NBC – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
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Dragnet: The Big Rose (EP5004)
The Big Story: The Killer with the Mind of a Child (EP5002)
The Saint: The Case of the Previewed Crime
The Big Story: A Dead Certainty (EP4997)
The Saint: The Frightened Author (EP4996)
The Big Story: Bobby Sox Hustling (EP4992)
The Saint: The Death of the Saint (EP4991)
Dragnet: The Big Evans (EP4989)
The Big Story: Puritan Morality and Violent Death (EP4987)
The Saint: The Problem of the Peculiar Payoff (EP4986)
The Big Story: Cornered Rats Always Squeal (EP4982)
The Saint: A Real Gone Guy (EP4981)
Dragnet: The Big Producer (EP4979)
The Big Story: Death in the Family (EP4977)
The Saint: Sonata for a Slayer (EP4976)
Dragnet: The Big Phone Call (EP4974)
The Big Story: Shotgun and Fatal Accident (EP4972)
The Saint: The Sinister Sneeze (EP4971)
Dragnet: The Big Honeymoon (EP4969)
The Big Story: New Facts About a 26-Year Frame-Up (EP4967)
Dragnet: The Big Almost No Show (EP4964)
The Big Story: Gambling and Divorce Mean Murder (EP4962)
The Saint: The Case of the Blonde Who Lost Her Head (EP4961)
Dragnet: The Big Court (EP4959)
The Big Story: Murder and the Frustrated Father (EP4957)
Dragnet: The Big Juvenile Division (EP4949)
The Big Story: Three Gold Coins Spell Death (EP4947)
The Saint: Murder on the High Seas (EP4946)
Dragnet: The Big Red, Part Two (EP4944)
The Big Story: The Corn Cob Killer (EP4942)
Today’s Mystery: A reporter wants his paper to run a story identifying the murderer of a river boy, when no body has been found and there’s no evidence he was murdered. Original Radio Broadcast: October 26, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Beryl Firestone as Harold Faller; Hazel Logan; Jim Boles; J Read more ...
Dragnet: The Big Red, Part One (EP4939)
Today’s Mystery: Friday goes undercover as a narcotics buyer after getting a tip from an informant about a new narcotics ring operating in LA. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 3, 1952 Read more ...
The Big Story: The Loneliest Man on Earth (EP4937)
Today’s Mystery: Reporter Ray Sprigle undertakes an effort to free a man who claims to have been wrongfully convicted of murder at the plea of his ex-wife. Original Radio Broadcast: October 12, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Bill Smith as Ray Sprigle; Barbara Weeks; George Petrie; Joshua Shelley; Eric Read more ...
Dragnet: The Big Sorrow (EP4934)
Today’s Mystery: Joe mourns the death of his partner Ben Romero as he joins the search for two escaped robbers. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 27, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Read more ...
The Big Story: The Poison Pen Murders (EP4932)
Today’s Mystery: A reporter with a reputation for making errors tries to solve the murder of a laundry owner. Original Radio Broadcast: July 20, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Jackson Beck as Tom Mercer; Barbara Townsend; Alice Rinehart; Ted Osborn; Santos Ortega; Gil Mack; Milton Herman Support Read more ...
Dragnet: The Big Overtime (EP4929)
Today’s Mystery: The daughter of a banker is kidnapped from her business school. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 13, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Read more ...
S17 Ep 130The Big Story: Bitterest Man on Earth (EP4927)
Today’s Mystery: A reporter tries to get justice for a man who claims to have been mistaken for someone else. Original Radio Broadcast: June 8, 1949 Originating from New York Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter Read more ...
S17 Ep 125Dragnet: The Big Canaries (EP4924)
Today’s Mystery: A mother is found murdered in her home. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 6, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Bart Read more ...
S17 Ep 123The Big Story: Respected Chemist Dead (EP4922)
Today’s Mystery: A prominent chemist’s mysterious death may have been faked … but why? Original Radio Broadcast: March 9, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Sydney Smith as Ike McAnally; Ann Burr; Agnes Young; Lyle Sudrow; Ted Osborne Support the show monthly at
S17 Ep 118Dragnet: The Big Affair (EP4919)
Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of jewelry store robberies. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 29, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Ja Read more ...
The Big Story: The Jigsaw Crime (EP4917)
Today’s Mystery: A legendary Arkansas reporter investigates the murder of an unidentified man. Original Radio Broadcast: January 26, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Martin Wolfson as Joe Wirges; Art Carney; Larry Haines; Art Carney; Martin O’Day; Joyce Gordon; Joe DeSantis Encyclopedia of A Read more ...
S17 Ep 112Dragnet: The Big Hands (EP4914)
Todays Mystery: A woman is found strangled to death in a hotel room, and Friday and Romero have to figure out who she was and who killed her. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 22, 1951 Or Read more ...
S17 Ep 110The Big Story: Sixteen Year Old Misfit Kills Out of Fear (EP4912)
Today’s Mystery: Across the Indiana border, a sixteen-year-old from Louisville kills four men in a failed bank robbery and its aftermath. Original Radio Broadcast: January 5, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: James McCallion as Al Aronson; Bob Sloane; Santos Ortega; Martin Wolfson; Jackie Grimes; Grant Ri Read more ...
S17 Ep 106Dragnet: The Big Bungalow (EP4909)
Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero receive a tip from an informant on the identity of a burglar. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 15, 1951 Originating from Hollywood
S17 Ep 104The Big Story: Blind Date with Murder (EP4907)
Today’s Mystery: A Pittsburgh reporter is forced to cancel a date and finds himself covering a multiple murder. Original Radio Broadcast: September 22, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: James McCallion; Bob Sloane; Larry Haines; Ruth Shafer; Rita Ascot; Joan Alexander; Bill Smith; Mandel Kramer Sup Read more ...
S17 Ep 100Dragnet: The Big Hit and Run Killer (EP4904)
Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday seeks a hit-and-run driver. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 8, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarbo Read more ...
S17 Ep 98The Big Story: The Lottery (EP4902)
Today’s Mystery: A reporter goes undercover to get the dope on an Atlanta numbers racket. Original Radio Broadcast: July 21, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: George Petrie; James Van Dyk; James Monks; Mercedes McCambridge; Ted De Corsia; John Sylvester Support the show monthly at
S18 Ep 93Dragnet: The Big Lease (EP4899)
Todays Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate the disappeared of a widower, who recently lost his wife. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 1, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starre Read more ...
S17 Ep 87Dragnet: The Big Market (EP4894)
Today’s Mystery: A string of supermarket robberies rocks Los Angeles. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 25, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Read more ...
S17 Ep 85The Big Story: Pillars of Society (EP4992)
Today’s Mystery: The mother of a man who was convicted of robbing and beating an elderly storekeeper appeals to a reporter to clear him. Original Radio Broadcast: May 5, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: Arnold Moss; Barbara Weeks; Andy Klein; Mickey O’Day; Bob Sloane; Ed Jerome; Jackie Grimes < Read more ...
S17 Ep 81Dragnet: The Big Story Man (EP4889)
Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero hunt for safe burglars targeting local churches. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 18, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jac Read more ...