Radio Detective Story 159 The Fighting Parson

The Fighting Parson. Mutual net, WGN Chicago origination. A pre-war audition. E. J. Rawlings appears as himself, an ordained priest who battles crime. When Reverend Rawlings finds two tough guys beating up a man in the snow, he single-handedly subdues them and brings them to the cops. Starting a new career, Reverend Rawlings looks into the narcotics racket. Judge James Chenault of Detroit appears on the program to praise Reverend Rawlings and to vouch for the authenticity of his adventures. E. J. Rawlings, James Chenault, Norman Gottschalk, Forrest Lewis, Hugh Studebaker, Ed Prentiss, Frank See, Tom Post, Claire Baum, Ray Appleby, Jess Kirkpatrick