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Front Page Farrell

1942–1949

Front Page Farrell

19 surviving broadcasts held in the archive

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Source collection: FrontPageFarrell

The surviving run

Transmission

13 March

No. 1

1942

Front Page Farrell

Leslie Plans to Resume Working

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

14 March

No. 2

1942

Front Page Farrell

FpgF 1942-03-14 Leslie Plans to Resume Working (aka Going to War) (aka David's Statue)

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

10 August

No. 3

1945

Front Page Farrell

FpgF 1945-08-10 #1745 David jokes with Kate Ward (aka Life in the Newsroom

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

10 August

No. 4

1945

Front Page Farrell

David Banters with Carol

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

15 June

No. 5

1949

Front Page Farrell

FpgF 1949-06-15 The Man Who Knew All The Angles

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

15 June

No. 6

1949

Front Page Farrell

The Man Who Knew All the Angles

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

20 June

No. 7

1949

Front Page Farrell

FpgF 1949-06-20 The Case of the Fatal Smile

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

20 June

No. 8

1949

Front Page Farrell

The Case of the Fatal Smile

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

16 August

No. 9

1949

Front Page Farrell

FpgF 1949-08-16 High Explosive

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

16 August

No. 10

1949

Front Page Farrell

High Explosive

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

31 August

No. 11

1949

Front Page Farrell

FpgF 1949-08-31 The Case of the Mysterious Killer

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

31 August

No. 12

1949

Front Page Farrell

The Case of the Mysterious Killer

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1946 · year only

No. 13

Front Page Farrell

The Case of the Lady and the Cheetah (Version 2)

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1946 · year only

No. 14

Front Page Farrell

The Case of the Lady and the Cheetah (Version 3)

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1946 · year only

No. 15

Front Page Farrell

The Case of the Lady and the Cheetah

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

No date recorded at source

No. 19

Front Page Farrell

Going To War

Running time

10 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1946 · year only

No. 16

Front Page Farrell

FpgF 1946 Case of The Lady & the Cheetah Pt 1 (Pr Snd)

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1946 · year only

No. 17

Front Page Farrell

FpgF 1946 Case of The Lady & the Cheetah Pt 2

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1946 · year only

No. 18

Front Page Farrell

FpgF 1946 Case of The Lady & the Cheetah Pt 3

Running time

14 min

Front Page Farrell ran from 1941 on Mutual and then NBC until 1954, following a crime reporter and his wife through murder cases serialised across each week. It is one of the few daytime serials built on a detective format rather than a domestic one. Public-domain recordings from the Internet Archive.