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Rex Stout Collection

Creator of the eccentric detective Nero Wolfe, Rex Stout began writing for the pulp fiction around 1910 introducing iconic "arm chair detective" Nero Wolfe in 1934.

Rex Stout

32 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 15 hours, 32 min)
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Rex Stout
(1886 – 1975)

Rex Stout Nero Wolfe

Rex Stout on Presidential YachtFew mystery writers since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle can boast a protagonist with as many personality quirks and foibles as the great Sherlock Holmes. What made Holmes eccentricities so much fun for his audience is that no matter how unappealing or just plain strange they were to the others in his world, they always helped him to expose the bad guy.

For all his eccentric and demanding behavior, Holmes could not hold a candle to Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe. Wolfe was a detective who was both defined by and cultivated his eccentricities. He managed to straddle the line between hard and soft boiled detecting by sending his "legman" Archie Goodwin out to do the actual investigating and clue gathering (and deal with any rough stuff) while Wolfe remained very happily ensconced in his New York brownstone house, cultivating his orchids and enjoying his comforts.

Rex Stout probably had the most literary background of any popular detective writer. Born into a Quaker family in Noblesville, Indiana, in 1886, books were a constant friend to Rex. Mitch Miller with four other bearded men: Burl Ives, seated, Cmdr. Edward Whitehead, top left, mystery author Rex Stout, center, and musician Skitch HendersonSoon after he was born, his father, a school teacher, moved the family to Kansas. Rex read the entire bible twice by the time he was 4, and won the state spelling bee when he was 13. He served in the US Navy as a yeoman on President Teddy Roosevelt's official yacht from 1906 to 1908. After leaving the service, Stout worked a variety of jobs, and occasionally sold a poem, story or article to various magazines. He invented a banking plan for schools that allowed school children to built a savings plan. It was the royalties for this rather than his writing which financed a trip to Europe in 1916.

Stout began writing for the pulps around 1910, and became a full time writer in 1927 (the Crash of 1929 would wipe out all the money he had made in business). Case of Red BoxPreviously, he had worked with the American Civil Liberties Union, and helped to create the Marxist magazine The New Masses. Believing that the magazine would bring arts and letters to the masses, Stout disassociated with the publication when he realized it had room for little else than propaganda.

Fer-de-Lance, the novel which introduced Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin, was first published in 1934. He concentrated on detective fiction full time beginning in 1938, and published at least one Nero Wolfe adventure a year until 1966, with the exception of 1943, when he was working for the War effort.

As a "man of letters", Stout was just the sort of panelist Clifton Fadiman wanted for Information Please. Politically, Stout described himself as a "pro-Labor, pro-New Deal, pro-Roosevelt left liberal". During the War he worked on the CBS "anti propaganda" program, Our Secret Weapon. The secret weapon was "the truth", and Stout and his staff spent many hours each week reading transcripts of Nazi propaganda which he would refute on the air. His anti-propaganda efforts may have won Nero Wolfe a few more fans.

Of course, the body of Nero Wolfe stories are what Rex Stout will be remembered for. The team of Wolfe and Archie Goodwin are introduced in Fer-de-Lance, which has been called one of the most influential works of crime fiction. All the Nero Wolfe stories are narrated by Archie Goodwin. Unlike Dr. Watson acting as Sherlock Holmes' biographer, Goodwin is major part of the action in the story. In fact, since Wolfe is a definitive "arm chair detective", he depends on Goodwin to bring him the clues in each case. Wolfe did his best to never leave his home, in fact he rarely left his chair if he did not have to except to tend his orchids.

Stout was overall pleased with the casting of Sydney Greenstreet and Gerald Mohr as Wolfe and Goodwin in The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, although he was less enthused about the writing. The listening public, however, enjoyed the program immensely.

Rex Stout

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    He was ahead of his time in having ostentatiously senseless facial hair.

    Lars Verified Purchase

    I just saw a recent movie of Leslie Charterer"s the Saint. That is one detective who has lasted a long time. It started as a book series I would guess in the 30s. Then the 40s and 50s on radio, 50s a couple of TV series, a film in the 80s and now this.

    Walt Verified Purchase

    I don't understand the crazy beard, but He hosted three weekly radio shows during WW II, as well as writing propaganda and serving as president of the Author's Guild.

