Tales of Fatima

Tales of Fatima was an old-time radio show from 1949 starring Basil Rathbone, who had by that time become famous for his long run portraying the world's most famous sleuth in The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Rathbone starred as himself in adventure situations that were played for very broad comedy, quite a departure for the actor from the stalwart Holmes. Evidently it was too much of a departure for audiences; the series fizzled after 39 episodes, only one of which -- "Time to Kill," episode 21 from May 28, 1949 -- seems to have survived to this day.