The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
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S17 Ep 99Broadway’s My Beat: The Elizabeth Price Murder Case (EP4903)
Today’s Mystery: A woman dies in Danny’s office of an apparent heart attack that turns out to have been murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 26, 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
S17 Ep 97Danger with Grainger: The Triangle Affair (EP4901)
Today’s Mystery: A released convict asked Grainger to prove he was innocent of the robbery that landed him in jail. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957< Read more ...
S17 Ep 96Screen Guild Theater: My Favorite Brunette (EP4900s)
Today’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.
S17 Ep 95Lux Radio Theater: Cloak and Dagger (A0058)
Today’s Adventure: A scientist joins the OSS in 1944 to find out about the progress of the German atomic program and to make contact with a Hungarian scientist being forced to work with them. Original Radio Broadcast: May 3, 1948 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Ronald Reagan as Alvah Jesper; Jeff Chandler; Read more ...
S17 Ep 94Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Gruesome Spectacles Matter (EP4900)
Today’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…
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 92Broadway’s My Beat: The Howard Crawford Murder Case (EP4898)
Today’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 ...
S17 Ep 91The Big Story: Deadline Murder (EP4897)
Today’s Mystery: Reporter Rolf Mills of the Minneapolis Morning Tribune tries to solve the murder of a woman who was found in the dump. Original Radio Broadcast: May 19, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: Art Carney as Rolf Mills, Joe Boland, Joan Alexander, Joe DeSantis, Ray Johnson, Grace Keddy, and Gran Read more ...
S17 Ep 90Danger with Grainger: The Seafarer Mystery (EP4896)
Today’s Mystery: A woman reports receiving threatening letters and phone calls from her husband. The problem? Her husband died at sea. Original Radio Broadcast Read more ...
S17 Ep 89Screen Guild Theater: 13 Rue Madeline (A0056)
  Today’s Adventure: There’s a German spy in the latest OSS training class. Rather than capturing him, OSS leadership decides to use him to mislead the Germans about the planned second front. Original Radio Broadcast: November 25, 1948 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Humphrey Bogart; Leon Read more ...
S17 Ep 88Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Johnson Payroll Matter (EP4895)
Today’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 ...
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 86Broadway’s My Beat: The David Blaine Murder Case (EP4893)
Today’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 ...
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 84Danger with Grainger: Clever Criminologist (EP4891)
Today’s Mystery: A woman hires Grainger because she suspects her estranged husband (a famous criminologist) will kill a male friend. Original Radio Broadcast Da Read more ...
S17 Ep 83Lux Radio Theater: O.S.S. (A0054)
Today’s Adventure: A team of OSS agents go undercover in occupied France during World War II to enact a campaign of sabotage. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 18, 1946 Star Read more ...
S17 Ep 82Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Diamond Matter (EP4890)
Today’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…
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 ...
S17 Ep 80Broadway’s My Beat: The Joe Gruber Murder Case (EP4888)
Today’s Mystery: A man commits murder while trying to break into a woman’s apartment. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 8, 1951 Originating from Read more ...
S17 Ep 79The Big Story: Manhunt in Manhattan (EP4887)
Today’s Mystery: A reporter searches for a robber who provoked a police officer into killing a bystander. Original Radio Broadcast: January 7, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: William Quinn; Whit Vernon; Francis De Sales; Everett Sloane; Jerry Lewis; Eileen Heckart; Stephen Chase; Evelyn Juster; Will Kul Read more ...
S17 Ep 78Danger with Grainger: The Wandering Weapon Case (EP4886)
Today’s Mystery: An out-of-town visitor is accused of murder when his gun from California is used in the killing. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Or Read more ...
Tarzan and the Diamonds of Asher: Mistaken Identity, the Map, A Wolf Among the Sheep (A0053)
Today’s Adventure: Tarzan is mistaken for a missing American archeologist by dangerous criminals who demand he tell them the location of the land of Asher and “the Father of Diamonds”. Originating Radio Broadcast Date: May 14, 16, and 18, 1934 Originating from New York Starring: Carlton Kadell as Tar Read more ...
S17 Ep 76Escape: Operation Fleur De Lys (Encore) (A0052)
Two OSS Agents (Jack Webb and Elliot Lewis) parachute into occupied France to organize resistance to the Nazis to support the Allied invasion. However, their efforts are threatened by a leak. Original Air Date: July 14, 1947 Originating from Hollywood Become one of our Patreon supporters at
Ep 17Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The King’s Necklace Matter (Encore) (EP4885)
Johnny goes to a private island to investigate the attempted theft of a $250,000 necklace belonging to the owner of the island. Original Air Date: March 17, 1953 Starring: John Lund as Read more ...
S17 Ep 74The Line Up: The Topaz Earring Murder (Encore) (EP4884)
An investment advisor is murdered and suspicion falls upon his jilted fiancée. Original Air Date: November 23, 1950 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Bill Johnstone as Lieutenant Ben Guthrie; Wal Read more ...
S17 Ep 73Let George Do It: Man Under the Elm Tree (Encore) (EP4883)
George goes to a quiet college town, sent by a man who fears a lodger at his sister’s inn is up to no good. He finds an eccentric professor who seems to know something about the death of the lady’s husband. Read more ...
S17 Ep 72Stand by for Crime: The Light (Encore) (EP4882)
Chuck suspects that a series of plane crashes aren’t accidents. Original Air Date: 1952 Starring: Glen Langan as Chuck Morgan; Adele Jurgens Support the show monthly at
S17 Ep 71Michael Shayne: Return to Huxley (Encore) (EP4881)
Michael Shayne investigates a peeping tom at Phyllis’s alma mater. Original Air Date: November 5, 1946 Starring: Wally Maher as Michael Shayne; Cathy Lewis as Phyllis; Howard McNear Originating f Read more ...
