Radio review – Lux – “To the End of the Earth” (1946) **1/2

I’d never heard of this Dick Powell thriller – it’s typical of the taunt, tough little films he made in the second half of the 40s. He plays an American agent investigating the opium trade around the world, chiefly in China. There’s even a people overboard scandal. I enjoyed this a fair bit - radio allows you to go around the world easily, and it works pretty well. It's also fascinating to hear a 1940s version of fighting the drug trade.