    Susan Verified Purchase

    One of my favorite writers as a kid and I have all the radio shows. I buy a lot from otrcat.com and I think I have almost 32 GB of mp3 files of Old Time Radio. I sometimes listen in the background to Bulldog Drummond, Nero Wolfe, The Black Museum of Scotland Yard, Sherlock Holmes, The Shadow, The Green Hornet, The Lone Ranger, or Gunsmoke.

    Peyton Verified Purchase

    Very nice on radio with the great Sydney Greenstreet!

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    32 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00. Total playtime 15 hours, 32 min
    32 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00
    total playtime 15 hours, 32 min
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    1. 32 shows - total playtime 15 hours 32 minutes
    2. Author Meets Critics 490102 Larks In Popcorn.mp3
    3. Info Please 390328 Rex Stout Moss Hart.mp3
    4. Info Please 390829 Rex Stout Wilfrid Funk.mp3
    5. Info Please 390926 Rex Stout Carl Van Doren.mp3
    6. Info Please 410418 Rex Stout Henry Curran.mp3
    7. Nero Wolfe 400700 Last Laugh Murder (Santos Ortega).mp3
    8. Nero Wolfe 461215 Shakespeare Portfolio (Francis Bushman).mp3
    9. Nero Wolfe 501020 e01 Stamped for Murder.mp3
    10. Nero Wolfe 501027 e02 The Care Worn Cuff.mp3
    11. Nero Wolfe 501103 e03 The Dear, Dead Lady.mp3
    12. Nero Wolfe 501117 e05 The Careless Cleaner.mp3
    13. Nero Wolfe 501124 e06 The Beautiful Archer.mp3
    14. Nero Wolfe 501201 e07 The Brave Rabbit.mp3
    15. Nero Wolfe 501208 e08 The Impolite Corpse.mp3
    16. Nero Wolfe 501215 e09 The Girl Who Cried Wolfe.mp3
    17. Nero Wolfe 501222 e10 The Slaughtered Santas.mp3
    18. Nero Wolfe 501229 e11 The Bashful Body.mp3
    19. Nero Wolfe 510105 e12 Deadly SellOut.mp3
    20. Nero Wolfe 510112 e13 The Killer Cards.mp3
    21. Nero Wolfe 510119 e14 The Calculated Risk.mp3
    22. Nero Wolfe 510126 e15 The Phantom Fingers.mp3
    23. Nero Wolfe 510202 e16 The Vanishing Shells.mp3
    24. Nero Wolfe 510216 e17 The Party for Death.mp3
    25. Nero Wolfe 510223 e18 The Malevolent Medic.mp3
    26. Nero Wolfe 510302 e19 The Hasty Will.mp3
    27. Nero Wolfe 510309 e20 The Disappearing Diamonds.mp3
    28. Nero Wolfe 510316 e21 The Midnight Ride.mp3
    29. Nero Wolfe 510323 e22 The Final Page.mp3
    30. Nero Wolfe 510330 e23 The TellTale Ribbon.mp3
    31. Nero Wolfe 510406 e24 A Slight Case of Perjury.mp3
    32. Nero Wolfe 510420 e25 The Lost Heir.mp3
    33. Nero Wolfe 510427 e26 Room 304.mp3
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    32 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00. Total playtime 15 hours, 32 min
    32 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00
    total playtime 15 hours, 32 min
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    1. 32 shows - total playtime 15 hours 32 minutes
    2. Author Meets Critics 490102 Larks In Popcorn.mp3
    3. Info Please 390328 Rex Stout Moss Hart.mp3
    4. Info Please 390829 Rex Stout Wilfrid Funk.mp3
    5. Info Please 390926 Rex Stout Carl Van Doren.mp3
    6. Info Please 410418 Rex Stout Henry Curran.mp3
    7. Nero Wolfe 400700 Last Laugh Murder (Santos Ortega).mp3
    8. Nero Wolfe 461215 Shakespeare Portfolio (Francis Bushman).mp3
    9. Nero Wolfe 501020 e01 Stamped for Murder.mp3
    10. Nero Wolfe 501027 e02 The Care Worn Cuff.mp3
    11. Nero Wolfe 501103 e03 The Dear, Dead Lady.mp3
    12. Nero Wolfe 501117 e05 The Careless Cleaner.mp3
    13. Nero Wolfe 501124 e06 The Beautiful Archer.mp3
    14. Nero Wolfe 501201 e07 The Brave Rabbit.mp3
    15. Nero Wolfe 501208 e08 The Impolite Corpse.mp3
    16. Nero Wolfe 501215 e09 The Girl Who Cried Wolfe.mp3
    17. Nero Wolfe 501222 e10 The Slaughtered Santas.mp3
    18. Nero Wolfe 501229 e11 The Bashful Body.mp3
    19. Nero Wolfe 510105 e12 Deadly SellOut.mp3
    20. Nero Wolfe 510112 e13 The Killer Cards.mp3
    21. Nero Wolfe 510119 e14 The Calculated Risk.mp3
    22. Nero Wolfe 510126 e15 The Phantom Fingers.mp3
    23. Nero Wolfe 510202 e16 The Vanishing Shells.mp3
    24. Nero Wolfe 510216 e17 The Party for Death.mp3
    25. Nero Wolfe 510223 e18 The Malevolent Medic.mp3
    26. Nero Wolfe 510302 e19 The Hasty Will.mp3
    27. Nero Wolfe 510309 e20 The Disappearing Diamonds.mp3
    28. Nero Wolfe 510316 e21 The Midnight Ride.mp3
    29. Nero Wolfe 510323 e22 The Final Page.mp3
    30. Nero Wolfe 510330 e23 The TellTale Ribbon.mp3
    31. Nero Wolfe 510406 e24 A Slight Case of Perjury.mp3
    32. Nero Wolfe 510420 e25 The Lost Heir.mp3
    33. Nero Wolfe 510427 e26 Room 304.mp3
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    32 recordings on 16 Audio CDs. Total playtime 15 hours, 32 min
    32 recordings on 16 Audio CDs
    total playtime 15 hours, 32 min

