Philo Vance - Serial 5, Episode 81 - 97

Title: Philo Vance

Overview: Three radio drama series were created with Philo Vance as the title character. The first series, broadcast by NBC in 1945, starred José Ferrer. A summer replacement series in 1946 starred John Emery as Vance. The best-known series (and the one of which most episodes survived) ran from 1948 to 1950 in Frederick Ziv syndication and starred Jackson Beck. "Thankfully, the radio series uses only the name, and makes Philo a pretty normal, though very intelligent and extremely courteous gumshoe. ... Joan Alexander is Ellen Deering, Vance's secretary, and right-hand woman.” Philo Vance is a fictional amateur detective originally featured in 12 crime novels by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and 1930s. During that time, Vance was immensely popular in books, films, and radio. He was portrayed as a stylish, even foppish dandy, a New York bon vivant possessing a highly intellectual bent. "S. S. Van Dine" was the pen name of Willard Huntington Wright, a prominent art critic who initially sought to conceal his authorship of the novels. Van Dine was also a fictional character in the books, a sort of Dr. Watson figure who accompanied Vance and chronicled his exploits. Vance's character as portrayed in the novels might seem to many modern readers to be supercilious, obnoxiously affected, and highly irritating. He struck some contemporaries that way, as well. At the height of Philo Vance's popularity, comic poet Ogden Nash wrote: "Philo Vance needs a kick in the pance." Famed hardboiled-detective author Raymond Chandler referred to Vance in his essay "The Simple Art of Murder" as "the most asinine character in detective fiction." In Chandler's novel The Lady in the Lake, Marlowe briefly uses Philo Vance as an ironic alias. A criticism of Vance's "phony English accent" also appears in Chandler's Farewell My Lovely. In Chandler's The Big Sleep, Marlowe says he's "not Sherlock Holmes or Philo Vance" and explains that his method owes more to the judgment of character than finding clues the police have missed.

Original Air Date: April 29, 1943 - July 4, 1950

Series: Philo Vance Radio Series (1943 - 1950)

Stars: José Ferrer, John Emery, Jackson Beck

Actors: Joan Alexander, George Petrie, Personne Inconnue

Writer: S. S. Van Dine, Personne Inconnue

Genre: Detective Drama

Episode: Philo Vance - Serial 5, Episode 81 - 97

Serial: 5 of 5

Length Serial: 7:35:56

Episodes: 81 - 97 of 97

Length Series: 42:13:50

Announcer: Tom Shirley

Creator: S. S. Van Dine

Director: Frederick W. Ziv Company

Producer: Frederick W. Ziv Company

Origin: United States

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Complete, Unexpurgated, Classic, Broadcast

Running Time: 30 Minute

Audio: Monaural

Keywords: action, philo, vance, detective, radio, old-time, nbc, mystery, otrr, shows, plays, vintage, classics, intelligence, adventure, dramas, program, raymond, guns, crime, gumshoe, gritty, private, hollywood, broadcasts, nostalgia, hollywood, famous, celebrities, stars

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Philo Vance - Serial 4, Episode 61 - 80

Title: Philo Vance

Overview: Three radio drama series were created with Philo Vance as the title character. The first series, broadcast by NBC in 1945, starred José Ferrer. A summer replacement series in 1946 starred John Emery as Vance. The best-known series (and the one of which most episodes survived) ran from 1948 to 1950 in Frederick Ziv syndication and starred Jackson Beck. "Thankfully, the radio series uses only the name, and makes Philo a pretty normal, though very intelligent and extremely courteous gumshoe. ... Joan Alexander is Ellen Deering, Vance's secretary, and right-hand woman.” Philo Vance is a fictional amateur detective originally featured in 12 crime novels by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and 1930s. During that time, Vance was immensely popular in books, films, and radio. He was portrayed as a stylish, even foppish dandy, a New York bon vivant possessing a highly intellectual bent. "S. S. Van Dine" was the pen name of Willard Huntington Wright, a prominent art critic who initially sought to conceal his authorship of the novels. Van Dine was also a fictional character in the books, a sort of Dr. Watson figure who accompanied Vance and chronicled his exploits. Vance's character as portrayed in the novels might seem to many modern readers to be supercilious, obnoxiously affected, and highly irritating. He struck some contemporaries that way, as well. At the height of Philo Vance's popularity, comic poet Ogden Nash wrote: "Philo Vance needs a kick in the pance." Famed hardboiled-detective author Raymond Chandler referred to Vance in his essay "The Simple Art of Murder" as "the most asinine character in detective fiction." In Chandler's novel The Lady in the Lake, Marlowe briefly uses Philo Vance as an ironic alias. A criticism of Vance's "phony English accent" also appears in Chandler's Farewell My Lovely. In Chandler's The Big Sleep, Marlowe says he's "not Sherlock Holmes or Philo Vance" and explains that his method owes more to the judgment of character than finding clues the police have missed.

