THE CROUPIER
[RADIO-SERIES]
[PRESS RELEASE] “This program embodies the struggles of man against fate, the croupier. This
is indeed an unusual script idea that often leaves the listener with small chills creeping up his
spine. You won't want to miss this completely different type of dramatic entertainment.”
[Radiogoldindex] “A rediscovery of "The Malediction Scroll" on a deserted aircraft carrier. A
weird story about an ancient Roman gladiator roaming the seas as a "modern Flying Dutchman,"
(on an aircraft carrier?).”
[Program information]
ORIGINATION: WABC, New York City, New York (ABC).
DURATION: September 21-November 16, 1949.
PERSONNEL: Milton Geiger (scriptwriter, director), Rex Koury (organist), Dan O’Herlihy
(announcer?)
CASTS: Margaret Brayton, Howard Culver, Paul Frees, Vincent Price (guest star in “The Roman”)
EXTANT RECORDINGS: “The Roman” (9/21/49).
[Program log]
THE CROUPIER (WABC, NEW YORK)
[Wednesday—
September 21, 1949 “The Roman”
[“…Vincent Price will play the role of the Ancient Roman centurion…”]
September 28, 1949
October 5, 1949
October 12, 1949 “The Nightmare Man”
October 19, 1949
October 26, 1949
November 2, 1949
November 9, 1949
November 16, 1949