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The Blue Beetle. June 19, 1940. Program #21 & #22. Fox Features syndication. “Thoroughbreds Always Come Through” Part one. Commercials added locally. A long-shot named “White Star” wins an important race, then the jockey is arrested! 15 minutes.
Part two. The Blue Beetle visits the track, with a little paint remover. The Beetle gathers evidence with his “portable television set” (actually a camera and transmitter combined!). 15 minutes.
(It wasn’t until the 1940s that Frank Lovejoy made his film debut in “Black Bart” (1948) as Mark Lorimer. His other films include: “Home of the Brave” (1949) as Mingo, which brought him recognition; “South Sea Sinner” (1949) as Doc; In a Lonely Place” (1950) as Sgt. Brub Nicolai; “Three Secrets” (1950) as Bob Duffy; “Breakthrough” (1950) as Sgt. Pete Bell, one of my favorite of his roles; “I Was a Communist for the FBI” (1951) as Matt Cvetic; “Force of Arms” (1951) as Maj. Blackford; “Goodbye, My Fancy” (1951) as Matt Cole; “The Sound of Fury” (1951) with Lloyd Bridges and Richard Carlson, as Howard Tyler; “I’ll See You in My Dreams” (1951) as Walter Donaldson; “The Winning Team” (1952) as Rogers Hornsby; “Retreat, Hell!” (1952) as Capt. Steve Corbett; the classic 3-D film “House of Wax” (1953) with Vincent Price, as Lt. Tom Brennan, one of his most popular roles; “The Charge at Feather River” (1953) as Sgt. Charlie Baker; “The System” (1953) as John Merrick; “The Hitch-Hiker” (1953) as Gilbert Bowen; “Beachhead” (1954) as Sgt. Fletcher; “Men of the Fighting Lady” (1954) as Lt. Commander Paul Grayson; “Finger Man” (1955) as Casey Martin; “Strategic Air Command” (1955) with James Stewart and June Allyson, as Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes; “Top of the World” (1955) as Maj. Cantrell; “The Crooked Web” (1955) as Stan Fabian; “Julie” (1956) as Capt. Pringle; “Three Brave Men” (1957) as Capt. Winfield and “Cole Younger, Gunfighter” (1958) as Cole Younger, his final film role. On TV he was a regular on the series: “Man Against Crime” (1956) as Mike Barnett and “Meet McGraw” (1957-59) as McGraw. He also guest starred on such TV series as: “Four Star Playhouse”; “Zane Grey Theater”; “United States Steel Hour” and “Wichita Town.” –OTTRR)
