The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Collection 2 Audiobook (Free)

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was radio’s top detective program. Raymond Chandler’s celebrated hardboiled personal eyes, Philip Marlowe, produced his radio debut in 1945 around the Lux Radio Theatre with “Murder My Sweet” starring Dick Powell. Two years later, NBC would bring the character towards the air in his very own every week series starring Van Heflin in THE BRAND NEW Ventures of Philip Marlowe. A summer time alternative to The Bob Hope Show, the series was short-lived, ending Sept 9th, 1947. CBS revived it in 1 about The Escapades of Philip Marlowe, Collection 2 948 using the Escapades of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr. With Manufacturer/Director Norman MacDonnell at the helm, the series captured the largest target audience in radio by 1949. Scripts were by Gene Levitt, Robert Mitchell, Mel Dinelli and Kathleen Hite. While Chandler’s distinct similes were generally lacking, the solid, dried out, sarcastic narration was there, and just how Mohr shipped his lines made you neglect they weren’t written by Chandler. Helping Mohr, had been radio’s best, including Howard McNear, Parley Baer, Lawrence Dobkin, Virginian Greg and Lou Krugman. Mostly heard suffered (without a sponsor), it lasted until 1951.9/10/49 “Rushton Hickory”

10/1/49 “The Tail of the Mermaid”

10/8/49 “The Open up Window”

11/26/49 “The Birds over the Wing”

1/14/50 “The Protected Bridge”

1/21/50 “The Bid for Freedom”

7/28/50 “The Glass Donkey”

8/11/50 “The Calm Magpie”

9/1/50 “The Soft Spot”

9/29/50 “The Big Book”

7/7/51 “The Seaside Sabbatical”

7/14/51 “The Dear, Dead Days”