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Danger with Grainger: Stolen Necklace (EP4831)

Harp McGuire

Today’s Mystery:

A woman is in a car accident and wakes up to find her necklace missing.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957

Originating from Australia

Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger

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Casebook of Gregory Hood: Murder in Celluloid (Encore) (EP4830e)

Gale Gordon

Today’s Mystery:

Gregory investigates a young actress’s missing imaginary map and finds himself looking into murder and espionage.

Original Air Date: July 1, 1946

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Gale Gordon as Gregory Hood

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Cloak and Dagger: War of Words (A0030)

Today’s Adventure:

Two OSS agents have to carry forged orders for a Japanese camp commander through a Burman jungle.

Original Radio Broadcast: September 1, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Chuck Webster; Ralph Bell; Raymond Edward Johnson; Eric Dressler; Karl Weber; Jerry Jarrett; Joan Alison; Maurice Tarplin; Guy Repp

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Blinker Matter (EP4830)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny investigates the disappearance of a insured importer.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 6, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Paula Winslowe; D.J. Thompson; Harry Bartell; Stacy Harris; Vic Perrin; Bob Bruce

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Dragnet: The Big Winchester (EP4929)

Today’s Mystery:

An elderly man is found shot to death in his home. While it initially looks like a suicide, there’s reason to think it might be a homicide.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 16 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: The Georgia Gray Murder Case (EP4828)

Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

A dance hall dancer is murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 28, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Tony Barrett; Frances Chaney; Martha Wentworth; Lawrence Dobkin; Joy Terry; Leo Cleary; Junius Matthews

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Charlie Chan: The Frightened Shroff (EP4827)

Today’s Mystery:

The mother of a dead criminal is victimized by a conman claiming her son owed him money.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951

Originating in Sydney

Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan; Rodney Jacobs

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Danger with Grainger: Triple X Murders (EP4826)

Harp McGuire

Today’s Mystery:

Grainger is hired by the mother of a man accused of killing a young couple in a park.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957

Originating from Australia

Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger

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

Gale Gordon

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: The Black Radio (A0028)

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

Bob Bailey

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: The Big Screen (EP4824)

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: The Philip Hunt Murder Case (EP4823)

Larry Thor

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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Charlie Chan: The Case of the Talking Doll (EP4822)


Today’s Mystery:

A criminal hunted by Charlie Chan seeks revenge by planting a bomb at his house.

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: The Amourous Amnesiac (EP4821)

Harp McGuire

Today’s Mystery:

Grainger finds an unconscious and beaten man in the street. He was found missing $10,000.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957

Originating from Australia

Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger

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