Adventures of Nero Wolfe, Collection 1, The

Nero Wolfe is a fictional detective, created in 1934 by the American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe’s confidential assistant Archie Goodwin narrates the cases of the overweight detective genius. In total, Stout wrote 33 novels and 39 short stories from 1934 to 1974, with most of them set in New York City. Wolfe’s residence, a luxurious brownstone on West 35th Street, features prominently in the series. Many radio, television and film adaptations were made from Stout’s stories. Nero Wolfe first appeared on radio July 5, 1943 in a short-lived NBC series starring Santos Ortega as Wolfe with Luis Van Rooten as Archie. The second series aired during 1945 on the Mutual network starred Francis X. Bushman with Elliott Lewis as Archie. The third, and most successful incarnation came to radio in 1950. It starred Sydney Greenstreet as Wolfe with the part of Archie voiced by several actors including Lawrence Dobkin, Gerald Mohr and Harry Bartell. Nero Wolfe was an armchair detective who rarely left the house. Archie Goodwin, would collect the facts and report back. Wolfe would probably not have taken on many cases had he not needed his client’s money to pay for his two true passions: fine food and the collecting of orchids. Enjoy 12 of the finest radio episodes of Nero Wolfe, starring Sydney Greenstreet, who is perhaps best known for playing Kasper Gutman, the villain opposite Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade) in the film The Maltese Falcon. 10/27/50 The Case of the Careworn Cuff 11/3/50 The Case of the Dear Dead Lady 1/26/51 The Case of the Phantom Fingers 2/2/51 The Case of the Vanishing Shells 2/16/51 The Case of the Party for Death 3/2/51 The Case of the Hasty Will 3/9/51 The Case of the Disappearing Diamonds 3/16/51 The Case of the Midnight Ride 3/23/51 The Case of the Final Page 3/30/51 The Case of the Tell Tale Ribbon 4/16/51 A Slight Case of Perjury 4/20/51 The Case of the Lost Heir