30 minute adventure/pirate show
Voyage of the Scarlet Queen was a radio adventure on the high seas, airing on Mutual from 3 July 1947 to 14 February 1948. James Burton produced the scripts by Gil Doud and Robert Tallman. Elliott Lewis starred as Philip Carney, master of the 78-foot ketch Scarlet Queen, with Ed Max as first mate Red Gallagher.
The show seems to foreshadow Star Trek in a number of ways. Each episode opens with an entry from the ship's log: "Log entry, the ketch Scarlet Queen, Philip Carney, master. Position -- three degrees, seven minutes north, 104 degrees, two minutes east. Wind, fresh to moderate; sky, fair..." with a similar closing: "Ship secured for the night. Signed, Philip Carney, master." Arriving at an exotic port of call, the captain and first mate would go ashore and immediately run into trouble with local authorities, agents of rival merchants, or desperate women in need of rescue. After some investigation and at least one good fight they would solve the problem, get back on the ship and sail away, Carney and Gallagher sharing a laugh and a drink at the wheel before the captain's closing log entry.
Technically the show was among the better radio productions of the time, employing realistic sound effects and sailing terminology, well paced stories and colorfully detailed settings. Most places visited by the Queen are real. Even the map coordinates given by the captain are mostly accurate, following a zigzag course around the South Pacific.
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All of our Old Time Radio Programs are in MP3 format. You can play them on your computer, you can transfer them to MP3 players (like the IPod), but, by and large, you cannot play them on stereos, walkmen, or car radios.
The sound quality of Old Time Radio Programs can vary greatly. Some episodes are excellent, others you have to turn up the volume a little and ignore the static. All of the episodes can be listened to and enjoyed. You can listen to our free samples to get a feel for how the programs sound.
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Episode List
sq47-07-03 the shanghai secret.mp3
sq47-07-10 report of the white jade buddha.mp3
sq47-07-17 the spaniard & the laskar pirates.mp3
sq47-07-24 the boston geisha & chesapeake bay.mp3
sq47-07-31 the lily in the chimolpo bar.mp3
sq47-08-07 the white cargo act and ah sin.mp3
sq47-08-21 the story of the eight historic periods.mp3
sq47-08-28 the barefoot nymph & the mother hubbard jacket.mp3
sq47-09-11 the jewel thieves & the straw-filled dummy.mp3
sq47-09-18 the courtship of anna may l'amour.mp3
sq47-09-25 shoreleave & the unhappy wife.mp3
sq47-10-02 the fat trader & the sword from apokaejiam.mp3
sq47-10-09 the tattooed beaver & baby food for pare pare.mp3
sq47-10-16 ah sin & the balinese beaux arts ball.mp3
sq47-10-23 grafter's fort & the black pearl of galayla bay.mp3
sq47-10-30 the lonely sultan of isabella de basillan.mp3
sq47-11-06 kang's treasure & the ghost of tangolan bay.mp3
sq47-11-13 the beautiful girl in the bargain basement.mp3
sq47-11-20 the huntsman's quarry & the dead chinese.mp3
sq47-12-03 the green tourist & the temple bell.mp3
sq47-12-10 the wandering master & the warlord of rest.mp3
sq47-12-17 red beard & the bag of pearls.mp3
sq47-12-24 15th liama $ the wise guy from the east.mp3
sq47-12-31 hattie mccormick & the patient stowaway.mp3
sq48-01-07 the derelict & the wandering boy.mp3
sq48-01-14 the fang rubies & the black siamese.mp3
sq48-01-21 ambitious hostess on south bridge road.mp3
sq48-01-28 the bubble dancer & the buccaneers.mp3
sq48-02-04 the pegleg skipper & the iberian blade.mp3
sq48-02-11 rocky iii & the deadman's chest.mp3
sq48-02-18 queen anne pistols & dealer on king george road.mp3
sq48-02-25 the winchester rifle & the ambitious groom.mp3
