Philo Vance Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
Oct 16, 2026 · 37 min · 24 segments
Original Release Date: November 25, 2021 Philo Vance is called in when the lead actress in a Broadway play is threatened with death unless she skips a specific performance. Original Air Date…
May I come in?
Sure, come on.
[door opening]
You wanted to see me.
Badly.
Betty, how long have you been my understudy?
About three months, I'd say.
And you've never had a chance to go on?
No.
Well, you've got one now.
Here, throw this towel in the laundry bag, the one hanging on the door.
Catch.
Is this your laundry bag?
It isn't anything Santa Claus is waiting to pick up, just the laundry man, and he won't be here for two days.
Well, what about tomorrow night? You wanna go on for me?
Oh, I can hardly believe it.
But may I ask one favor?
Sure, kid.
What?
May I use your room?
Why not?
I've never used a star's dressing room.
The joint's yours for tomorrow night.
Take it with all the trimmings.
May I come in?
Sure, come on.
[door opening]
You wanted to see me.
Badly.
Betty, how long have you been my understudy?
About three months, I'd say.
And you've never had a chance to go on?
No.
Well, you've got one now.
Here, throw this towel in the laundry bag, the one hanging on the door.
Catch.
Is this your laundry bag?
It isn't anything Santa Claus is waiting to pick up, just the laundry man, and he won't be here for two days.
Well, what about tomorrow night? You wanna go on for me?
Oh, I can hardly believe it.
But may I ask one favor?
Sure, kid.
What?
May I use your room?
Why not?
I've never used a star's dressing room.
The joint's yours for tomorrow night.
Take it with all the trimmings.
The rest of this transcript — segmented and speaker-labeled, so you land on the exact moment something was said
Search every transcript — by keyword, by phrase, or by meaning, across every show Radar indexes
Trends — what is surging across podcasts, measured against its own baseline
Alerts — when a name you follow appears in a newly indexed episode
No account is needed to search Radar.
