Titles that were significently different are listed as alternates. Chronological Log: Date Num Title ------------ --- ------------------------------------------ ....... all shows aired on Sundays ....... May 01, 1949 1 The Adventure Of The Hackensack Victory Alt: Victory Ship Adventure Alt: Missing Ships May 08, 1949 2 The Adventure Of The Darling Debutante Alt: Debutante Adventure Alt: Murder of Bob Kennedy's Wife May 15, 1949 3 The Istanbul Adventure May 22, 1949 4 The Adventure Of The Seventeen Black May 29, 1949 5 The Enoch Arden Adventure Jun 05, 1949 6 The Adventure Of The Vanishing President Jun 12, 1949 7 The Adventure Of The Baradian Letters Jun 19, 1949 8 The Airborne Adventure Jun 26, 1949 9 The Adventure Of The Shanghai Incident Jul 03, 1949 10 The Adventure Of The Juvenile Passenger Jul 10, 1949 11 The Adventure Of The Reckless Daughter Jul 17, 1949 12 The Adventure Of The Silent Heart Jul 24, 1949 13 The Adventure Of The Garrulous Bartender Alt: The Careless Bartender Jul 31, 1949 14 The Adventure Of The Vanishing Favorite Aug 07, 1949 15 The Adventure Of The Embittered Secretary Aug 14, 1949 16 The Adventure Of The Talking Bullet Aug 21, 1949 17 The Adventure Of The Fat Man's Loot Aug 28, 1949 18 The Adventure Of The General's Lady Sep 04, 1949 19 The Adventure Of The Violent Virtuoso Sep 11, 1949 20 The Adventure Of The Fourth Round Knockout Sep 18, 1949 21 The Adventure Of Three On A Match Sep 25, 1949 22 The Adventure Of The Roughneck's Will ...... Lead changes to Paul Dubov ........ Oct 02, 1949 23 The Adventure Of The Green Doubloon Oct 09, 1949 24 The Adventure Of The Sobbing Bodyguards Oct 16, 1949 25 The Adventure Of The Diver's Loot Oct 23, 1949 26 The Adventure In The Mormon Country Oct 30, 1949 27 The Adventure Of The Brooklyn Accent Nov 06, 1949 28 The Adventure Of The Six Weeks Cure Nov 13, 1949 29 The Adventure Of The Fairway Beauty Nov 20, 1949 30 The Adventure Of The Runway Queen Nov 27, 1949 31 The Adventure Of The Lady In The Dark Dec 04, 1949 32 The Adventure Of The Silent Tongue Dec 11, 1949 33 The Adventure Of The Kandy Killing Alt: The Candy Killing Dec 18, 1949 34 The Adventure Of The Undecided Bride Dec 25, 1949 35 The Adventure Of The Gold Worshipper Jan 01, 1950 36 The Adventure Of The Pharaoh's Staff Jan 08, 1950 37 The Adventure Of The House Divided Jan 15, 1950 38 The Adventure Of The Count Trefano Crest Jan 22, 1950 39 The Adventure Of The Night Crawler Jan 29, 1950 40 The Adventure Of The Kettle Drum Feb 05, 1950 41 The Adventure Of the Loveable Character Feb 12, 1950 42 The Adventure Of The Black Friars Bridge Feb 19, 1950 43 The Adventure Of The Big Top Alphabetical Listing: This list is intended for use with the log above. It ignores "The Adventure of" and leading "The"'s and does not identify titles as alternates. Title Date Num ------------------------------------ ------------ --- Adventure In The Mormon Country, The Oct 23, 1949 26 Airborne Adventure, The Jun 19, 1949 8 Baradian Letters, The Jun 12, 1949 7 Big Top, The Feb 19, 1950 43 Black Friars Bridge, The Feb 12, 1950 42 Brooklyn Accent, The Oct 30, 1949 27 Candy Killing, The Dec 11, 1949 33 Careless Bartender, The Jul 24, 1949 13 Count Trefano Crest, The Jan 15, 1950 38 Darling Debutante, The May 08, 1949 2 Debutante Adventure May 08, 1949 2 Diver's Loot, The Oct 16, 1949 25 Embittered Secretary, The Aug 07, 1949 15 Enoch Arden Adventure, The May 29, 1949 5 Fairway Beauty, The Nov 13, 1949 29 Fat Man's Loot, The Aug 21, 1949 17 Fourth Round Knockout, The Sep 11, 1949 20 Garrulous Bartender, The Jul 24, 1949 13 General's Lady, The Aug 28, 1949 18 Gold Worshipper, The Dec 25, 1949 35 Green Doubloon, The Oct 02, 1949 23 Hackensack Victory, The May 01, 1949 1 House Divided, The Jan 08, 1950 37 Istanbul Adventure, The May 15, 1949 3 Juvenile Passenger, The Jul 03, 1949 10 Kandy Killing, The Dec 11, 1949 33 Kettle Drum, The Jan 29, 1950 40 Lady In The Dark, The Nov 27, 1949 31 Loveable Character, The Feb 05, 1950 41 Missing Ships May 01, 1949 1 Murder of Bob Kennedy's Wife May 08, 1949 2 Night Crawler, The Jan 22, 1950 39 Pharaoh's Staff, The Jan 01, 1950 36 Reckless Daughter, The Jul 10, 1949 11 Roughneck's Will, The Sep 25, 1949 22 Runway Queen, The Nov 20, 1949 30 Seventeen Black, The May 22, 1949 4 Shanghai Incident, The Jun 26, 1949 9 Silent Heart, The Jul 17, 1949 12 Silent Tongue, The Dec 04, 1949 32 Six Weeks Cure, The Nov 06, 1949 28 Sobbing Bodyguards, The Oct 09, 1949 24 Talking Bullet, The Aug 14, 1949 16 Three On A Match Sep 18, 1949 21 Undecided Bride, The Dec 18, 1949 34 Vanishing Favorite, The Jul 31, 1949 14 Vanishing President, The Jun 05, 1949 6 Victory Ship Adventure May 01, 1949 1 Violent Virtuoso, The Sep 04, 1949 19 References: * "The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To All Circulating Shows", by Jay Hickerson, 27436 Desert Rose Ct., Leesburg, FL 34748 * "On The Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio" by John Dunning, ISBNB 0-19-507678-8, Oxford University Press, 1998. * OTR club and vendor catalogs or web sites: * Crabapple Sound, Henry Hinkel, 254 Florida Ave., Amsterdam, NY 12010 * Edward J. Carr, 216 Shaner Street, Boyertown, PA 19512 * 'Hello Again, Radio', 10280 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 * Jerry Haendiges Productions, Jerry Haendiges, 13808 Sunset Dr., Whittier, CA 90602 * Radio Historical Association of Colorado, PO Box 1908, Englewood, CO 80150 * Radio Memories, Ted Davenport, 1600 Wewoka St., North Little Rock, AR 72116 * Radio Showcase, Steve Kelez, PO Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 * Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety And Comedy, PO Box 7177, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7177 Other Logs or Books: * ADVENTURES OF FRANK RACE log, Jerry Haendiges Productions, 13808 Sunset Dr., Whittier, CA 90602 (http://www.otrsite.com) * ADVENTURES OF FRANK RACE log, Audio Classics Archive, Terry Salomonson, P.O. Box 347, Howell, MI 48844-0347 (http://www.audio-classics.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. Passage, 109 Elmwood Road, Verona, NJ 07044 (email: wb2ntp@arrl.net).