Tag: Old Time Radio

CBS, Hollywood Star Time, Mystery Special, OTR Detective, Podcast

Hollywood Star Time: Hot Spot (EP4352s)

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Today’s Mystery:

Based on the movie I Wake Up Screaming, a Broadway promoter is suspected of murdering an up-and-coming actress, by a dogged police officer who always gets his man.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 27, 1946

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Frankie Christopher; Vincent Price as Ed Cornell; Lurene Tuttle; Gloria Blondell; Theodore Von Elt; Harry Bartell; David Ellis; Elliott Reid

My review of I Wake Up Screaming

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Amazing World of Radio, Podcast

Hallmark Playhouse: Ben-Hur (AWR0245)

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An adaptation of Lew Wallace’s classic novel of Judah Ben-Hur, a 1st Century Jewish man unjustly imprisoned by the decree of his ambitious best friend.

Original Radio Broadcast: April 10, 1952

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Jeff Chandler as Ben-Hur; William Conrad; Virginia Gregg; Lurene Tuttle; Herb Butterfield; Richard Beals

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Girl (EP4352)

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Today’s Mystery:

Friday and Romero investigating a series of robberies, beatings, and shootings committed by a beautiful woman.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 9, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield

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Fitch Bandwagon: Coloring Easter Eggs (AWR0244)

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Today’s Story:

Phil’s plans for Easter go awry when, instead of using the sponsor’s product, he shampoos his hair with leftover easter egg dye that turns his hair bright red just before church.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 28, 1948

Starring: Phil Harris and Alice Faye; Elliot Lewis as Frankie Remley. Anne Whitfield plays their daughter, Phyl, and we discuss her life and legacy in light of her recent passing.

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Big Scoop Matter (EP4351)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery: Johnny goes to New York to protect a friend, a reporter on the trail of a big story, who has already had multiple attempts on his life.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 11, 1956

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Russell Thorson, Barney Phillips, Stacy Harris, Larry Thor, Parley Baer, Les Tremayne

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CBS, Keen and Company, Mr. Chameleon, OTR Detective, Podcast

Mr. Chameleon: Murder in the House of Torture (EP4350)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

Mr. Chameleon is called in to investigate a series of bizarre murders committed in a phony funeral home.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 25, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: Find Antonina (EP4349)

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Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to Portugal to find a young woman who’d been in the U.S. illegally and find out why she intentionally had herself deported.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 25, 1953

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Bill Conrad; Virginia Gregg; Harry Bartell; Tony Barrett; Ralph Moody

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Dr. Tim Detective, Forgotten Detectives, OTR Detective, Podcast, Syndicated

Dr. Tim, Detective: The Mystery of the Roller Coaster Ride and Adventures in Research: The Health Detective (EP4348)

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Today’s 1st Mystery:

A visit to the carnival is soured by the presence of an old-school seller of snake oil. It’s made even worse when Dr. Tim has to investigate a death.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: Early to Mid 1950s

Originating in Colorado

Starring: Bob Hahn as Dr. Tim

 

Today’s Second Mystery:

Dr. John Snow, the Health Detective, sets out to solve the mystery of a cholera epidemic in London.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 17, 1952

Host: Paul Shannon

Originating in Pittsburgh

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Widow’s Gorilla (EP4347)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A businessman who drove his rival out of business wants Waring to prove he didn’t kill him and suggests suicide.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 12, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as the Falcon; Bill Zuckert; Mandel Kramer

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Child Killer (EP4346)

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Today’s Mystery:

Friday and Romero search for two missing girls.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 2, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Jack Kruschen; Herb Butterfield; Bill Johnstone

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Silent Queen Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4345)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

It turns out a murdered penny arcade owner was the long-thought-dead husband of a silent movie queen. That’s the first of many lies Johnny has to sort through to find the truth.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: October 31, November 1 and 2, 1956

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Paula Winslowe; Virginia Gregg; Vic Perrin; Paul Dubov; Frank Gerstle; John Dehner; Lawrence Dobkin; Chester Stratton

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CBS, Keen and Company, Mr. Chameleon, Podcast

Mr. Chameleon: The Forbidden Marriage Murder Case (EP4344)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

Mr. Chameleon investigates the murder of a young actress who was forbidden by her aunt and uncle to marry her older, scandal-plagued leading man.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 18, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Amazing World of Radio, Podcast

Gallant American Women: Women, the Providers (AWR0242)

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Today’s Episode:

A look at the role women played in nutrition and providing quality food from the time of the pilgrims to the then-modern time.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 21, 1939

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: Stolen Information Group (EP4343)

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Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to Norway to impersonate a captured courier who was about to collect a payoff from a gang that dealt in stolen information. Steve arrives to find someone’s beaten him to the punch – and got murdered for his effort.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 18, 1953

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Betty Lou Gerson; Dan O’Herlihy; GeGe Pearson; Paul Frees

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Silent Queen Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4342)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny Dollar goes to Venice, California to investigate the murder of a penny arcade operator who named a silent movie star as his beneficiary.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: October 29 and 30, 1956

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Paula Winslowe; Virginia Gregg; Vic Perrin; Paul Dubov; Frank Gerstle; John Dehner; Lawrence Dobkin; Chester Stratton

Also a discussion of all the possible origins of the phrase, “The Real McCoy”

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