Henry Kane's New York private eye Pete Chambers had a brief (five months -- April to September 1954) radio show on NBC. The series was written, directed, and produced by Kane. Hollywood tough guy Dan Clark played Chambers pretty well. Bill Zuckett served as Chambers' pal, police lieutenant Louis Parker. the dialogue could be funny, but the plots were weak, and the show failed to find an audience large enough to continue.
Here's the first episode, from April 6, 1954. It opens with a beautiful girl entering chambers' office, brandishing a pearl-handled gun. God help me, but I kept thinking of Garrison Keillor's Guy Noir while listening to this. Perhaps you will, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGLmbOZaxP4
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