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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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe. Radio program.
Original schedule
- 194710:00 PM ETNBC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1949–19508:30 PM ETCBS Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19509:30 PM ETCBS Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
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Bob Stevenson
Announcer
CClarence Cassell
Announcer
JJoe Walters
Announcer
PPaul Masterson
Announcer
RRoy Rowan
Announcer
WWendell Niles
Announcer
AAl Span
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BBerne Surrey
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Berry Kroeger
Cast
Byron Kane
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CClarke Casey
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CCliff Thorsness
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DDave Light
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DDavid Ellis
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Ed Begley
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Edgar Barrier
Cast
FFrank Kittenberg
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GGene Twombly
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Gerald Mohr
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Gloria Blondell
Cast
GGus Bayz
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Harry Bartell
Cast
Howard McNear
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Irene Tedrow
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JJack Dick
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Jack Kruschen
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Jack Moyles
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JJack Sixsmith
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Jay Novello
Cast
Jeanne Bates
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Jeff Corey
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JJim Fonda
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JJim Murphy
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Joan Banks
Cast
John Dehner
Cast
Laurette Fillbrandt
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LLawrence 'Larry' Dobkin
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Lawrence (Larry) Dobkin
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LLois Corbett
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Louis 'Lou' Krugman
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Olan Soule
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Parley Baer
Cast
Paul Frees
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Peter Leeds
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RRalph Cummings
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RRay Erlenborn
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RRoss Murray
Cast
Virginia Gregg
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VVivi Janiss
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William Conrad
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NWilma Herbert
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Norman Macdonnell
Director
AAnn Morrison
Guest
Barney Phillips
Guest
Ben Wright
Guest
Betty Lou Gerson
Guest
Bill Johnstone
Guest
DDave Ellis
Guest
Doris Singleton
Guest
Edgar Barrier
Guest
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