Adventures of the Abbotts 18 Eps
"Adventures of the Abbotts" features the Abbott Mysteries, which were the first radio appearances of Frances Crane's detective team, Pat and Jean Abbott. The series originally aired from 1945 to 1947, with various actors taking on the roles, including Julie Stevens and Chuck Webster in 1945, Les Tremayne and Alice Reinheart in 1946, and returning to Julie Stevens and Chuck Webster in 1947.
The Return of The Abbotts premiered on NBC on October 3, 1954, featuring Don Briggs as Pat Abbott and Claudia Morgan as Jean Abbott. Claudia Morgan, known for her role as Nora Charles in "The Adventures of The Thin Man," continued to star in the series alongside Les Damon, who played Pat Abbott until he was replaced by Mandel Kramer after 13 episodes.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
Chapters
| The Royal-Purple Scooter | 30:04 |
| The Rickshaw-Red Lipstick | 30:21 |
| The Yellow Chip | 30:24 |
| The Burnt-Copper Powder | 30:22 |
| The Blood-Red Diamond | 30:20 |
| The Dead-White Flame | 30:23 |
| The Canary-Yellow Sack | 30:15 |
| The Clue of the Ivory Thread | 30:23 |
| The Fabulous Emerald Necklace | 30:22 |
| The Pink Elephant | 30:18 |
| The Blue Rocket Express | 30:21 |
| The Dead-White Lifeboat | 30:19 |
| The Blood-Red City | 30:22 |
| The Green-Eyed Divorcee | 30:10 |
| The Canary-Blonde Heiress | 30:13 |
| The Clicking Silver Pen | 30:15 |
| The Gentlemen in the Nile-Green Suit | 30:13 |
| The Murder of a Fabulous Redhead | 29:53 |
Reviews
Horrible
medhatbear
I began listening with interest but soon the two characters mainly the wife became irritating. Her constant questioning and dialogue just took away from the plot. Many female characters in these days were badly written with insulting scripts. This is an excellent example. The writers constantly writer her as jealous and insecure. Mr. and Mrs. North is a much better program.
New Radio debuts
dueepjs
Amusing series but fell down on new debuts like shirly (Shelley ) Britton (? sp.) debuting as Kathy Blake who is then announced as Kathy Dexter in the Emerald necklace. All these women actresses have hoarse throaty voices at low pitches so I guess that was considered sexy at that time.
Abbotts versus the Charles series
harron68
This is a series that compares with the THIN MAN radio series, with Les Damon. Sadly, the bright writing and lighter note of the Thin Man shows are lacking here. I recommend Thin Man and give this one only two stars.
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Poe1809
Thanks for posting these. Decent sound and interesting, if not entirely surprising, plots. I'd recommend a listen