Double Duty Detectives: Tom Conway (Sherlock Holmes & The Saint)
6/7/20262 hr 7 min
For June, we're spotlighting stars who played multiple detectives on the air and our first leading man is Tom Conway. In 1946, he took over the deerstalker cap from Basil Rathbone on The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and in 1951, he donned Simon Templar's halo as Vincent Price's replacement on The Saint. We'll hear Conway as Holmes - with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson - in "The Darlington Substitution" (originally aired on ABC on January 4, 1947) and "The Adventure of the Scarlet Worm" (originally aired on ABC on March 24, 1947). Then, he's the Saint in "The Children's Crusade" (originally aired on NBC...
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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 gut of the prison or the grave.
Jack Webb· 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 50:24
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 7· Host0:35
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Down These Mean Streets and more old-time radio detectives and crime solvers. This month we're featuring actors who played multiple detectives on the air, and our first star is Tom Conway, the British actor who logged stints on radio as both Sherlock Holmes and The Saint. Today, Tom Conway may be best known for his performances in some of the classic horror movies from the cycle produced by the great Val Lewton, including Cat People and I Walked with a Zombie.