Podcasts Arts Performing Arts Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives) Episode 451 From A to Ziv (Boston Blackie, Philo Vance, I Was a Communist for the FBI, & Bold Venture)

Episode 451 From A to Ziv (Boston Blackie, Philo Vance, I Was a Communist for the FBI, & Bold Venture)

Published: Aug. 22, 2021, 4 a.m.

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Frederick Ziv was one of the biggest producers of syndicated radio and TV shows in the 1940s and 50s. His programs boasted big name stars, established properties, and great production values, and his companies raked in millions of dollars each year from sales of shows directly to small sponsors and local markets. We\'ll hear four of his old time radio mystery shows: "The Harry Walker Killing," starring Richard Kollmar as\\xa0Boston Blackie; Jackson Beck as\\xa0Philo Vance in "The Poetic Murder Case;"\\xa0I Was a Communist for the FBI, starring Dana Andrews in "No Second Chance;" and Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in "The Blue Moon," a tale of tropical adventure from\\xa0Bold Venture.

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