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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- Your host, Adam Graham
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YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR THE FALCON DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT DRAGNET MR. CHAMELEON MEET MISS SHERLOCK… and more!
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Dragnet, NBC, Podcast, Procedural
EP1454: Dragnet: The Spring Street Gang
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Friday and Romero investigate a large gang of criminal teenagers.
Original Air Date: December 1, 1949
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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Poor Little Rich Girl Matter (EP1453)
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Johnny is called into investigate when a beautiful woman wants to take out a $250,000 life insurance policy on her husband as a surprise.
Original Air Date: September 1, 1957
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Mutual, Nick Carter, Podcast
EP1452: Nick Carter: The Case of the Chemical Chickens
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When Waldo buys eggs laced with nitroglycerin, Nick sets out to find a criminal conspiracy behind it.
Original Air Date: April 13, 1947
Philip Marlowe, Philip Marlowe OTR, Podcast
EP1451: Philip Marlowe: The Key Man
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Marlowe is hired to protect a businessman from being murdered before leaving for New York. When the man is murdered, Marlowe has to figure out whodunit.
Original Air Date: June 25, 1949
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Crime and Peter Chambers, NBC, Podcast
EP1450: Crime and Peter Chambers: The Missing Earring Murder
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A case of mistaken identity and a missing earring lead Pete to an investigation of an elderly man’s apparent suicide.
Original Air Date: June 1, 1954
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Christmas Detectives, NBC, Podcast, The Saint
The Saint: Santa Claus is No Saint (EP1449)
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While dressed as Santa, Simon is mistaken for a man who made off with an expensive necklace. Simon spends Christmas Eve trying to catch a thief and a murderer.
Original Air Date: December 24, 1950
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EP1448s: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter Omnibus
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At Christmastime, Johnny searches for a woman who witnessed a murder in which an underworld kingpin is suspected. Johnny travels to her small Michigan hometown to find her. There he encounters suspicion from her friends and family, and finds that the mob is already closing in.
Original Air Dates: December 19-23, 1955
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