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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- Your host, Adam Graham
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Amazing World of Radio
The War
OTR Superman Show
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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural
Dragnet: The Big Gangster, Part One (EP4382)
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Today’s Mystery:
Friday and Romero have to find out who is trying to kill a major gang kingpin before they succeed and start a gang war.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 23, 1950
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris; Herb Butterfield
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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Squared Circle Matter (EP4381)
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Today’s Mystery:
Johnny goes to Joplin, Missouri to investigate an insurance agent’s suspicious about an insured boxer.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 30, 1956
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Harry Bartell; Herb Ellis; Vic Perrin; Jack Kruschen; Les Tremayne; Lawrence Dobkin
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CBS, Keen and Company, Mr. Chameleon, OTR Detective, Podcast
Mr. Chameleon: The Case of the Conceited Murderer (EP4380)
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Today’s Mystery:
A famous photographer is murdered.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 29, 1949
Originated from New York City
Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon
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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast
Dangerous Assignment: Strategic Base Sabotaged (EP4379)
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Today’s Mystery:
Steve goes to New Guinea in search of a dock worker who is suspected of sabotaging the construction of a joint U.S.-Australia-New Zealand strategic base.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 29, 1953
Originating in Hollywood
Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Ben Wright; Betty Lou Gerson; Martha Wentworth; Paul Frees
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Forgotten Detectives, Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural, Sqaud Room
Squad Room: Mother of Two Murdered (EP4378)
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Today’s Mystery:
Scanlon and Webster are called in to investigate when a woman is found dead in a dirty manufacturing loft.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1954
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Originating in New York
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Starring: Bill Zuckert as RJ Scanlon; Chuck Webster as James Brady
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Video Theater
U.S. Marshal: Helldorado (Video Theater 270)
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In the heat of Cochise County’s Helldorado week, a celebration turns sour as Sheriff Morgan confronts the chaos of an open town. With high-stakes poker games and the threat of murder hanging over the festivities, Morgan must protect the integrity of his badge and the safety of his guests. This episode, “Helldorado,” takes us on a wild ride through loyalty, deceit, and the gambles we take with the cards we’re dealt.
Season 1, Episode 15
Original Air Date: December 7, 1956
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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon
The Falcon: The Case of the Baby Brother (EP4377)
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Today’s Mystery:
The elder brother of a man who committed suicide wants Waring to find the woman he believes drove his brother down a dark path so that he can get rid of her.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 17, 1950
Originating from New York
Starring: Les Damon as the Falcon; Ken Paxton as Sergeant Corbett; Mandel Kramer, Maurice Tarplin
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