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The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - "Party for Death" (1951)

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Show Notes

The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe presents “Party for Death,” episode 17, originally broadcast on NBC on February 16, 1951. Sydney Greenstreet stars as the brilliant, sedentary Nero Wolfe, with Harry Bartell as Archie Goodwin.

Wolfe sends Archie to a cocktail party at the Collins apartment with an unsettling instruction: call him after the murder. As Archie meets the hosts and their business associates, tensions beneath the civilized conversation begin to surface. Directed by J. Donald Wilson and produced by Edwin Fadiman, this original radio mystery uses the characters created by Rex Stout.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:41 Original Broadcast 29:46 Closing

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