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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Heat Wave,” episode 29, originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on April 16, 1949. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles private detective. On a sweltering April day, Marlowe is hired to look into a burlesque dancer known as “The Heat Wave,” whose act features a golden mask. His backstage inquiries draw him into a dangerous case of murder and tangled identities. Written by Gene Levitt and Robert Mitchell, the episode was produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:39 Original Broadcast 30:09 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Headless Peacock,” episode 42, originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on July 16, 1949. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled private detective, with Larry Dobkin as Lieutenant Matthews. Marlowe is hired by Ruth “Ardy” Dennis to locate her missing boyfriend, Gordon Holzer, but a search of his bungalow turns up a suspicious stranger and clues to a valuable jeweled peacock. The trail leads through Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, toward hidden gambling activity and the racetrack. Produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:45 Original Broadcast 30:16 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Key Man,” episode 39, originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on June 25, 1949. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles private detective. Marlowe is hired to protect businessman Mark Hummel after a questionable real-estate deal turns dangerous. When Hummel misses a planned flight, the investigation carries Marlowe from Los Angeles to Hollywood and toward the formidable underworld figure known as Hippo Link. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:38 Original Broadcast 30:08 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Baton Sinister,” originally broadcast September 17, 1949, is episode 50 of the CBS detective series. Gerald Mohr stars as hard-boiled Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe. A valuable fifteenth-century tapestry, an art broker, and a murder-bound trail draw Marlowe into a case where a small heraldic detail—a blue diagonal baton sinister—may be the crucial clue. His search leads from a bus-depot locker to the shadowed addresses of Bunker Hill. Written by Gene Levitt and directed by Norman Macdonnell. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:49 Original Broadcast 30:17 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Parrot’s Bed (Unedited Dramatic Portion),” originally broadcast on CBS on August 4, 1950. This is episode 95 of the hard-boiled detective series, starring Gerald Mohr as private investigator Philip Marlowe and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell. Marlowe is paid $500 to find missing sailor Lash Lauterback, but the trail soon points toward a map and a cache of valuable black pearls. This surviving presentation is the unedited dramatic portion, without the usual music bridges, and runs shorter than a complete broadcast. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:41 Original Broadcast 23:53 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Young Man’s Fancy,” episode 110, originally broadcast on CBS on August 18, 1951. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles detective, in a script by Kathleen Hite produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell. On a scorching Los Angeles morning, Marlowe’s simple trip for limes and ginger beer brings him to the troubled fruit stall of Alex Lesnovich. Concerned by Alex’s fears about his secretive, reckless son Dominic, Marlowe follows a lead into the city’s produce trade. Tony Barrett, Larry Dobkin, Georgia Ellis, and Paul Dubov are featured. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:40 Original Broadcast 30:19 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Restless Day,” episode 15, originally broadcast on CBS on January 8, 1949. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles detective. A Sunday nap is interrupted when cosmetics manufacturer Benjamin Rollins arrives with an impossible problem: newspapers report that he died when his yacht exploded off Santa Monica—yet he is very much alive. Hired to find who wanted Rollins dead before the truth gets out, Marlowe follows suspicion from Los Angeles into a web involving Rollins’s wife, business associates, and a dangerous coastal trail. Norman Macdonnell produced and directed. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:45 Original Broadcast 30:16 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “Red Wind,” originally broadcast June 17, 1947, is episode 1 of the series. This NBC premiere stars Van Heflin as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled private detective, with Lurene Tuttle. On a hot Los Angeles night driven by the Santa Ana wind, Marlowe stops for a beer and finds himself caught in the aftermath of a killing. A frightened woman, a missing pearl necklace, and a trail of danger pull him into a tense case adapted by Milton Geiger from Chandler’s “Red Wind.” Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:49 Original Broadcast 30:20 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Collector’s Item,” episode 98, originally broadcast on CBS on August 25, 1950. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles private detective in this Norman Macdonnell-produced episode. Marlowe is drawn into the murder of coin dealer Leon Reati, where a rare 1864 Confederate half dollar valued at $37,000 becomes the key clue. Following the coin’s trail leads through rival collectors, a wealthy family, and a maze of suspicious leads across Los Angeles. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:37 Original Broadcast 30:07 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Covered Bridge,” episode 67, originally broadcast on CBS on January 14, 1950. Gerald Mohr stars as hard-boiled private detective Philip Marlowe in this Norman Macdonnell production. Kidnapped while traveling a rural route toward Mexico, Marlowe finds himself drawn into the mystery of an escaped convict, a deserted farmhouse, a road map, and an ominous figure carrying a pitchfork. The trail leads toward a covered bridge—and danger. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:42 Original Broadcast 30:16 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Persian Slippers,” episode 2, originally broadcast on CBS on October 3, 1948. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled private detective in this sustaining production, written by Mel Dinelli and directed by Norman Macdonnell. Marlowe is hired to find a woman who has left her husband and disappeared, drawing him into a tense missing-person investigation in classic noir style. Virginia Gregg, Lawrence Dobkin, Jeanne Bates, Jeff Corey, and Luis Van Rooten are among the featured cast. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 30:16 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Panama Hat,” episode 3, originally broadcast on CBS on October 10, 1948. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled private detective, in a production directed and produced by Norman Macdonnell. Marlowe is hired by Isabel Gordon, worried that anonymous death threats may be closing in on her husband, Bruce. Posing as a guest at the wealthy Fairchild estate near Malibu, he follows the trail of a mysterious man in a white Panama hat through gambling debts, disappearances, and mounting danger along the Southern California coast. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:48 Original Broadcast 30:16 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Gold Cobra,” originally broadcast June 21, 1950, is episode 89 of the CBS hard-boiled detective series. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles private eye, Philip Marlowe. Marlowe is hired to protect and transport a priceless flexible gold cobra from Los Angeles to Chicago, but the seemingly straightforward courier job quickly draws dangerous attention. Written by Gene Levitt and Robert Mitchell, this Wrigley’s Spearmint Chewing Gum-sponsored episode sends Marlowe through a tense pursuit amid Hollywood Hills traffic and hotel shadows. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:41 Original Broadcast 30:39 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Rustin Hickory,” originally broadcast on CBS on September 10, 1949. Episode 49 of the hard-boiled detective series stars Gerald Mohr as private investigator Philip Marlowe. On a hot Hollywood night, visiting Nebraska schoolteacher Joan Rustin turns to Marlowe after photographer Aubrey Nichol is shot. Her pursuit of movie-star glamour has led her into Sunset Strip nightlife, where a seemingly ordinary fashion photograph may hold a vital clue. Written by Mel Dinelli and Robert Mitchell and directed by Norman Macdonnell. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:40 Original Broadcast 30:06 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Smokeout,” originally broadcast October 22, 1949, is episode 55 of the CBS radio series. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled private detective, Philip Marlowe. When Detective Lieutenant Matthews asks Marlowe to identify Vera Hamlin at the morgue, what looks like a routine traffic accident begins to raise troubling questions. Following a trail that includes a woman in black, a highway inn, and a warehouse, Marlowe searches for answers connected to a man named Brasso. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:45 Original Broadcast 30:06 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio