Episode 415 - Ever-Greenstreet (Nero Wolfe, Fred Allen, & Screen Guild Theatre)

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Sydney Greenstreet was 61 years old when he made his screen debut as Kasper Gutman in <em>The Maltese Falcon</em>, and his larger than life villainous performance earned him an Oscar nod and it kicked off a second career in films. Greenstreet appeared in <em>Casablanca</em>, <em>They Died With Their Boots On</em>, and more, and on radio he lent his voice to Rex Stout's gargantuan gourmet Nero Wolfe. We'll hear Greenstreet as Wolfe in "The Case of the Tell-Tale Ribbon" (originally aired on NBC on March 30, 1951). Plus, he joins Fred Allen on a comedic caper through Cairo (AFRS rebroadcast from May 12, 1946) and finally Greenstreet joins Peter Lorre as they recreate their roles from The Mask of Dimitrios in <em>The Lady Esther Screen Guild Theatre</em> (originally aired on CBS on April 16, 1945).</span></p>