Adventures Of The Thin Man
The radio series The Adventures of the Thin Man (also known simply as The Thin Man) aired from July 2, 1941, to September 1, 1950.
The series featured the detective duo Nick and Nora Charles, based on Dashiell Hammett's novel and the popular film series. While Claudia Morgan consistently played Nora Charles throughout the entire nine-year run, several actors portrayed Nick Charles:
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Les Damon (1941-1943, 1946-1947) -
David Gothard (1944-1945, 1946-1947) -
Les Tremayne (1945-1946, 1948-1949) -
Joseph Curtin (1950)
The show moved across various major radio networks during its run, including NBC, CBS, Mutual, and ABC, and was sponsored by companies like Woodbury Soap Company, General Foods (Post Toasties, Maxwell House Coffee, Sanka), and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.
While a complete list of every single episode from 1941-1950 is extensive and some recordings are lost or misdated.
- "Murder Of Denrel Foster" (August 27, 1941)
- "Valentine's Day Episode" (February 10, 1942)
- "The Strange Case of Professor Wainger" (sometime in 1942, also April 12, 1943)
- "Nora's Wedding Anniversary" (October 10, 1943, also known as "The Wandering Corpse")
- "The Case of the Mysterious Meow" (October 13, 1943)
- "The Case of the Glamorous Clue" (June 16, 1944)
- "Nora's Night Out" (October 6, 1944)
- "The Case of the All-American Menace" (December 1, 1944)
- "The Boogie Woogie Murder" (February 9, 1945)
- "The Moon Murder" (November 25, 1945)
- "The Case of the Goofy Groom" (March 10, 1946)
- "The Passionate Palooka" (July 6, 1948)
- "Haunted Hams" (July 13, 1948)
- "The Case of the Wandering Corpse" (October 10, 1943, November 22, 2010 release date, as a podcast)
- "The Adventure of the Haunted Hams" (November 24, 1950)
It's worth noting that "Lux Radio Theatre" also produced adaptations of the Thin Man films, though these were standalone radio plays rather than part of the ongoing Adventures of the Thin Man series. These include "The Thin Man" (June 8, 1936) and "After the Thin Man" (June 17, 1940).
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