Original Air Date: April 29, 1943 - July 4, 1950

Series: Philo Vance Radio Series (1943 - 1950)

Stars: José Ferrer, John Emery, Jackson Beck

Actors: Joan Alexander, George Petrie, Personne Inconnue

Writer: S. S. Van Dine, Personne Inconnue

Genre: Detective Drama

Episode: Philo Vance - Serial 4, Episode 61 - 80

Serial: 4 of 5

Length Serial: 8:25:32

Episodes: 61 - 80 of 97

Length Series: 42:13:50

Announcer: Tom Shirley

Creator: S. S. Van Dine

Director: Frederick W. Ziv Company

Producer: Frederick W. Ziv Company

Origin: United States

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Complete, Unexpurgated, Classic, Broadcast

Running Time: 30 Minute

Audio: Monaural

Keywords: action, philo, vance, detective, radio, old-time, nbc, mystery, otrr, shows, plays, vintage, classics, intelligence, adventure, dramas, program, raymond, guns, crime, gumshoe, gritty, private, hollywood, broadcasts, nostalgia, hollywood, famous, celebrities, stars

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Philo Vance - Serial 3, Episode 41 - 60

Title: Philo Vance

Overview: Three radio drama series were created with Philo Vance as the title character. The first series, broadcast by NBC in 1945, starred José Ferrer. A summer replacement series in 1946 starred John Emery as Vance. The best-known series (and the one of which most episodes survived) ran from 1948 to 1950 in Frederick Ziv syndication and starred Jackson Beck. "Thankfully, the radio series uses only the name, and makes Philo a pretty normal, though very intelligent and extremely courteous gumshoe. ... Joan Alexander is Ellen Deering, Vance's secretary, and right-hand woman.” Philo Vance is a fictional amateur detective originally featured in 12 crime novels by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and 1930s. During that time, Vance was immensely popular in books, films, and radio. He was portrayed as a stylish, even foppish dandy, a New York bon vivant possessing a highly intellectual bent. "S. S. Van Dine" was the pen name of Willard Huntington Wright, a prominent art critic who initially sought to conceal his authorship of the novels. Van Dine was also a fictional character in the books, a sort of Dr. Watson figure who accompanied Vance and chronicled his exploits. Vance's character as portrayed in the novels might seem to many modern readers to be supercilious, obnoxiously affected, and highly irritating. He struck some contemporaries that way, as well. At the height of Philo Vance's popularity, comic poet Ogden Nash wrote: "Philo Vance needs a kick in the pance." Famed hardboiled-detective author Raymond Chandler referred to Vance in his essay "The Simple Art of Murder" as "the most asinine character in detective fiction." In Chandler's novel The Lady in the Lake, Marlowe briefly uses Philo Vance as an ironic alias. A criticism of Vance's "phony English accent" also appears in Chandler's Farewell My Lovely. In Chandler's The Big Sleep, Marlowe says he's "not Sherlock Holmes or Philo Vance" and explains that his method owes more to the judgment of character than finding clues the police have missed.

Original Air Date: April 29, 1943 - July 4, 1950

Series: Philo Vance Radio Series (1943 - 1950)

Stars: José Ferrer, John Emery, Jackson Beck

Actors: Joan Alexander, George Petrie, Personne Inconnue

Writer: S. S. Van Dine, Personne Inconnue

Genre: Detective Drama

Episode: Philo Vance - Serial 3, Episode 41 - 60

Serial: 3 of 5

Length Serial: 8:22:46

Episodes: 41 - 60 of 97

Length Series: 42:13:50

Announcer: Tom Shirley

Creator: S. S. Van Dine

Director: Frederick W. Ziv Company

Producer: Frederick W. Ziv Company

Origin: United States

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Complete, Unexpurgated, Classic, Broadcast

Running Time: 30 Minute

Audio: Monaural

Keywords: action, philo, vance, detective, radio, old-time, nbc, mystery, otrr, shows, plays, vintage, classics, intelligence, adventure, dramas, program, raymond, guns, crime, gumshoe, gritty, private, hollywood, broadcasts, nostalgia, hollywood, famous, celebrities, stars

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Philo Vance - Serial 2, Episode 21 - 40

