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371:48-09-26 (001) The Red Wind (Gerald Mohr)
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198:The program first aired 17 June 1947 on
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352:47-06-17 (01) The Red Wind (Van Heflin)
254:– who asks Marlowe to find her husband
494:49-10-01 (052) The Tale of the Mermaid
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575:50-04-25 (081) The High Collared Cape
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671:51-09-15 (114) Sound and the Unsound
518:49-12-03 (061) The Kid on the Corner
515:49-11-26 (060) The Birds on the Wing
509:49-11-05 (057) The Fine Italian Hand
467:49-07-30 (043) The Mexican Boat Ride
361:47-08-05 (08) Trouble Is My Business
204:The New Adventures of Philip Marlowe
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653:51-07-28 (107) Good Neighbor Policy
644:51-07-07 (104) A Seaside Sabbatical
626:50-08-25 (098) The Collector's Item
464:49-07-16 (042) The Headless Peacock
407:49-02-12 (020) The Lonesome Reunion
389:48-12-26 (014) The Old Acquaintance
380:48-10-17 (004) Where There's a Will
374:48-10-03 (002) The Persian Slippers
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668:51-09-08 (113) The Medium Was Rare
665:51-09-01 (112) Nether Neither Land
647:51-07-14 (105) The Dear, Dead Days
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602:50-06-28 (090) The Pelican's Roost
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578:50-05-02 (082) The Seahorse Jockey
566:50-04-04 (078) The Man on the Roof
557:50-03-14 (075) The Vital Statistic
536:50-01-21 (068) The Bid for Freedom
521:49-12-10 (062) The Little Wishbone
461:49-07-02 (040) Dude from Manhattan
431:49-04-23 (030) Cloak of Kamehameha
410:49-03-05 (023) Friend from Detroit
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554:50-03-07 (074) The Monkey's Uncle
533:50-01-14 (067) The Covered Bridge
530:50-01-07 (066) The Torch Carriers
488:49-09-17 (050) The Baton Sinister
440:49-05-14 (033) The Promise to Pay
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635:50-09-15 (101) The Final Payment
563:50-03-28 (077) The Sword of Cebu
524:49-12-24 (064) Carol's Christmas
512:49-11-12 (058) The Gorgeous Lyre
500:49-10-15 (054) The Strangle Hold
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452:49-06-11 (037) The Pigeons Blood
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614:50-07-28 (094) The Glass Donkey
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548:50-02-21 (072) The Ladies Night
539:50-01-28 (069) The Hairpin Turn
473:49-08-13 (045) The Indian Giver
425:49-04-09 (028) Name to Remember
392:49-01-08 (015) The Restless Day
386:48-11-28 (010) The Hard Way Out
623:50-08-18 (097) The Dark Tunnel
608:50-07-12 (092) The Iron Coffin
593:50-06-06 (087) The Uneasy Head
590:50-05-30 (086) Bedside Manners
572:50-04-18 (080) The Angry Eagle
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506:49-10-29 (056) The Green Witch
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491:49-09-24 (051) The Fatted Calf
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482:49-09-03 (048) The Bum's Rush
446:49-05-28 (035) The Ebony Link
437:49-05-07 (032) Feminine Touch
422:49-04-02 (027) The Last Laugh
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395:49-01-15 (016) The Black Halo
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503:49-10-22 (055) The Smokeout
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