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Voyage of the Scarlet Queen

Step aboard The Scarlet Queen and let Elliott Lewis, master captain of drama, chart a course to exotic ports of call and thrilling adventures.

Voyage Scarlet Queen

33 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 14 hours, 57 min)
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"Wandering Master & Warlord"



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High adventure (1947 - 48)

Elliott LewisThis fine high-adventure old time radio show first heard on Mutual featured the veteran radio talent Elliott Lewis, who, as Leonard Maltin writes in "The Great American Broadcast, " wore every hat imaginable-actor, producer, and director-also penned a good number of scripts for series he supervised, including Suspense." And Maltin says of this show, "On the terrific late-1940s high-adventure series The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen he held down both jobs simultaneously as director and star." Previously, Lewis was featured on The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show as the wise guy guitar player, Frankie Remley. He also did major roles on the Lux Radio Theatre, The Whistler, The Jack Benny Show and many others.

Lewis is a perfect sea captain, as the ketch Scarlet Queen sails the seas in search of exotic ports where often the unknown meets the sinister. Ed Max is Mr. Gallagher on the show, and supporting roles come from the cream of Hollywood's radio actors, including William Conrad (Escape, Gunsmoke), Ben Wright, and John Dehner (Have Gun, Will Travel). When listening to Voyage, the old time radio show Escape come to mind in comparison, and that's high praise, indeed.

William Conrad and microphoneLewis went on in the 1950s to produce and direct three shows that aired in succession of Sunday nights: Broadway's My Beat, On Stage (which also starred his wife and fine radio actress, Kathy Lewis) and Crime Classics.

Maltin says it all when he writes, "Lewis had the ability to make you believe whatever he said. Cast as the skipper on the high-adventure series The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen, he was completely convincing as seagoing ship's master Philip Carney-never corny or overblown." So let a master captain of drama chart a course to exotic ports of call and thrilling adventures. All you have to do is step aboard The Scarlet Queen.

High adventure plays a major role on old time radio. Most of the radio serials for kids could be considered as high adventure, especially Hop Harrigan, Speed Gibson of the International Police, Terry and the Pirates and Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. Of course, the recognized greatest of the high-adventure radio shows is Escape, which told classic tales of mystery and adventure in near-perfect manner. Also on the mystery and adventure list would be Adventures by Morse, Suspense, Bold Venture, Cloak and Dagger, The Adventures of Frank Race, the classic serials: I Love a Mystery, Jungle Jim, Moon Over Africa, and You Are There.

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    To my mind this is one of the best radio series ever produced. I've listened to it many times without tiring of it, and it takes me back to an era that seems now to have been as fictional as the radio series itself. The actors were superb, but they owed everything to the outstanding, imaginative yet realistic scripts of Gil Doud and Bob Tallman. The clever titles that they crafted for the episodes were a tribute to their skillful use of words and double entendre. For example, in The Report of the White Jade Buddha, the only "report" was that of the exploding bullet buried in the statuette. There was no "bell" as we might at first assume in the episode The Green Tourist and the Temple Bell". But there was most certainly a notorious Temple Belle. Finally, from the episode entitled The Derelict and the Wandering Boy, I couldn't find any connection to a "wandering boy". But the story revolves around a "wandering" marker buoy which has been moved to insure the fate of the derelict. I remember several times when our English teachers instructed us that there was a distinction in the pronunciation of "boy" and "buoy", but we seldom observed it. It would be interesting to see if the scripts included these subtle word spellings, or if the writers intended to incorporate some playful red herrings. There are two titled episodes of this series that have as yet not been found: The Ninth Niece in the Street of Weeping Women and The Dead Man and the Boac Idol. I hope that you may one day locate recordings of them. I would greatly appreciate hearing from you in that event.

    Michael Verified Purchase

    Thanks for your keen insights, Michael. I've just finished The Lily In The Chamolpo Bar, and I'd like to note the quality of the sound effects and the vividness of the secondary characters. I rub my hands together in anticipation of other episodes.

    Jack Verified Purchase

    Best adventure series ever. I love the narration with sound effects -- sounds like reading a good novel.

