The Modern Adventures of Casanova

Radio show

The Modern Adventures of CasanovaCountry of origin| United States

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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

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]

## Selected episodes

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* 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

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The 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

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1. ^ Ames, Walter (January 3, 1952). "Viewers Complain About TV Slight to Favorites; Vaughn Monroe May Do Local Show". Los Angeles Times. p. 28.
2. ^ John Crosby (January 16, 1952). "Film Stars Feeding At the Radio Table". The Washington Post. p. B13 - via ProQuest.
3. ^ "MUTUAL GETS NEW SHOWS OUT OF RADIO PACT". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 22, 1951. p. c4.
4. ^ 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.#
5. ^ 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

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* Episode log at The Digital Deli

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