Dick Tracy (radio series)

This article is about the 1930s US radio show. For the American comic strip, see Dick Tracy.
Dick Tracy
GenreDetective radio drama
Running time15 minutes, 30 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
Home stationMutual Broadcasting System
SyndicatesNBC Radio
CBS Radio
ABC Radio
StarringBob Burlen
Barry Thomson
Ned Wever
Matt Crowley
Walter Kinsella
Helen Lewis
Andy Donnelly
AnnouncerEd Herlihy
Dan Seymour[1]
Written byIrwin Shaw, others
Directed byMitchell Grayson,
Charles Powers,
Bob White[1]
Original release1934 –
1948
Opening themeToot, Toot, Tootsie
Sponsored bySterling Products, Quaker Oats, Tootsie Roll

Dick Tracy was an American detective radio drama series based on the popularity of the newspaper comic strip Dick Tracy by Chester Gould.[2]

  1. ^ a b Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  2. ^ Harmon, Jim (2011). Radio Mystery and Adventure and Its Appearances in Film, Television and Other Media. McFarland & Co. pp. 26–40. ISBN 9780786485086. Retrieved 8 April 2020.