The FBI in Peace and War was a radio crime drama inspired by Frederick Lewsis Collins' book, The FBI in Peace and War. The idea for the show came from Louis Pelletier who wrote many of the scripts. Among the show's other writers were Jack Finke, Ed Adamson and Collins. Airing on CBS from November 25, 1944 to September 28, 1958, it had a variety of sponsors (including Lava Soap, Wildroot Cream Oil, Lucky Strike, Nescafe and Wrigley's) over the years. Martin Blaine and Donald Briggs headed the cast. Theme music was "The Love for Three Oranges" (Prokofiev)

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September 14, 1955. CBS network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Bungler". The bank embezzler and stickup man who couldn't seem to do anything right. Rosemary Rice, Robert Readick, Frederick L. Collins (creator). 25 minutes.

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