The Adventures of Bill Lance
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The Adventures of Bill Lance was a 30-minute radio crime drama, created by J. Donald Wilson, which aired on two different networks in two separate runs between 1944 and 1948.
Initially heard on CBS West Coast Sundays at 9pm, the series began April 23, 1944, with John McIntire
as Bill Lance, a detective who traveled to exotic locales. Pat McGeehan took over the role the following March until the series ended September 9, 1945. Howard McNear
played Lance's pal, Ulysses Higgins. Others in the cast included Mercedes McCambridge
, Cathy Lewis
, Joseph Kearns and Frank Graham. The announcers were Dick Joy and Owen James. Milton Charles supplied the music.
With Gerald Mohr
in the title role, the series returned on ABC June 14, 1947, airing Saturdays at 9pm until August, then Mondays at 9pm until September, then Sundays at 5pm. Produced by Dwight Hauser, this series ran until January 4, 1948.
Initially heard on CBS West Coast Sundays at 9pm, the series began April 23, 1944, with John McIntire
John McIntire
John McIntire was an American character actor.-Career:The craggy-faced film actor was born in Spokane in eastern Washington State but reared in Montana, growing up around ranchers and cowboys, an experience that would later inspire his performances in dozens of westerns.A graduate of USC, McIntire...
as Bill Lance, a detective who traveled to exotic locales. Pat McGeehan took over the role the following March until the series ended September 9, 1945. Howard McNear
Howard McNear
Howard Terbell McNear was an American film, television and radio character actor. McNear is best remembered as Floyd Lawson, the barber in The Andy Griffith Show and as Doc Charles Adams in CBS Radio's Gunsmoke .-Career:McNear was born in Los Angeles, California to Luzetta M. Spencer and Franklin...
played Lance's pal, Ulysses Higgins. Others in the cast included Mercedes McCambridge
Mercedes McCambridge
Carlotta Mercedes McCambridge was an American actress. Orson Welles called her "the world's greatest living radio actress."-Early life:...
, Cathy Lewis
Cathy Lewis
Cathy Lewis was an American actress remembered best for numerous radio appearances but making a number of film and television appearances in the last decade of her life....
, Joseph Kearns and Frank Graham. The announcers were Dick Joy and Owen James. Milton Charles supplied the music.
With Gerald Mohr
Gerald Mohr
Gerald Mohr was an American radio, film and television character actor who appeared in over 4,000 radio plays, 73 films and over 100 television shows....
in the title role, the series returned on ABC June 14, 1947, airing Saturdays at 9pm until August, then Mondays at 9pm until September, then Sundays at 5pm. Produced by Dwight Hauser, this series ran until January 4, 1948.