Episodes
Friday Jul 24, 2009
Phyl Coe Radio Mysteries - Pgm 8
Friday Jul 24, 2009
Friday Jul 24, 2009
Here's the only other episode I have of "Phyl Coe Radio Mysteries", a program syndicated by Philco Radio and Television Corp circa 1936 to about 250 radio stations. The series is notable for including the first female detective on radio and for it's unusual format - the solution to the mystery isn't revealed and you were supposed to head down to your local Philco dealer to get a book to write down clues and your solution to enter a contest for prizes.
Program 8 in the series is "The Case of the Stolen Sables". This one's particularly fun since it works in some talk about a witness listening to their wonderful Philco radio as part of the plot. You can listen to the episode, try to guess the mystery, then click for one listener's possible solution. Special thanks go to David Kiner for this week’s mp3 transfer. I traded for a couple of transcriptions with him and he generously threw in a digital transfer of the discs, complete with CEDAR processing. Kiner sells high quality discs of old time radio material and you can find his cds at his ebay store. The show was transferred from a World Broadcasting System, Inc vinyl transcription, matrix number BB14924C2.
Friday Feb 13, 2009
Phyl Coe Radio Mysteries, Pgm 7
Friday Feb 13, 2009
Friday Feb 13, 2009
I'd like to give a special acknowledgment to David Kiner for this week's mp3 transfer. I recently arranged a trade for a couple of transcriptions with him and he generously threw in a digital transfer of the discs, complete with CEDAR processing. Kiner sells high quality discs of old time radio material and you can find his cds at his ebay store.
"Phyl Coe Radio Mysteries" is a distinctive series in many respects. Marking the first appearance of a female detective, the show was syndicated in 1936 to about 250 radio stations and was structured for a unique sponsor promotional gimmick. The show was sponsored by Philco and local dealers would give listeners a booklet to fill out clues from the mysteries for a chance at cash prizes. Not only is the namesake detective ("Phyl" being short for "Phyllis") a sponsor tie in, but the show offered all kinds of opportunities for witnesses and suspects in the mysteries to casually listen to the radio and remark on great quality Philco sets and tubes! In program 7 of the series, "Last Will and Testament", Phyllis is called in to solve a murder that centers around a will, a hat pin, and annoying relatives. Even though we do find out the name of the killer, the complete details of how Phyl solves the mystery isn't revealed for purposes of the contest. However, you can match your wits with one otr listener who has posted their possible solutions to the mysteries. The show was transferred from an original World Broadcasting transcription and restored using CEDAR noise recution by David Kiner. The matrix number of the disc is BB14924C1.