| Show Name: | Hannibal Cobb |
| Format: | Detective drama |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Starring: | Santos Ortega |
| Announcer: | Les Griffith |
| Director: | Martin Andrews William D. Hamilton Roy LaPlante Charles Powers |
| Producer: | Martin Andrews William D. Hamilton Roy LaPlante Charles Powers |
Hannibal Cobb is an American old-time radio detective drama. It was broadcast on ABC from January 9, 1950 until May 11, 1951.[1]
Hannibal Cobb was a detective who "took an intense personal interest in those for whom he worked."[2] Described at the beginning of each episode as "... a dramatic story of human conflict vividly told ...",[3] Cobb's adventures were reported from the client's viewpoint.
In a radio version of counterprogramming, the program was unique in that it was broadcast in the daytime, when competing networks aired soap operas.[2] In a January 6, 1950, article in The Cincinnati Enquirer, Lane Adams called the scheduling "almost a revolutionary break with hallowed radio precedent."[4]
Hannibal Cobb was based on the Photocrime feature that ran in Look magazine.[5]
Santos Ortega portrayed Hannibal Cobb, and Les Griffith was the announcer. Producer/directors were Martin Andrews, William D. Hamilton, Roy LaPlante, and Charles Powers. Writers were Bernard Dougall, Louis Heyward, Ira Marion, and Lillian Schoen.
In 1960, Filmmaster produced a series of 5-minute episodes of a Hannibal Cobb series that starred James Craig.[6] The Video International Productions series was expected to have at least 189 episodes.[7]