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CBS – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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Broadway’s My Beat: The Lucille Baker Murder Case

May 13, 202637 min

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Frisco Fire Matter (EP4970)

May 8, 202630 min

Broadway’s My Beat: The Mary Smith Murder Case (EP4968)

May 6, 202634 min

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Jimmy Carter Matter (EP4965)

May 1, 202632 min

Broadway’s My Beat: The Paul Clark Murder Case (EP4963)

Apr 29, 202631 min

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Lake Mead Matter (EP4960)

Apr 24, 202632 min

Broadway’s My Beat: The Alex Raymond Murder Case (EP4958)

Apr 22, 202637 min

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The S.S. Malay Trader Ship (Encore) (EP4955)

Apr 17, 202634 min

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Baldero Matter (EP4950)

Today’s Mystery: Johnny goes to California to investigate a case of modern-day pirates robbing a yacht at sea. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 15, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Eleanor Audley; Vic Perrin; Howard McNear; Lawrence Dobkin; Will Wright; Carleton G. Young; Jack Edwards When making your travel…

Apr 10, 202630 min

Broadway’s My Beat: The Macklin and John Howard Murder Case (EP4948)

Apr 8, 202637 min

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Net of Circumstances Matter (EP4945)

Today’s Mystery: Johnny investigates a theft from a men’s clothing store that has apparently left the night watchman dead. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 8, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lillian Buyeff; Vic Perrin; Harry Bartell; Barney Phillips; Bartlett Robinson; Bill James When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read…

Apr 3, 202631 min

Broadway’s My Beat: The Joe Blair Murder Case (EP4943)

Today’s Mystery: Danny investigates when a hitchhiker is found murdered in a high-end hotel. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 3, 1951 Originating Read more ...

Apr 1, 202638 min

Broadway’s My Beat: The Ricardo Miguel Murder Case (EP4938)

Today’s Mystery: A young man is found murdered in a club in Spanish Harlem. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 27, 1951 Originating from Hollywood

Mar 25, 202635 min

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Shankar Diamond Matter (EP4935)

Today’s Mystery: An eccentric elderly woman has Johnny guard her while she’s wearing a valuable necklace to a party. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 15, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lillian Buyeff; Jack Edwards; Barney Phillips; Forrest Lewis; Eric Snowden When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ...

Mar 20, 202631 min

Broadway’s My Beat: The Ricardo Miguel Murder Case

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Danny investigates a killing near a night club in Spanish Harlem Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 27, 1951 Originated in Hollywood < Read more ...

Mar 19, 2026

Broadway&#8217;s My Beat: The Kurt Bower Murder Case (EP4933)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Danny gets a tip that a wealthy woman&#8217;s life is endangered. Her ski instructor is murdered instead. Original Radio Broadcast Date: Octob Read more ...

Mar 18, 202638 min

The Saint: Mr. Important (EP4931)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: A treasury agent, a childhood friend of Simon Templar, is shot to death. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 15, 1947 Originati Read more ...

Mar 16, 202634 min

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Henderson Matter Omnibus (EP4930s)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Johnny goes to a small Nevada mining town to investigate the death of an insured elderly man married to a twenty-seven-year-old woman. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 28 &#8211; December 2, 1955 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lillian Buyeff; Irene Tedrow; D. J. Thompson; Herb Ellis; Marvin Miller; Forrest&#8230;

Mar 15, 20261h 7m

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Date with Death Matter (EP4930)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: A desperate criminal is gunning for Johnny after failing to kill him last week. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 8, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lucille Meredith; James McCallion; Russ Thorson; Sam Edwards; Herb Vigran When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ...

Mar 13, 202629 min

Broadway&#8217;s My Beat: The Ed Koster Murder Case (EP4928)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: A cop is found in a fire at a chemical plant. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 13, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starrin Read more ...

