Philip Marlowe: Young Man's Fancy (Encore) (EP5020)
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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
34 min
7 speakers
5 chapters
transcribed 2 months ago
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Get this and get it straight. I am on a summer recording break and we are bringing you encore presentations of the Philip Marlowe 1951 Summer Replacement Series. As usual, any offers or information in this episode may not be valid unless currently reflected on our Great Detectives of Old Time Radio website. But here is today's episode. It happened like this. Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. This is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a comment, send it to me, Vox13 at GreatDetectives.net. Follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives and become one of our friends on Facebook, Facebook.com slash Radio Detectives.
What is the episode premise and intro to Philip Marlowe’s 'Young Man’s Fancy'?
Before we get started, I do want to encourage you to check out all of my books and audiobooks that are available over at store.greatdetectives.net. But now it's time for today's episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe. The original air date is August the 18th of 1951, and there was one episode missing between last week's show and this week's, but let's go ahead and we will take a listen.
Get this and get it straight. Crime is a sucker's road. Those who travel it wind up in the gutter of the prison of the grave. There's no other end, but they never learn. From the pen of Raymond Chandler, outstanding author of crime fiction, comes his most famous character in The Adventures of Philip Marlowe. Now, with Gerald Moore, starred as Philip Marlowe, we bring you tonight's transcribed story, The Young Man's Fancy. It was another scorcher with smog yet. The angels that flapped their wings over the sleepy little pueblo of Los Angeles were taking a summer hiatus. I thought about the blue Pacific some 15 miles to the west where the friendly waves will snap your back if you happen to hit the undertow just right.
So I decided on some three-part harmony instead. Part one, vodka. I had that. But no parts two and three. The limes and ginger beer. So before you could say Moscow Mule, I was heading to the shopping district. It's about a five-minute walk from the apartment. I made it quicker. I drove. Alex's fruit stall gets all my lime business. Partly because the limes are good, but mostly because of Alex. All that's kind and gentle is housed in the square frame of Alex Lesnovich. His tanned old face is creased around the mouth and eyes from smiling. Deep-set dark eyes that look out at you from under bushy gray brows and laugh. Yeah, that's Alex all the time. Except this particular morning. Oh, it's Mr. Marlowe.
Well, hello. Hot day is.
Hot day is. Heat got you, Alex?
Oh, no, no, not the heating. I think I go to my chair, walk a bit. You find what you want.
Hey, wait a minute. Wait a minute. You're not sick, are you?
Sick some. Alex is sick, fellow.
Have you seen a doctor?
No, no, no doctor. Alex is sick in the heart. No doctor can fix Mr. Marlowe. Someone else could fix, but no doctor.
Want to tell me about it, Alex?
I will go to my chair and walk and thank you. Find what you want.
Yeah. Hey, the limes look good.
Yeah. Yeah, it is.
How much?
Time says, you know.
Yeah, I guess it does. Hey, does it get this hot in Yugoslavia?
Oh, maybe. It's long time since I was there. Yeah? 30 years more, maybe. It's not changed there now. Weather, too, maybe.
Yeah, maybe.
Dad. Oh, Dom.
Dominic, where have you been? Hello, Dad. Oh, hi, Mr. Marlow. Hi, Dom. All night, I wonder where you were. Oh, look, Dad, let's not start that all over again, will you? I'm of age. Oh, it's Dave, the only big fellow, small years. Don't give me that stuff. I'm sick of it. Just came back to get some things and some money, so you might as well get the cash drawer open.
Here now, that's enough. You do not come here just when suits you and tell your father what he will do and what he will not do.
Look, Dad, I'm tired of fighting with you. Come on to the back of the stall.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:05
2
What is the episode premise and intro to Philip Marlowe’s 'Young Man’s Fancy'?
2:05–10:44
3
How does Marlowe describe Alex Lesnovich and the fruit stall mystery?
10:44–16:08
4
What strange behavior does Alex’s son Dominic display at the stall?
16:08–28:38
5
Why does Marlowe get involved after the hit-and-run and garage encounter?
28:38–34:51