The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - "Room 304" 04/27/51 (HQ) Old Time Radio Adventure/Detective

[@William-Marshall]

Sidney Greenstreet was so good an actor, just saw him in Casablanca, these long ago actors simply the best.

[@stenkarasin2091]

I really enjoy these Nero Wolf yarns, they reassure me that there was a time when we could write a mystery story of actual detection, instead of just a litany of beating up suspects until one cracks.

[@dixietenbroeck8717]

Oooh! _MUCH_ "naughtier" than any of Stout's written tales - I _LIKED IT!_ Nice story, & I'm glad I've hit on these recordings of the Nero Wolfe radio shows. Some people are just fabulously gifted, aren't they?!

[@moonlitpearl700]

Love the books featuring Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin. Thanks for sharing.

[@gildaafonso989]

Muito B9m...Obrigada🙏💖🤗🤗🤗🇵🇹🍀

[@WJack97224]

So neat. I also liked Timothy Hutton and Maury Chaykin in the later versions of Wolfe. Thanks again as I watch it again.

[@WJack97224]

@@@jubalcalif9100, Good on ya mate. It is nice when someone agrees with me.

[@WJack97224]

@@@jubalcalif9100, Yes, it is still painful. I miss all the enjoyment that might have come to us if he had lived.

[@WJack97224]

@@@jubalcalif9100, Hey, is "Jubal" a city in corruptifornia ur California? Did you know that "Jubal" is the title of a movie and that Jubal Early is the name of a Civil War Confederate General?

[@randyhutton9371]

​@@WJack97224 and a character in Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land.

[@123justbeingme123]

Thanks for posting. Very much appreciated.

[@debbiebalnaves4842]

Love this series .. Sydney Greestreet is great as Nero Wolf

[@alexapenn6399]

And thanks so much for the information about who played Archie and when. . . i've looked all of them up and recognize 2 of them from tv. it's so fun . . .

[@ASKBiblitz]

Addicted to Syd in Wolfe radio dramas. Better writing, better acting, charm, taste. Thanks.

[@ollswang]

Leo Biblitz is

[@geraldhart7679]

The show is what it is, entertaing at its best. The script, actors sets the scene. The rest is in the persons head. Great

[@misskim2058]

Thank you:)

[@mwatts-riley2688]

Since the election is over, death threats are counted, idiots are tucking in for the winter, ACOL is two months away, my cats claws are snipped, Pepsi is at the elbow, the radio is dead- thus Now it's time for Nero and Archie, LET THE GOOD TIMES BEGIN. ❤ Sanity restored. M

[@fromthesidelines]

The final episode of the series. Without sponsors, NBC just couldn't afford to keep "NERO WOLFE" going. So they cut their losses after 26 weeks, and replaced it with Brian Donlevy's "DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT" in May, then "NBC PRESENTS SHORT STORY" in June, followed by Herbert Marshall's "THE MAN CALLED X" in July.....and the final episodes of "SCREEN DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE" that September.

[@alexapenn6399]

i happen to like Nero Wolfe and Archie knows just how to handle him and likes him, too. He doesn't take him seriously, except for his detecting. . . on the other hand, the police inspector doesn't get him at all :}

[@jubalcalif9100]

Well said and well put !

[@howdydave45421]

Reading the high praises of audio and video versions in the postings below. Does anybody get inspired to read the books by Rex Stout? TV and Radio versions are very inferior to the original written word. I love the fact that, in your picture, you made Wolfe's shirt canary yellow. (For those who don't get it -- read the books!)

[@sheilapasquini6232]

Sidney Greenstreet was hired because of his wonderful voice. Perfect for radio. However, he doesn't portray Nero Wolfe as written by Rex Stout. His Nero was gruff, magisterial and not a little bit pompous. It would have been uncharacteristic for him to laugh. Sneer possibly, but he was seldom cheerful. Oh well...kudos to the late Mr. Greenstreet. RIP

[@jackw97224]

At about 10:35 "The danger of the female species" is reference to the Kipling Poem: The Female of the Species. ...For the female of the species is more deadly than the male...

[@alexapenn6399]

i love these old radio programs, but they do tend to use the same formulas over and over. this one always has a phone call and the person calling gets cut off. . . LOL

[@myfurrykid]

Why my two favorite shows have so few programs, my number one, Nero Wolf and second Richard Diamond, if someone knows why, I'll appreciate the information

[@dbsommers1]

Greenstreet helped elevate this

[@goodnamesareallgone1]

A little disappointed with this one: Archie seemed a little dim witted, Cramer was way too passive, and Wolf too sarcastic and consequently annoying.

[@shilohbrutalis582]

Betty Lou Gerson

[@johnkusske7535]

Sorry, this Nero is not Nero Wolfe, nor is the Archie Archie. Poor writing too.

[@ZZpkr-g1q]

They differ from the books? If so, I will have to read them and find out. If you haven't already, try watching the Nero Wolfe A&E TV series here on YT with Timothy Hutton as Archie.

[@johnkusske7535]

@@ZZpkr-g1q Yes, there are many differences between the radio, movie, and tv depictions of the characters and the way they are depicted in the books. I have the DVDs of the Timothy Hutton TV versions, and I find them to be by far the best non textual presentations of Mr Stout's work.