Title: Philo Vance

Overview: Three radio drama series were created with Philo Vance as the title character. The first series, broadcast by NBC in 1945, starred José Ferrer. A summer replacement series in 1946 starred John Emery as Vance. The best-known series (and the one of which most episodes survived) ran from 1948 to 1950 in Frederick Ziv syndication and starred Jackson Beck. "Thankfully, the radio series uses only the name, and makes Philo a pretty normal, though very intelligent and extremely courteous gumshoe. ... Joan Alexander is Ellen Deering, Vance's secretary, and right-hand woman.” Philo Vance is a fictional amateur detective originally featured in 12 crime novels by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and 1930s. During that time, Vance was immensely popular in books, films, and radio. He was portrayed as a stylish, even foppish dandy, a New York bon vivant possessing a highly intellectual bent. "S. S. Van Dine" was the pen name of Willard Huntington Wright, a prominent art critic who initially sought to conceal his authorship of the novels. Van Dine was also a fictional character in the books, a sort of Dr. Watson figure who accompanied Vance and chronicled his exploits. Vance's character as portrayed in the novels might seem to many modern readers to be supercilious, obnoxiously affected, and highly irritating. He struck some contemporaries that way, as well. At the height of Philo Vance's popularity, comic poet Ogden Nash wrote: "Philo Vance needs a kick in the pance." Famed hardboiled-detective author Raymond Chandler referred to Vance in his essay "The Simple Art of Murder" as "the most asinine character in detective fiction." In Chandler's novel The Lady in the Lake, Marlowe briefly uses Philo Vance as an ironic alias. A criticism of Vance's "phony English accent" also appears in Chandler's Farewell My Lovely. In Chandler's The Big Sleep, Marlowe says he's "not Sherlock Holmes or Philo Vance" and explains that his method owes more to the judgment of character than finding clues the police have missed.

Original Air Date: April 29, 1943 - July 4, 1950

Series: Philo Vance Radio Series (1943 - 1950)

Stars: José Ferrer, John Emery, Jackson Beck

Actors: Joan Alexander, George Petrie, Personne Inconnue

Writer: S. S. Van Dine, Personne Inconnue

Genre: Detective Drama

Episode: Philo Vance - Serial 2, Episode 21 - 40

Serial: 2 of 5

Length Serial: 8:55:15

Episodes: 21 - 40 of 97

Length Series: 42:13:50

Announcer: Tom Shirley

Creator: S. S. Van Dine

Director: Frederick W. Ziv Company

Producer: Frederick W. Ziv Company

Origin: United States

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Complete, Unexpurgated, Classic, Broadcast

Running Time: 30 Minute

Audio: Monaural

Keywords: action, philo, vance, detective, radio, old-time, nbc, mystery, otrr, shows, plays, vintage, classics, intelligence, adventure, dramas, program, raymond, guns, crime, gumshoe, gritty, private, hollywood, broadcasts, nostalgia, hollywood, famous, celebrities, stars

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Philo Vance - Serial 1, Episode 1 - 20

Title: Philo Vance

Overview: Three radio drama series were created with Philo Vance as the title character. The first series, broadcast by NBC in 1945, starred José Ferrer. A summer replacement series in 1946 starred John Emery as Vance. The best-known series (and the one of which most episodes survived) ran from 1948 to 1950 in Frederick Ziv syndication and starred Jackson Beck. "Thankfully, the radio series uses only the name, and makes Philo a pretty normal, though very intelligent and extremely courteous gumshoe. ... Joan Alexander is Ellen Deering, Vance's secretary, and right-hand woman.” Philo Vance is a fictional amateur detective originally featured in 12 crime novels by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and 1930s. During that time, Vance was immensely popular in books, films, and radio. He was portrayed as a stylish, even foppish dandy, a New York bon vivant possessing a highly intellectual bent. "S. S. Van Dine" was the pen name of Willard Huntington Wright, a prominent art critic who initially sought to conceal his authorship of the novels. Van Dine was also a fictional character in the books, a sort of Dr. Watson figure who accompanied Vance and chronicled his exploits. Vance's character as portrayed in the novels might seem to many modern readers to be supercilious, obnoxiously affected, and highly irritating. He struck some contemporaries that way, as well. At the height of Philo Vance's popularity, comic poet Ogden Nash wrote: "Philo Vance needs a kick in the pance." Famed hardboiled-detective author Raymond Chandler referred to Vance in his essay "The Simple Art of Murder" as "the most asinine character in detective fiction." In Chandler's novel The Lady in the Lake, Marlowe briefly uses Philo Vance as an ironic alias. A criticism of Vance's "phony English accent" also appears in Chandler's Farewell My Lovely. In Chandler's The Big Sleep, Marlowe says he's "not Sherlock Holmes or Philo Vance" and explains that his method owes more to the judgment of character than finding clues the police have missed.

