All the Write Moves: Agatha Christie (Campbell Playhouse, Murder Clinic, & Suspense)
5/17/20262 hr 29 min
Our month-long salute to mystery writing legends continues with the queen of crime herself - Agatha Christie. She wrote over sixty novels, dozens of short stories, and created two of the genre's most beloved sleuths - Hercule Poirot, the fastidious and brilliant Belgian detective, and Miss Marple, the kindly amateur investigator. We'll hear four of Dame Agatha's tales recreated for radio: "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" with Orson Welles as Poirot from The Campbell Playhouse (originally aired on CBS on November 12, 1939); "The Tragedy of Marsdon Manner" from Murder Clinic (originally aired on Mutual on October 6, 1942); and "The ABC Murders"...
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
Get this and get it straight. Crime is a sucker's road, and those who travel it wind up in the gutter, the prison, or the grave.
Harlow Wilcox· Soundbite0:06
[dramatic music] The story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
Speaker 30:18
The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective.
Speaker 40:21
The Adventures of the Saint, starring Vincent Price.
Speaker 5· Soundbite0:24
Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account. America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar.
Speaker 6· Host0:35
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Down These Mean Streets with more old-time radio detectives and crime solvers. All this month, we're spotlighting classic mystery writers whose work was adapted for radio. This week, our writer is none other than the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, the author of over 60 novels and dozens of short stories. Her mysteries have captivated readers for over a century, and her signature characters, including Belgian