The Adventures of Philip Marlowe

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio detective series featuring Raymond Chandler's private eye. It began on NBC in 1947 with Van Heflin and later became a CBS series known for a harder-boiled style than many contemporary detective shows.

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring Raymond Chandler's private eye, Philip Marlowe. Robert C. Reinehr and Jon D. Swartz, in their book, The A to Z of Old Time Radio, noted that the program differed from most others in its genre: "It was a more hard-boiled program than many of the other private detective shows of the time, containing few quips or quaint characters."

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