Nero Wolfe (radio) - The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe (NBC)

The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe (NBC)

1950–1951, 30 minutes

Sydney Greenstreet starred as Nero Wolfe. "Rex thought Greenstreet a splendid choice for the role and Greenstreet did, in fact, fill every reasonable expectation," wrote Stout biographer John McAleer."The wryness of Wolfe, for which Archie's drollery is a whetsone, was not felt in the Ortega or Bushman interpretations. Greenstreet caught it." A succession of Archies included Gerald Mohr, Herb Ellis, Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Bartell, Lamont Johnson and Wally Maher. William Johnstone was heard semi-regularly as Inspector Cramer.

1. "Stamped for Murder" (October 20, 1950)
2. "The Case of the Careworn Cuff" (October 27, 1950)
3. "The Case of the Dear, Dead Lady" (November 3, 1950)
4. "The Case of the Headless Hunter" (November 10, 1950)
5. "The Case of the Careless Cleaner" (November 17, 1950)
6. "The Case of the Beautiful Archer" (November 24, 1950)
7. "The Case of the Brave Rabbit" (December 1, 1950)
8. "The Case of the Impolite Corpse" (December 8, 1950)
9. "The Case of the Girl Who Cried Wolfe" (December 15, 1950)
10. "The Case of the Slaughtered Santas" (December 22, 1950)
11. "The Case of the Bashful Body" (December 29, 1950)
12. "The Case of the Deadly Sell-Out" (January 5, 1951)
13. "The Case of the Killer Cards" (January 12, 1951)
14. "The Case of the Calculated Risk" (January 19, 1951)
15. "The Case of the Phantom Fingers" (January 26, 1951)
16. "The Case of the Vanishing Shells" (February 2, 1951)
17. "The Case of the Party for Death" (February 16, 1951)
18. "The Case of the Malevolent Medic" (February 23, 1951)
19. "The Case of the Hasty Will" (March 2, 1951)
20. "The Case of the Disappearing Diamonds" (March 9, 1951)
21. "The Case of the Midnight Ride" (March 16, 1951)
22. "The Case of the Final Page" (March 23, 1951)
23. "The Case of the Tell-Tale Ribbon" (March 30, 1951)
24. "The Case of the Shot in the Dark" or "A Slight Case of Perjury" (April 6, 1951)
25. "The Case of the Lost Heir" (April 20, 1951)
26. "The Case of Room 304" (April 27, 1951)

"Radio found three outstanding Nero Wolfes," wrote John McAleer in 1977, "but none of the scripts was perfect." He reports that after hearing five minutes of one of Greenstreet's shows, Stout said he could take no more. "He liked Greenstreet. The script he found impossible."