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.

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Mutual, Nick Carter, Podcast

EP1392: Nick Carter: The Case of the Clumsy Forgeries

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Nick investigates the case of a wealthy heart patient who appears to have been murdered.

Original Air Date: June 11, 1946

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CBS, Philip Marlowe, Philip Marlowe OTR, Podcast

EP1391: Philip Marlowe: Heat Wave

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Marlowe is hired the identity of a burlesque dancer by a woman who think she’s her sister.

Original Air Date: April 16, 1949

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Easy Money, Forgotten Detectives, NBC, Podcast

EP1390:Easy Money: The Gem Switch

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A small jewelry store has a $5,000 ruby disappear and be replaced with a duplicate. Mike Trent thinks he knows how to get it back-with the aid of a third hand.

Original Air Date: December 19, 1954

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NBC, Podcast, The Saint

EP1389: The Saint: The Color Blind Killer

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The Saint tries to unravel a string of murders on a cruise ship.

Original Air Date: September 18, 1949

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Golden Age Article, Hercule Poirot, Telefilm Review

Telefilm Review: Dead Man’s Folly

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In the Series 13 film, Ariadne Oliver’s been hire to set up a “Murder Hunt” for a fête, which is a sort of bazaar or carnival. However, Oliver is suspicious by some changes requested to her scenario and calls Poirot in for help.

Trouble starts with the actual murder of the Girl Guide who was to play the victim in the murder hunt. This is followed by the disappearance of the lady of the house.

This is a solid mystery that lives up to the highest standards of the Poirot series. I also preferred this over the Peter Ustinov version from the 1980s, if for no other reason than I really had trouble buying Jean Stapleton as Mrs. Oliver in the Ustinov version while Zoe Wanamaker carries the role off with style.

Rating: 4.25 out of 5.0

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