Gangbusters Episodes

This upload contains 88 episodes of the Old Time Radio program, Gang Busters. The show, a police-based dramatic crime anthology, ran from 1935-1957 and focused on dramatizing crimes from police files. The show also broadcast alerts, known as Gang Buster Clues, of suspects wanted by police around the country. Sadly only a limited number of episodes are known to survive

Gang Busters is an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered on January 15, 1936 and was broadcast for more 21 years through November 27, 1957.[1] History Magazines of the true crime variety were highly popular in the 1930s and the film G Men starring James Cagney, released in the spring of 1935, found a large audience. Producer-director Phillips H. Lord believed that there was a place on radio for a sho...

Gang Busters is an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered on January 15, 1936 and was broadcast for more 21 years through November 27, 1957.[1] History Magazines of the true crime variety were highly popular in the 1930s and the film G Men starring James Cagney, released in the spring of 1935, found a large audience. Producer-director Phillips H. Lord believed that there was a place on radio for a sho...

Gang Busters is an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered on January 15, 1936 and was broadcast for more 21 years through November 27, 1957.[1] History Magazines of the true crime variety were highly popular in the 1930s and the film G Men starring James Cagney, released in the spring of 1935, found a large audience. Producer-director Phillips H. Lord believed that there was a place on radio for a sho...

Gang Busters is an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered on January 15, 1936 and was broadcast for more 21 years through November 27, 1957.[1] History Magazines of the true crime variety were highly popular in the 1930s and the film G Men starring James Cagney, released in the spring of 1935, found a large audience. Producer-director Phillips H. Lord believed that there was a place on radio for a sho...

Gangbusters aired on CBS radio and was popular on radio for 21 years. The show featured true stories from the FBI files and was supported by J. Edgar Hoover, although Hoover often disagreed with producer Lord's attempt to dramatize the show. Join us...

Gangbusters aired on CBS radio from 1936 to 1957 and was produced by Phillips Lord under the watchful eye of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Hoover wanted realism while Lord agreed but wanted drama- so the two were often at odds. Listen to Tarzan The...