Episode 539 - Mohr Bang for the Buck (Philip Marlowe & The Whistler)

Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

Jack Mooney

Arts, Performing Arts, Mystery, Detectives, Old, Radio, Time, Tv & Film, Oldtimeradio

4.6 • 982 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

Born June 11, 1914, Gerald Mohr possessed one of radio's best voices, and it produced one of the greatest performances - in any medium - of Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe. We'll hear Mohr as Marlowe in "The Panama Hat" (originally aired on CBS on October 10, 1948) and "The Bum's Rush" (originally aired on CBS on September 3, 1949). We'll also hear him as a less scrupulous private eye in "Five-Cent Call" from The Whistler (originally aired on CBS on February 19, 1950).

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0:00.0	Get this and get it straight.
0:02.0	Crime is a sucker's road,
0:04.0	and those who travel it'd wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave.
0:07.0	The story you're about to hear is true. The
0:12.5	The story you were about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
0:18.5	The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective.
0:21.5	The Adventures of the Saints starring Vincent Prize.
0:25.0	Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account.
0:30.0	America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator
0:33.2	yours truly Johnny Deller The Hello and welcome to down these mean streets and more old-time radio crimes and
1:01.0	crime solvers.
1:03.3	This week we're saluting one of the all-time great voices of the Golden Age of radio, one that
1:09.7	brought Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlow to vivid life on the air.
1:14.3	Harold Moore was born June 11th 1914 and his rich baritone made him a natural for the
1:21.9	airwaves. From 1948 until 1951, he starred on CBS as
1:28.0	Philip Marlow, and his performance helped to make that show one of the best of the radio era.
1:34.6	He played Archie Goodwin to Sydney Green Streets near a wolf.
1:38.5	He was heard in supporting roles on Box 13 and Rogue's Gallery, and he showed off his comedic chops as an amorous French
1:46.2	teacher on Our Miss Brooks.
1:50.1	It's Gerald Moore's voice that opens this podcast each and every week, so it probably comes as no surprise that he's one of my favorite radio stars.
2:00.0	Today we're celebrating his life and career with three of his radio performances, including
2:06.4	two adventures of Mr. Marlow.
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