The
Adventures of Philip Marlowe
brought a voice to the hard-boiled detective
created by Raymond Chandler and made popular in his series of best-selling
books. Marlowe refined the classic type by being a chess player and
classical music lover while maintaining his cynical, no-nonsense approach.
The series first aired on NBC in 1947 featuring Van Heflin in the starring role but lasted only a few months. CBS revived the program a year later with Gerald Mohr (pictured) playing Marlowe. The revamped incarnation proved a hit with listeners and provided weekly broadcasts through the summer of 1951. By 1949, it had become the most popular show on radio.
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