I Fly Anything

I Fly Anything is an American old-time radio adventure drama. It was broadcast on ABC from November 29, 1950, until July 19, 1951.^[1]

I Fly Anything

Dick Haymes, star of I Fly Anything
Genre	Adventure drama
Running time	30 minutes
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Syndicates	ABC
Starring	Dick Haymes George Fenneman Georgia Ellis
Announcer	Jay Arlen Lou Cook
Written by	Arnold Perl Abe Ginniss Les Crutchfield
Directed by	Dwight Hauser Clark Andrews
Produced by	Frank Cooper Sy Fisher
Original release	November 29, 1950 (1950-11-29) – July 19, 1951 (1951-07-19)

Dockery Crane was a freelance pilot who used his Douglas DC-4 plane for any job that was legal and would earn money. He was assisted by co-pilot Buzz and secretary June.^[2]

I Fly Anything was unusual in that it featured two men who were not known primarily as actors. Dick Haymes, who starred as Crane, was best known for his singing;^[1] the program was his debut as far as a straight dramatic role was concerned.^[3]

George Fenneman, who played Buzz, was usually heard as an announcer on radio and television.^[1] He was not in the show's original cast but was first heard in the January 23, 1951, episode,^[4] the same one in which Georgia Ellis joined the cast as Crane's secretary.^[5]

Jay Arlen and Lou Cook were the announcers, while Frank Cooper and Sy Fisher were producers.^[2] Dwight Hauser^[1] and Clark Andrews directed the program.^[6] Writers were Arnold Perl, Abe Ginniss, and Les Crutchfield.^[1]

References

1. Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 336. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
2. Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4.
3. "Radio Highlights". The Post-Crescent. Wisconsin, Appleton. November 29, 1950. p. 30. Retrieved June 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. McHatton, Martha (January 23, 1951). "Dick Hayme Flight Drama Back on WISH". The Indianapolis News. Indiana, Indianapolis. p. 17. Retrieved June 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Dick Haymes Back For I Fly Anything". The Jackson Sun. Tennessee, Jackson. January 28, 1951. p. 28. Retrieved June 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Haymes to Play Lead in Drama". The Winona Republican-Herald. Minnesota, Winona. November 28, 1950. p. 12. Retrieved June 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Logs

• Partial log of episodes of I Fly Anything from Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs
• Partial log of episodes of I Fly Anything from Old Time Radio Researchers Group
• Partial log of episodes of I Fly Anything from radioGOLDINdex

Streaming

• Selected episodes of I Fly Anything from Dumb.com
• Selected episodes of I Fly Anything from the Internet Archive