Nick carter, master detective tales of suspense, pulp fiction art, old time radio. Nick carter, master detective was a mutual radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional. The title was changed to nick carter, master detective shortly thereafter. Nick carter, master detective 1939 jacques tourneur, walter pidgeon, rita johnson, henry hull, crime, mystery, drama may 16, 2017 famed new york detective nick carter arrives incognito at a california airplane factory at the behest of owner hiram streeter. Nick carter, master detective 1939 rotten tomatoes. Nick carter, master detective online using any of the 3 radio players below. Jun 24, 2017 nick carter, master detective 19431955 aired monkey sees murder or nick carter and the mystery of the peruvian red mark on january 7, 1945. In it, nick was a pretty typical private eye of the time, caught somewhere between the two prevelant models of the time, somewhere between twofisted tough guy and gentlemanly sleuth, although there were some distinctive touches. In this film, carter investigates espionage at an aircraft factory.
Nick carter first came to radio as the return of nick carter, a reference to the characters. Just wanted to tell you im really enjoying the nick carter master detective series, with nick carter using his lockpicking skills in nearly every episode, with the able assistance of his sister patsy, and tracking the bad guys whose reactions are readily predictable. File nick carter, master detective 460416 231 nine hours to live. In later years, many stories based on nick carter became a part of detective story magazine. Nick carter made his debut in 1886, the year before sherlock holmes came on the scene in london. The first of two nick carter films tourneur directed for mgm is a zippy, actionpacked mystery starring walter. Nick carters radio series was perhaps his bestknown incarnation from 194355. His popularity lasted over 100 years until the last nick. Chick carter, detective is a 1946 columbia film serial. Nick carter, master detective 1939 private eye nick carter walter pidgeon romances a stewardess rita johnson and busts a foreign spy ring. Nick carter the great detectives of old time radio. Nick carter first came to radio as the return of nick carter, a reference to the characters pulp origins, but the title was soon changed to nick carter, master detective.
Lon clark starred as nick carter, master detective for 12 years 194355 over the mutual network. Nick carter is a detective of great integrity and works to ensure that the right man is sent to the chair. However, the socalled master detective never had much of a film career in the u. Nick carter, master detective with lon clark in the title role, the series commenced 11 april 1943, on mutual, continuing in many different time slots for well over a decade. A location number of 111 indicates i have the show in my collection, but they havent yet been assigned a location number. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Nick carter, master detective 1939, sky murder 1940. With lon clark in the title role there are eighteen mysteries to solve. Nick carter first made an appearance in a pulp novel in 1886. We offer 3 different ways for you to listen to our old time radio shows so that no matter what device you are using pc, laptop, android phone, iphone, ipad, kindle, tablet, etc. This set is vetted to eliminate the various errors in carter sets on the internet and is believed to contain all available episodes of nick carter. There is more than one author in the goodreads database with this name. Look, im not a storybook detective with, uh, a highball glass in one hand nick charles and, uh, a chinese proverb charlie chan in another, nor can i tell you from the ashes of a mans cigar sherlock holmes.
Each of the following broadcasts are 30 minutes in length. Despite seemingly thorough precautions, a gang of saboteurs and shadowy foreign agents are able to smuggle out the secret blueprints for innovative new planes and sabotage prototypes during testing. Nick carter, master detective the echo of death youtube. Detective nick carter is brought in to foil spies at the radex. As such, while the name of the character and some of his companions were retained, the stories were deliberately targetted at a new generation. Chasing crime old time radio original radio broadcasts on. Later, as the show started gaining more popularity and fame, the character was given a new name as, nick carter, master detective. Rhodes, martin cruz smith, george snyder, manning lee stokes. Nick carter, master detective 19431955 aired monkey sees murder or nick carter and the mystery of the peruvian red mark on january 7, 1945.
Nick carter, master detective 1939 plot keywords imdb. Nick carter, master detective also known as the return of. Master detective magazine 50 issues 1934 to 1939 amazing true stories of crime, criminals and the detectives who solve the mysteries. It wasnt easy getting away from nick even if you took to sea and made a run for international waters, hed find a way to. Nick carter, from france, is one of the first mysterydetective film series 19081909. Nick carter detective story collection halcyon classics. Chick carter teams with crusading reporter rusty farrell to solve the mystery of who stole the blue diamond. The character is particularly famous for featuring in the killmaster series, which is written by various author sunder the common pseudonym of. Dime novel old detectives pupil in the year of 1886 was the first time when nick carter was introduced. Nick carter, master detective 1939 jacques tourneur. It wasnt easy getting away from nickeven if you took to sea and made a run for international waters, hed find a way to. The author of this novel was john r coryell based on the story written by ormond g.
None of carters mysteries or adventures were in the ballpark of the greatest detective of them all, but what carter didnt have in quality, he made up for as best he could in quantity with hundreds of novels and short stories being written. Nick carter, master detective was one of the first detective radio shows to really hit it big with audiences. Nick carter master detective 18 episodes on 9 audio cd set. This is only the 8th nick carter episode weve run since 2009, the last being this past december. Youll not only be supporting this website but you will be helping us to bring these fine shows back into public circulation and preserving the enjoyment of old time radio for everyone. Fast moving, entertaining and with better than average production values for a bfeature. Famed new york detective nick carter arrives incognito at a california airplane factory at the behest of owner hiram streeter. The first of three nick carter private detective adventures starring walter pidgeon. With walter pidgeon, rita johnson, henry hull, stanley ridges. Walter pidgeon as nicholas nick carter robert chalmers. Charlotte manson as patsy bowen and lon clark as nick carter, 1946. Nick carter, master detective 1939 jacques tourneur, walter. Nick carter, master detective 1939 movie moviefone.