Original Air Date: April 29, 1943 - July 4, 1950

Series: Philo Vance Radio Series (1943 - 1950)

Stars: José Ferrer, John Emery, Jackson Beck

Actors: Joan Alexander, George Petrie, Personne Inconnue

Writer: S. S. Van Dine, Personne Inconnue

Genre: Detective Drama

Episode: Philo Vance - Serial 1, Episode 1 - 20

Serial: 1 of 5

Length Serial: 8:54:19

Episodes: 1 - 20 of 97

Length Series: 42:13:50

Announcer: Tom Shirley

Creator: S. S. Van Dine

Director: Frederick W. Ziv Company

Producer: Frederick W. Ziv Company

Origin: United States

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Complete, Unexpurgated, Classic, Broadcast

Running Time: 30 Minute

Audio: Monaural

Keywords: action, philo, vance, detective, radio, old-time, nbc, mystery, otrr, shows, plays, vintage, classics, intelligence, adventure, dramas, program, raymond, guns, crime, gumshoe, gritty, private, hollywood, broadcasts, nostalgia, hollywood, famous, celebrities, stars

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Agent FBI - Serial 4, Episode 61 - 75

Title: I Was a Communist for the FBI

Overview: I Was a Communist for the FBI was based on a series of stories written by Matt Cvetic that appeared in The Saturday Evening Post. The stories were later turned into a dramatic film nominated for an Academy Award as the Best Documentary Feature of the year, best-selling book, and a radio show starring Dana Andrews that ran for 78 episodes from April 23, 1952, until October 14, 1953. The story follows Cvetic, who infiltrated a local Communist Party cell for nine years and reported back to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on their activities. I Was a Communist for the FBI consisted of 78 radio episodes syndicated by the Frederick W. Ziv Company to more than 600 stations, including KNX in Los Angeles, California. The program was made without the cooperation of the FBI. Real-life undercover agent Matt Cvetic was portrayed by Dana Andrews. The show had a budget of $12,000 per week, a very high cost to produce a radio show at the time. The program frequently dealt with the great stress that Cvetic was under, as he covertly infiltrated a local Communist Party cell. There were many personal and family problems caused by his being a Communist as well as a certain amount of mental torment. He saw the party as being hypocritical and a great danger to society. The film and radio show are, in part, artifacts of the McCarthy era, as well as a time capsule of American society during the Second Red Scare. The purpose of both is partly to warn people about the threat of Communist subversion of American society. The tone of the show is ultra-patriotic, with Communists portrayed as racist, vindictive, and tools of a totalitarian foreign power, the Soviet Union.

Original Air Date: April 23, 1952 - October 14, 1953

Series: I Was a Communist for the FBI Radio Series (1952 - 1953)

Star: Dana Andrews

Actors: William Conrad, Peter Leeds, Sam Edwards, Byron Kane, Olan Soule', Jeff Silver, Marvin Miller, Personne Inconnue

Writers: Personne Inconnue

Genre: Espionage Thriller Drama

Episode: Agent FBI - Serial 4, Episode 61 - 75

Serial: 4 of 4

Length Serial: 6:49:24

Episodes: 61 - 75 of 75

Length Series: 33:47:39

Announcer: Truman Bradley

Creator: Matt Cvetic

Director: Frederick W. Ziv Company

Producer: Frederick W. Ziv Company

Origin: United States

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Complete, Unexpurgated, Classic, Broadcast

Running Time: 30 Minute

Audio: Monaural

Keywords: true, official, fbi, adventure, anthology, cvetic, espionage, crime, drama, espionage, historical, thriller, news, music, mystery, police, detective, investigator, mccarthy, spy, fiction, truth, undercover, patriotism, variety, communist, war, radio, old-time, serial

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Agent FBI - Serial 3, Episode 41 - 60

