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Narrator / Captain Hugh Drummond (0:00)
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Dick Powell / Richard Rogue / Narrator (0:05)
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Narrator / Captain Hugh Drummond (0:21)
In the show notes.
Dick Powell / Richard Rogue / Narrator (0:22)
You make it all possible. Thank you to those who have helped.
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Out over the years.
Dick Powell / Richard Rogue / Narrator (0:26)
We'll begin this week with Dick Powell in Rogues Gallery. We'll hear a fortune in first from December 20, 1945. After that it's Bulldog Drummond and murder leaves a lonely trail.
Narrator / Captain Hugh Drummond (0:38)
That story aired December 24, 1947.
Dick Powell / Richard Rogue / Narrator (0:56)
The F.W. fitch Company, makers of those fine fit products, presents Dick Powell as private investigator Richard Rogue in Rogues Gallery. Rogue speaking. Well, things were a little slow at the office, which is my way of saying I didn't have a client or a dime. And I was indulging in my favorite form of athletics, a fast game of snooker pool with Herb Heidi, the bookie at the deluxe pool hall. Heidi was born with a pool cue in one hand and a cue ball in the other. And I was born with an eight ball birthmark. He was trimming me like a Christmas tree. And I was glad when the elevator boy from my building yelled into the door that I had a customer in my office. So I shoved off to talk to this volunteer victim. When I opened the door to my office, I saw him standing there. A dignified looking white haired gent with a strong nose, a weak mouth and the nice middle class air of substantial citizenry. You're Mr. Rogue. That's Ryan. You want to talk business with me, Mr. Grant. George Grant? Yes. Oh, have a chair, Mr. Grant. No, thank you. I prefer to stand. Mr. Rogue, I understand that you have connections with the fire insurance companies that you are sometimes retained by them to investigate losses which might have been caused by arson. That's right. Go on. Are you interested in the fire at the Matthews Fir Company warehouse a week ago? I could be. That fire was arson, Mr. Rogue. I can tell you some very interesting facts about it. Well, good, good. That was a pretty important claim, wasn't it? The fire destroyed over $100,000 worth of furs. Well, start talking, Grant. I. I'd like to have a thousand dollars before I Talk with you, Mr. Rogue. Well, I don't usually pay out that kind of money until I know what I'm buying. I'm not saying a word, sir, until I get a thousand dollars. I've been double cross once on this deal and I don't intend to Take a chance on getting the same treatment from you. Just how much did you have to do with this torching? Grant, I don't intend to answer that question. Do I get my thousand dollars? Mr. Rogue, come back in an hour. You have the money for me then? Yeah, yeah. Come back in an hour and your story had better be good. Grant, I'm a busy man. I haven't time to fool around with crackpots. I'll have the proof. Okay. So long now. Oh, it's four o', clock, Grant. I'll see you at five on the dot. Right. I'll be here. Hello? Oh, hello, Flynn. Say, your outfit had the Matthews Fur Company warehouse fire cover, didn't he? Who is this? This is Richard Rogan. Yes, yes, we had it. $160,000 claim. Well, fine. Say, would you pay me 10% of what I saved you on that claim if I could prove the fire was arson? $16,000. No. Okay, okay. Save $16,000 and lose 160. I can afford it if you can. Wait a minute. How can you prove arson? Well, I've got a man, he wants to talk. He says he can prove arson. I believe him. I'll give you 10,000 for a conviction. I'll take it. Look, send the thousand dollar retainer over here. Special messenger right away. It's important. Hey, wait a minute. Hello? Flynn? Yes. Where have you been, Rogue? Well, my source of information has just been eliminated, but the deal's on. What do you mean? Well, he must have known too much. He's been murdered. Well, that's the beginning of a case out of my crime gallery. Call Fortunate Furs. I'll tell you the rest of the story in a minute. But first, here's Jim Doyle, who's going to tell you men how to shave off stubble without fuss or trouble. Thanks, Dick. Men, if you have that show me attitude when it comes to shaving cream, we invite you to try Fitch's no Brush. We think it has the qualities you want in a shaving cream. A smooth, non greasy texture, a skin conditioner ingredient to protect sensitive skins. And a fast action that instantly prepares your face for the grandest, coolest shave you've ever had. And to top it all off, Fitch's no Brush is reasonably priced. So we suggest you try it. See if we're not right when we say Fitch's no Brush gives a solid comfort shave. If you're one of the many who swear by a lather cream, try Fitch's Brush Cream. This cream gives loads of swell lather that stays moist all during the shave, it rinses off easily, too. Like Fitch's no Brush, it contains a skin conditioner that makes even the most sensitive skins feel cool and smooth. Yes, men. For shaving comfort, try either Fitch's Brush or Fitch's no Brush Shaving Cream. Both come in a form you like at a price you like. What's more, both will give you the kind of shave you like. So ask the man behind the counter for Fitch's Shave Cream. Fitch spelled F, I, T, C, H. And now back to Dick Powell as private investigator Richard Rogue in Rogues Gallery. Well, as I was saying, I. I was as broke as a New Year's resolution when I ran across proof that the Matthews Fur Company warehouse fire was arsoned. I called Lewis Flynn, who headed up the Fidelity Fire Insurance Company and made a deal with him for ten grand if I could prove that the fire was of incendiary origin. And while I was talking with him, George Grant, my witness, was killed leaving the building. Well, I couldn't afford to lose a ten thousand dollar fee right then. So I took a fast distance to the home of the late George Grant. I knocked at the door.
