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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1949-54 Johnny Dollar, CBS, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
EP0170: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Stuart Palmer, Writer
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Also known as, “The Man Who Wrote Himself to Death.” Johnny Dollar is off to Chicago to investigate the case of a recently insured man whose involvement in the underworld could lead to a very early insurance payoff.
Rehersal of Show That Aired: March 14, 1950
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Mutual, Podcast, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Old Time Radio
EP0169: Sherlock Holmes: The Double Zero
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While in the South of France at a Casino, death comes to two local gamblers and it’s up to Holmes to find the truth.
Original Air Date: November 19, 1945
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Let George Do It, Mutual, Podcast
EP0168: Let George Do It: Murder, It’s a Gift
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A pious old man calls George in to help him dispose of his most prized possession-a Wittenberg Bible worth $20,000. But does one of his potential heirs want it enough to kill for it?
Original Air Date: November 8, 1948
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CBS, Jeff Regan, Podcast
EP0167: Jeff Regan: The Lady With Too Much Hair
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A woman hires international to escort her daughter when she returns home from college, but murder comes into play when a red-haired man becomes bald after being murdered.
Quotes of the show:
“It was all crazy, like an Eskimo with a popsicle.”
“He was shaking like a polar bear in a French bathing suit.”
Original Air Date: November 6, 1948
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Box 13, Podcast, Syndicated
EP0166: Box 13: Mexican Maze
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Dan Holiday goes to Mexico to help a man who says his life is in danger.
Original Air Date: August 18, 1948
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1949-54 Johnny Dollar, CBS, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
EP0165: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Eighty-Five Little Minks
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*Johnny Dollar goes back to Boston to investigate the disappearance of eighty-five valuable mink coats.
Original Air Date: March 14, 1950
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Mutual, Podcast, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Old Time Radio
EP0164: Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band
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A young woman whose sister died from a mysterious poisoning asks Holmes and Watson to help, fearing her step father may kill her next.
Original Air Date: November 12, 1945