moved it to Hollywood where it aired from 1954 to 1955. Ralph Bell portrayed his associate, Lt. Travis Rogers. Craig's office was on Madison Avenue and his adventures were fairly standard PI fare. He worked alone, solved cases efficiently, and feared no man.
William Gargan brought an air of authenticity to his roles as a private detective. His father was a bookmaker. William Gargan learned a lot about the gambling world and met a lot of interesting characters. He was so convincing as a detective was that he was probably the only actor of his time who had actually been a private detective. He first worked as a credit investigator and collection agent for a clothing firm. William Gargan was shot at when he attempted to get a deadbeat customer to pay his overdue account. Next, he worked for about a year as a private detective with a New York agency for "$10.00 a day and expenses." William Gargan did many of the usual detective jobs: guarding payrolls, tailing possible suspects, conducting stakeouts, and protecting clients with valuables. He was fired when he lost track of a diamond salesman he was supposed to be protecting. Barry Craig was directed by Himan Brown.
William Gargan was stricken by cancer of the larynx. In 1960 his voice box was removed in surgery, ending his career. He learned esophageal speech and then taught this method for the American Cancer Society. The same group enlisted him as an anti-smoking campaigner. |
