The Man Called X

Template:Short description Template:Italic title Template:Use mdy dates The Man Called X is an espionage radio drama that aired on CBS and NBC from July 10, 1944, to May 20, 1952.<ref name="Dunning">Template:Cite book</ref> The radio series was later adapted for television and was broadcast for one season, 1956–1957.

People

Herbert Marshall had the lead role of agent Ken Thurston/"Mr. X", an American intelligence agent<ref name="rp">Template:Cite book</ref> who took on dangerous cases in a variety of exotic locations.<ref name="Dunning"/> Leon Belasco played Mr. X's comedic sidekick, Pegon Zellschmidt,<ref name="Dunning"/> who always turned up in remote parts of the world because he had a "cousin" there. Zellschmidt annoyed and helped Mr. X.

Jack Latham was an announcer for the program,<ref name="rp" /> and Wendell Niles was the announcer from 1947 to 1948.<ref name="Dunning" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Orchestras led by Milton Charles, Johnny Green, Felix Mills,<ref name="rp" /> and Gordon Jenkins supplied the background music.<ref name="Dunning" /> William N. Robson was the producer and director. Stephen Longstreet was the writer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Production

The Man Called X replaced America — Ceiling Unlimited on the CBS schedule in 1944.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1946 it was the summer replacement for Bob Hope's program.<ref name=aitchison>Template:Cite news</ref>

Television

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The series was later adapted to a 39-episode syndicated television series (1956–1957) starring Barry Sullivan as Thurston for Ziv Television.<ref name=st>Template:Cite book</ref>

Episodes

Season 1 (1956)

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Season 2 (1956–1957)

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External links

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