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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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon
The Falcon: The Case of the Menacing Mamselle (EP4689)
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Today’s Mystery:
A man is in Paris to find the woman who betrayed his brother to the Nazis.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 26, 1952
Originating from New York
Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon, Ralph Bell; Ken Lynch
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Video Theater
Dragnet: The Big Cast (Video Theater 292)
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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, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural
Dragnet: The Big Crime (EP4688)
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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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CBS, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Eleven O’Clock Matter (EP4687)
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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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CBS, Mr. and Mrs. North, OTR Detective, Podcast
Mr. and Mrs. North: Death in the Dark (EP4686)
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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, CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast
Broadway’s My Beat: The Ann Cornell Murder Case (EP4685)
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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, OTR Detective, Podcast, Syndicated
Charlie Chan: The Landini Murder Case: Too Many Lies and Jealous (EP4684)
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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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