Actor and singer Dick Powell, after many musicals for the Warner Brothers and Fox studios, embarked on a new career as a hard-boiled tough guy when he was cast as Raymond Chandler's detective Philip Marlowe in the 1944 film Murder, My Sweet. Powell got the opportunity to further flex his new tough-guy muscles in the medium of radio, starring in the role of investigator Richard Rogue in the crime drama Rogue's Gallery. In this collection, Powell portrays Rogue with a charming lack of care and refusal to take things too ...
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Actor and singer Dick Powell, after many musicals for the Warner Brothers and Fox studios, embarked on a new career as a hard-boiled tough guy when he was cast as Raymond Chandler's detective Philip Marlowe in the 1944 film Murder, My Sweet. Powell got the opportunity to further flex his new tough-guy muscles in the medium of radio, starring in the role of investigator Richard Rogue in the crime drama Rogue's Gallery. In this collection, Powell portrays Rogue with a charming lack of care and refusal to take things too seriously, all while delivering solid entertainment for detective and crime drama fans. The series also features Peter Leeds as Eugor, Rogue's subconscious alter ego who would appear when the detective was knocked out, and Gerald Mohr, Lurene Tuttle, and Lou Merrill. This collection includes eight digitally remastered and restored episodes on four audio compact discs, and a Program Guide by radio historian Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. with photos and background information about the show. INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING EPISODES: CD 1 McDonald's Murder Case 6-23-1945 and Murder with Muriel 10-25-1945 CD 2 House of Fear 11-15-1945 and Little Old Lady 11-29-1945 CD 3 Blood in the Sand 12-13-1945 and The Alibi Matter 2-21-1946 CD 4 Mystery at the Ski Resort 5-9-1946 and Cabin on the Lake 7-7-1946
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Good. Ex-library rental. Includes disc(s), case, and artwork. May have slight wear, library/security stickers and ink writing. Artwork may have been modified for library case.
