Frank Lovejoy stars as McGraw--a character he played several times on "Four Star Playhouse" as well as it's offshoot "Stage 7". Additionally, later there was a TV series about this private detective. However, of the two stories I have so far seen, "Meet McGraw" is the least of them. This is because although it has wonderful characters and acting, the story itself is complicated and hard to believe. When the show begins, Lila Lamont tries to hire McGraw to be a body guard to protect her from dangerous husband. However, Mr. Lamont is apparently a very dangerous mobster and McGraw isn't about to become involved. After all, he isn't stupid. But, in an odd twist, he's pulled into the case when Lila's servants steel McGraw's wallet and only return it after they convince him to come back to their place. What's next? Well, see the show if you want to know--it's available for download for free at archive.org.
Audrey Trotter and Ellen Corby are wonderful supporting actresses in this one. In particular, Trotter could play a wonderful femme fatale--the sort of sexy but deadly lady who made film noir movies so enjoyable. And, Lovejoy is once again very good as the detective. But the story didn't satisfy me--it just seemed very unrealistic and I never for a moment believed the story.