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The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe

25 episodes · 1950–1951 · NBC · Detective

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Sydney Greenstreet played Rex Stout's great detective on NBC from October 20, 1950, to April 27, 1951, 26 shows. Six actors took turns as his legman Archie Goodwin, among them Gerald Mohr, Harry Bartell and Lawrence Dobkin. Edwin Fadiman produced, J. Donald Wilson directed, and Alfred Bester was among the writers. The stories were new ones built on Stout's characters, and Stout liked Greenstreet's Wolfe.

Sources: The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, Wikipedia

Episodes

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1950

• Stamped for Murder October 20, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
  The first show: a phony treasure map is still worth $10,000, and several murders, to a gang of swindlers.
• The Case of the Careworn Cuff October 27, 1950 · NBC · 29 min
  A man pays Wolfe $1,000 to drop a client Wolfe has never heard of, and is promptly found dead.
• The Case of the Dear, Dead Lady November 3, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
  Was the killer the religious fanatic or the Shakespearean actor?
• The Case of the Careless Cleaner November 17, 1950 · NBC · 28 min
  A famous artist is framed for murder. Was it his two-timing wife?
• Beautiful Archer November 24, 1950 · 30 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• The Case of the Friendly Rabbit December 1, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
  A gambling den, a rabbit farm and a dead rabbit that points to murder.
• The Case of the Impolite Corpse December 8, 1950 · NBC · 29 min
  A hated advertising man is shot from an odd angle.
• The Case of the Girl Who Cried Wolfe December 15, 1950 · NBC · 29 min
  The head of a nature foundation disappears, and murder follows.
• The Case of the Slaughtered Santas December 22, 1950 · NBC · 30 min
  Someone is killing the sidewalk Santas.
• The Bashful Body December 29, 1950 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.

1951

• Deadly Sell-Out January 5, 1951 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• Killer Cards January 12, 1951 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• Calculated Risk January 19, 1951 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• The Case of the Phantom Fingers January 26, 1951 · NBC · 29 min
  Murder in an isolated house in upstate New York during a flood.
• The Case of the Vanishing Shells February 2, 1951 · NBC · 29 min
  A theater murder, a walking dead man and missing cartridge cases.
• The Case of the Party for Death February 16, 1951 · NBC · 29 min
  Archie goes to a cocktail party where Wolfe expects the guest of honor to be murdered.
• The Case of the Malevolent Medic February 23, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
  A rich man's wife dies in the office of the doctor she loved, and her husband suspects foul play.
• The Hasty Will March 2, 1951 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• The Case of the Disappearing Diamonds March 9, 1951 · NBC · 29 min
  A sneak thief accused of murdering a wealthy woman asks Wolfe for help.
• Midnight Ride March 16, 1951 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• The Final Page March 23, 1951 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• The Tell-Tale Ribbon March 30, 1951 · 29 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• A Slight Case of Perjury April 6, 1951 · NBC · 29 min
  Someone tries to kill a man just after he's acquitted of murder.
• The Case of the Lost Heir April 20, 1951 · NBC · 29 min
  A blind millionaire's daughter, thought dead for thirteen years, comes home. But is she his daughter?
• The Case of Room 304 April 27, 1951 · NBC · 29 min
  The last show: a European woman is shot while she's on the phone with Archie.