Mar 11, 202636 min

S19 Ep 126Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Doting Dowager Matter (EP4925)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Johnny is called in to find an inexpensive statue that&#8217;s held in high emotional value by an eccentric elderly woman who would pay a $75,000 ransom. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 18, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Eleanor Audley; G. Stanley Jones; Eric Snowden; Sam Edwards&#8230;

Mar 6, 202635 min

S20 Ep 124Broadway&#8217;s My Beat: The Lily Nelson Murder Case

Today&#8217;s Mystery: A Broadway actress is found dead with her wrists slit. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 6, 1951 Originating from Hollywood

Mar 4, 202636 min

S17 Ep 121Screen Guild Theater: The Glass Key (EP4920s)

Today&#8217;s Story: The best friend and top lieutenant of a political boss finds himself in the midst of a murder that threatens his boss&#8217;s career. Original Air Date: July 22, 1946 Originating from Holly Read more ...

Mar 1, 202636 min

S17 Ep 119Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Hatchet House Theft Matter (EP0420)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: A woman calls to report that a man was murdered and she&#8217;s not sure if she did it. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 11, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Junius Matthews; Paul Dubov; James McCallion; Alan Reed; Frank Gerstle When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com&#8230;

Feb 27, 202635 min

S17 Ep 117Broadway&#8217;s My Beat: The Lars Nielson Murder Case (EP4918)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: A famous torch singer wants a gun permit because she claims a man is threatening her life. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 29, 1951

Feb 25, 202640 min

S17 Ep 113Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Hollywood Mystery Matter (EP4915)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Johnny searches for a missing embezzler who called Johnny and let him know he was in Hollywood. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 4, 1959 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Virginia Gregg, Jeanne Tatum, Parley Baer, Forrest Lewis, Junius Matthews, Frank Gerstle When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more&#8230;

Feb 20, 202633 min

S20 Ep 111Broadway&#8217;s My Beat: The Tom Keeler Murder Case (EP4913)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: A derelict is found shot with two bullets in his body from two different guns. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 22, 1951 Origin Read more ...

Feb 18, 202640 min

S17 Ep 107Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Hair Raising Matter (EP4910)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Johnny is called in by an insured man who suddenly dies. Is it murder? Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 30, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Shirley Mitchell; Jack Edwards; Ralph Moody; Junius Matthews; Parley Baer When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ...

Feb 13, 202628 min

S17 Ep 105Broadway&#8217;s My Beat: The Anna Compton Murder Case (EP4908)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: A woman is found murdered in a salesman&#8217;s car. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 15, 1951 Originating from Hollywood < Read more ...

Feb 11, 202638 min

S17 Ep 101Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Double Trouble Matter (EP4905)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Johnny has to determine which of two men are the long-lost beneficiary to a large life insurance policy. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 16, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Vic Perrin; Sam Edwards; James McCallion; Parley Baer When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more&#8230;

Feb 6, 202632 min

S17 Ep 99Broadway&#8217;s My Beat: The Elizabeth Price Murder Case (EP4903)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: A woman dies in Danny&#8217;s office of an apparent heart attack that turns out to have been murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 26, Read more ...

Feb 4, 202639 min

S17 Ep 96Screen Guild Theater: My Favorite Brunette (EP4900s)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: A baby photographer impersonates an out-of-town private investigator and gets mixed up with a beautiful woman who wants him to find her missing uncle.

Feb 1, 202633 min

S17 Ep 94Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Gruesome Spectacles Matter (EP4900)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Johnny is called to investigate the death of an insured man in a car accident that quickly turns out to be murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 28, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Harry Bartell; Junius Matthews; Joseph Kearns When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com&#8230;

Jan 30, 202634 min

S17 Ep 92Broadway&#8217;s My Beat: The Howard Crawford Murder Case (EP4898)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: A man drowns in an uptown public swimming pool, but was it actually murder? Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 5, 1951 Originating f Read more ...

Jan 28, 202638 min

S17 Ep 88Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Johnson Payroll Matter (EP4895)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Johnny goes to California to investigate a $100,000 payroll robbery. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 28, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Lawrence Dobkin; Forrest Lewis; Shepard Menken; Frank Gerstle When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ...

Jan 23, 202628 min

S17 Ep 86Broadway&#8217;s My Beat: The David Blaine Murder Case (EP4893)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Danny investigates what looks like a suicide of an engaged man in an apartment building. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 22, 1951 O Read more ...

