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Kitty Keene

Kitty Keene, a former Ziegfeld Follies' showgirl, solved crime with an equal amount of toughness and purrfection.

Kitty Keene

4 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 1 hours, 186 min)
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"Jill on Trial Tomorrow"



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Crime/Detective Show (1937-1941)

Kitty Keene comic bookKitty Keene, a former Ziegfeld Follies' showgirl, solved crime with an equal amount of toughness and purrfection.  This series ran for four years, beginning in September 1937.  Sponsored by Dreft, the show was part soap opera part detective mystery with a private "cat eye." 

Kitty was perhaps radio's only grandmother detective, with grown-up daughter Jill giving birth during the course of the serial.  Three actresses played Kitty during the run of the show including Beverly Younger, Frances Carlon, who is heard in the dramatized serials, Gail Henshaw and Fran Carlon.  The role of daughter Jill was filled by Dorothy Gregory and Janet Logan.  Bob Bailey and Dick Wells filled the roll as hubby to the strong cat wife.  Writers include popular mystery writer Day Keene and Wally Norman.

There are over 44 known old time radio shows with female sleuths covered in Jack French's book, Private Eyelashes: Radio's Lady Detectives including: Phyl Coe; Candy Maston; Meet Miss Sherlock; Anne of the Airlines; Miss Marple; Sara's Private Caper; Carolyn Day, Detective; Lady in Blue; Miss Pinkerton; Police Woman; The Affairs of Ann Scotland; Ann Scotland; Susan Bright; Sara's Private Caper; Psychic Detective

Kitty Keene showed that in the 1930's a grandma female private eye could be both beautiful and force to reckon with.

(Please note that many of the rare recordings in this collection may be of inferior sound quality.)

This collection is also part of the Rare Soap Operas Collection. For more lady sleuths, tune in to Dame Detectives, Anne of the Airlines and Candy Matson. For more female detective action, see also: Dame Detectives - Rare Female Crimefighters.

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  • MP3 CDs are delivered by mail. These archival quality MP3 CDs are playable in your computer and many MP3 player devices.



    4 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00. Total playtime 1 hours, 186 min
    4 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00
    total playtime 1 hours, 186 min
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    1. 4 shows – total playtime 1 hours, 3 minutes
    2. Kitty Keene 390120 Jill and Kitty at Hospital.mp3
    3. Kitty Keene 390405 Jill on Trial Tomorrow.mp3
    4. Kitty Keene 390408 Kitty Speaks to Grand Jury.mp3
    5. Kitty Keene No Word from Kitty in New York.mp3
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    4 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00. Total playtime 1 hours, 186 min
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    1. 4 shows – 29 MB – total playtime 1 hours, 3 minutes
    2. Kitty Keene 390120 Jill and Kitty at Hospital.mp3
    3. Kitty Keene 390405 Jill on Trial Tomorrow.mp3
    4. Kitty Keene 390408 Kitty Speaks to Grand Jury.mp3
    5. Kitty Keene No Word from Kitty in New York.mp3
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    4 recordings on 1 Audio CD. Total playtime 1 hours, 3 min
    4 recordings on 1 Audio CD
    total playtime 1 hours, 3 min

    Kitty Keene Disc A001

    1. Kitty Keene No Word from Kitty in New York
    2. Kitty Keene 390120 Jill and Kitty at Hospital
    3. Kitty Keene 390405 Jill on Trial Tomorrow
    4. Kitty Keene 390408 Kitty Speaks to Grand Jury

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