| Show Name: | The FBI in Peace and War |
| Format: | Crime drama |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Syndicates: | CBS |
| Starring: | Martin Blaine Donald Briggs |
| Announcer: | Andre Baruch Hugh Holder Dick Noel Len Sterling Warren Sweeney |
| Creator: | Frederick L. Collins |
| Director: | Max Marcin Betty Mandeville |
| Producer: | Max Marcin Betty Mandeville |
| First Aired: | November 25, 1944 |
| Last Aired: | September 28, 1958 |
The FBI in Peace and War was an American radio crime drama inspired by Frederick Lewis Collins' book of the same name.[1]
The idea for the show came from Louis Pelletier who wrote many of the scripts. Among the show's other writers were Jack Finke, Ed Adamson and Collins. It aired on CBS from November 25, 1944, to September 28, 1958, produced and directed by Max Marcin and Betty Mandeville. The show had a variety of sponsors over the years, including Lava Soap, Wildroot Cream-Oil, Lucky Strike, Nescafe and Wrigley's.[2]
In 1955 it was the eighth most popular show on radio, as noted in Time.[3]
Martin Blaine and Donald Briggs headed the cast. The theme was the March from Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges, arranged for small symphony orchestra by Amedeo De Filippi, with Vladimir Selinksy conducting. The music was accompanied by a chant of "L-A-V-A," in reference to the show's sponsor being Lava soap.[4]
. On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. John Dunning (detective fiction author). 1998. Oxford University Press. New York, NY. 978-0-19-507678-3. 245. Revised. 2019-09-30.