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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NBC, Podcast, Police Headquarters
EP1244: Police Headquarters: Payroll Robbery and Helen Marsh Killed
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A payroll is robbed right from under the noses of two police officers.
An actress is murdered backstage at a theater.
Episodes 7 and 8
Original Air Date: 1932
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DVD Review: The Saint Double Feature
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In 1941, George Sanders left the role Simon Templar in the Saint series and was replaced by Hugh Sinclair.
The contrasts between Sanders and Sinclair is pretty striking. For Sanders, the Saint was an early highlight of a career that would see him earn parts in A pictures and even earn an Academy Award. For Sinclair, this was as good as it got. Sinclair just didn’t have the presence that Sanders did, and so both of his Saint films were below Sanders best stories. Though both films were better than Sanders subpar The Saint’s Double Trouble.
The Saint’s Vacation (1941) is the better of the two films and truthfully above average when compared to most 1940s B detective features. The Saint is on vacation and gets involved in international intrigue over a music box which serves as the stories Macguffin. It’s not an original idea, but the execution of it in this film is pretty enjoyable. The end is somewhat frustrating and drawn out particularly since we never get to find out what exactly the hubbub was about other than that it was a Macguff.
The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943) is based on the first Saint Novel and finds the Saint on the trail of international gold smugglers. Most of the movie is a little boring and hard to follow, so it’s a bit below average. However, at the end of the movie, a madcap scene where the Saint’s sidekick and girlfriend are knocking people out aboard a ship really livens things up.
So in short, the two films are almost mere images of each other. The Saint’s Vacation is an above average film that’s pretty interesting in the beginning but is bogged down by a slow ending. The Saint Meets the Tiger is a below average film that’s propped up by an ending that’s a lot more fun than the film itself.
Overall, I’d give the DVD 3.0 out of 5.0 and recommend it only for Saint completists at its retail price.
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CBS, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
EP1243: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Phantom Chase Matter, Parts Eight and Nine
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Johnny has to escape a remote island and find the elusive Tom Chase.
Original Air Dates: October 25 and 26, 1956
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Mutual, Nick Carter, Podcast
EP1242: Nick Carter: Four Rings of Death
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Nick goes to Tory Island to search for missing treasure and murder follows.
Original Air Date: February 25, 1945
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CBS, Mystery Special, Philip Marlowe, Philip Marlowe OTR, Podcast
EP1241: Lux Radio Theatre: Murder My Sweet
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Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) becomes involved in a mixed up case of stolen jade, a missing girlfriend, blackmail, and narcotics.
Original Air Date: June 11, 1945
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ABC, Casebook of Gregory Hood, Gentlemen Detectives, Podcast
EP1240: Casebook of Gregory Hood: The Carnival of Death
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An old girlfriend of Greg’s turns to him for help when she’s blackmailed over a gambling debt she acquired at a carnival.
Original Air Date: October 15, 1949
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CBS, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
EP1239: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Phantom Chase Matter, Part Six and Seven
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After nearly escaping death, Johnny tries to track down the woman who claimed to know where Tom Chase is.
Original Air Dates: October 22 and 24, 1956
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