DETECTIVES ON THE AIR

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, October 8, 1978

SAM SPADE, DETECTIVE (4-10-49) “The Stopped Watch Caper” stars Howard Duff as Sam with Cathy Lewis as Sam’s niece Buffy, subbing for Effie, Sam’s secretary. Wildroot Creme Oil. (16:45; 13:10)

BOSTON BLACKIE (1940s) “Murder By Lightning” features Richard Kollmar as Blackie, “enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friends.” (13:25; 13:15)

ADVENTURES OF PHILLIP MARLOWE (5-20-50) “The Seahorse Jockey” with Gerald Mohr as Raymond Chandler’s tough private detective. (15:15; 14:20)

PHILO VANCE (1948) “Manicure Murder Case” stars Jackson Beck as the detective created by S. S. Van Dine.

ELLERY QUEEN (1-7-43) “The Singing Rat” starring Carleton Young as Queen. Arm­chair detective Ann Corio tries to guess the solution before it is revealed by Ellery. Bromo Seltzer. (6:00; 16:40: 5:20)