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Adventures Of Philip Marlowe
MP3 CD Set Of 3 Discs 103 Episodes

In old time radio, when you say hard boiled detective, the first thing that pops into your head is Philip Marlowe. Philip Marlowe is the character created by Raymond Chandler in his series of novels. The actual character was first introduced in the book 'The Big Sleep' in 1939. Although Philip Marlowe was hard drinking, fast acting, and didn't hesitate to resort to violence, he had a more civilized side that set him apart from the other pulp fiction detectives of this time. He enjoys chess, poetry, and doesn't resort to violence unless he has to, and well, he usually has to.

Chandler's Philip Marlowe character was a natural for old time radio. At the time that Philip Marlowe first hit the airwaves, this genre of old time radio was very popular. In 1947 CBS needed a summer replacement for Bob Hope. Pepsodent was the sponsor, and they wanted a quality show that would keep that time slot until Hope and company returned to their time slot. They got no less than movie star Van Heflin to play the role of Marlowe, and keep this time slot in old time radio theirs. Both CBS and Pepsodent spent a lot of money promoting Philip Marlowe.

They got more than they bargained for with Heflin though. He was already a screen star, but he took on this old time radio show like he was just staring his career. Before Philip Marlowe aired, he worked closely with the police to learn all the lingo and procedures. He was a master of the entertainment arts and a hard worker. The show was a huge success, and America loved the Philip Marlowe character on old time radio. But, this was only a summer replacement series, and MGM studios had much bigger things in store for Van Heflin than doing old time radio drama.

It then took another year for Philip Marlowe to hit the airwaves again. This time they got veteran old time radio actor Gerald Mohr to play Philip Marlowe. Mohr put his tattoo on the role. Old time radio fans loved him in the part, and within one year, Gerald Mohr was voted most popular radio actor in 'Radio and TV' magazine. The series now had legs, but as often happens on old time radio shows, it was here, then gone for a few months. Gerald Mohr was temporarily replaced by another veteran old time radio actor, William Conrad, who later went on to Gunsmoke fame.

Philip Marlowe, or more accurately the Adventures Of Philip Marlowe, had it's last run in 1951. It was one of Amerca's most popular shows, and had used 2 of old time radio's best actors in Mohr and Conrad, and one very famous movie star, Van Heflin

The episodes were all about 30 minutes long, and they all stayed true to Chandler's complicated character. Chandler was a hands off player when it came to the old time radio version, but he was very happy with Gerald Mohr playing the role. Most of the plots were typical Private Investigator stuff. Robbery, swindles, and murders filled up the half hour, along with the hard boiled action one came to expect from Philip Marlowe. He was tough as nails, but only when he needed. He loved women, but never let them get the best of him. But he used his violence judiciously.

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe is one of the top 3 or 4 hardboiled detective shows on old time radio. There were also a few movies made, and the books were good reads also. The Marlowe character was also used on TV, and at one point there was a video game with his name on it.

Not only is this a great old time radio detective series, but the audio quality is very good. Always a bonus for old time radio fans!

Probably the best version, and audio quality available, I (Eddie), am a big fan of this series, and have spent countless hours assembling this collection, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. There are 103 episodes available as a 3 disc MP3 CD set.

Features

THE BEST hard boiled detective.
One of old time radio's best shows.
Great Audio quality.
Top name stars.

About Us

Eddiesotr is a new seller on eBay. Eddies Old Time Radio has been an established internet and retail seller for many years. We are trying to attract buyers who demand a quality product for a reasonable price. Of course being a new seller on eBay means we have little feedback. We are offering our products at a discounted price to help attract buyers who may be skeptical of buying from a new seller on eBay. But please note, we've been an established seller of old time radio shows for many years, both internet and retail.

Try us out! The first thing you'll notice is that your order will ship fast. Almost always same or next business day. Then the best part! You'll get an attractive, professionally manufactured disc, with great cover art.

