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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The House That Jacqueline Built v. 1,” episode 65, originally broadcast on CBS on December 31, 1949. Gerald Mohr stars as private detective Philip Marlowe in this New Year’s Eve mystery, produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell.

Marlowe is hired to find an unlikely missing object: a small Los Angeles house, vanished along with material vital to Professor Felix Piper’s work. The trail leads from Los Angeles toward San Pablo Bay, where conflicting stories, suspicious figures, and mounting danger turn an unusual case into murder.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
29:33 Closing

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, episode 74, “The Monkey’s Uncle,” originally broadcast on CBS on March 7, 1950. Gerald Mohr stars as private detective Philip Marlowe in this 30-minute sustaining broadcast.

Marlowe is approached by Lesley McDuff with an unusual assignment involving Cornelius, a chimpanzee trained to play an English butler. McDuff wants the detective to keep Cornelius from being taken out of town, launching a distinctly theatrical hard-boiled mystery. John Dehner is also featured.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
30:16 Closing

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Green Witch,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 29, 1949. This Halloween-season mystery is episode 56 of the Gerald Mohr radio series.

Hired to protect a wealthy businessman during a Halloween masquerade, private detective Philip Marlowe faces an uneasy night of masks, concealed identities, and the threat of an escaped convict believed to be planning murder. Gerald Mohr stars as Marlowe, with Paul Frees and Eve McVeagh; Norman Macdonnell directed and produced.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
29:46 Closing

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Old Acquaintance,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 26, 1948, is episode 14 of the series. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles private detective.

On New Year’s Eve, insurance broker Paul Riker asks Marlowe to find his missing fiancée before their Beverly Hills wedding. A frightened message, a shot at Marlowe’s office, and a trail involving an escaped convict turn the search into a dangerous Los Angeles case. Jeff Corey appears as Lieutenant Ybarra; the episode was written by Gene Levitt and Robert Mitchell and directed by Norman Macdonnell.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:57 Original Broadcast
30:23 Closing

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The High Collared Cape,” episode 81, originally broadcast on CBS on April 25, 1950. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles private detective.

On a rainy evening, a ballerina asks Marlowe to help locate a missing friend. His search leads through the recital world and into a dangerous blackmail case, with a high-collared cape and a fragment of glass among the troubling clues. This 30-minute sustaining broadcast was written by Gene Levitt and Robert Mitchell and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:34 Original Broadcast
30:03 Closing

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Long Arm,” episode 70, originally broadcast on CBS on February 7, 1950. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled private detective.

Marlowe reluctantly returns to Bay City when his friend Ernie Parch is accused of murdering his wife. Ernie insists he has been framed, drawing Marlowe into a tense investigation shaped by local suspicion and the far-reaching pressure of the law. This surviving 30-minute installment aired as a sustaining broadcast.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
30:22 Closing

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Dear Dead Days,” episode 105, originally broadcast on CBS on July 14, 1951. Gerald Mohr stars as hard-boiled private detective Philip Marlowe.

Marlowe’s quiet Saturday is disrupted when elderly widow Mrs. Phoebe Coldwell asks him to find Stevens, her former chauffeur and a man she regards almost as a son. What begins as a missing-person job soon leads toward a missing art collection—and growing danger.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
31:25 Closing

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Grim Hunters,” episode 24, originally broadcast on CBS on March 12, 1949. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles detective in this original radio story.

When Helen Palmer asks Marlowe to serve as an item in a scavenger hunt, the lighthearted assignment takes a dangerous turn. Written by Gene Levitt and Robert Mitchell and directed by Norman Macdonnell, the episode sends Marlowe into a noir-tinged hunt through Los Angeles.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
30:16 Closing

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Tale of the Mermaid,” episode 52, originally broadcast on CBS on October 1, 1949. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles private detective.

A traffic accident outside Marlowe’s office sends him toward the waterfront, where a murder case, a glittering mermaid, and a great deal of money lead into a dangerous web of greed and deception. This 30-minute sustaining broadcast was written by Gene Levitt and Robert Mitchell and directed by Norman Macdonnell.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
30:36 Closing

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Fifth Mask,” episode 100, originally broadcast on CBS on September 8, 1950. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled private detective.

In Hollywood, Vivian Barr asks Marlowe for protection from Fred Sears, a man connected to a hotel fire six months earlier. Her evasions, a tail on the Sunset Strip, and a clue involving missing jewelry lead Marlowe into the guarded world of a wealthy Beverly Hills family. Written by Robert Mitchell and Gene Levitt, and produced and directed by Richard Sanville.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
30:41 Closing

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