The Amazing Mr. Malone
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The Amazing Mr. Malone is an American radio
Radio programming
Radio programming is the Broadcast programming of a Radio format or content that is organized for Commercial broadcasting and Public broadcasting radio stations....

 crime drama series based on the John Malone series of mystery novels by Craig Rice
Craig Rice (author)
Craig Rice was an American author of mystery novels and short stories, sometimes described as "the Dorothy Parker of detective fiction." She was the first mystery writer to appear on the cover of Time Magazine, on January 28, 1946.- Early Life :In 1908, Mary Randolph Craig reluctantly interrupted...

. The series began on ABC Radio in 1948 and was broadcast on NBC Radio in 1951.

Characters and story

Socialite John Joseph Malone (Gene Raymond
Gene Raymond
Gene Raymond was an American film, television, and stage actor of the 1930s and 1940s. In addition to acting, Raymond was also a composer, writer, director, producer, and decorated military pilot.-Stage and movie career:...

, George Petrie, Frank Lovejoy
Frank Lovejoy
Frank Lovejoy was an American actor in radio, film, and television. He was born Frank Lovejoy Jr. in Bronx, New York, but grew up in New Jersey. His father, Frank Lovejoy Sr., was a furniture salesman from Maine...

) is a tough Chicago criminal lawyer who takes on a new case in each episode. Malone never gives up until justice is done.

Television

The series had a brief television run from September 24, 1951 to March 10, 1952 on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

, with Lee Tracy in the title role. The TV series was sponsored by the Seiberling Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio.

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