Title: I Was a Communist for the FBI

Overview: I Was a Communist for the FBI was based on a series of stories written by Matt Cvetic that appeared in The Saturday Evening Post. The stories were later turned into a dramatic film nominated for an Academy Award as the Best Documentary Feature of the year, best-selling book, and a radio show starring Dana Andrews that ran for 78 episodes from April 23, 1952, until October 14, 1953. The story follows Cvetic, who infiltrated a local Communist Party cell for nine years and reported back to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on their activities. I Was a Communist for the FBI consisted of 78 radio episodes syndicated by the Frederick W. Ziv Company to more than 600 stations, including KNX in Los Angeles, California. The program was made without the cooperation of the FBI. Real-life undercover agent Matt Cvetic was portrayed by Dana Andrews. The show had a budget of $12,000 per week, a very high cost to produce a radio show at the time. The program frequently dealt with the great stress that Cvetic was under, as he covertly infiltrated a local Communist Party cell. There were many personal and family problems caused by his being a Communist as well as a certain amount of mental torment. He saw the party as being hypocritical and a great danger to society. The film and radio show are, in part, artifacts of the McCarthy era, as well as a time capsule of American society during the Second Red Scare. The purpose of both is partly to warn people about the threat of Communist subversion of American society. The tone of the show is ultra-patriotic, with Communists portrayed as racist, vindictive, and tools of a totalitarian foreign power, the Soviet Union.

Original Air Date: April 23, 1952 - October 14, 1953

Series: I Was a Communist for the FBI Radio Series (1952 - 1953)

Star: Dana Andrews

Actors: William Conrad, Peter Leeds, Sam Edwards, Byron Kane, Olan Soule', Jeff Silver, Marvin Miller, Personne Inconnue

Writers: Personne Inconnue

Genre: Espionage Thriller Drama

Episode: Agent FBI - Serial 3, Episode 41 - 60

Serial: 3 of 4

Length Serial: 8:59:45

Episodes: 41 - 60 of 75

Length Series: 33:47:39

Announcer: Truman Bradley

Creator: Matt Cvetic

Director: Frederick W. Ziv Company

Producer: Frederick W. Ziv Company

Origin: United States

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Complete, Unexpurgated, Classic, Broadcast

Running Time: 30 Minute

Audio: Monaural

Keywords: true, official, fbi, adventure, anthology, cvetic, espionage, crime, drama, espionage, historical, thriller, news, music, mystery, police, detective, investigator, mccarthy, spy, fiction, truth, undercover, patriotism, variety, communist, war, radio, old-time, serial

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Agent FBI - Serial 2, Episode 21 - 40

Title: I Was a Communist for the FBI

Overview: I Was a Communist for the FBI was based on a series of stories written by Matt Cvetic that appeared in The Saturday Evening Post. The stories were later turned into a dramatic film nominated for an Academy Award as the Best Documentary Feature of the year, best-selling book, and a radio show starring Dana Andrews that ran for 78 episodes from April 23, 1952, until October 14, 1953. The story follows Cvetic, who infiltrated a local Communist Party cell for nine years and reported back to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on their activities. I Was a Communist for the FBI consisted of 78 radio episodes syndicated by the Frederick W. Ziv Company to more than 600 stations, including KNX in Los Angeles, California. The program was made without the cooperation of the FBI. Real-life undercover agent Matt Cvetic was portrayed by Dana Andrews. The show had a budget of $12,000 per week, a very high cost to produce a radio show at the time. The program frequently dealt with the great stress that Cvetic was under, as he covertly infiltrated a local Communist Party cell. There were many personal and family problems caused by his being a Communist as well as a certain amount of mental torment. He saw the party as being hypocritical and a great danger to society. The film and radio show are, in part, artifacts of the McCarthy era, as well as a time capsule of American society during the Second Red Scare. The purpose of both is partly to warn people about the threat of Communist subversion of American society. The tone of the show is ultra-patriotic, with Communists portrayed as racist, vindictive, and tools of a totalitarian foreign power, the Soviet Union.

Original Air Date: April 23, 1952 - October 14, 1953

Series: I Was a Communist for the FBI Radio Series (1952 - 1953)

Star: Dana Andrews

Actors: William Conrad, Peter Leeds, Sam Edwards, Byron Kane, Olan Soule', Jeff Silver, Marvin Miller, Personne Inconnue

Writers: Personne Inconnue

Genre: Espionage Thriller Drama

Episode: Agent FBI - Serial 2, Episode 21 - 40

Serial: 2 of 4

Length Serial: 9:03:47

Episodes: 21 - 40 of 75

Length Series: 33:47:39

Announcer: Truman Bradley

Creator: Matt Cvetic

Director: Frederick W. Ziv Company

Producer: Frederick W. Ziv Company

Origin: United States

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Complete, Unexpurgated, Classic, Broadcast

Running Time: 30 Minute

Audio: Monaural

Keywords: true, official, fbi, adventure, anthology, cvetic, espionage, crime, drama, espionage, historical, thriller, news, music, mystery, police, detective, investigator, mccarthy, spy, fiction, truth, undercover, patriotism, variety, communist, war, radio, old-time, serial

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