BONUS - Happy Birthday, Orson Welles
5/7/20261 hr 30 min
In honor of his May 6th birthday, we're saluting the great Orson Welles with a pair of radio performances set on Baker Street. First, he's the great detective himself in "The Immortal Sherlock Holmes" from The Mercury Theatre On the Air (originally aired on CBS on September 25, 1938). Then, he's Holmes' archnemesis Professor Moriarty - opposite John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson as Holmes and Watson - in a syndicated production of "The Final Problem."
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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.
Orson Welles· Soundbite0:07
[dramatic music] The story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
Speaker 20:17
The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective. The Adventures of the Saint, starring Vincent Price.
Speaker 30:24
Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account, America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.
Speaker 40:33
Yours truly, Johnny Dollar.
· Host0:35
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to a bonus episode of Down These Mean Streets. This week, we're celebrating the birthday of the great Orson Welles. The actor, writer, director, and producer was born May 6th, 1915. And while his name is probably most associated today with classic films, including one of the all-time greats, Citizen Kane, radio was a major part of Welles' career. He thrilled audiences as the voice of The Shadow, and he infamously