Another old radio show with great intros is Broadway is My Beat. Listen to a few minutes of just about any show at the link, and you'll hear some of the best mood-setting purple prose around.
http://wamu.org/programs/bb/ for the audio archive till 6 December's show starts playing (also the link on my name, in this comment)
November 29 7:00p Johnny Dollar 09/28/56 The Meg's Palace Matter Pt. 5 (Sus.)(CBS)(14:38) 7:15p Vic & Sade 10/27/42 Vic Gets Stuck Picking A Xmas Gift for the Boss (Crisco)(NBC)(12:38) 7:30p Dragnet 05/11/54 #247 Big Look (NBC)(27:05) 8:00p Gunsmoke 03/13/60 #414 Unloaded Gun (CBS)(24:25) 8:30p Philip Marlowe 10/03/48 The Persian Slippers (Sus.)(CBS)(29:40) 9:00p Man Called X 04/24/47 Mr. Messler and the Insurance(Frigidaire/General Motors)(CBS)(27:10) 09:30p Frank Race 12/11/49 Adventure of the Kandy Killing (Synd)(26:26) 10:00p Lux Radio Theater 12/20/48 Miracle on 34th Street (Lux)(CBS)(59:50)
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Yes, a great intro. One of the best. But my all time favorite will always be Jack Webb's "Pat Novak for Hire."
Bill Khemski
That's a great show, and it proves Webb could do comedy. I'll see if I can link some of those shows tomorrow.
You know, both these series have been recently included in the WAMU THE BIG BROADCAST that I tend to mention around...
http://wamu.org/programs/bb/ for the audio archive till 6 December's show starts playing (also the link on my name, in this comment)
November 29
7:00p Johnny Dollar
09/28/56 The Meg's Palace Matter Pt. 5 (Sus.)(CBS)(14:38)
7:15p Vic & Sade
10/27/42 Vic Gets Stuck Picking A Xmas Gift for the Boss (Crisco)(NBC)(12:38)
7:30p Dragnet
05/11/54 #247 Big Look (NBC)(27:05)
8:00p Gunsmoke
03/13/60 #414 Unloaded Gun (CBS)(24:25)
8:30p Philip Marlowe
10/03/48 The Persian Slippers (Sus.)(CBS)(29:40)
9:00p Man Called X
04/24/47 Mr. Messler and the Insurance(Frigidaire/General Motors)(CBS)(27:10)
09:30p Frank Race
12/11/49 Adventure of the Kandy Killing (Synd)(26:26)
10:00p Lux Radio Theater
12/20/48 Miracle on 34th Street (Lux)(CBS)(59:50)
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