The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio » Video Theater

Video Theater 024: Nancy Drew, Reporter

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Nancy Drew (Bonita Granville) tries to clear a woman accused of murder in her effort to win a prize for her efforts as a junior reporter.

Release Date: February 18, 1939

Video Theater 023: Racket Squad: The Christmas Caper

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Captain Braddock of the Racket Squad tells how his duty demanded he arrest Santa Claus-an old man who had been taken in by a phony Santa racket.

Season 3, Episode 15

Original Air Date: December 25, 1952

Video Theater 022: Doomed to Die

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A shipping magnate is killed, and suspicion lands on his daughter's boyfriend and Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) is called in.

Release Date: August 12, 1940

Video Theater 021: General Electic Theater: Committed

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An ad seeking adventure lands author Dan Holiday (Alan Ladd) in a sanitarium where everyone keeps calling him "Stokes."

Season 3, Episode 11 (Original Air Date: December 5, 1954)

Video Theater 020: The Fatal Hour

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An undercover police officer investigating smuggling is killed and Mr. Wong is on the case.

Release Date: January 15, 1940

Video Theater 019: Behind Green Lights

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A private detective is killed on the police department's doorstep. Lt. Sam Carson (William Gargan) faces political pressure to frame the daughter (Carole Landis) of a reform candidate for Mayor. Carson, however, is determined to find the truth.

Release Date: February 15, 1946

Video Theater 018: Mr. Wong in Chinatown

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A Chinese Princess is murdered while waiting to see Mr. Wong and Wong Searches for the killer.

Theatrical Release Date: August 1, 1939

Video Theater 017: Martin Kane: The District Attorney Killer

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A murderer who pledges to get even with the District Attorney kills him in open court and implicates his defense attorney as the one who provided the gun. Martin Kane goes to work.

From the 1949-1951-run.

Video Theater 016: I’m the Law: The Cowboy and the Blind Man Story

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Lt. George Kirby (George Raft) investigates the murder of a curly haired blackmailer.

Original Air Date: February 20, 1953 (Episode 2)

Video Theater 015: Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Lady Beryl

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Lady Beryl (Paulette Goddard) confesses to a crime she didn't commit. Holmes is retained to find out why.

Season 1, Episode 2 (Original Air Date: October 25, 1954)

Video Theater 014: The Mystery of Mr. Wong

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A jewel collector is murdered in front of a crowded party which includes Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff). Who did it?

Release Date: March 8, 1939

Video Theater 013: Burke’s Law: Who Killed Jason Shaw

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A man is found dead, sitting in a running shower. Captain Amos Burke (Gene Barry) begins the case with no suspects and ends up with a colorful batch before it's all said and done.

Season 1, Episode 15

Original Air Date: January 4, 1964 (Original set to air on November 22, 1963 but postponed due to the assassination of President Ken Read more ...

Video Theater 012: Mr. Wong, Detective

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A partner in a chemical firm engages detective James Lee Wong (Boris Karloff) and ends up dead the next day.

Original Release Date: October 5, 1938

Video Theater 011: Sherlock Holmes: The Christmas Pudding

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A serial killer threatens to get Holmes before he's executed.

Episode 23 of the 1954-55 Sherlock Holmes series.

Video Theater 010: Murder with Pictures

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Intrigue abounds as ace newspaper photographer Kent Murdoch (Lew Ayers) finds himself up to his neck in intrigue trying to solve the murder of a mobster's lawyer and he's in love with the chief suspect (Gail Patrick).

Release Date: September 25, 1936

Video Theater 009: Sherlock Holmes: The Cunningham Heritage

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Sherlock Holmes (Ronald Howards) meets Dr. Watson (Marion Crawford) and they deal with their first adventure as a woman is suspected of killing her wealthy boyfriend.

Episode 1 (1954)

Video Theater 008: D.O.A. (Movie)

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Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien) is doomed to die after being poisoned. He's determined to find out who killed him and why.

Original Release Date: April 30, 1950

Video Theater 007: Dressed to Kill

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Shelrock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) takes on a gang of criminals who will do anyting to get their hands on three identifical music boxes.

Premiere: May 24, 1946

Video Theater 006: My Favorite Brunette

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Baby Photographer Ronnie Jackson (Bob Hope) dreams of being a private detective. He gets his chance when Detective Sam McCloud (Alan Ladd) steps out and a mysterious woman (Dorothy Lamour) comes into McCloud's office looking for help against a gang of desperate criminals.

Also in the cast is Peter Lorre, and Lon Chaney, Jr. Features a Read more ...

Video Theater 005: Terror by Night

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Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) guard a valuable diamond on board a train bound for Scotland. When a murder occurs on the train, everyone is under suspicion in this action packed taut thriller.

U.S. Premier: February 11, 1946

Video Theater 004: Cases of Eddie Drake: Shoot the Works

Yours Truly Johnny Blogger — Sun, 02 May 2010 06:01:42 +0000

Eddie is hired by a wealthy woman to recover a watch that could reveal an indiscretion. Along the way, Eddie runs into murder.

Original Air Date: April 10, 1952

Video Theater 003: The Woman in Green

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Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) seek to solve a series of brutal murders of young women.

Release Date: July 27, 1945

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Video Theater 002: The Bat

Yours Truly Johnny Blogger — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:01:21 +0000

A mystery writer (Agnes Moorhead) finds herself in the middle of a real life murder mystery in a small town and up against a dangerous serial killer who victimizes women and calls himself "The Bat." Vincent Price also co-stars.

Rated PG for Violence.

Released: August 9, 1959

Video Theater 001: Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Yours Truly Johnny Blogger — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:01:33 +0000

Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Watson (Nigel Bruce) try to ensure that a devestating weapon and its creator don't fall into the hands of Professor Moriarity and the Nazis.

New York Premier: January 4, 1943