On this episode, we have THE ADVENTURES OF NERO WOLFE from 1951, with Sydney Greenstreet starring as the rotund master detective. We'll also hear comedy with Marie Wilson starring in MY FRIEND IRMA. And THE COLUMBIA WORKSHOP presents an adaptation of the fairy tale The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Episode Segments:
Radio's Golden Age: Nero Wolfe ADVENTURES OF NERO WOLFE (3-16-51) “Case of the Midnight Ride” stars Sydney Greenstreet as Wolfe. A woman calls Wolfe and claims she is in danger. Sustaining, NBC.
MY FRIEND IRMA (4-19-48) Marie Wilson stars as Irma, with Cathy Lewis as Jane, who has a dinner date with a new boyfriend. Swan Soap, CBS.
Radio's Golden Age: Columbia Workshop COLUMBIA WORKSHOP (7-21-46) “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” based on Robert Browning’s version of the fairy tale, with Ed Max, Arthur Q. Bryan, and the music of Artie Shaw. Sustaining, CBS.