in G-Flat," which was to star Jack Benny, scrapped because they believed it was neither suspenseful nor funny, Lewis insisted on proceeding with the production, and it was a success. In 1946, Lewis and 26 other veterans who had worked in the AFRS joined forces to form Command Radio Productions for the creation of both transcribed and live radio programs. Lewis was second vice president of the company, which had offices in Hollywood and New York City. Lewis remarked to Shirley Gordon of Radio Life: "Writing's fun. You can do it at home in your pajamas. You don't have to get dressed up and go some place." He wrote episodes of many radio shows, including Suspense ("Can't We Be Friends?" and "My Dear Niece"),The Whistler ("Accident According to Plan), and Twelve Players. As a producer, director and writer, Lewis was a force behind such radio programs as The Lineup, Mr. Aladdin, Pursuit Suspense, Broadway Is My Beat, Crime Classics and numerous other shows. Lewis and his wife, Cathy Lewis, had wanted a half-hour weekly show over which they had creative control since at least 1946. Beginning January 1, 1953, Lewis and Cathy co-starred in the character-driven anthology series On Stage on CBS. Lewis also produced and directed the show over its two seasons. Lewis was against adapting movies for radio. "Material written for one medium shouldn't be used on an other. How can a story planned for ninety minutes of sight dimension be told in twenty-one minutes of sound?" He also believed that many movie stars were not suited for the work because they were uncomfortable performing for radio. Both Lewises believed in name billing for all radio performers. "We think the listeners want to know whom they are hearing on their radios, and if radio isn't willing to 'build up' its own people, it is only hurting itself." Films and records Lewis did work in film, although radio was his great passion, and he claimed to become extremely nervous in front of cameras. On the big screen, he played the distraught father of a child killed in a car accident in The Devil On Wheels (1947), narrated The Winner's Circle (1948), and portrayed Rod Markle in The Story of Molly X (1949). He also appeared as a police officer in Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950), and as reporter Eddie Adams in Saturday's Hero (1951). He was