The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was radio’s top detective program. Raymond Chandler’s celebrated hardboiled personal attention, Philip Marlowe, made his radio debut in 1945 for the Lux Radio Theater with “Murder My Lovely” starring Dick Powell. Two years afterwards, NBC would provide the character towards the surroundings in his personal weekly series starring Van Heflin in The New Ventures of Philip Marlowe. A summer season replacement for The Bob Wish Display, the series was short-lived, closing September 9th, 1947. CBS revived it in 1 about The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Collection 2 948 with The Ventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr. With Manufacturer/Director Norman MacDonnell at the helm, the series captured the biggest market in radio by 1949. Scripts had been by Gene Levitt, Robert Mitchell, Mel Dinelli and Kathleen Hite. While Chandler’s exclusive similes were generally lacking, the strong, dry, sarcastic narration was there, and the way Mohr delivered his lines made you ignore they weren’t compiled by Chandler. Assisting Mohr, were radio’s best, including Howard McNear, Parley Baer, Lawrence Dobkin, Virginian Greg and Lou Krugman. Mostly heard sustained (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 Window”

11/26/49 “The Birds within 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 Quiet 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”