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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Big Step,” episode 73, originally broadcast on CBS on February 28, 1950. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles private detective. When waitress Betty Cantor asks Marlowe to find her frightened missing friend, a newspaper item, a dye laboratory, and a downtown taxi accident point toward a dangerous case involving a missing gun and suspected industrial theft. Written by Robert Mitchell and Eugene Levitt, and directed by Norman Macdonnell, this 30-minute sustaining broadcast finds Marlowe following the clues through a city full of 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 00:46 Original Broadcast 30:16 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Face to Forget,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 14, 1950. Episode 88 stars Gerald Mohr as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled private detective. Marlowe is hired by Ellen Wyatt to find her missing fiancé, Dave Stroud, whose trail leads from Los Angeles to a nighttime train bound for San Francisco. Among uneasy fellow passengers, including Manny Auerbach and Roy Tawney, the detective follows a case that becomes a tense railroad mystery. Produced and directed for the CBS series 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 00:43 Original Broadcast 30:15 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Glass Donkey,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 28, 1950, is episode 94 of the hard-boiled detective series. Gerald Mohr stars as private investigator Philip Marlowe in this Norman Macdonnell-produced and -directed installment. When the murder of an old acquaintance draws Marlowe into a troubling case, a small glass donkey with a missing hind leg becomes an unusual clue. As he works with Lieutenant Matthews through 1950 Los Angeles, Marlowe follows the threads surrounding Helen Lawton’s final connections. 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 00:44 Original Broadcast 30:28 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “Heir for G-String,” episode 111, originally broadcast on CBS on August 25, 1951. Gerald Mohr stars as the hard-boiled Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe in this Norman Macdonnell production. A Philadelphia lawyer hires Marlowe to find Buff Ryan, missing for six months and believed to be due a $5,000 inheritance. The trail leads from East Los Angeles into the downtown burlesque scene and Skid Row, where Marlowe meets Blossom and discovers the missing man’s history may be anything but simple. 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 30:27 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Heart of Gold,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 24, 1948. This is episode 5 of the hard-boiled detective series, starring Gerald Mohr as Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles private eye. A Sunday special-delivery letter, a crisp $50 retainer, and a worried woman’s request send Marlowe looking into the mysterious Elliot Perdue. Before he can reach his Bel-Air appointment, an apparent suicide and a missing heart-shaped gold locket pull him into a dangerous case shadowed by an old secret. Norman Macdonnell produced and directed; the cast includes Jeff Corey as Detective Lieutenant Ibarra and John Dehner. 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 00:47 Original Broadcast 30:19 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Big Book,” episode 103, originally broadcast on CBS on September 29, 1950. Gerald Mohr stars as hard-boiled Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe in this Norman Macdonnell-produced and -directed installment. When a cobbler seeks help after the apparent suicide of an aging former actress, Marlowe and Lt. Matthews trace a telling scrapbook from Skid Row to the offices of a major theatrical agent. Their inquiry leads into the shadowy world of old ambitions, faded careers, and blackmail. This broadcast marked the final episode of the series’ main 1948–1950 CBS run. 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 30:15 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The King in Yellow,” originally broadcast July 8, 1947, is episode 4 of the NBC Radio Network’s 1947 summer run. Van Heflin stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles detective in this radio adaptation by Milton Geiger of Chandler’s 1938 short story. Called to the Carlton Hotel on the Sunset Strip to quiet King Leopoldi, a celebrated trumpeter whose late-night behavior has disturbed the guests, Marlowe finds a routine hotel complaint leading toward blackmail, old grudges, and danger. The episode features the noir atmosphere of late-night Los Angeles and music by Lyn Murray. 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 00:44 Original Broadcast 30:30 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Easy Mark,” episode 18, originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on January 29, 1949. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles private detective. A worried newlywed hires Marlowe to protect her husband from an apparent extortion scheme, sending him from a Wilshire Boulevard fashion shop to an unfinished Melrose Avenue house. As the case grows more dangerous, Marlowe must untangle money, motives, and deception. The episode was produced by Norman Macdonnell and directed by Ralph Rose. 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 30:17 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Cloak of Kamehameha,” episode 30, originally broadcast April 23, 1949. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles detective. Hired by Pollard Schindler to fly to Honolulu and recover a priceless feather cloak tied to King Kamehameha, Marlowe finds the assignment shadowed by threats, impersonation, and danger. The original CBS sustaining drama takes him from Los Angeles to Honolulu, Diamond Head, and Oahu’s Pali in a script by Gene Levitt and Robert Mitchell, 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 00:46 Original Broadcast 30:17 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Promise to Pay,” episode 33, originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on May 14, 1949. Gerald Mohr stars as hard-boiled private detective Philip Marlowe, in a Norman Macdonnell production. Marlowe is hired to recover a missing thousand-dollar gambler’s marker, but the seemingly private errand soon leads into a tense web of blackmail, gambling debts, and dangerous personal stakes surrounding an isolated cottage. A compact noir mystery in which a simple IOU carries far more weight than it first appears. 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 30:12 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Open Window,” episode 53, originally broadcast on CBS on October 8, 1949. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles private detective. A frightened young woman arrives at Marlowe’s door with no memory of who she is—and the feeling that someone is following her. Clues in her purse lead from a boarding house to a nightclub, drawing Marlowe into a dangerous case of missing identity, deception, and mounting menace. 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 30:07 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Lady Killer,” episode 46, originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on August 20, 1949. Gerald Mohr stars as hard-boiled Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe in this surviving 29-minute production, directed and produced by Norman Macdonnell. A handsome composer hires Marlowe for protection from a vengeful ex-convict, but trouble closes in at a Coldwater Canyon studio. Following a trail through affluent Los Angeles and a small but telling matchbook clue, Marlowe works to keep a woman from becoming the next target. 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 30:06 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Dude from Manhattan,” episode 40, originally broadcast on CBS Radio on July 2, 1949. Gerald Mohr stars as hard-boiled private detective Philip Marlowe in this Norman Macdonnell-produced and directed installment. What begins as a short vacation at a dude ranch south of San Bernardino turns into a job keeping watch over the property. When a guest dies in an apparent ranch accident, Marlowe finds himself following clues that include a black stallion, a battered horseshoe, and a tiny emerald among the stables and bunkhouses. 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 30:15 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Unfair Lady,” episode 36, originally broadcast on CBS Radio on June 4, 1949. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled private detective in this Mel Dinelli script, produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell. Marlowe leaves Los Angeles for an isolated diamond mine south of Nogales, Mexico, hired to investigate a series of thefts. Among wary mine officials, a suspicious stranger, and a dangerously charming woman, he finds desert-country tension and diamond-mine intrigue closing in fast. 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 30:24 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Deep Shadow,” originally broadcast on CBS on March 21, 1950. This is episode 76 of the hard-boiled detective series, starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe. On the day of his wedding, Harvey Kettering hires Marlowe to find his missing fiancée, Shirley Doyle. The search takes the detective from Laurel Canyon to the Blue Chip nightclub on Ventura Boulevard, following clues that point toward a dead club owner, missing money, and troubling connections from Shirley’s past. Written by Gene Levitt and Robert Mitchell, and 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 00:51 Original Broadcast 30:20 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio