NBC
NBC · 1949–1953
Broadcasts
267
Cadence
Weekly
Rated
PG
Since
1949
The run
In 1945, Dick Powell portrayed Phillip Marlowe in the movie "Murder My Sweet" based on Raymond Chandler's novel "Farewell My Lovely". This was a radical departure in character for Mr. Powell from a Hollywood song and dance man to a hard-boiled detective.
Restoration quality — measured from the surviving files
Source collection
Old Time Radio Researchers Group
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
The shape of the run
12 dated broadcasts across 5 years on the air. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Restored broadcasts from 1949, in original transmission order.
1 May 1949 · 27 min
12 Nov 1949 · 29 min
14 Jun 1950 · 29 min
4 Oct 1950 · 28 min
Broadcast 4 October 1950. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
22 Nov 1950 · 29 min
19 Jan 1951 · 29 min
Broadcast 19 January 1951. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
9 Feb 1951 · 29 min
Broadcast 9 February 1951. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
9 Mar 1951 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on NBC, 9 March 1951. Restored from the Old Time Radio archives.
Same night on the air
Everything else the archive still holds from the night of 19 Jan 1951.
19 January
1951
NBC
Friday
28 min
Originally broadcast on NBC, 19 January 1951. Restored from the Old Time Radio archives.
Internet ArchiveOTRR_New_Adventures_of_Nero_Wolfe_SinglesClean transfer · 128 kbps
19 January
1951
Syndicated
Friday
14 min
Broadcast 19 January 1951. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
Internet ArchiveOTRR_Mothers_Best_Flour_SinglesCondition unmeasured
19 January
1951
NBC
Friday
29 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 19 January 1951.
Internet Archivemagnificent-montague-1951-03-30-21-cuckoo-clockCondition unmeasured
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