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PHILO VANCE

 Philo Vance

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ABOUT THE OLD TIME RADIO SHOW:
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Detective show (1945 - 50)

old time radio picturePhilo Vance was the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920's. Vance, in the original books, is an intellectual so highly refined he's seems he might be ghostwritten by P. G. Wodehouse. Take this quote from the Benson Murder Case, 1924, as Vance pontificates in his inimitable way "That's your fundamental error, don't y' know Every crime is witnessed by outsiders, just as is every work of art. The fact that no one sees the criminal, or the artist, actu'lly at work, is wholly incons'quential."

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Thankfully, the radio series uses only the name, and makes Philo a pretty normal, though very intelligent and extremely courteous gumshoe. Jose Ferrer played him in 1945. From '48-50, the fine radio actor Jackson Beck makes Vance as good as he gets. George Petrie plays Vance's constantly impressed public servant, District Attorney Markham. Joan Alexander is Ellen Deering, Vance's secretary and right-hand woman.

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Philo VanceThe organist for the show is really working those ivories, and fans of old time radio organ will especially enjoy this series. Perhaps one reason the organist "pulls out all the stops" is because there seems to be little, if any, sound effects on the show.

Philo Vance, the radio series, does pay homage to the original books in that both were, even in their own time, a bit out of date and stilted. Other "old school" detective shows are Boston Blackie, The Falcon, and Nick Carter, Master Detective.

Lovers of the noirish hard-boiled school should seek out a host of other shows: Philip Marlowe, Pat Novack, Richard Diamond, Let George Do It, and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar for starters.

(Please note that many of the rare recordings in this collection may be of inferior sound quality.)
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MP3 DISK CONTENTS: [Help]
59 shows - total playtime 26 hours 37 minutes

PhiloVance 480824 007 Poetic Murder Case
PhiloVance 480914 010 Blue Lady Murder Case
PhiloVance 480921 011 Backstage Murder Case
PhiloVance 480928 012 Argus Murder Case
PhiloVance 481005 013 Bulletin Murder Case
PhiloVance 481012 014 Cover Girl Murder Case
PhiloVance 481130 021 Blackjack Murder Case
PhiloVance 481207 022 Star Studded Murder Case
PhiloVance 481214 023 Murdock Murder Case
PhiloVance 481221 024 Vanilla Murder Case
PhiloVance 481228 025 Rhumba Matter
PhiloVance 490104 026 Magic Murder Case
PhiloVance 490125 029 The Idol Murder Case
PhiloVance 490201 030 The Golden Murder Case
PhiloVance 490208 031 Flying Murder Case
PhiloVance 490215 032 Butler Murder Case
PhiloVance 490222 033 Herringbone Murder Case
PhiloVance 490301 034 The Listless Murder Case
PhiloVance 490308 035 The Curtain Call Murder Case
PhiloVance 490315 036 The Million Dollar Murder Case
PhiloVance 490322 037 White Willow Murder Case
PhiloVance 490329 038 High Hat Murder Case
PhiloVance 490405 039 Movie Murder Case
PhiloVance 490412 040 Green Girls Murder Case
PhiloVance 490419 041 Cardinal Murder Case
PhiloVance 490426 042 Cypher Murder Case
PhiloVance 490503 043 The Masters Murder Case
PhiloVance 490510 044 The Meanest Man Murder Case
PhiloVance 490517 045 The Butterfly Murder Case
PhiloVance 490524 046 Hurdy Gurdy Murder Case
PhiloVance 490531 047 The Red Duck Murder Case
PhiloVance 490607 048 Mistletoe Murder Case
PhiloVance 490614 The Combination Murder Case
PhiloVance 490628 The Motor Murder Case
PhiloVance 490705 The White Murder Case
PhiloVance 490712 053 One Cent Murder Case
PhiloVance 490719 The Racket Murder Case
PhiloVance 490726 The Cheese Cake Murder Case
PhiloVance 490802 The Tick Tock Murder Case
PhiloVance 490809 057 Deep Sea Murder Case
PhiloVance 490816 058 JohnnyA Murder Case
PhiloVance 490823 The Blue Penny Murder Case
PhiloVance 490830 The Brotherly Murder Case
PhiloVance 490906 The Oxford Murder Case
PhiloVance 490913 The Checkered Murder Case
PhiloVance 491018 067 Meeker Murder Case
PhiloVance 491025 068 Deathless Murder Case
PhiloVance 491115 The Little Murder Case
PhiloVance 491122 The Nightmare Murder Case
PhiloVance 491129 The Thundering Murder Case
PhiloVance 491206 074 Bird Cage Murder Case
PhiloVance 491213 075 Grey Glove Murder Case
PhiloVance 491220 076 Chop Suey Murder Case
PhiloVance 491227 077 Identical Murder Case
PhiloVance 500103 078 Tip Top Murder Case
PhiloVance 500110 079 Left Handed Murder Case
PhiloVance 500117 080 Catty Corpse Murder Case
PhiloVance 500214 The Scarface Murder Case
PhiloVance 500307 The Church Murder Case

 


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