C L O A K A N D D A G G E R --------- ----- ----------- 1950 First Show: 05-07-50 Last Show: 10-22-50 Number Shows: 22 Audition Show: not known Series Description: CLOAK AND DAGGER opened over the NBC network on May 7, 1950. It had a short run through the Summer on Sundays, changing to Fridays after its Summer run. The last show aired Oct. 22, 1950. The series told fictional stories of OSS agents during World War II who took dangerous missions behind enemy lines, knowing they may never return alive. The theme music was either identical or very similar to that used by TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS. Sherman Marks directed. The cast consisted of The Hungarian Giant, played by Raymond Edward Johnson, and Impy, the Midget, played by Gilbert Mack. Other stars are listed below. Log: Date Num Title Src Key -------- --- ----------------------------------------- ------- ... Started on Sundays ... 05-07-50 1 File 2218 12 567 With Raymond E. Johnson & Joseph Julian 05-14-50 ... no show ... 05-21-50 ... no show ... 05-28-50 2 The Trojan Horse 12 567 With Leon Janey & Berry Kroeger 06-04-50 3 The Brenner Pass Story 12 567 With Everett Sloane & Raymond E. Johnson 06-11-50 4 The People In The Pass Story 12 567 With Larry Haines & Lili Darvass 06-18-50 5 The Kachlin Story 12 567 With Karl Weber & Everett Sloane 06-25-50 6 Direct Line To Bombers 12 567 With Berry Kroeger & Bill Zuckert 07-02-50 7 The Eyes of Buddah 567 07-09-50 8 The Trap 1 567 07-23-50 9 The Secret Box 1 567 07-30-50 10 Swastika On The Windmill 1 567 08-06-50 11 Recommendation From Rommell 1 567 08-13-50 12 The Roof Of The World 1 567 08-20-50 13 Norwegian Incident 1 5 7 08-27-50 14 The Black Radio 1 5 7 ..... Moved to Fridays ..... 09-01-50 15 War Of Words 1 5 7 09-08-50 16 Over Ground Railroad 1 5 7 09-15-50 17 Seeds Of Doubt 1 5 7 09-22-50 18 Operation Sell Out 1 5 7 09-29-50 19 The Last Mission 1 5 7 10-06-50 20 Delay On Route 1 5 7 ..... Return to Sundays ..... 10-15-50 21 Wine Of Freedom 1234 7 With Francis Robinson & Mel Ferrer 10-22-50 22 Windfall 1 7 Information Sources: The information above was obtained from the following OTR vendor and club catalogs. Contact them directly for more information. Key Source --- --------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Edward J. Carr, 216 Shaner Street, Boyertown, PA 19512 2 Radio Showcase, Steve Kelez, PO Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 3 University of Memphis Radio Program Archive, Microforms Dept., McWherter Library, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 4 Vintage Broadcasts, Andy Blatt, PO Box 50065, Staten Island, NY 10305 5 Great American Radio, Gary Kramer, PO Box 504, Genesee, MI 48437 6 Crabapple Sound, Henry Hinkel, 254 Florida Ave., Amsterdam, NY 12010 7 Jerry Haendiges Productions, Jerry Haendiges, 13808 Sunset Dr., Whittier, CA 90602 To be fair to all, this is not an endorsement of the above vendors and clubs. I receive nothing by mentioning them. They help keep OTR alive. Please support them. References: * "The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To All Circulating Shows", third edition, by Jay Hickerson, Box 4321, Hamden, CT 06514 Other Logs or Books: * CLOAK & DAGGER log, Jerry Haendiges Productions, 13808 Sunset Dr., Whittier, CA 90602 (available from the Internet at The Vintage Radio Place, http://www.otrsite.com) Last Update: 05-01-00 Please send error corrections or additional information to Frank Passage, 109 Elmwood Road, Verona, NJ 07044 or via e-mail to passage@juno.com.