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Here we bring you The Adventures of Frank Merriwell, a fictional character that appeared in novels and short stories. The works were penned by Gilbert Patten who wrote under the pseudonym Burt L. Standish. The first Frank Merriwell story was published in 1896 and became popular with readers, especially boys and girls. Frank also appears in radio adventures and comic books based on the novels. He was an all-around athlete, playing football, basketball, baseball and track at Yale while also playing the part of a detective that solved mysteries and righted various wrongs.
Merriwell is clean-cut, refusing alcoholic drinks as well as cigarettes and tobacco products.
The radio show The Adventures of Frank Merriwell ran on NBC in 1934 as a 15 minute show and was sponsored by Dr. West's Toothpaste. The series also ran from 1946-1949 as a 30 minute Saturday morning show on NBC. Broadcast from New York, the new series starred Lawson Zerbe as Frank, with Hal Studer as his pal Bart Hodge and Jean Gillespie (soon replaced by Elaine Rost) as his girlfriend, Inza Burridge.
These entertaining wholesome adventures are sure to make for delightful radio listening.

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The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

• April Shower
• Ballot Box Mystery
• Boomarang Pitch
• Championship Game
• Danger in the River
• Frank Confesses In the Dark
• Frank Merriwells Promise
• Gold Fever
• Green Hill
• Magic Lantern Mystery
• Mystery Man
• Mystery of the Iron Door
• Mystery of the Missing Records
• Snow Trap
• Sold at Auction
• Tap Day
• The Bench Warmer
• The Big Top Adventure
• The Clue of the Numbers
• The Doubtful Alibi
• The Duplicate Dean
• The Front Page Story
• The Live Ghost
• The Missing Mascot
• The Professors Decision
• The Quarantine
• The Ransomed Football
• The Riddle of the Wrong Answers
• The Sawdust Adventure
• The Secret of the Old Mill
• The Senior Dinner
• The Stolen Masterpiece
• The Surprise Play
• The Thunderstorm Mystery
• The Unreasonable Aunt
• The Unwelcome Rescue
• The Yale Bulldog
• Unexpected Game
• Urgent Errand

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