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Voyage of the Scarlet Queen - Shore Leave and the Unhappy Wife
Voyage of the Scarlet Queen - Shore Leave and the Unhappy Wife
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Apr 10, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Broadcast in the late 1940s, this adventure series centers around the travels of a tramp steamer called The Scarlet Queen to exotic ports of call in the Pacific. The show's use of the ship's log as a narrative device is reminiscent of Star Trek and may well be where Gene Roddenberry lifted the idea from. The stories themselves are a pleasing mix of swashbuckling Indiana Jones and hard-boiled detective, liberally seasoned with saltwater for flavoring.
In this episode, the ship is chartered for a lucrative voyage, but before she can set sail, the first mate is accused of murder and it is up to the captain to prove his innocence.
In this episode, the ship is chartered for a lucrative voyage, but before she can set sail, the first mate is accused of murder and it is up to the captain to prove his innocence.
Released:
Apr 10, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (74)
Nick Carter - Eight Records of Death: The background is as interesting as the plot. Who remembered that sixty years ago you could make gramophone records in your own home the way you make CDs today? Here the lead-up to a murder is captured on record by the victim and it's up to Nick Carter to make sense of it all. by Old Time Radio Theater