Casey, Crime Photographer, known by a variety of titles on radio (aka Crime Photographer, Flashgun Case, & Casey, Press Photographer) was a media franchise, during the 1930s - 1960s, created by George Harmon Coxe. Casey was featured in the pulp magazine, Black Mask, novels, comic books, radio, film, television and legitimate theater. This article focuses on radio.

Jack "Flashgun" Casey, was a crime photographer for the newspaper The Morning Express. With the help of reporter Ann Williams (best remembered portrayed by Jan Miner, Palmolive's "Madge"), he solved crimes and recounted his stories to friends at The Blue Note, their favorite tavern..

Radio

Begun as over 20 popular short stories in Black Mask, there were films and novels, before the stories were brought to radio, under various names. The series aired on CBS.

Cast

• Matt Crowley, Casey
• Jim Backus, Casey (briefly)
• Staats Cotsworth, Casey
• Jan Miner, Ann Williams
• John Gibson,

In the period between the fourth and fifth series, a live television version aired.

Sponsors

The radio show was sustained by the network, sposored by Anchor Hocking, Toni home permanents, Toni Shampoo and Philip Morris.

Music

Hangout, The Blue Note, was a jazz club, and jazz musicians, the Archie Bleyer Orchestra and The Teddy Wilson Trio were featured.

Other media

Magazines

"Flashgun" Casey was featured in 21 short stories in Black Mask, a popular pulp magazine of the time. Collections of these stories were published in anthology form as well.

Comic books

A four part Marvel Comics tie in to the radio show was published in the 1940s.

Novels

Coxe wrote 5 novels featuring Casey, from the 1930s - the 1960s.

Television

In 1951 the popular series moved to televion

• First Telecast: April 19, 1951
• Last Telecast: June 5, 1952
• Casey (June 1951-April 1952): Darren McGavin
• Ann Williams: Jan Miner (reprising her role on radio)

Darrin McGavin commented, "The cast of Crime Photographer didn’t go down fighting. "They took off for the hills. It was so bad that it was never re-run, and that’s saying something when you recall the caliber of television programs in those days."