Mystery Drama (1946 - 1951)

This excellent series was written by collaboration of the veteran Sherlock Holmes script writers, Anthony Boucher and Denis Green. When Rathbone left the Sherlock Holmes series in 1946, it was suggested The Casebook of Gregory Hood was its replacement.

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Gregory Hood was an "unlicensed private investigator" which was a very popular genre at one time in the vein of Fat Man, Nero Wolfe, Casey Crime Photographer, and Rocky Fortune. The stories revolve around the worldly yet tough Hood whose antique dealing was the premise of the show. In his quest for a rare antique he was lead into a crime investigation.. The real-life importer, Richard Gump served as model and advisor for the series about the amateur detective who is certain to solve the crime of the day.

This collection represents a entertaining collection of the few existing episodes known to have survived.