Raymond Chandler s celebrated hard-boiled private eye, Philip
Marlowe, made his radio debut in 1945 on the Lux Radio Theatre with
Murder My Sweet, starring Dick Powell. Two years later, NBC brought
the character to the air in his own weekly series starring Van
Heflin, "The New Adventures of Philip Marlowe." A summer
replacement for "The Bob Hope Show," the series was short-lived,
ending September 9, 1947. CBS revived it in 1948 with "The
Adventures of Philip Marlowe," starring Gerald Mohr. With
producer/director Norman MacDonnell at the helm, the series
captured the largest audience in radio by 1949. Scripts were by
Gene Levitt, Robert Mitchell, Mel Dinelli, and Kathleen Hite. While
Chandler s distinctive similes were largely lacking, the strong,
dry, sarcastic narration was there, and the way Mohr delivered his
lines made you forget they weren t written by Chandler. Supporting
Mohr were radio s best, including Howard McNear, Parley Baer,
Lawrence Dobkin, Virginia Gregg, and Lou Krugman. One of the best
detective shows on the air at the time, it lasted until 1951.
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