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"He's looking for romance around the corner - and he knows there's no corner." - Gerald Mohr
Tough crimes in a tough world call for a tough man to solve them! That man is Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler's king of the hard boiled detectives -- and you'll hear him in twenty radio-noir adventures produced by Norman Macdonnell and starring Gerald Mohr!
Jeff Corey co-stars as Detective Lieutenant Ybarra, and Larry Dobkin is heard as Detective Lieutenant Matthews, in these action-packed tales of bullets, broads, and the good old fashioned double-cross.
Includes a Program Guide by Karl Schadow.
Episodes Include: Red Wind 09-28-46; The Persian Slippers 10-03-48; The Old Acquaintance 12-26-48; The Orange Dog 01-22-49; The Long Rope 02-05-49; The Dancing Hands 03-19-49; The Name to Remember 04-09-49; The Heat Wave 04-16-49; The Cloak of Kamehameha 04-23-49; The Lady in Mink 04-30-49; The Promise to Pay 05-14-49; Night Tide 05-21-49; The Unfair Lady 06-04-49; The Busy Body 06-18-49; The Headless Peacock 07-16-49; The Mexican Boat Ride 07-30-49; The Strangle Hold 10-05-49; The High-Collared Cape 04-25-50; The Seahorse Jockey 05-02-50; The Fox's Tail 05-23-50.
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Night Tide
Philip Marlowe has been portrayed by more actors than any other detective character. Although Gerald Mohr doesn't portray Marlowe quite as Chandler drew him, he gives an energetic performance, particularly when he's called upon to be tough. I particularly like him, though, when he's in his smart-aleck mood. He's as quick with a wisecrack as any actor I've ever seen or listened to. An interesting aspect of his performance is during the closing moments when a case has been solved and Marlowe turns philosophical. That's one of the things Mohr does particularly well, and it's closest to how Chandler drew the character. Marlowe is often left to deliver a dubious kind of justice, and in that closing monologue he's telling us how he'll live with what he wrought. It's a fine performance overall, and may be the best thing that Mohr did on radio.