Jan 21, 202635 min

S17 Ep 82Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Diamond Matter (EP4890)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: An insurance case was closed, but the agency forgot about a fraudulent claim for the jewelry. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 14, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Paula Winslowe; Ben Wright; Jack Kruschen; Jack Edwards; Marvin Miller; Joseph Kearn When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more&#8230;

Jan 16, 202636 min

S17 Ep 80Broadway&#8217;s My Beat: The Joe Gruber Murder Case (EP4888)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: A man commits murder while trying to break into a woman&#8217;s apartment. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 8, 1951 Originating from Read more ...

Jan 14, 202637 min

S17 Ep 62Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Malibu Mystery Matter (EP4875)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Johnny goes to Malibu to investigate the sinking of a $150,000 yacht. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 7, 1958 Originated from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Paula Winslowe; Ben Wright; Jack Kruschen; Jack Edwards; Marvin Miller; Joseph Kearn When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ...

Dec 26, 202537 min

S17 Ep 59Broadway&#8217;s My Beat: Buddy Malpaugh and the Jeweled Scimitar (EP4873)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: It&#8217;s Christmas Eve, and Sergeant Tartaglia is called to investigate the theft of a jeweled scimitar belonging to a ne&#8217;er-do-well milliona Read more ...

Dec 24, 202537 min

S17 Ep 54Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Carman Kringle Matter (EP4870)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Johnny is called to a small desert town where an old prospector is determined to change his life insurance beneficiary&#8230;to his burrow. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1956 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Herb Vigran; Howard McNear; Jeanne Tatum; Junius Matthews; Lawrence Dobkin; Forrest Lewis; Jack Kruschen; Richard&#8230;

Dec 19, 202536 min

S17 Ep 52Broadway&#8217;s My Beat: The Pablo Morari Murder (EP4868)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: A young man is found murdered outside a club. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 30, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Read more ...

Dec 17, 202541 min

S17 Ep 47Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Glacier Ghost Matter (EP4865)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Johnny is called in to verify the fate of a businessman who disappeared in the Palisades glacier. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 12, 1957 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; John Dehner; Herb Ellis; Virginia Gregg; Forrest Lewis; James McCallion; Tom Hanley; John James When making your travel plans, remember&#8230;

Dec 12, 202537 min

S17 Ep 45Broadway&#8217;s My Beat: The Ruth Larson Murder Case (EP4863)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: A fourteen-year-old is the first of a series of women brutally murdered by the same person. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 23, 1951 < Read more ...

Dec 10, 202538 min

S17 Ep 44Feature Assignment: The Majczek Case (EP4862)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: A mother who has worked as a scrub woman for 13 years offers a large reward to absolve her son of a Chicago cop&#8217;s murder. Audition Date: February 6, 1946 Originating from New York Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net< Read more ...

Dec 9, 202537 min

S17 Ep 40Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Noxious Needle Matter (EP4860)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Johnny is called in to determine whether a theatrical producer died of natural causes or was murdered. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 24, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Bartlett Robinson; Marvin Miller; Junius Matthews When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ...

Dec 5, 202533 min

S17 Ep 38Broadway&#8217;s My Beat: The Frank Dunn Murder Case (EP4858)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Danny investigates the shooting death of a bartender. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 16, 1951 Originating from Hollywood St Read more ...

Dec 3, 202535 min

S17 Ep 33Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Two Faced Matter (EP4855)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Johnny is called in to investigate the theft of $58,000 from a lucite furniture manufacturing company. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 10, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Will Wright; Herb Vigran; Forrest Lewis; Edgar Barrier; Richard Beals; Bill James; Gus Bayz When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com&#8230;

Nov 28, 202530 min

S17 Ep 31Broadway&#8217;s My Beat: The Earl Lawson Murder Case (EP4853)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: A wealthy man is knifed in Times Square. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 9, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Read more ...

Nov 26, 202536 min

S18 Ep 26Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Lucky Four Matter (EP4850)

Today&#8217;s Mystery: Johnny goes to Colorado to investigate the death of a cantankerous old rancher. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 3, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Ken Christy; Vic Perrin; Lawrence Dobkin; Virginia Gregg; Will Wright; Shirley Mitchell When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ...

Nov 21, 202531 min