    William Verified Purchase

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    33 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00. Total playtime 14 hours, 57 min
    33 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00
    total playtime 14 hours, 57 min
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    1. 33 shows - total playtime 14 hours 57 minutes
    2. Sq 470202 Pilot Episode.mp3
    3. Sq 470703 The Shanghai Secret.mp3
    4. Sq 470710 Report Of The White Jade Buddha.mp3
    5. Sq 470717 The Spaniard The Laskar Pirates.mp3
    6. Sq 470724 The Boston Geisha Chesapeake Bay.mp3
    7. Sq 470731 The Lily In The Chimolpo Bar.mp3
    8. Sq 470807 The White Cargo Act And Ah Sin.mp3
    9. Sq 470821 The Story Of The Eight Historic Periods.mp3
    10. Sq 470828 The Barefoot Nymph The Mother Hubbard Jacket.mp3
    11. Sq 470911 The Jewel Thieves The Strawfilled Dummy.mp3
    12. Sq 470918 The Courtship Of Anna May L'amour.mp3
    13. Sq 470925 Shoreleave The Unhappy Wife.mp3
    14. Sq 471002 The Fat Trader The Sword From Apokaejiam.mp3
    15. Sq 471009 The Tattooed Beaver Baby Food For Pare Pare.mp3
    16. Sq 471016 Ah Sin The Balinese Beaux Arts Ball.mp3
    17. Sq 471023 Grafter's Fort The Black Pearl Of Galayla Bay.mp3
    18. Sq 471030 The Lonely Sultan Of Isabella De Basillan.mp3
    19. Sq 471106 Kang's Treasure The Ghost Of Tangolan Bay.mp3
    20. Sq 471113 The Beautiful Girl In The Bargain Basement.mp3
    21. Sq 471120 The Huntsman's Quarry The Dead Chinese.mp3
    22. Sq 471203 The Green Tourist The Temple Bell.mp3
    23. Sq 471210 The Wandering Master The Warlord Of Rest.mp3
    24. Sq 471217 Red Beard The Bag Of Pearls.mp3
    25. Sq 471224 15th Liama $ The Wise Guy From The East.mp3
    26. Sq 471231 Hattie Mccormick The Patient Stowaway.mp3
    27. Sq 480107 The Derelict The Wandering Boy.mp3
    28. Sq 480114 The Fang Rubies The Black Siamese.mp3
    29. Sq 480121 Ambitious Hostess On South Bridge Road.mp3
    30. Sq 480128 The Bubble Dancer The Buccaneers.mp3
    31. Sq 480204 The Pegleg Skipper The Iberian Blade.mp3
    32. Sq 480211 Rocky Iii The Deadman's Chest.mp3
    33. Sq 480218 Queen Anne Pistols Dealer On King George Road.mp3
    34. Sq 480225 The Winchester Rifle The Ambitious Groom.mp3
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    33 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00. Total playtime 14 hours, 57 min
    33 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00
    total playtime 14 hours, 57 min
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    1. 33 shows - total playtime 14 hours 57 minutes
    2. Sq 470202 Pilot Episode.mp3
    3. Sq 470703 The Shanghai Secret.mp3
    4. Sq 470710 Report Of The White Jade Buddha.mp3
    5. Sq 470717 The Spaniard The Laskar Pirates.mp3
    6. Sq 470724 The Boston Geisha Chesapeake Bay.mp3
    7. Sq 470731 The Lily In The Chimolpo Bar.mp3
    8. Sq 470807 The White Cargo Act And Ah Sin.mp3
    9. Sq 470821 The Story Of The Eight Historic Periods.mp3
    10. Sq 470828 The Barefoot Nymph The Mother Hubbard Jacket.mp3
    11. Sq 470911 The Jewel Thieves The Strawfilled Dummy.mp3
    12. Sq 470918 The Courtship Of Anna May L'amour.mp3
    13. Sq 470925 Shoreleave The Unhappy Wife.mp3
    14. Sq 471002 The Fat Trader The Sword From Apokaejiam.mp3
    15. Sq 471009 The Tattooed Beaver Baby Food For Pare Pare.mp3
    16. Sq 471016 Ah Sin The Balinese Beaux Arts Ball.mp3
    17. Sq 471023 Grafter's Fort The Black Pearl Of Galayla Bay.mp3
    18. Sq 471030 The Lonely Sultan Of Isabella De Basillan.mp3
    19. Sq 471106 Kang's Treasure The Ghost Of Tangolan Bay.mp3
    20. Sq 471113 The Beautiful Girl In The Bargain Basement.mp3
    21. Sq 471120 The Huntsman's Quarry The Dead Chinese.mp3
    22. Sq 471203 The Green Tourist The Temple Bell.mp3
    23. Sq 471210 The Wandering Master The Warlord Of Rest.mp3
    24. Sq 471217 Red Beard The Bag Of Pearls.mp3
    25. Sq 471224 15th Liama $ The Wise Guy From The East.mp3
    26. Sq 471231 Hattie Mccormick The Patient Stowaway.mp3
    27. Sq 480107 The Derelict The Wandering Boy.mp3
    28. Sq 480114 The Fang Rubies The Black Siamese.mp3
    29. Sq 480121 Ambitious Hostess On South Bridge Road.mp3
    30. Sq 480128 The Bubble Dancer The Buccaneers.mp3
    31. Sq 480204 The Pegleg Skipper The Iberian Blade.mp3
    32. Sq 480211 Rocky Iii The Deadman's Chest.mp3
    33. Sq 480218 Queen Anne Pistols Dealer On King George Road.mp3
    34. Sq 480225 The Winchester Rifle The Ambitious Groom.mp3
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    33 recordings on 17 Audio CDs. Total playtime 14 hours, 57 min
    33 recordings on 17 Audio CDs
    total playtime 14 hours, 57 min

