Summary: The Beeswax Candle (Aired April 24, 1946) The Casebook of Gregory Hood, starring Gale Gordon in the title role, took over where Sherlock Holmes had left off. Sponsored by Petri wine, it used the same "weekly visit" format and the same team of Anthony Boucher and Dennis Green that had written The New Adventured of Sherlock Holmes. Gregory Hood was modelled after true-life San Francisco importer Richard Gump, and many of the stories revolve around a mystery surrounding some particular imported treasure. Hood's sidekick Sanderson "Sandy" Taylor was played by Bill Johnstone. The show aired from June, 1946 through August, 1950. There were an additional couple of shows aired in October 1951. Hood and Sanderson were played in later episodes by Elliott Lewis and Howard McNear, respectively. THIS EPISODE: April 24, 1946. Mutual network. "The Beeswax Candle". Sponsored by: Petri Wine. "An empty house that screams, a Packard covertible and Harry James" (just a few of the in-jokes). Sanderson Taylor loses his wife in the Berkeley fog. A good story with several unexpected twists. Gale Gordon, Harry Bartell (announcer), Dean Fosler (composer, conductor), Denis Green (writer), Anthony Boucher (writer), Art Gilmore. 28:04. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
