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''Casey, Crime Photographer'' (also known simply as ''Crime Photographer'') was an American crime drama that was on for only 2 seasons during the Golden Age of Television. The series ran from April 19, 1951–June 5, 1952 on the CBS Television Network. The series produced fifty-seven episodes in two seasons.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Crime Photographer (1951-1952) )〕 It was based on the successful radio series of the same name which was based on the novels by George Harmon Coxe. The series starred Richard Carlyle originally as the title role of Jack "Flashgun" Casey. Later, Darren McGavin would take on the title role. The series co-starred actress Jan Miner as Ann Williams, Jack's girlfriend and a fellow reporter. ==Show Origins== In 1934, author George Harmon Coxe who was already known for the writer of the magazine Black Mask which was launched in 1920,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Black Mask Magazine History )〕 created a knew character called ''Jack Casey'' who solved crimes for the police.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=George H. Coxe )〕 The character was so successful in the magazine that Coxe wrote a novel about him called ''Silent Are the Dead'' in 1942. There were also two movie made about him entitled ''Women Are Trouble'', (1936), and ''Here's Flash Casey'', (1938). Another Casey novel was written entitled ''Murder For Two'' in 1943. There were three more Casey novels released; ''Error of Judgement'', (1961), ''The Man Who Died Too Soon'', (1962), and ''Broken Image'', (1964).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Flashgun Casey Created by George Harmon Coxe (1901-1984) )〕 On July 7, 1943, the CBS Radio Network launched the long-running radio series called ''Casey, Crime Photographer'', (originally called ''Flashgun Casey''). The show was very successful. It was renamed in April 1944 to ''Casey, Press Photographer'', and again in June 1945 to ''Crime Photographer''. It was finally called ''Casey, Crime Photographer'' in March 1947. The radio series was cancelled on November 16, 1950. It was revived and put back on the radio as simply ''Crime Photographer''. It was only on for a year from January 13, 1954–April 22, 1955 before being permanently cancelled.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Definitive Casey Crime Photographer Radio Log )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Crime Photographer (crime drama) )〕 Between the cancelation of the radio series in 1950 and the revival of it in 1954, CBS Television aired a television series for one year entitled ''Casey, Crime Photographer'' (also known as ''Crime Photographer''). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Casey, Crime Photographer (TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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