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Gerald Mohr stars as Philip Marlowe in the 1948-51 CBS series with Adam Graham as host. Also featuring the 1947 Van Heflin NBC Series and Lux Radio Theatre performances.

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    • Aug 31, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from The Great Detectives Present Philip Marlowe

    EP3544: Philip Marlowe: The Blue Burgonet

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 41:40


    Marlowe is hired to guard a valuable shipment of silk, but everyone thinks he knows something about an item called the blue burgonet. Original Air Date: October 31, 1948 Read more ...

    EP3538: Philip Marlowe: Robin and the Hood

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 39:29


    Marlowe's hired to protect the lead in a Technicolor production of Robin Hood from his identical twin brother: a skilled archer with mental problems.< Read more ...

    EP3532: Philip Marlowe: Daring Young Dame on the Flying Trapeze

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 35:55


    A trapeze performer hires Marlowe to protect a circus from dangerous gamblers his partners owe money to. Original Air Date: July 1, 1947 Support the sh Read more ...

    EP1871: Hollywood Star Time: Murder, My Sweet

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2016 36:30


    Philip Marlowe investigates a missing woman and then gets caught in a murder surrounding stolen jewels. Original Air Date: June 8, 1946 Nominate us in the Entertainment Category at http://www.podcastawards.com Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise,…

    EP1865: Philip Marlowe: Sound and Unsound

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2016 37:59


    An elderly landlady hires Marlowe to investigate a strange sound in one of her tenants' apartment. Original Air Date: September 15, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1859: Philip Marlowe: The Medium Was Rare

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2016 34:32


    Marlowe is hired by a wealthy woman to recover stolen jewels. Original Air Date: September 8, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1853: Philip Marlowe: Nether Nether Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2016 32:39


    A woman wakes Marlowe up in his apartment, asks for help and then disappears. Original Air Date: September 1, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1847: Philip Marlowe: Heir for G-String

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2016 33:25


    Marlowe goes searching in the seedy part of town for an heir to $5,000. Original Air Date: August 25, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1841: Philip Marlowe: The Young Man's Fancy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2016 33:09


    Marlowe becomes concerned at the strange of behavior of a man who runs a neighborhood fruit stand. Original Air Date: August 18, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1835: Philip Marlowe: The Long Way Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2016 33:58


    An older man hires to Marlowe to find his pretty young wife. Original Air Date: August 4, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1829: Philip Marlowe: The Good Neighbor Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2016 33:20


    A mix up with his phone lines leads Marlowe to a snippy neighbor and a gun in his back. Original Air Date: July 28, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1823: Philip Marlowe: Life Can Be Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2016 33:59


    Marlowe meets a beautiful woman at an English pub, drops her off at a ritzy house, and is called when a dead body is found at the house. Original Air Date: July 21, 1951 Support our listener support campaign: Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail…

    EP1817: Philip Marlowe: The Dear Dead Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2016 33:48


    Marlowe is hired by an elderly widow to find her ex-chauffeur and ends up in a case involving a missing art collection. Original Air Date: July 14, 1951 Support the listener support campaign: Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO…

    EP1811: Philip Marlowe: A Seaside Sabbatical

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2016 36:25


    Marlowe travels thirty miles to find a client changed his mind but then things get complicated. Original Air Date: July 7, 1951 Support our listener support campaign: Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read…

    EP1805: Philip Marlowe: The Big Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2016 34:00


    At the request of a cobbler, Marlowe investigates the apparent suicide of an aging starlet. Original Air Date: September 29, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1799: Philip Marlowe: The White Carnation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2016 35:15


    Marlowe is hired to find a groom who disappeared on the eve of his wedding. Original Air Date: September 22, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1793: Philip Marlowe: The Final Payment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2016 32:50


    Marlowe sets out to find stolen jewels at the request of a man on death row. Original Air Date: September 15, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1787: Philip Marlowe: The Fifth Mask

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2016 32:59


    Marlowe refuses a client who refuses to tell him the truth. When he finds her body, he sets out to find who killed her. Original Air Date: September 8, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise,…

    EP1781: Philip Marlowe: The Soft Spot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2016 32:33


    Marlowe is hired to search skid row for an old man who his client said stole some silver. Original Air Date: September 1, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1775: Philip Marlowe: The Collector's Item

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2016 33:01


    Marlowe is hired by a client to keep an eye on a man he fears will steal a rare Confederate Coin. When the client is killed, Marlowe  sets out to find the murderer. Original Air Date: August 25, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail…

    EP1769: Philip Marlowe: The Dark Tunnel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2015 32:32


    Marlowe begins a search for a woman at the behest of her small town boyfriend.] Original Air Date: August 18, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1763: Philip Marlowe: The Quiet Magpie

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2015 34:10


    A man is on trial for murdering his father and Marlowe's hired to find the real killer. Original Air Date: August 11, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1757: Philip Marlowe: The Parrot's Bed

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2015 30:43


    Marlowe searches for a missing sailor with a map to a fortune in black pearls. Original Air Date: August 4, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1751: Philip Marlowe: The Glass Donkey

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2015 33:52


    Marlowe searches for the killer of an old flame. Original Air Date: July 28, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1745: Philip Marlowe: The Last Wish

