Mystery pat novak for hire the former san francisco legend called pat novak comes out of his retirement to chase down the truth. Pat novak, for hire is set on the san francisco waterfront and depicts the city as a dark, toughasnails jungle where the main goal is survival. This regional version originally starred jack webb in the title role, with scripts by his roommate richard l. Pat novak for hire was broadcast from san francisco and debuted in 1946 as an abc. The plot of most pat novak episodes could be summarized as follows. Pat novak, for hire is an oldtime radio detective drama series which aired from 19461947 as. The adventures of philip marlowe and pat novak for hire relicradio 201120t20. Pat novak for hire 490416 10 go away dixie gillian. Pat novak for hire 490220 02 jack of clubs better encode. John an old man is killed and with his dying last word, he asks novak to deliver a letter to john st.
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Pain gets expensive old time radio classic radio detectives original radio broadcasts on. Youre in business, down in the san francisco waterfront, where everything but murder is a parlor trick. Pat novak for hire 470810 52 mysterious set of books. The definitive pat novak for hire radio log with jack webb.
Pat novak, for hire pat novak, for hire was an oldtime radio detective drama series which aired from 19461947 as a west coast regional program and in 1949 as a nationwide program for abc. P at novak for hire was one of three that webb had the title role in before dragnet see also jeff regan, investigator and johnny modero, pier 23 and it may have been the best of the trio. Inspector hellman pat novak for hire 1 include relationships jocko madiganpat novak 5 include additional tags excessive drinking 2 impliedreferenced alcohol abusealcoholism 2 fluff 1 pov first person 1 established relationship 1 hurtcomfort 1 hangover 1 minor character death 1. Someone would get murdered, novak would become the patsy, and hed get beaten up at. Thats what the sign out in front of my office says pat novak, for hire. These twelve exciting episodes take you to the san francisco waterfront as you follow pat novak as he solves some shady crimes. About episodes downloads quotes links contact comment. This article is within the scope of wikiproject radio, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of radiorelated subjects on wikipedia. It began in 1946 as a west coast regional on abc with ben morris as pat novak and ran about a year. In a later network version, jack webb resumed the role, along with breen as scriptwriter.
Pat novak for hire and dragnet this week we hear first from pat novak, for hire and the mysterious set of books from august 10, 1947. Pat novak fun i rent boats and do anything else that goes with a weak will and a strong stomach. Its not the kind of line that gets you invited to all the best parties, but down here on the waterfront in san fransico the best parties arent anything to write home about. Pat novak, for hire is an oldtime radio detective drama series which aired from 19461947 as a west coast regional produced at kgo in san francisco program and in 1949 as a nationwide program for abc. This was always the transition into the socalled story. The stranger turns out to be priest and he wants to hire pat novak to run an errand of mercy to help a man break out of alcatraz. Escape from prison pat novak for hire crime old time. Nick carter, nightbeat, our miss brooks, pat novak for hire, perry mason, philip marlowe, philo vance, phil harris and alice faye, price of fear, radio. The definitive pat novak for hire radio program log with biographies of jack webb, raymond burr, william conrad, tudor owen. The complications in this case prove to be murder when novak s friend, sam toliver, asks him to retrieve a package from a boat in san francisco harbor.
Pat novak for hire comicweb old time radio comicweb. Classic old time radio showing starring jack webb 1946, 1949 and ben morris 194748 as pat novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and. What set this show apart was the writing, which was noire hard boiled writing at its absolute best. Joe candono blackmail pictures pat novak for hire crime. Pat novak for hire 470803 45 john brown gambling ring download. Pat novak for hire 490327 07 joe candono blackmail pictures. Unlike dragnet, in pat novak for hire is a gritty hardboiled detectivetype. A corpse is found in pat s hotel room and pat s the patsy. Then after believe it or not, its jack webb in dragnet and the big watch from april, 1950.
Pat novak, for hire old time radio 1 mp3 cdrom 25 shows. The regional version originally starred jack webb in the title role, with scripts by his roommate richard l. Pat novak, for hire is an oldtime radio detective drama series which aired from 19461947 as a west coast regional produced at kgo in san francisco program and in 1949 as a nationwide program. Its tough on your windpipe, but you dont go hungry. Pat novak, for hire single episodes internet archive. Pat novak for hire old time radio golden age of radio. Pain gets expensive pat novak for hire by richard l. Old time radio player for android free download and. We offer 3 different ways for you to listen to our old time radio shows so that no matter what device you are using pc, laptop, android phone, iphone, ipad, kindle, tablet, etc. You can listen to episodes on mystery play radio, one of the talkspoken word radio stations which pop up when you click the radio thingy on itunes.
