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The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe - The Heart Of Gold (10-24-48) The Heart Of Gold (Aired October 24, 1948)
The first portrayal of Philip Marlowe on the radio was by Dick Powell, when he played Raymond Chandler's detective on the Lux Radio Theater on June 11, 1945. This was a radio adaptation of the 1944 movie, from RKO, in which Mr. Powell played the lead. Two years later, Van Heflin starred as Marlowe in a summer replacement series for the Bob Hope Show on NBC. This series ran for 13 shows. On September 26, 1948, Gerald Mohr became the third radio Marlowe, this time on CBS. It remained a CBS show through its last show in 1951. THIS EPISODE: October 24, 1948. CBS network. "The Heart Of Gold". Sustaining. A $50 bill in advance and a heart-shaped locket lead to an apparent suicide and an old secret. Gerald Mohr, Raymond Chandler (creator), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Roy Rowan (announcer), Richard Aurandt (music conceiver and director), Jack Moyles, Ben Wright, Jeff Corey, Gloria Blondell, John Dehner. 30:09. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.