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  • [1949-1954] Broadway Is My Beat #43

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    Better than average, with strong ethnic flavour and much more death/violence than usual. 9/10 

    • 3 months ago
  • [1951-1952] Bold Venture #7

    The performances are good but the script is all over the place. Random scenes that barely make a story. Shannon and Sailor seem positively cursed, stumbling around and causing death and mayhem everywhere they go. 4/10 

    • 4 months ago
  • [1948-1951] Philip Marlowe #67

    Another one that breaks formula. Very exciting start. Hits the ground running and never lets up. A perfect thriller. 10/10 

    • 4 months ago
  • [1949-1954] Broadway Is My Beat #41

    Solid enough story, with Danny moving from A to B to C. Ends on a typically melancholy note. 7/10 

    • 4 months ago
  • [1974-1982] CBS Radio Mystery Theater #558

    As is frequently the case, I am more taken with the idea than I am with the execution. The central idea (of a man reading about his own life, and potential murder, in a novel) is strong enough on it’s own, without the added material of it being part of a long series of prophetic novels or the scene with the creepy author. I enjoyed it. I would have enjoyed a half-hour version more. 7/10 

    • 4 months ago
  • [1948-1951] Philip Marlowe #66

    Breaks formula, good story where everyone is carrying a torch for someone. Clever. 9/10 

    • 4 months ago
  • [1939-1946] Sherlock Holmes 1.26

    Great performances, great production values. The final scene (the flashback to the murder) is graphic and horrific. Exactly as it should be. 9/10 

    • 4 months ago
  • [1951-1952] Bold Venture #6

    This show lacks polish. And the story takes several leaps of credulity, particularly towards the end (in an effort to wrap things up). Sometimes Humphrey Bogart has to deal with clumsy dialogue, making the listener wish the show was narrated (like the superior Philip Marlowe). 4/10 

    • 4 months ago
  • [1939-1946] Sherlock Holmes 1.6

    Lots of atmosphere (plenty of fog, etc.) and easy-going chemistry between the stars. 7/10 

    • 4 months ago
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