Ep.164 The New Adventures Of Nero Wolfe: The Case Of The Dear Dead Lady

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

Detective, Fiction, Crime, Arts, Radio Show, Mystery, Tv & Film, Performing Arts, Drama, Old Time Radio

4.8 • 588 Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Nero Wolfe is a fictional character, a brilliant, oversized, eccentric armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Montenegro and keeps his past murky. He lives in a luxurious brownstone on West 35th Street in New York City, and he is loath to leave his home for business or anything that would keep him from reading his books, tending his orchids, or eating the gourmet meals prepared by his chef, Fritz Brenner. Archie Goodwin, Wolfe's sharp-witted...

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0:00.0	Hello, and welcome to another episode of nostalgic mystery radio. I'm your your host Stevie Kay, and it's my honor to review the radio shows of yesteryear.
0:26.4	For this episode, I bring you the New Adventures of Nero Wolf, episode titled The Case of the Dear Dead Lady, originally aired November 3rd, 1950, where a religious fanatic has committed murder or was it the Shakespearean actor?
0:43.3	So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.
0:49.4	Thank you for listening.
0:52.4	Stay tuned for Nero Wolfe.
0:55.6	This Sunday marks the premiere of the big show on NBC.
0:59.6	Not just any big show, it's the big show.
1:02.7	NBC's hour and a half of comedy, music, and drama.
1:06.2	The best of each.
1:07.7	The big show will be heard every Sunday afternoon over most of these stations with
1:11.7	Tallulah Bankhead as Mistress of Ceremonies. Your stars for this Sunday's broadcasts include
1:16.8	Jimmy Durante, Fred Allen, Ethel Merman, Frankie Lane, Mindy Carson, Meredith Wilson, Danny Thomas,
1:23.3	and hosts of others. All this and Tallulah, too.
1:29.7	No wonder, it's the big show.
1:34.5	My boss is the smartest and the stubbornest,
1:36.5	the fattest and the laziest,
1:38.8	the cleverest and the craziest,
1:41.4	the most extravagant detective in the world,
1:42.7	Nero Wolfe.
1:55.6	It's the adventure of the case of the dear dead lady with that brilliant, eccentric private detective,
1:58.6	orchid fancier, and gargant Gourmet, Nero Wolfe.
2:02.3	Starring Sidney Green Street.
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