    Rex Stout Disc A001

    1. Info Please 390328 Rex Stout Moss Hart
    2. Info Please 390829 Rex Stout Wilfrid Funk

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    Rex Stout Disc A002

    1. Info Please 390926 Rex Stout Carl Van Doren
    2. Nero Wolfe 400700 Last Laugh Murder (Santos Ortega)

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    Rex Stout Disc A003

    1. Info Please 410418 Rex Stout Henry Curran
    2. Nero Wolfe 461215 Shakespeare Portfolio (Francis Bushman)

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    Rex Stout Disc A004

    1. Author Meets Critics 490102 Larks In Popcorn
    2. Nero Wolfe 501020 e01 Stamped for Murder

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    Rex Stout Disc A005

    1. Nero Wolfe 501027 e02 The Care Worn Cuff
    2. Nero Wolfe 501103 e03 The Dear, Dead Lady

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    Rex Stout Disc A006

    1. Nero Wolfe 501117 e05 The Careless Cleaner
    2. Nero Wolfe 501124 e06 The Beautiful Archer

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    Rex Stout Disc A007

    1. Nero Wolfe 501201 e07 The Brave Rabbit
    2. Nero Wolfe 501208 e08 The Impolite Corpse

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    Rex Stout Disc A008

    1. Nero Wolfe 501215 e09 The Girl Who Cried Wolfe
    2. Nero Wolfe 501222 e10 The Slaughtered Santas

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    Rex Stout Disc A009

    1. Nero Wolfe 501229 e11 The Bashful Body
    2. Nero Wolfe 510105 e12 Deadly SellOut

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    Rex Stout Disc A010

    1. Nero Wolfe 510112 e13 The Killer Cards
    2. Nero Wolfe 510119 e14 The Calculated Risk

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    Rex Stout Disc A011

    1. Nero Wolfe 510126 e15 The Phantom Fingers
    2. Nero Wolfe 510202 e16 The Vanishing Shells

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    Rex Stout Disc A012

    1. Nero Wolfe 510216 e17 The Party for Death
    2. Nero Wolfe 510223 e18 The Malevolent Medic

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    Rex Stout Disc A013

    1. Nero Wolfe 510302 e19 The Hasty Will
    2. Nero Wolfe 510309 e20 The Disappearing Diamonds

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    Rex Stout Disc A014

    1. Nero Wolfe 510316 e21 The Midnight Ride
    2. Nero Wolfe 510323 e22 The Final Page

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    Rex Stout Disc A015

    1. Nero Wolfe 510330 e23 The TellTale Ribbon
    2. Nero Wolfe 510406 e24 A Slight Case of Perjury

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    Rex Stout Disc A016

    1. Nero Wolfe 510420 e25 The Lost Heir
    2. Nero Wolfe 510427 e26 Room 304

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