Your CD or DVD will quickly arrive packaged in paper sleeves. But then the best part, the highest quality available for that particular show. We are a full time business, and we are constantly on the prowl for better quality episodes.

There are many sellers of old time radio shows on eBay. Many are just in the business of copying master CDs. Here at Eddies we professionally manufacture our discs on commercial grade CDs, designed to be printed and duplicated on Primera brand equipment. These are not like the other home made products you may see here on eBay. There are no adhesive labels used.

Every show or series we sell has artwork unique to the series, then the discs are printed using professional Primera Disc printers. The CDs or DVDs are coated with a printable surface, either Glossy or Fine Matte, printed fully from hub to edge. If we do use the Fine Matte, it is not like the ones you get at Staples, etc. They are Photo quality printable. You can run your fingers across them, they are very smooth, unlike the fibrous ones sold retail. If you have bought old time radio shows from other vendors, you will be pleasantly surprised at not only the quality of the CDs themselves, but to the audio quality of the shows.

Again, we update our shows on a daily basis. Whenever we run across an episode we feel is superior, it is immediately re-edited, bringing our fellow old time radio fans the best shows possible.

So, we would like to welcome any new customers to Eddies. We're old time radio lovers ourselves here. So we know what's important to you, the listener and collector of old time radio shows.

We would love it if you took this opportunity to to try our products. Thanks for looking, and we look forward to serving you.

Payment & Shipping

We can only accept PayPal for payment on all of our items. If a purchaser uses Buy It Now, immediate payment is required. To make things run smoothly, we would appreciate payment on auction items in a timely manner.

Eddiesotr will ship orders within one business day of payment. Expedited SH is available at extra cost. You can see the price for expedited shipping within the shipping options.

In addition, extra purchases will only be charged a small additional fee for SH. Just add item to cart, and then check out after you have made all your purchases. To qualify for reduced shipping you have to purchase all items at one time, via your shopping cart.

We only use USPS First Class Mail for Standard SH, and USPS Priority Mail for expedited Shipping. For orders of 6 Discs or more you will receive a tracking number. Again, please note that we ship using only the US Postal Service.

All discs will ship in a paper sleeve, and depending on how many discs are ordered, they will either be shipped in a cardboard sleeve, or a bubble wrap envelope. We package carefully. Out of the 10s of thousands of discs we have sold through the years on our website, we have only had a couple damaged during transit.

Returns, Exchanges, etc.

Due to the nature of the products we offer, there are no returns. If one of our carefully packaged products is damaged in transit, let us know, and we'll replace it immediately, free of charge.

Please be aware that some of the shows we offer are up to 80 years old. The technology used when originally recorded is not near today's standard. Eddies takes great pride in offering the finest quality episodes available for the show being offered. If there are any flaws in the recording, it is because of the source material.

Audio quality lies within the ears of the listener! What one person may feel is superior audio quality, another may feel is poor. Again, you can rest assured that there are no better overall audio quality episodes available for any show we offer. All of our shows are easy to listen to.

From time to time we may offer a show what is of very poor quality. If we do, it will be stated in the listing information area. These shows are only offered because of their historical signifigance. A good example is Jack Benny. A very popular show, but shows from his early career are not very good, however a diehard Jack Benny fan is happy with it.

On the other hand, we do offer some shows that are almost on par with today's broadcast quality. When we offer a show of this nature, it will also be pointed out in the item description.

With this in mind, we just want to emphasize two things:

1. There are no returns, based on show quality.

2. Eddies has the best quality shows available, period!

We have maintained an online store for many years with many satisfied customers, and have a reputation for the best in old time radio. During these years, and tens of thousands of discs sold, we have had only a handful of complaints about show quality. Most old time radio listeners realize that there will be flaws in the source material. Eddies Old Time Radio has a website on which there is a listing of every series in our inventory. Please stop by there if you wish.

Most of all, we are old time radio listeners ourselves, and look forward to making some new friends on eBay. If you have ANY questions, please feel free to contact us.

Enjoy the shows, and Best Regards,
Eddie