Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by
Raymond Chandler in a series of novels including The Big Sleep and
The Long Goodbye. Marlowe first appeared in The Big Sleep, published
in 1939. Marlowe appeared in none of Chandler's early short stories,
though many of his early stories were republished years later with
the names of the protagonists changed to Philip Marlowe; this change
was presumably made with Chandler's approval.
Philip Marlowe's character is foremost within the genre of hardboiled
crime fiction that originated in the 1920s, most notably in Black
Mask magazine, in which Dashiell Hammett's The Continental Op and
Sam Spade first appeared.
Underneath the wisecracking, hard drinking, tough private eye,
Marlowe is quietly contemplative and philosophical. He enjoys chess
and poetry. While he is not afraid to risk physical harm, he does
not dish out violence merely to settle scores. Morally upright,
he is not bamboozled by the genre's usual femmes fatales, like Carmen
Sternwood in The Big Sleep. As Chandler wrote about his detective
ideal in general, "I think he might seduce a duchess, and I
am quite sure he would not spoil a virgin."
Philip Marlowe shows based on the books were broadcast in a variety
of venues throughout the years. Some of the Marlowe radio anthology
includes:
- Lux Radio Theatre, Murder My Sweet, adapted from the 1944 film,
CBS Radio, 11 June 1945 (Dick Powell as Marlowe)
- The New Adventures Of Philip Marlowe, NBC Radio series, 17
June 1947 to 9 September 1947 (Van Heflin as Marlowe)
- Hollywood Star Time, Murder My Sweet, adapted from the 1944
film, CBS Radio, 8 June 1948 (Dick Powell as Marlowe)
- The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe, CBS Radio series, 26 September
1948 to 15 September 1951 (Gerald Mohr as Marlowe)
This collection of Philip Marlowe Greats includes
96 different shows and appearances for a total of 46+ hours of listening
enjoyment.
This product is a DVD collection of Old Time Radio mp3s. It is
designed to be played on your computer DVD drive with standard mp3
software - like Windows media player or its equivalent on Macintosh
computers. The mp3 files on the DVDs can be copied onto CDs for
play in your car stereo, home entertainment center, etc so you can
take your favorite shows with you anywhere you go.
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