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The Blue Beetle. June 14, 1940. Program #19 & #20. Fox Features syndication. “Spirits Don’t Talk” Part one. Commercials added locally. A medium named Professor Windrift claims he can speak with the dead. Danny uses the “x-ray camera with the infra-red lens” to photograph a murder. 15 minutes.
Part two. The boss of the spirit racket plans mayhem for the Blue Beetle, but “The Blue Beetle Knows Everything.” 15 minutes.
(Frank Lovejoy turned to radio where he became a prolific and dependable actor/announcer/performer on such radio hits as “Night Beat”, “Beyond Tomorrow”, “Damon Runyon Theatre” and “Escape.” Lovejoy was a voice-over regular on the popular 1930s radio series “Gangbusters” that featured weekly episodes based on actual crime incidents. Each program ended with various descriptions of wanted criminals, many of whom were later arrested due to avid listener participation. He portrayed the title character on the syndicated radio program “The Blue Beetle” (1940). –OTRR)
