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Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Ep.340 Philo Vance: The Case Of The Cellini Cup

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

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

4.8588 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Philo Vance is the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920s. Jose Ferrer played him in 1945. From 1948-1950, the fine radio actor Jackson Beck makes Vance as good as he gets. George Petrie plays Vance's constantly impressed public servant, District Attorney Markham. Joan Alexander is Ellen Deering, Vance's secretary and right-hand woman. The organist for the show is really working those ivories, and fans of old time radio organ will especially enjoy this series. ...

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0:00.0

Hello, and welcome to another episode of nostalgic mystery radio Mystery Radio. I'm your host, Stevie K.

0:23.6

And it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yastere. For this episode, I bring you

0:28.6

Philo Vance, episode titled The Case of the Chilini Cup, originally aired April 29, 1943, where Philo Vance investigates the murder of the owner

0:41.3

of a curios shop. So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.

0:49.8

Thank you for listening.

1:06.2

The makers of Raleigh Cigarette present John Emery,

1:08.4

star of the Broadway success, Angel Street,

1:11.8

as final events in SS Van Dines' murder mystery, The Case of the Chal Angel Street as Fahillianz in S.S. Van Dynes' murder mystery,

1:14.0

The Case of the Chilini Cup. And tonight, I'm Fylo Vance. I'm Fylo Vance. I'm F Philo Vance, Occupation, criminologist. And tonight I'd like to tell you the adventure of the Chalini Cup. As I pieced this fantastic and incredible story together later, it started something like this.

1:43.0

In the East 70s of New York City, deep in the gloomy shadow of the 3rd Avenue,

1:47.1

is a dingy little second-hand store called the Old World Curio Shop.

1:52.1

It's about 10.30 at night.

1:54.5

The front of the store is filled with the usual miscellaneous rubbish,

1:57.9

but in the back there's rather a good workshop.

2:00.6

There's a light on there.

2:01.9

The man is hunched over a workbench repairing the enamelon.

2:05.1

Of all things, a cloison A elephant.

2:09.3

This man is Paul Gettman, about 43.

2:12.3

Rather heavy set, oily complexion, little pig-eye, smug and self-satisfied.

2:17.0

But a clever workman.

2:18.9

An unpleasant man, but then he hasn't long to live.

2:22.5

Although he doesn't know that.

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