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2015 34:33


    Marlowe tries to find the wayward son of a dying man before the man dies. Original Air Date:July 19, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1739: Philip Marlowe: The Iron Coffin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2015 33:46


    A woman hires Marlowe for fear her daughter's fiancé is a danger to himself and her daughter. Marlowe finds a problem that centers around a relocated medieval Spanish castle. Original Air Date: July 12, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam…

    EP1733: Philip Marlowe: The Girl from Pitchfork Corners

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2015 34:01


    When Marlowe's client is disinterested in the results of his investigation, Marlowe curiosity is peaked and it leads to a dead blonde. Original Air Date: July 5, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715…

    EP1727: Philip Marlowe: The Pelican's Roost

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2015 35:15


    Marlowe is called in by a wealthy woman who is in danger from a former suitor. Original Air Date: June 28, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1721: Philip Marlowe: The Uneasy Head

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2015 32:47


    When someone slips Marlowe a mickey while he's waiting for a would-be client, he wants to find out why. Original Air Date: June 6, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1715: Philip Marlowe: The Gold Cobra

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2015 33:31


    Marlowe is hired to deliver a gold cobra statue to Chicago, but finds him caught in a web of lies and murder. Original Air Date: June 21, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715…

    EP1709: Philip Marlowe: Face to Forget

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2015 32:45


    Marlowe boards a train to San Francisco in search of a woman's missing boyfriend. Original Air Date: June 14, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1703: Philip Marlowe: The Bedside Manners

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2015 39:04


    Marlowe is bed-ridden after breaking his leg but is hired to clear up a matter of a wealthy heiress' brother being blackmailed by a man named fish. Original Air Date: May 30, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO…

    EP1697: Philip Marlowe: The Fox's Tail

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2015 35:02


    Marlowe is called in when a witness in a civil trial commits suicide to help ensure the defense believes the witness is alive. Original Air Date: May 23, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho…

    EP1691: Philip Marlowe: The Cloak of Kamehameha

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2015 36:21


    Marlowe is sent to Hawaii to facilitate the sale of an all-feather cloak to find someone bordered his plane under Marlowe's name. Original Air Date: May 16, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715…

    EP1685: Philip Marlowe: The Hiding Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2015 39:38


    Marlowe reflects on the result of an investigation that forces him to tell a widow her son is dead. Original Air Date: May 9, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1679: Philip Marlowe: The Sea Horse Jockey

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2015 33:29


    Marlowe is called to deliver a jeweled sea horse for sale. Original Air Date: May 2, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1673: Philip Marlowe: The High-Collared Cape

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2015 34:25


    Marlowe is called in by a ballerina to help out a troubled ballet director. Original Air Date: April 25, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1667: Philip Marlowe: The Angry Eagle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2015 33:25


    Marlowe is called by a fight manager to keep his fighter from getting into trouble. Original Air Date:April 18, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1661: Philip Marlowe: The Anniversary Gift

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2015 35:58


    Marlowe is sent by widower in search of his late wife's watch and finds it's tied up in a murder case and his client may be as well. Original Air Date: April 11, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham,…

    EP1655: Philip Marlowe: The Man on the Roof

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2015 33:18


    Marlowe is hired by a woman to save her son from a dangerous set-up. Original Air Date: April 4, 1950 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1649: Philip Marlowe: The Sword of Cebu

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2015 32:46


    Marlowe is hired to find a sword over which his client's partner was killed. Original Air Date: March 28, 1950 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1643: Philip Marlowe: The Deep Shadow

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2015 35:12


    Philip Marlowe searches for a man's missing fiancée. Original Air Date: March 21, 1950 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1637: Philip Marlowe: The Vital Statistic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2015 32:57


    Marlowe is hired to protect a woman from a rival in a pair of slacks. Original Air Date: March 14, 1950 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1631: Philip Marlowe: The Monkey's Uncle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2015 32:47


    A Scottish animal trainer calls Marlowe into a case involving a chimpanzee. Original Air Date: March 7, 1950 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1625: Philip Marlowe: The Big Step

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2015 37:11


    A waitress asks Marlowe to look into what's bothering a friend. She's disappeared along with a gun. Original Air Date: February 28, 1950 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1619: Philip Marlowe: Ladies Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2015 34:13


    Phil is hired to find to find a writer for a magazine publisher in this episode featuring an all-female guest cast. Original Air Date: February 21, 1950 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1613: Philip Marlowe: The Grim Echo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2015 33:52


    While in a storm, Phil ends up at a house where everyone has a motive to kill him. Original Air Date: February 14, 1950 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1607: Philip Marlowe: The Long Arm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2015 34:08


    Marlowe goes to Bay City to help a man whose wife has been murdered with him being the prime suspect. Original Air Date: February 7, 1950 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1601: Philip Marlowe: The Hairpin Turn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2015 35:43


    A man calls in Marlowe to investigate the man his child is about to marry. Original Air Date: January 28, 1950 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1595: Philip Marlowe: The Bid for Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2015 34:45


    A mentally imbalanced woman escapes from a sanitarium and Marlowe fears her husband will be a target. Original Air Date: January 21, 1950 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1589: Philip Marlowe: The Covered Bridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2015 35:11


    Marlowe is taken by gunpoint to drive three people to Mexico and he's determined to find out what the score is. Original Air Date: January 14, 1950 Support the show. Read more ...

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