Summary: Auto Theft (Charles Mead) Aired June 22, 1945 This Is Your FBI was a radio crime drama which aired in the United States on ABC from April 6, 1945 to January 30, 1953. FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover gave it his endorsement, calling it "the finest dramatic program on the air." Producer-director Jerry Devine was given access to FBI files by Hoover, and the resulting dramatizations of FBI cases were narrated by Frank Lovejoy (1945), Dean Carleton (1946-47) and William Woodson (1948-53). Stacy Harris had the lead role of Special Agent Jim Taylor. Others in the cast were William Conrad, Bea Benaderet and Jay C. Flippen. This Is Your FBI was sponsored during its entire run by the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (now AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company). This is Your FBI had counterparts on the other networks. The FBI in Peace and War also told stories of the FBI, although some were not authentic. THIS EPISODE: June 22, 1945. ABC network. "Auto Theft". Sponsored by: The Equitable Life Assurance Society. "The story of a crime against the community." The FBI tracks down Charles Mead, an expert with stolen cars, at a time when any kind of car was hard to get. Frank Lovejoy (narrator), Nathan Van Cleave (music), Carl Frank (announcer). 28:58.
