Asc | Ra | Philo Vance | Crime | Old Time Radio Downloads

Thanks

Exceptionally entertaining "Soft-Boiled" Detective Philo Vance solves murders with his wits. His brain is a match for the Great Sherlock Holmes, and so is his superior attitude. Lovers of the noirish hard-boiled school should seek out a host of other shows: Philip Marlowe, Pat Novack, Richard Diamond, Let George Do It, and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar for starters. Click here to read more about Philo Vance

Radio Shows
Comments
Photos

Please enjoy these 90 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
08.16.1949	johnny a murder case	+ Program #58. ZIV Syndication. "The Johnny 'A' Murder Case". Nobody crosses Johnny A without stop...
08.23.1949	the blue penny murder case	+ Program #59. ZIV Syndication. "The Blue Penny Murder Case". Edith Allen has been murdered; no mo...
08.30.1949	brotherly murder case	+ Program #60. ZIV Syndication. "The Brotherly Murder Case". A false brother joins a real one to t...
09.06.1949	the oxford murder case	+ Program #61. ZIV Syndication. "The Oxford Murder Case". An old lady in the park needs help, but ...
09.13.1949	the checkered murder case	+ Program #62. ZIV Syndication. "The Checkered Murder Case". A man in a checkered suit commits a r...
10.04.1949	black gold murder case	+ Program #65. ZIV Syndication. "The Black Gold Murder Case". Mrs. Willoughby spends $10,000 to bu...
10.11.1949	teacup murder case	+ The Teacup Murder Case opened with the killing of Algie Cochran suspected smuggler. His murderer d...
10.18.1949	meeker murder case	+ Program #67. ZIV Syndication. "The Meeker Murder Case". John Meeker has been murdered. The suspe...
10.25.1949	the deathless murder case	+ Program #68. ZIV Syndication. "The Deathless Murder Case". John Bells says that he's 400-years-o...
11.15.1949	the little murder case	+ Program #71. ZIV Syndication. "The Little Murder Case". A busienssman's safe is robbed after the...
11.22.1949	the nightmare murder case	+ Program #72. ZIV Syndication. "The Nightmare Murder Case". A woman tells Vance that she's had tw...
11.29.1949	the thundering murder case	+ Program #73. ZIV Syndication. "The Thundering Murder Case". David Wilkins is on the phone during...
12.06.1949	the bird cage murder case	+ Program #74. ZIV Syndication. "The Birdcage Murder Case". A married man accepts an invitation to...
12.13.1949	the grey glove murder case	+ Program #75. ZIV Syndication. "The Gray Glove Murder Case". A locked-room murder takes place. A ...
12.20.1949	the chop suey murder case	+ Program #76. ZIV Syndication. "The Chop Suey Murder Case". After a robbery and murder in Chinato...
12.27.1949	identical murder case	+ Program #77. ZIV Syndication. "The Identical Murder Case". Tommy Orchid has killed a man who loo...
01.03.1950	tip top murder case	+ Program #78. ZIV Syndication. "The Tip-Top Murder Case". A chorus girl named Susan Blake has no ...
01.10.1950	left handed murder case	+ Program #79. ZIV Syndication. "The Left-Handed Murder Case". A gangster trying to quit the mob i...
01.17.1950	catty corpse murder case	+ Program #80. ZIV Syndication. "The Talking Corpse Murder Case". A woman is frightened by a chanc...
01.24.1950	music box murder case	+ Program #81. ZIV Syndication. "The Music Box Murder Case". A bride-to-be wants to help her futur...
01.31.1950	sterling murder case	+ Program #82. ZIV Syndication. "The Sterling Murder Case". Two maiden little old ladies have been...
02.14.1950	scarface murder case	+ Program #84. ZIV Syndication. "The Scarface Murder Case". A woman identifies an ugly gangster as...
03.07.1950	church murder case	+ Program #87. ZIV Syndication. "The Church Murder Case". A practical joker who loves exploding ci...
03.14.1950	mathematical murder case	+ Program #88. ZIV Syndication. "The Mathematical Murder Case". Eddie Stone wants out of his dance...
03.21.1950	jackpot murder case	+ Program #89. ZIV Syndication. "The Jackpot Murder Case". A gangster involved with slot machines ...

1 2 3 4

The series was based on S.S. Van Dine novels. It was broadcast on NBC in 1945 with Jose Ferrer as Philo, then was on the ABC West Coast Network with an unknown cast. The last series was a syndicated 1948-1950 ZIV series with Jackson Beck as Philo. Great detective melodrama.

PHILO VANCE