SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1946

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The Fat Man
, a popular radio show during the 1940s and early 1950s
was a detective drama based on characters by Dashiell Hammett. It
starred J. Scott Smart in the title role, as a detective who started out
anonymous but rapidly acquired the name ‘Brad Runyon’.

Broadcast from the studios of WJZ in Newark, New Jersey, the series
premiered on the ABC Radio Network and aired until 1951.The success
of the radio series led to a movie, The Fat Man (1951).

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J. Scott Smart

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