| Description |
12 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Golden age of radio |
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Golden age of radio.
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| Performer |
Starring: Sydney Greenstreet (The adventures of Nero Wolfe), Gerald Mohr (The adventures of Philip Marlowe), Howard Duff (The adventures of Sam Spade), Alan Ladd (Box 13), Jack Webb (Dragnet), Al Hodge & Bob Hall (The Green Hornet), Lon Clark (Nick Carter, master detective), Dick Powell (Richard Diamond, private detective), Vincent Price (The Saint), Orson Welles & Bill Johnstone (The Shadow), John Stanley (Sherlock Holmes), Bob Bailey (Yours truly, Johnny Dollar). |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
| Event |
Originally broadcast from 1938-1958. |
| Contents |
The adventures of Nero Wolfe. Stamped for murder ; The case of the killer cards -- The adventures of Philip Marlowe. The cloak of Kamehameha ; Dark tunnel -- The adventures of Sam Spade. Death bed caper ; Apple of Eve caper -- Box 13. Design for danger ; The perfect crime -- Dragnet. The big grandma ; The perfect crime -- The Green Hornet. The corpse that wasn't there ; Murder and the dope racket -- Nick Carter, master detective. Murder in the crypt ; Haunted rocking chair -- Richard Diamond, private detective. Central Park murder ; Butcher shop -- The Saint. Baseball murder ; Tuba or not tuba, that is the question -- The Shadow. The poison death ; Death shows the way -- Sherlock Holmes. The case of the bleeding chandelier ; The adventures of the veiled lodger -- Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. The delectable damsel matter ; The virtuous mobster matter. |
| Summary |
Classic radio crime dramas from the 1930s, '40s and '50s, noted by brilliant writing, with music and sound effects. |
| Subject |
Radio plays.
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Detective and mystery radio programs -- United States.
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Detective and mystery radio programs. (OCoLC)fst00891460
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Radio plays. (OCoLC)fst01087428
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Greenstreet, Sydney.
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Mohr, Gerald, 1914-1968.
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Duff, Howard, 1913-1990.
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Ladd, Alan.
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Webb, Jack, 1920-1982.
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Hodge, Al.
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Hall, Bob.
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Clark, Lon.
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Powell, Dick, 1904-1963.
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Price, Vincent, 1911-1993.
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Welles, Orson, 1915-1985.
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Johnstone, Bill.
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Stanley, John.
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Bailey, Robert, 1913-1983.
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| Added Title |
Adventures of Nero Wolfe (Radio program)
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Adventures of Philip Marlowe (Radio program)
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Adventures of Sam Spade (Radio program)
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Box 13 (Radio program)
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Dragnet (Radio program)
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Green Hornet (Radio program)
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Nick Carter, master detective (Radio program)
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Richard Diamond, private detective (Radio program)
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Saint (Radio program)
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Shadow (Radio program)
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Sherlock Holmes (Radio program)
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Yours truly, Johnny Dollar (Radio program)
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| ISBN |
1570195374 |
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9781570195372 |
| Music No. |
43492 Radio Spirits |
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