    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A001

    1. Sq 470202 Pilot Episode
    2. Sq 470703 The Shanghai Secret

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    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A002

    1. Sq 470710 Report Of The White Jade Buddha
    2. Sq 470717 The Spaniard The Laskar Pirates

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    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A003

    1. Sq 470724 The Boston Geisha Chesapeake Bay
    2. Sq 470731 The Lily In The Chimolpo Bar

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    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A004

    1. Sq 470807 The White Cargo Act And Ah Sin
    2. Sq 470821 The Story Of The Eight Historic Periods

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    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A005

    1. Sq 470828 The Barefoot Nymph The Mother Hubbard Jacket
    2. Sq 470911 The Jewel Thieves The Strawfilled Dummy

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    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A006

    1. Sq 470918 The Courtship Of Anna May L'amour
    2. Sq 470925 Shoreleave The Unhappy Wife

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    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A007

    1. Sq 471002 The Fat Trader The Sword From Apokaejiam
    2. Sq 471009 The Tattooed Beaver Baby Food For Pare Pare

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    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A008

    1. Sq 471016 Ah Sin The Balinese Beaux Arts Ball
    2. Sq 471023 Grafter's Fort The Black Pearl Of Galayla Bay

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    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A009

    1. Sq 471030 The Lonely Sultan Of Isabella De Basillan
    2. Sq 471106 Kang's Treasure The Ghost Of Tangolan Bay

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    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A010

    1. Sq 471113 The Beautiful Girl In The Bargain Basement
    2. Sq 471120 The Huntsman's Quarry The Dead Chinese

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    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A011

    1. Sq 471203 The Green Tourist The Temple Bell
    2. Sq 471210 The Wandering Master The Warlord Of Rest

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    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A012

    1. Sq 471217 Red Beard The Bag Of Pearls
    2. Sq 471224 15th Liama $ The Wise Guy From The East

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    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A013

    1. Sq 471231 Hattie Mccormick The Patient Stowaway
    2. Sq 480107 The Derelict The Wandering Boy

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    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A014

    1. Sq 480114 The Fang Rubies The Black Siamese
    2. Sq 480121 Ambitious Hostess On South Bridge Road

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    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A015

    1. Sq 480128 The Bubble Dancer The Buccaneers
    2. Sq 480204 The Pegleg Skipper The Iberian Blade

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    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A016

    1. Sq 480211 Rocky Iii The Deadman's Chest
    2. Sq 480218 Queen Anne Pistols Dealer On King George Road

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    Voyage Scarlet Queen Disc A017

    1. Sq 480225 The Winchester Rifle The Ambitious Groom

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