A triple crime a 1901 dimenovel detective adventure book 1. Descargar nick carter, master detective 1939 peliculas. Handsome, deepvoiced character actor lon clark stars as carter perfectly capturing the characters manly vigor and powerful intellectual skills. With lon clark in the title role there are eighteen mysteries to solve, eighteen adventures to unravel, and no limit to the thrilling excitement. Nick carter was an extremely popular character in literature, that also spawned a successful radio series that ran about a dozen years. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading nick carter detective story collection halcyon classics. The shows of nick carter were first aired with the title as the return of nick carter and it was referring to the character of pulp origin. Relic radio features eight podcasts offering old time radio from a number of genres.
Nick carter master detective 361 the case of the unwanted. Nick carter, master detective 1939 nick carter, master. Master detective may sound kind of old fashioned, but the character was actually older than. Its nick carter, master detective with a new collection of classic crimefighting action. Walter pidgeon and donald meek reprise their roles as detective nick carter and his beekeeper sidekick bartholomew in this slick comic mystery surrounding the mysterious disappearance of merchant vessels along the panama canal. This early opening for nick carter was one of radios best, as was the program it followed. Nick carter master detective 18 episodes on 9 audio cd set radio spirits 1 of 3 only 1 available nick carter master detective 18 episodes on 9 audio cd set radio spirits 2 2 of 3 nick carter master detective 18 episodes on 9 audio cd set radio spirits 3 3 of 3 see more. Ones media nick carter, master detective otr2cdnickcarter old time radio 2 cd 1 mp3 total playtime. Nick carter, master detective is a 1939 film starring walter pidgeon in the title role based on the longrunning radio series of the same name. The nick carter franchise would eventually be featured in hollywood films in 1939 40, a 1960s film, a 1972 telefilm, and a series of 206 spy novels. In italy, a new type of controversial horrorbased thriller called the giallo film. Lots of crime scene photos, fascinating to read centerfold wanted posters in some of the magazines. The five best mutual old time radio detectives the great. The character of carter was too perfect, too much a mans man and a womans desire, too.
The idea for the story and character came from ormond g. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading nick carter. Nick carter, master detective 1939 stanley ridges as doctor. The house pseudonym nick carter includes michael avallone aka valerie moolman et al, jim bowser, nicholas browne, lew louderback, douglas marland, arnold marmor, jon messman, craig nova, william odell, william l. As such, while the name of the character and some of his companions were retained, the stories were deliberately. Carters history is long, covers numerous media, and is one of the more fascinating weve come upon. Walter pidgeon as nicholas nick carterrobert chalmers. Columbia could not afford the rights to produce a nick carter serial so they made chick carter, detective about his son instead.
Nick carter, master detective 1939 stanley ridges as doctor frankton. Trailer for the 1939 thriller, nick carter, master detective, starring walter pidgeon, rita stone, henry hull, donald meek and stanley. The greatest name in american detective fiction is back. Nick carter, master detective film at lincoln center. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Nick carter page 3 the great detectives of old time radio. A triple crime a 1901 dimenovel detective adventure book 1 kindle edition by carter, nicholas. Nick carter, master detective nick carter first made an appearance in a pulp novel in 1886. Nick carter, master detective originally appearing the new york weekly on 09181886 in a story entitled the old detectives pupil, or the mysterious crime of madison square.
Nick carter, master detective nine hours to live january 15. The master detective first ventured into radio on april 11, 1943 on the mutual broadcasting system as the return of nick carter, a nod to his pulp fiction history. There is no doubt that the nick carter, killmaster, series was created simply to cash in on the extreme popularity of the james bond phenomenon. If you are prompted for a password, before downloading the file. Nick carter master detective 231 nine hours to live nick. Nick carter is the name of a fictional character, who appeared as a private detective in dime novels in 1886 and then featured in various formats for more than a century. Nick carter detective magazine although nick carter, as a character, had been appearing in various formats and magazines since 1886, the material was being to feel dated by the time nick carter magazine was launched in 1933. A male voice says, its another case for nick carter, master detective.
Nick carter master detective 18 episodes on 9 audio cd. If you enjoyed listening to these old time radio shows, please let us know by making a donation. His popularity lasted over 100 years until the last nick carterkillmaster book was published in 1990. Nicholas carter is the name of a popular fictional detective, who first appeared in a dime novel entitled the old detectives pupil. Nick carter, master detective trailer turner classic movies. With this speech, nick carter derides three of his contemporary movie detectives. Nick carter, master detective,1939 disc 1 phantom raiders,1940 disc 1 sky murder,1940 disc 2 in the 1944 movie the thin man goes.
The actor walter pidgeon portrayed the detective nick carter in a trilogy of films released by the metrogoldwynmayer company. Nick carter detective story collection halcyon classics kindle edition by carter, nick. The following story was told to the writer by nick carter as being the most remarkable, and in many respects, the most mysterious case in his experience. This week on case closed, nick carter, master detective opens the show with the case of the vanishing weapon, his. Though mgm purchased the rights to a large number of nick carter stories, the films used original screenplays.
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