DR. DRAGONETTE
[RADIO-SERIAL]
Another Fran Striker serial. “From east of the rising sun came the spell of the awful Dr.
Dragonette. Stark terror was found wherever his power was felt. He never was seen, never heard,
but his influence seemed unlimited. He was first heard of in this country at the house party of Dr.
Lee, a retired elderly physician.”
ORIGINATION: WEBR, Buffalo, New York; KFWB, Hollywood, California.
DURATION: November 15, 1931-January 17, 1932 (WEBR); March 10-May 13, 1932 (KFWB).
PERSONNEL: Cliff Howell (sound effects—KFWB), Jack Joys (producer—KFWB), Fran Striker
(scriptwriter).
CAST: [WEBR, Buffalo] Mary Barrett, Betty Haskell, Bradley Haskell, Jack McLean, Harry Shaler, Frank
Stockwell.
CAST: [KFWB, Hollywood] Harold de Bray, Gloria Gordon (Mrs. Vandevoort), Gene Gowing (Tad
Comstock), Ella Houghton (Jean, the Maid), Jack Joy (Peter Strange), Frank La Rue, Barbara Luddy (Boots),
Mora Martin (Zelda), Roy Joseph Regnier (Woo Sing), Anders Van Haydn (Dr. Lee).
EXTANT RECORDINGS: None.
[PROGRAM LOG]
DR. DRAGONETTE (WEBR, BUFFALO)
[Sunday—7:00-7:30 PM]
November 15, 1931 [1]
November 22, 1931 [2]
November 29, 1931 [3]
December 6, 1931 [4]
December 13, 1931 [5]
December 20, 1931 [6]
December 27, 1931 [7]
January 3, 1932 [8]
January 10, 1932 [9]
January 17, 1932 [10]
DR. DRAGONETTE (KFWB, HOLLYWOOD)
[Thursday—9:00-9:30 PM]
March 10, 1932 [1]
[“…The first episode told of the murder of one of the guests at a Long
Island house party. It seems she had been warned that she would die at
10 o’clock and die she did…”]
March 17, 1932 [2]
[“…a strange discovery in the room of Zelda, a Persian servant, will be
made by Tad Comstock…”]
March 24, 1932 [3]
March 31, 1932 [4]
[“…Want your hair to stand on end? Jack Joy’s ‘Dr. Dragonette,’ mystery
serial, should serve this purpose. A power unseen—horrible happenings
guaranteed…”]
April 7, 1932 [5]
[“…Peter Strange, a detective, has unearthed some important clues to the
murders which have taken place but will the criminal allow Peter to live
long enough to impart his information to others?…”]
April 14, 1932 [6]
[“…Last week, Peter Strange, the detective, was killed when on the verge
of disclosing what he knew about the tragedies. The fingerprints on one
of the cards of warning seem to be those of Tad Comstock but is he the
criminal?… Zelda, the Persian girl is hypnotized as she worships an idol
in her room…”]
April 21, 1932 [7] “Low Bridge”
[“…Boots and Mrs. Vandervoort are found locked in their room with
death threatening them and Tad, a young doctor. Zelda, the Persian
servant, is in one of her trances which make her as putty in the hands of
the criminal… Men are exploring a mysterious tunnel. Another bank
robbery…”]
April 28, 1932 [8]
[“…Last week Zelda was found in a state of death clasped by the arms of
the idol she has in her room. She had been hypnotized by someone
standing behind the idol…”]
May 5, 1932 [9]
[“…Suffering from fright. Barbara St. Clair. Hypnotic trances ‘n’
everything…”]
[Friday—8:30-9:00 PM]
May 13, 1932 [10]
[“…Just as she is about to denounce him, there is a shot… The
culmination of the events that led up to the capture of Dr. Dragonette…”]
Sources of log information: Hollywood Citizen-News, Los Angeles Times.