112 December 1, 1954
Bill, Jayne, Henry, Faye
British detective Robert Fabian: “I’ve been shadowing Jayne
Meadows”
Until his retirement in 1949, Fabian had been Detective Superintendent of England's Metropolitan Police, more commonly known as Scotland Yard. Fabian's second career was as a crime writer and celebrity. He wrote the BBC TV series Fabian of the Yard (1954-56) which dealt with some of his cases. He also appeared at the end of each episode explaining the true details behind the fictionalized cases that were dramatized each week.
Special Guest Charles Winninger
Winninger was a comedic and musical performer of the 1930s and 1940s. He was best known as "Cap'n Andy Hawks" from the musical
Show Boat
, a role he played in the original 1927 stage production, the 1932 revival, and the 1936 film version. (Frequent
Secret
guest Joe E Brown played the role in the more famous 1951 movie.) He was so identified with the role that he frequently played thinly-disguised versions of it in the years that followed, most notable when he starred as "Captain Henry" in the radio variety series The Maxwell House Show Boat (1932-1937).
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