Phyl Coe

Various

(4.2 stars; 5 reviews)

The Phyl Coe Mysteries was a syndicated radio series that came out in 1936, with the lead character's name designed to reflect the sponsor, Philco Radio Tubes. PHYL (short for Phyllis) COE is described as the "beautiful girl detective". She was a private investigator who was smart, aggressive, and a "take-charge" lady. In one episode where a magician is shot on stage, Phyl, who is attending the performance, with her boy friend, leaps to the stage, barks orders to theatre personnel, and solves the crime before the cops even get there. In other mysteries, she identifies the thief of a famous painting, solves the mystery involving a new death-ray gun, and solves a murder aboard an aeroplane.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

License

Chapters

Phyl Coe 1936-01-29 (01) 14m40s The Case of the Dead Magician	14:40
Phyl Coe 1936-02-05 (02) 14m40s The Case of the Missing Masterpiece	14:40
Phyl Coe 1936-02-12 (03) 13m40s Mystery of the Death Ray Tube	13:40
Phyl Coe 1936-02-19 (04) 14m44s Murder in the Sky	14:44
Phyl Coe 1936-02-26 (05) 14m21s Murder on the High Seas	14:21
Phyl Coe 1936-03-04 (06) 14m51s The Double X Mystery	14:51
Phyl Coe 1936-03-11 (07) 14m37s Last Will and Testament	14:37
Phyl Coe 1936-03-18 (08) 14m35s The Case of the Stolen Sable	14:35
Phyl Coe 1936-03-25 (09) 14m19s The Case of the Murdered Senator	14:19
Phyl Coe 1936-04-01 (10) 14m31s The Case of the Laughing Ghost	14:31

Reviews

Theme Music

(3 stars)

Jamie Tyroler

The theme music for this show (at least for the "Double X Mystery") is basically the same as the 1932 radio series "Police Headquarters", but much shorter. In the "Police Headquarters" series, a 15 minute series, the theme music lasted about 3 minutes of the entire show.