Bob Bailey & Virginia Gregg

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio is 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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OTR Detective, Podcast

Casebook of Gregory Hood: The Adventure of the Beeswax Candle (Encore) (EP4825e)

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Today’s Mystery:

Sandy Taylor’s wife Mary disappears on a foggy night without a trace.

Original Air Date: June 24, 1946

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Gale Gordon as Gregory Hood

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Cloak and Dagger, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Cloak and Dagger: The Black Radio (A0028)

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Today’s Adventure: An OSS agent parachutes into Germany to team up with a local operative to run an underground broadcast to undermine the Nazi propoganda.

Original Radio Broadcast: August 27, 1950

Originating in New York

Starring: Larry Haines, Lily Darvas, Berry Kroeger, Arnold Moss, Stefan Schnabel, Bob Wile, Jerry Jarrett,

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Virtuous Mobster Matter (EP4825)

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Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to South Carolina to investigate the disappearance of an ex-mobster who had gone straight.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 22, 1958

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Jeanne Tatum; Jack Kruschen; Les Tremayne; Billy Halop; Frank Gerstle; Gil Stratton Jr.

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Screen (EP4824)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a an epidemic of crooked TV repairmen.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 9, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Broadway's My Beat, CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast

Broadway’s My Beat: The Philip Hunt Murder Case (EP4823)

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Today’s Mystery: A wealthy retiree is found murdered in his apartment after an impromptu party.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 21, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Cathy Lewis; Peggy Webber; Lee Millar Jr.; Russell Simpson; Michael Ann Barrett

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