Summary: Zero (Aired February 6, 1950) Broadcast on NBC, Nightbeat ran from 1949 to 1952 and starred Frank Lovejoy as Randy Stone, a tough and streetwise reporter who worked the nightbeat for the Chicago Star looking for human interest stories. He met an assortment of people, most of them with a problem, many of them scared, and sometimes he was able to help them, sometimes he wasn’t. It is generally regarded as a ‘quality’ show and it stands up extremely well. Frank Lovejoy (1914-1962) isn’t remembered today, but he was a powerful and believable actor with a strong delivery, and his portrayal of Randy Stone as tough guy with humanity was perfect. The scripts were excellent, given that they had to pack in a lot in a short time, and there was a good supporting cast, orchestra, and sound effects. THIS EPISODE: February 6, 1950. "Zero" - NBC network. Sustaining. The first show of the series. Phillip Warren is given the wrong medical report and plans to kill himself because the report says that he has a fatal disease. Randy Stone tries to track Mr. Warren down before his planned suicide at midnight. Frank Lovejoy, Peter Leeds, Jeanne Bates, Lawrence Dobkin, Joan Banks, Stacy Harris, Wilms Herbert, Junius Matthews, Russell Hughes (writer), Frank Worth (music), Mary Marcus (editor), Warren Lewis (director). 29:26. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
