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.

Subscribe to the show by clicking your favorite podcatcher in the sidebar.

And don't forget to follow me on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

- Your host, Adam Graham

Listen to "The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio" on Spreaker.

Amazing World of Radio, Podcast

Lux Radio Theater: The Paradine Case (AWR0307)

by Yours Truly Johnny Blogger • 0 Comments

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Podcast (awr): Play in new window | Download

London barrister Anthony Keane takes on the defense of the beautiful Maddalena Paradine, who is accused of poisoning her wealthy, blind husband. As Keane prepares for trial, his growing fascination with his client threatens both his judgment in the courtroom and his marriage.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 9, 1949

Cast:

Joseph Cotten as Anthony Keane
Valli as Maddalena Paradine
Louis Jourdan as André Latour
Betty Lou Gerson as Gay Keane
Alan Reed
William Conrad
Directed by S. H. Barnett
Music directed by Louis Silver

Go to http://amazing.greatdetectives.net to subscribe to the podcast.

Brought to you by the support of our Patreon listeners…http://patreon.greatdetectives.net

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

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

Broadway’s My Beat: The Irene Hall Murder Case

by Yours Truly Johnny Blogger • 0 Comments

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Today’s Mystery:Detective Danny Clover investigates the strangling of a Broadway entertainer whose body is discovered by a frightened out-of-town businessman. His insistence that he heard the woman scream long after she apparently died presents Clover with a puzzling contradiction—and the case soon takes an even darker turn.

Original Radio Broadcast Date:May 17, 1952

Originated in Hollywood

Cast:

Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover
Charles Calvert as Sgt. Gino Tartaglia
Jack Kruschen as Detective Muggavan
Hy Averback as Russ Field
Herb Butterfield as Myron Lehigh
Featured: Martha Wentworth, Ed Max, and Junius Matthews
Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin
Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis
Musical score composed and conducted by Alexander Courage

Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day:Todd, Patreon supporter since July 2025.

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call 208-991-4783

Become one of ourfriends on Facebook.

Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: The Man Who Wanted What He Couldn’t Have

by Yours Truly Johnny Blogger • 0 Comments

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Today’s Mystery:

Salt Lake City Tribune reporter Cluster M. Nielsen investigates the murder of a young traveler whose final journey ends on a lonely Utah highway. As the evidence begins to conflict, Nielsen races to uncover the truth before an innocent man pays the price.

Original Radio Broadcast: November 14, 1951

Originating from New York

Cast:

Francis DeSales as Cluster M. Nielsen
Charita Bauer
Mickey O’Day
Bruce Gordon
Owen Gordon
Alan Stevenson

Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: The Ghost That Giggled (EP5036)

by Yours Truly Johnny Blogger • 0 Comments

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Today’s Mystery:
When an eccentric woman asks Simon Templar to investigate the ghost that has been haunting her wealthy brother, the Saint expects to expose a harmless superstition. Instead, he finds himself unraveling a murder, a missing safe deposit box key, and a web of deception in which nearly everyone seems to be searching for the same elusive prize.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 17, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Barry Sullivan as Simon Templar, The Saint (substituting for Vincent Price)
Also featuring Ann Doran, Lurene Tuttle, Jack Moyles, Larry Dobkin, and Parley Baer
Based on characters created by Leslie Charteris
Directed by Helen Mack
Music composed and conducted by Van Dexter
Produced by James L. Saphier
Announced by Don Stanley

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day: Steven, Patreon supporter since July 2024.

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call 208-991-4783

Become one of ourfriends on Facebook.

Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

Video Theater

The Benson Murder Case (Video Theater 304)

by Yours Truly Johnny Blogger • 1 Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Wealthy stockbroker Anthony Benson appears to have no shortage of enemies after a disastrous day on Wall Street. When he’s found murdered at his secluded lodge, the baffling case brings amateur detective Philo Vance face-to-face with a killer who seems to have planned every detail.

Original Release Date: April 12, 1930

Starring William Powell as Philo Vance, Eugene Pallette as Sergeant Heath, E.H. Calvert as Markam,

Subscribe to our Video Theater feed.

Go here to subscribe on Spotify.

Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

ABC, Counterspy, OTR Detective, Podcast

Counterspy: Flatbush Fagin (A0112)

by Yours Truly Johnny Blogger • 0 Comments

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Today’s Adventure:

Counterspy chief David Harding tackles a different kind of threat when a juvenile court official asks for help breaking the grip of violent street gangs on Brooklyn’s youth. Undercover operative Harry Peters infiltrates one of the toughest gangs, hoping to expose its ruthless leader before more impressionable boys are drawn into a life of crime.

Original Radio Broadcast:Septemnber 13, 1949

Originating from New York

Cast:

Don MacLaughlin as David Harding
Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters

Directed by Leonard L. Bass
Dramatized by Edward Adamson
Music by Jesse Crawford
A Philip H. Lord production for Pepsi-Cola

To subscribe to this podcast and, go to https://greatadventures.info/

Become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day: Steve, Patreon supporter since May 2019.

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Only One Butt Matter (EP5035)

by Yours Truly Johnny Blogger • 0 Comments

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Today’s Mystery: Johnny Dollar accepts an unusually lucrative assignment to locate the runaway daughter of one of the insurance company’s wealthiest clients. But when he finds the missing heiress in New York, his search abruptly becomes a murder investigation in which two of her closest companions each have reason to want her dead

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 5, 1959

Originated from Hollywood

Stars:
Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar
Virginia Gregg
Les Tremayne
Herb Vigran
Alan Reed
Frank Gerstle
Jack Edwards
Jack Grimes
Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone

When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com

Become one of our Patreon Supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

Thank you to our Patreon Supporter of the Day: James, Patreon supporter since April 2016.

Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call 208-991-4783

Become one of our friends on Facebook.

Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

THE GREAT DETECTIVES of Old Time Radio

With Host Adam Graham

Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Currently Featuring

Check out our other shows:

Amazing World of Radio

The War

OTR Superman Show

Detective Video Theater