Ep.291 The New Adventures Of Nero Wolfe: The Case Of The Vanishing Shells

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

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

4.8 • 588 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 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 host Stevie K.
0:23.3	And it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yester. For this episode, I bring you
0:28.6	The Adventures of Nero Wolf, episode titled The Vanishing Shells, originally aired February 2nd,
0:36.5	1951, where Archie gets N narrow wolf hired by an actress who's afraid of being cut out of a lead role in a play.
0:44.9	So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.
0:50.9	Thank you for listening.
1:03.8	Ladies and gentlemen, the ringing of that phone bell means mystery, adventure.
1:17.0	Nero Wolf's office, Archie Goodwin speaking. Mr. Wolf? No, he isn't. Huh? Oh, well, for you, maybe he is. I'm not here. Oh, yes, yeah. He's always here.
1:22.1	I've gone out. No, no. He seldom ever goes out. I won't start on anything tonight.
1:28.7	Oh, sure. He'd love to start on a case tonight. What's your name? Oh, that's a beautiful name.
1:29.8	Address?
1:32.4	Ah, gee, it's another woman hang up.
1:33.1	No, no, no, honest.
1:34.7	I'm not, Mr. Wolf, but I'm his agent.
1:36.5	Yeah, I'll be right over, miss.
1:37.3	Goodbye.
1:39.9	What's her trouble?
1:40.8	Where are you going?
1:42.9	Well, she said she's received some threatening notes and she's afraid to leave her hotel.
1:45.0	So long, boss.
2:08.8	Ladies and gentlemen, it's that genius who is the bulkiest, balkiest, most ponderous and most brilliant detective in the world.
2:11.6	Guess none other than that chairborne mass of unpredictable intellect, Nero Wolfe, created by
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