The Amazing Nero Wolfe

The Amazing Nero Wolfe starred Francis X. Bushman as Wolfe. Wolfe's legman Archie Goodwin was played by Elliott Lewis^[1] and Charles Victor.^[2] Broadcast July 17–November 30, 1945, The Amazing Nero Wolfe was a product of the Don Lee Network, a California affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System. The weekly series may have been broadcast only in that region.^[1][2]

The series was produced and directed by Travis Wells and announced by Jim Bannon.^[3] Louis Vittes wrote the scripts for the 30-minute program.^[3] Vittes had written the previous ABC radio series, The Adventures of Nero Wolfe (1943–44), which was based on Stout's principal characters but not his stories.^[4]

Although 21 episodes were produced, the series finale, "The Case of the Shakespeare Folio", is the only episode of The Amazing Nero Wolfe that has survived in radio collections.^[1][5]

• The Adventures of Nero Wolfe, a 1943–44 ABC radio series starring Santos Ortega and Luis van Rooten
• The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, a 1950–51 NBC radio series starring Sydney Greenstreet
• Nero Wolfe (1982 radio series), a 1982 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio series starring Mavor Moore