The radio version of Nick Carter Master Detective was part of the Sunday afternoon line-up of shows on old time radio. Lon Clark, as Nick, was not the hard boiled private detective that radio audiences were used to hearing. With the help of his assistant-secretary-girlfriend Patsy, he solved the cases much like Sherlock Holmes, relying more on deductive reasons than physical action. The program's long time sponsor was Old Dutch Cleanser. Airing in the early afternoon, it wet the appetites of mystery lovers who were waiting to hear the adventures of Sam Spade, the Shadow, Official Detective or Martin Kane, Private Eye, which preceded Nick Carter on another network.
Review of Nick Carter, Master Detective
