{"product_id":"2940169635041","title":"The Lineup, Vol. 1: The Classic Radio Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the golden age of radio comes twelve episodes of this popular and realistic police procedural.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lineup \u003c\/i\u003ewas a hard-boiled drama. Like \u003ci\u003eDragne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003et\u003c\/i\u003e, it realistically showed police doing their jobs. The show always began with a police sergeant ordering suspects to stand at attention so that the victim, behind one-way glass, could try to identify the criminal. While the lineup was rarely the key to solving the case, it did give the show a rhythm and also allowed for humor in the interrogation of the suspects by the sergeant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Johnstone, best known as one of the voices of \u003ci\u003eThe Sh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eadow\u003c\/i\u003e, starred as Lieutenant Ben Guthrie. Wally Maher originally played Sergeant Matt Grebb, until the actor¿s death. His character was replaced by Sergeant Pete Carger, played by Jack Moyles. The supporting cast members were a who¿s who of Hollywood radio actors, including Howard McNear, William Conrad, Barton Yarborough, Hy Averback, and Herb Butterfield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe series began as a summer replacement for \u003ci\u003eThe FBI in Peace and War \u003c\/i\u003ein 1950 but soon got its own time slot and would remain on radio until the spring of 1953 before making a successful transition to television.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpisodes Included\u003c\/b\u003e: ¿The Grocery Store Matter¿, ¿The Silver Swan Case¿, ¿The Molly about Seven Case¿, ¿The Pointless Pierson Polemic Polarity¿, ¿The Senile Slugging Case¿, ¿The Fur-Flaunting Floozy¿, ¿The Wild, Wild Woman Case¿, ¿The Frivolous Forger Fracas¿, ¿The Nicely Nixed Nixon Case¿, ¿The Pixie-Picker Pickle Case¿, ¿Bentley¿s Boo-Boo Case¿, and ¿Buggered Bunco Boys¿.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Blackstone Audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099768701168,"sku":"2940169635041","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169635041_p0.jpg?v=1769898085","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169635041","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}