Summary: The Criminal Policeman (Aired December 10, 1936) Calling All Cars was one of the earliest police shows on the air. It ran from November 29, 1933 through September 8, 1939. It’s sponsor was the Rio Grande Oil Company, which is why the show only ran in areas where Rio Grande "cracked" gasoline was sold. The sponsor promoted its "close ties" with police departments in Arizona and Southern California, urging listeners to buy its product for "police car performance". As shows of this nature do, it dealt with tracking killers and robbers, and with a recap of the justice which was enforced. The writer and director was William N. Robson. Calling All Cars episodes were dramatized true crime stories that were not only introduced by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department but were true life crime stories of the LAPD. THIS EPISODE: December 10, 1936. Program #159. CBS Pacific net (Don Lee Network). "The Criminal Policeman". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil (Junior Detective Outfit premium). A gangster-type killing has taken place on the Ninth Street Bridge. The story of a man who couldn't resist the lure of "easy money." Dave Armont (dispatcher), James E. Davis (host, Chief of The Los Angeles Police Department). 29:59. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
