THE BEETLE HUNTER
[SHORT-STORY]
A story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, originally published in the June 1898 issue of The Strand…
[CHRONOLOGY]
THIRTY-MINUTE THEATRE (THE LIGHT PROGRAMME, LONDON)
[Tuesday—9:00-9:30 PM]
October 14, 1958 “The Beetle Hunter”
CAST: Frank Duncan, David March, Molly Rankin, James Thomason, Lockwood
West.
(HOME SERVICE)
[Saturday—11:00-11:30 PM]
October 18, 1958 “The Beetle Hunter”
THE CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER (WRVR, NEW YORK)
[???day—10:07-11:00 PM]
October18, 1978 “Never Answer an Advertisement”
[“…Richard Brooke, a struggling young doctor in need of money, reads
that a law firm is looking for the services of a robust medical man with a
background in entomology. Because he had once collected beetles and is
strong physically, Dr. Brooke applies and is hired for 100 pounds a day.
But not until he is taken to a remote country estate and faces a homicidal
maniac does the doctor realize that he has made a very serious
mistake…”]
SCRIPT: James Agate, Jr. (adapted from the story “The Beetle Hunter” by Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle.
PERSONNEL: Himan Brown (producer-director).
CAST: John Beal (John Faraday), Court Benson (Hugh Faraday), Russell Horton
(Dr. Richard Brooke), Evelyn Juster (Sarah Brooke).
EXTANT RECORDING