The Investigator

This article is about the radio play. For other uses, see Investigator.

The Investigator (1954) was a radio play written by Communist Reuben Ship and first broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)^[1] on 30 May of that year. The play lampooned the actions of the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) and United States Senator Joseph McCarthy.^{[citation needed]}

Plot

A man awakes after a plane crash, killed along with the others on the plane. He is summoned before the Pearly Gates, where he is interrogated as to his suitability to enter Heaven.

Production

The play was produced in 1954 by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). A recording of the play exists with John Drainie, Barry Morse and James Doohan.^[2]

References

1. "Reuben Ship's THE INVESTIGATOR".
2. The Investigator

External links

• Internet Archive
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Rewind
• Archive of entire broadcast hosted by The Journal for MultiMedia History
• The Investigator The Original CBC Broadcast Starring: John Drainie, Barry Morse, James Doohan (with "Heart of Darkness" radio play from 1951, Starring Lorne Greene)
• The Investigator Folkways Records.