Gangbusters first came to radio under the title G-Men beginning July 20, 1935. The long-running series was created by Philip H. Lord and produced "in cooperation with police and federal law enforcement departments throughout the U.S." Shows began with a conversation between Lord and a government agent or local policeman and ended with descriptions of the FBI's most wanted. During the show's first three seasons, 110 "armed and dangerous" fugitives were brought to justice, during 1943, 286 criminals were captured thanks to the clues aired on Gangbusters. Gangbusters was one of radio's longest-running dramatic series, running from January 15, 1936 through November 27, 1957, and its classic opening gave rise to the expression "coming on like gangbusters."
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