The Adventures of Philip Marlowe: Old Time Radio - 105 Shows
ORIGINAL (48 hrs and 27 mins)
By Raymond Chandler, Gene Levitt, Robert Mitchell, and others
Narrated By Gerald Mohr, Jeff Corey, Howard McNear
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Philip Marlowe is a fictional private eye created by Raymond Chandler. Marlowe first appeared, under that name, in The Big Sleep, published in 1939. The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring the Marlowe character. It first aired 17 June 1947 on NBC radio and moved to CBS radio a few months later. By 1949, it had the largest audience in radio. The CBS version ran for 114 episodes. While many fans of classic hard-boiled detective stories are familiar with Chandler's novels and short stories, few have heard these radio shows.
LLLukas says:
"Brilliant Hard Boiled Detective Stories."
Orson Welles: The Ultimate Collection
ORIGINAL (60 hrs and 44 mins)
By Orson Welles
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If you are a lover of old-time radio and a fan of Orson Welles, you won't want to miss this treasure chest of legendary Orson Welles radio broadcasts! With his flair for the sensational and innovative, Welles captured audiences' attention with his 1930s CBS weekly drama series The Mercury Theatre on the Air, later renamed The Campbell Playhouse, which featured hour-long dramatizations of classic books. His 1938 production, The War of the Worlds (an H. G. Wells adaptation) was especially memorable, as were many other productions, each featuring talented voices and actors.
Novie says:
"It's a time capsule! I love it!"
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
ORIGINAL (7 hrs and 21 mins)
By Jack Johnstone
Narrated By Bob Bailey
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>Everyone's looking for a way to beat the insurance system, but most of us aren't willing to cheat it. Those who are may be ready to do more than deceive and steal…they may be prepared to kill. The bullets fly and the criminals lie, but the payoff isn't a sure thing - not when "the system" calls in unflinching freelance investigator Johnny Dollar! Bob Bailey stars as Dollar in six digitally restored and remastered five-part serials.
Inner Sanctum Mysteries: Oldtime Radio Shows
ORIGINAL (66 hrs and 11 mins)
By Radio Revival
Narrated By Old Time Radio
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This is an collection of Inner Sanctum Mysteries, an oldtime radio show from the 1940s and 1950s. If you love a good horror story, you'll love these. You get all these (and many others plus more of the same genre):
Homicidal Maniac
The Tell-Tale Heart
Song of the Slasher
Murder Comes to Life
Death on the Highway
The Scream
Island of Death
Man From Yesterday
Color Blind Formula
Desert Death
Publisher's Summary
A duel of honor concludes strangely.
The Weird Circle, featuring tales of terror and horror, aired from 1943-1947, mainly on the Mutual radio network. This episode was originally broadcast on March 18, 1945.
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