Bob Bailey & Virginia Gregg
Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio! A podcast featuring the best vintage detective radio programs. Each week from Monday through Saturday, we feature six of Old Time Radio's great detective series from the beginning of the show to its very last episode. And as a bonus, twice a month we also post a public domain movie or TV mystery or detective show video.
Along the way, I'll provide you my commentary and offer you opportunities to interact.
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Dragnet, Podcast, Procedural
EP1628: Dragnet: The Big Frame
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Friday and Romero investigate an apparent hit and run case that begins to look more and more like murder.
Original Air Date: July 6, 1950
CBS, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, YTJD Add
EP1627: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Eastern Western Matter
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Johnny is called to Florida to investigate a Florida’s cattleman’s loss of an entire herd.
Original Air Date: April 6, 1958
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Mutual, Nick Carter, Podcast
EP1626: Nick Carter: The Case of the Henpecked Husband
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A meek professor wins $90,000 at a casino and is murdered.
Original Air Date: April 11, 1948
CBS, Philip Marlowe, Philip Marlowe OTR, Podcast
EP1625: Philip Marlowe: The Big Step
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A waitress asks Marlowe to look into what’s bothering a friend. She’s disappeared along with a gun.
Original Air Date: February 28, 1950
Ellery Queen, NBC, Podcast
EP1624: Ellery Queen: The Foul Tip
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A cowboy movie star is murdered at a ballpark.
Original Air Date: July 15, 1944
NBC, Podcast, The Saint
EP1623: The Saint: The Ghost Who Came to Dinner
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In a country house, Simon encounters a cabbie who claimed to see ghosts dressed like people who lived 200 years ago.
Original Air Date: April 8, 1951
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Dragnet, NBC, Podcast, Procedural
EP1622: Dragnet: The Big Grab
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Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for a kidnapped woman.
Original Air Time: June 15, 1950