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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.

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Dragnet: The Big Cast (Video Theater 292)

Follow the tense investigation led by Joe Friday and his partner Ed Jacobs as they unravel the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Paul Davis and confront the man (Lee Marvin) they suspect of killing him.

Season 1, Episode 5

Original Air Date: February 14, 1952

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Dragnet: The Big Crime (EP4688)

Todays Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for two missing four-year-old twin girls.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 15, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Eleven O’Clock Matter (EP4687)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is sent to the vacation home of an insured man who has been receiving threats.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 19, 1958

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Eleanor Audley; Paula Winslowe; Lawrence Dobkin; Will Wright; Ben Wright; Harry Bartell

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Mr. and Mrs. North: Death in the Dark (EP4686)

Joseph Curtain and Alice Frost

Today’s Mystery:

A bank guard is killed and the only clue is the murder weapon – a unique burglar tool.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 25, 1952

Originating from New York City

Starring: Joseph Curtain as Jerry North; Alice Frost as Pamela North

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Broadway’s My Beat: The Ann Cornell Murder Case (EP4685)

Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

A young woman from Iowa who has come to New York to study music is murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 26, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Joseph Kearns; Sam Edwards; Norma Varden; Florence Ravenal; Bert Holland

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Charlie Chan: The Landini Murder Case: Too Many Lies and Jealous (EP4684)

Walter Connolly
Today’s Mystery:

The lovely Ms. Beaton is caught in a lie, and then even more suspects emerge.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1935 or 1936

Originating in Los Angeles

Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan

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The Falcon: The Case of the Vanishing Visa (EP4683)

Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

Mike Waring is called back into service by military intelligence and is sent to Vienna to smuggle a woman across the border.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 19, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Larry Haines; Ralph Bell

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