Pat novak for hire is up first on this weeks case closed. To order, select the following cd numbers of your choice. If you got the idea that pat novak was a rather singleminded fellow, youd be wrong. Listen fleet lady a dead horse named fleet lady leads to a dead jockey and a hot tip on murder. The best of them was called pat novak for hire, about a boat owner and general odd jobs guy who kept getting involved in various pulpy adventures. Pat novak, for hire is an oldtime radio detective drama series which aired from 19461947 as a west coast regional produced at kgo in san francisco program and in. Pat novak for hire and hearthstone of the death squad. After that, hearthstone of the death squad brings us the terrifying letter murder case, its story from january 10, 1952. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive.
Well hear the august 10, 1947, episode, the mysterious set of books. Pat novak for hire 490521 15 give envelope to john st. A location number of 111 indicates i have the show in my collection, but they havent yet been assigned a location number. Jack webb 1946 and 1949 and ben morris 194748 played pat novak, a wisecracking freelancer who rents boats and anything else that sounds like money.
Pain gets expensive old time radio classic radio detectives. We do not offer the ability for you to download shows, but you can buy cds. Novak just sounds so similar to leslie nielsens frank drebin of police squad, and what with such similar dialogue, i wondered if novak was an inspiration for the later police squadnaked. The definitive pat novak for hire radio program log with biographies of jack webb, raymond burr, william conrad, tudor owen and fred foy. Pat novak for hire was a radio crime show which ran from 1946 to 1947, starring jack webb, the excop who created and starred in dragnet and wrote james ellroys fave true crime book, the badge. This leads to a slit throat, a dead cop, and the standard frame. Pat novak for hire 4903 05 rubin callaways pictures. Each of the following broadcasts are 30 minutes in length.
Join facebook to connect with pat novak and others you may know. She sauntered in, moving slowly from side to side like a hundred and eighteen pounds of warm smoke. Pat novak, for hire, is an oldtime radio detective drama series which originally aired from 19461948, and revived in 1949. Pat novak learns when he is requested to pursue a mysterious package on tomorrow nights broadcast of pat novak for hire which is heard over whma and whmafm at 8. Pat novak for hire aired from 194648 on kgo radio, and1949 on abc radio. Pat novak for hire 490402 08 father leahy joe feldman. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Before dragnet, before everyone knew him, jack webb did several other radio shows. Our first three cds have ben morris in the title role and the rest star jack webb. Dixie gilian pat novak for hire crime old time radio downloads. Pat novak, for hire began in 1946 as a regional radio show produced at kgo in san francisco and starred jack webb in the title role, with scripts by webbs friend richard l. Pat novak for hire comicweb old time radio youtube.
He appreciated liquor every bit as much as he appreciated women. You rob a few graves, you can pay the rent, and nobody cares if you got sore eyelidsyou get that way from winking at too many things. Here is a sample of the online episodes currently available at the old time radio fan. Pat novak for hire radio drama works archive of our own. For technical questions or comments about wprs website, streaming or other digital media products, please use our website feedback form find out how to support wpr view our privacy policy. Jack webb 1946 and 1949 and ben morris 194748 played pat novak.
We dont believe that you should be charged for listening so download as many as you. Thats what the sign out in front of my office sayspat novak, for hire. Pat novak, for hire, volume 1 by hollywood 360 overdrive. The american broadcasting company has just brought the tenth of a new series, pat novak, for hire, starring jack webb. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. It started as a west coast regional produced program at kgo in san francisco.
Listen to 14 episodes of pat novak for hire for free. Was listening to pat novak for hire the other night, with that incredible dialogue that comes a shade short of comedy, yet remains devastatingly effective. Pat novak, for hire ben morris and jack webb both played pat novak. Pat novak for hire the great detectives of old time radio. Pat novak, for hire was an oldtime radio detective drama series which aired from 19461947 as a west coast regional program and in 1949 as a nationwide program for abc. Pat novak, for hire, volume 1 these twelve exciting episodes take you to the san francisco waterfront as you follow pat novak as he solves some shady crimes. Pat novak for hire was broadcast from san francisco and debuted in 1946 as an abc sunday night west coast series.