The Modern Adventures of Casanova was a 1952 Mutual radio show starring Errol Flynn.[2] Flynn played a modern-day descendant of Casanova who actually works for Interpol.[3] The program was written, produced, and directed by William N. Robson. Walter Schumann provided the music.[4]
| Country of origin | United States |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | Mutual Broadcasting System in cooperation with M-G-M Radio Attractions |
| Starring | Errol Flynn |
| Created by | Errol Flynn |
| Written by | Peter Dixon Harold Swanton |
| Directed by | William Robson |
| Produced by | William Robson |
| Original release | 3 January 1952[1] – 8 January 1953 |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
Selected episodes
edit- Episode 1 – premiere – 3 January 1952 – set in Venice Italy
- Episode 2 – "The Phony Count" – 10 January 1952 – Casanova saves a woman from a phony count
- Episode 3 – "Family Vendetta" – 17 January 1952 – Casanova visits Venice and deals with the Marchetties, enemies of the Casanovas
- Episode 4–24 January 1952 – while skiing in Switzerland, Casanova helps play cupid for a younger couple
- Episode 5–31 January 1952
- Episode 6–7 February 1952
- Episode 7–14 February 1952 – Casanova helps on Valentine's Day
- Episode 8–21 February 1952
- Episode 9–28 February 1952
- Episode 10–6 March 1952
- Episode 11–13 March 1952
- Episode 12–20 March 1952
- Episode 13–27 March 1952 – Casanova tracks down a dope smuggling ring in Paris
- Episode 14 – "The Bride of the Rain God" – 3 April 1952 – Casanova investigates a cursed relic from the Mayan civilisation responsible for killing people
- Episode 15–10 April 1952 – Casanova investigates a pair of con artists on the French riviera
- Episode 16–17 April 1952 – Casanova smashes a gold smuggling syndicate
- Episode 17 – "The Black Dowry Pearls" – 24 April 1952 – Casanova goes to Venice to retrieve some pearls from Phillip II
- Episode 18–1 May 1952
- Episode 19–8 May 1952
- Episode 20–15 May 1952 – Casanova goes to Egypt to stop a drug smuggling ring
- Episode 21 – "The Missing Arm of Venus de Milo" – 22 May 1952 – Christopher Casanova is sent to Jamaica to recover the missing arm of the Venus de Milo.
- Episode 22–29 May 1952
- Episode 23–5 June 1952
- Episode 24–12 June 1952
- Episode 25–19 June 1952
- Episode 26–26 June 1952 – Casanova investigates the murder of a beauty in Paris
- Episode 27 – first of season two – 2 October 1952
- Episode 28 – "The Sumatra Adventure" – 9 October 1952
- Episode 29–16 October 1952
- Episode 30–23 October 1952
- Episode 31 – "The Gold Brick Swindle" – 30 October 1952 – Casanova goes to Karachi
- Episode 32–6 November 1952
- Episode 33–13 November 1952
- Episode 34–20 November 1952
- Episode 35 – "The Star of Thessaly" – 27 November 1952 – Casanova guards an old Greek millionaire who is visiting Paris with a diamond
- Episode 36–4 December 1952
- Episode 37–11 December 1952
- Episode 38
- Episode 39
Reception
editThe critic from the Chicago Daily Tribune said that "this swashbuckling mademoiselle chaser reads a script loaded with improbable situations, double entendres and what I suppose is Riviera playboy talk."[5]
References
edit- ^ Ames, Walter (January 3, 1952). "Viewers Complain About TV Slight to Favorites; Vaughn Monroe May Do Local Show". Los Angeles Times. p. 28.
- ^ John Crosby (16 January 1952). "Film Stars Feeding At the Radio Table". The Washington Post. p. B13 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "MUTUAL GETS NEW SHOWS OUT OF RADIO PACT". Chicago Daily Tribune. 22 December 1951. p. c4.
- ^ Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920–1960, 2nd Edition, Volume 1. McFarland & Company, Inc., p. 13. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4.#
- ^ Remenih, Anton (January 9, 1952). "AGING LOTHARIO NOT SO GAY AS RADIO CASANOVA: He Sounds Exactly Like an Errol Flynn". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. a6.
External links
edit- Episode log at The Digital Deli