Bill Lance: Death Wears a New Dress (Encore) (EP4880e)
A fashion model friend of Bill’s calls for help and then drops dead in the middle of a show before she can tell him what’s the matter. Original Air Date: October 12, 1947 Starring: Read more ...
S17 Ep 69Lux Radio Theater: Suspicion (Encore) (A0050)
A woman (Olivia De Haviland) comes to suspect that her husband (William Powell) is a murderer. Original Air Date: September 18, 1944 To subscribe to this podcast and follow more adventures of Flash Gordon go to https://greatadventures.info/ Become one of our Patreon supporters at < Read more ...
S17 Ep 68Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Neel Breer Matter (Encore) (EP4880)
Johnny travels to a small town when a doctor raises doubts about the cause of a death of a young man who supposedly died of a heart attack. Original Air Date: July 18, 1951< Read more ...
S17 Ep 67Sherlock Holmes: New Year’s Eve Off The Scilly Isles (Encore) (EP4879)
Sherlock Holmes and Watson race to save a luxury liner from being blown up. Original Air Date: December 28, 1947 Originating from New York Starring: John Stanley as Sherlock Holmes; Alfred Shirley as Doctor Watson Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
S17 Ep 66Candy Matson: Valley of the Moon (Encore) (EP4878)
Candy goes on vacation at a dude ranch at the Valley of the Moon and quickly runs into murder. Original Air Date: December 17, 1949 Originating from San Fra Read more ...
Hawaii Calls 1949 New Years Eve Program (AWR0292)
  Today: A broadcast of the most beloved Hawaiian songs of 1949 as the popular series bids aloha to 1949. Original Radio Broadcast Da Read more ...
S17 Ep 65Nick Carter: The Case of the Haunted Burial Cave (Encore) (EP4877)
Nick is called in by an anthropologist to investigate when he’s attacked at the site of a Native American burial ground. Original Air Date: May 16, 1954 Originating f Read more ...
S17 Ep 64Nick Carter: The Echo of Death (Encore) (EP4876)
Nick Carter flies to beautiful Echo Canyon to investigate the disappearance of a famous financial correspondent. Original Air Date: July 6, 1943 Originating in New York Read more ...
S17 Ep 63The Casebook of Gregory Hood: The Double Diamond (Encore) (EP4875e)
Gregory Hood investigates the theft of a diamond in mid-flight. Original Air Date: August 5, 1946 Starring: Gale Gordon as Gregory Hood Support the s Read more ...
Lux Radio Theater: Bullets or Ballots (Encore) (A0048)
A tough cop (Edward G. Robinson) is kicked off the force and goes to work for a criminal gang, but one of the bosses’ top lieutenants (Humphrey Bogart) is suspicious. Original Air Date: April 17, 1939 Originating from Hollywood To subscribe to this podcast and follow more adventures of Flash Gordon go to
S17 Ep 62Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Malibu Mystery Matter (EP4875)
Today’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 ...
S17 Ep 61Dragnet: The Big Shoplift (EP4874)
Todays Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of high-priced shoplifting cases. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 11, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Read more ...
S17 Ep 59Broadway’s My Beat: Buddy Malpaugh and the Jeweled Scimitar (EP4873)
Today’s Mystery: It’s Christmas Eve, and Sergeant Tartaglia is called to investigate the theft of a jeweled scimitar belonging to a ne’er-do-well milliona Read more ...
S17 Ep 58The Big Story: The Case of the Ambitious Hobo (EP4872)
Today’s Mystery: A reporter hunts for a baby-faced killer. Original Radio Broadcast:December 17, 1947 Originating from New York Starring: George Petrie as Russ Wilson; Larry Robinson; Hester Sondergaard; Humphrey Davis; William Keene; Ralph Bell; Bob Sloane Support the show monthly at
Campbell’s Playhouse: A Christmas Carol (AWR0291)
Charles Dickens’ classic tale of Ebenezer’s life-changing encounter with three spirits on Christmas Eve. Original Air Date: December 24, 193 Read more ...
S17 Ep 57Danger With Grainger: Out of Jail for Christmas (EP4871)
Today’s Mystery: The son of a cab driver asks Grainger to help his father out of jail by proving him innocent of a burglary. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 Read more ...
The Comic Weekly Man: Wishing a Merry Christmas (AWR0290)
The Comic Weekly Man comes for a weekly visit right before Christmas and reads strips from Puck: The Comic Weekly, including Flash Gordon, Dick’ Read more ...
S17 Ep 56Holmes for the Holiday: Two Christmas Mysteries (EP4870s)
As we get ready for Christmas, we bring you two original old time radio Christmas plays featuring Sherlock Holmes. First up is The Night Before Christmas. On Christmas, one of Moriarity’s henchmen switches Christmas sacks with Dr. Watson when both are dressed as Santa Claus. Sherlock Holmes has to catch the thief and Read more ...
S17 Ep 55The Whistler: Christmas Bonus (Encore) (A0046)
An ex-con is fired from his job at a department store where a string of burglaries totaling $10,000 have occurred, and decides to return to a life of crime. To subscribe to this podcast and, go to https://greatadventures.info/ Become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters at
S17 Ep 54Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Carman Kringle Matter (EP4870)
Today’s Mystery: Johnny is called to a small desert town where an old prospector is determined to change his life insurance beneficiary…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…
Screen Guild Theater: Christmas in Connecticut (AWR0289)
Today’s Story: A writer who has cast herself as America’s favorite homemaker in her columns faces ruin when her publisher and a war-hero sai Read more ...