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

Broadway’s My Beat: The Thomas Hart Murder Case (EP4818)

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Today’s Mystery: An errand boy at a dress shop is murdered with a pair of scissors.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 15, 1951

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan, Irene Tedrow, Herb Butterfield, Sidney Miller, Sylvia Syms, Mary Shipp.

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Charlie Chan, OTR Detective, Podcast, Syndicated

Charlie Chan: Escaped Musician (EP4817)

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Today’s Mystery:

A musician is implicated in a burglary that led to murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951

Originating from Sydney

Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan; Rodney Jacobs

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Danger with Grainger, OTR Detective, Podcast

Danger with Grainger: The Rainy Night Murder (EP4816)

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Today’s Mystery:

Grainger encounters a terrified woman on a rainy night who is running from a man whom she says she saw murder another man.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957

Originating from Australia

Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger

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OTR Detective, Podcast

Casebook of Gregory Hood: The Black Museum (Encore) (EP4815e)

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Today’s Mystery:

Gregory Hood Importers acquires a ceremonial sacrificial dagger, and then receives a death threat from a woman claiming to be an Aztec priestess.

Original Air Date: June 10, 1946

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Cloak and Dagger, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Cloak and Dagger: Roof of the World (A0024)

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Today’s Adventure:

A husband and wife team of geologists are recruited by the IRS to journey into Tibet to seek the favor of the Dalai Lama. They find themselves in competition with two Nazi officers.

Original Radio Broadcast: August 13, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Louise Barclay; Grant Richards; Raymond Edward Johnson; Stefan Schnabel; Berry Kroeger; Janice Gilbert; Karl Weber; Ralph Bell; Jerry Jarrett

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