Episode 151 - Amazing Stories (Amazing Mr. Malone)

Craig Rice blended hard-boiled mystery and screwball comedy in the exploits of John J. Malone. The hard-drinking, rumpled criminal defense attorney played private eye to solve his cases in mysteries that were in a league of their own. The zanier elements of his character were toned down when he came to radio in The Amazing Mr. Malone , but listeners could still enjoy the adventures of a character quick with a quip and sharp-eyed enough to spot any clue. We'll hear Frank Lovejoy as Malone in "Cleanliness is Next to Godliness," originally aired on ABC on August 28, 1948.