The Marlowe Files

Scarface Murder Case

Originally Aired: February 14, 1950 Philo Vance #84, "Scarface Murder Case," begins with an intriguing evening at an upscale restaurant where detective Philo Vance becomes captivated by a beautiful blonde woman dining with a mysterious scarred man....

Chicken Murder Case

Originally Aired: February 7, 1950 In Philo Vance #83, "Chicken Murder Case," a deadly gangland feud threatens to explode into open warfare when Tommy learns that Frank Stacy is plotting to kill him. Tommy's nervous associate, known as "Chick" for...

Sterling Murder Case

Originally Aired: January 31, 1950 Philo Vance #82, "Sterling Murder Case," District Attorney Markham finds himself dealing with the eccentric Wakefield sisters, Irma and Sarah, two spinsters who routinely confess to murders they believe they've...

Music Box Murder Case

Originally Aired: January 24, 1950 Philo Vance #81, "Music Box Murder Case," a sinister professor with an obsession for antique music boxes orchestrates a deadly series of robberies. The mastermind recruits criminals like nervous Dan Sanford and the...

Talking Corpse Murder Case aka Catty Corpse Murder Case

Originally Aired: January 17, 1950 Philo Vance #80, "Talking Corpse Murder Case aka Catty Corpse Murder Case," Philo Vance takes on a baffling case when a distraught widow, Mrs. Miller, arrives at his office claiming to have seen and heard her...

Left Handed Murder Case

Originally Aired: January 10, 1950 Philo Vance #79, "Left Handed Murder Case," When Jan wakes screaming from the sight of her ex-husband Steve at her bedroom window, her parents David and Helen face a terrifying dilemma. Steve Cayley is a known gang...

Tip Top Murder Case

Originally Aired: January 3, 1950 Philo Vance #78, "Tip Top Murder Case," chorus girl Susan Blake arrives at Philo Vance's office with a chilling typewritten threat: pay five thousand dollars by tomorrow or be dead by tomorrow night. Though she and...

Identical Murder Case

Originally Aired: December 27, 1949 Philo Vance #77, "Identical Murder Case," a shocking case begins when District Attorney Markham receives an unexpected visitor who has been shot. The dying man's face stuns Markham—he is the spitting image of Philo...

Chop Suey Murder Case

Originally Aired: December 20, 1949 Philo Vance #76, "Chop Suey Murder Case," In a tense scene at a Chinese restaurant, Johnny and his companion Georgie sit down for what should be an ordinary meal, but the atmosphere crackles with conflict. When...

Grey Glove Murder Case

Originally Aired: December 13, 1949 Philo Vance #75, "Grey Glove Murder Case," a terrifying scene unfolds as the household frantically tries to reach Edgar Downing, who is locked inside his bedroom. Matilda the servant rushes to alert Dick Staley and...

Birdcage Murder Case

Originally Aired: December 6, 1949 Philo Vance #74, "Birdcage Murder Case," tension crackles when Lane Williams arrives at the Dillon home to deliver an innocent party invitation from her fiancé, Stuart Worthington. The visit quickly exposes a web of...

Thundering Murder Case

Originally Aired: November 29, 1949 Philo Vance #73, "Thundering Murder Case," opens on a stormy night as the cantankerous David Wilkins berates his niece Wanda over the telephone about her failing marriage. He offers to pay off her husband to make...

Nightmare Murder Case

Originally Aired: November 22, 1949 Philo Vance #72, "Nightmare Murder Case," Grace Rawls arrives at Philo Vance's office in a state of distress over a series of disturbing dreams that have begun manifesting in reality. She explains that she first...

Little Murder Case

Originally Aired: November 15, 1949 Philo Vance #71, "Little Murder Case," opens with a mysterious encounter on a quiet city street. A beautiful woman hails a cab and makes an unusual request: she wants the driver to take her to the end of the block,...

Deathless Murder Case

Originally Aired: October 25, 1949 Philo Vance #68, "Deathless Murder Case," a wealthy widow named Mrs. Dorothy Wayne arrives at Philo Vance's office with an extraordinary claim. The widow of millionaire Edward J. Wayne seeks Vance's help regarding a...

Meeker Murder Case aka Necktie Murder Case

Originally Aired: October 18, 1949 Philo Vance #67, "Meeker Murder Case aka Necktie Murder Case," begins when David Worth arrives at Vance's office with a desperate plea. Worth clutches half of a torn dollar bill and claims he'll pay $10,000 for the...

Tea Cup Murder Case

Originally Aired: October 11, 1949 Philo Vance #66, "Tea Cup Murder Case," begins when steward Algie Cochrane arrives in port with something valuable—the stolen 40-carat Elton Diamond from a London jewel robbery. Three dangerous men are eager to...

Black Gold Murder Case

Originally Aired: October 4, 1949 Philo Vance #65, "Black Gold Murder Case," Philo Vance and his secretary Ellen Deering fly to a southwestern dude ranch after receiving an urgent telegram from ranch owner Billings about a murder on the property....

The Shoeless Murder Case partial

Originally Aired: September 27, 1949 Philo Vance #64, "The Shoeless Murder Case partial," Philo Vance investigates the brutal murders of three young models who participated in a bathing suit contest at the estate of shoe manufacturer Walter Jordan....

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The Penny Ante Murder Case partial

Originally Aired: September 20, 1949 Philo Vance #63, "The Penny Ante Murder Case partial," When private detective Dan Smith is murdered, Philo Vance infiltrates a supposedly penny ante poker game to investigate the suspects. He quickly discovers...

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