There was a rough desert wind blowing in to Los Angeles that evening, one of those hot dry Santa Ana winds that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair, make your nerves jump and your skin itch. Philip Marlowe closed up his office early and went out to get a beer. There is a drunk in the bar then a guy named Waldo enters looking for a tall good-looking girl in a silk dress and bolero jacket. He finds she isn’t there and as he leaves the drunken guy kills him with a shot from his gun. Philip Marlowe finds himself investigating who shot Waldo and why. 

This was the first episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe. 

The music was composed and conducted by Lyn Murray. 

Duration: 30:47 

Starring: Van Heflin, Lurene Tuttle 

Broadcast Date: 17th June 1947