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Today’s Mystery:

An international smuggling ring is threatened when a federal grand jury closes in on one of its American front companies. To cover their tracks, the organization’s ruthless mastermind summons a professional arsonist to destroy the evidence before counterspy agents can stop them.

Original Radio Broadcast: March 14, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring Don MacLaughlin as David Harding and Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters

Also featuring Jesse Crawford (music)

Written by Edward J. Adamson

Directed by Leonard L. Bass

Produced by Phillips H. Lord

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Life at Stake Matter (EP5025)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is summoned by the eccentric Alvin Peabody Cartwright, who insists the matter is urgent. But when Johnny arrives, Cartwright has vanished, blood is found in the garage, and every clue points to murder—unless appearances are deceiving.

Original Radio Broadcast: June 20, 1959

Originating in Hollywood

Starring Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.

Also featuring Virginia Gregg, Gene Tatum, Howard McNear, Forrest Lewis, Joseph Kearns, and Paul Dubov. Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone.

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Bunco (EP5024)

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Today’s Mystery:

An experienced confidence man returns to Los Angeles with the same polished investment scam, cheating trusting victims out of thousands of dollars. As Sergeant Joe Friday begins breaking in a new partner, the detectives race to stop the swindler before he can disappear with another fortune.

Original Radio Broadcast: April 17, 1952

Originating in Hollywood

Starring Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday.

Also featuring Martin Milner as Officer Bill Lockwood, Marian Richman, and Vic Rodman. Script by Jim Moser. Music by Walter Schumann.

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

Broadway’s My Beat: The John Mooney Murder Case (EP5023)

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Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

When a man unknowingly passes a stolen thousand-dollar bill from a long-unsolved payroll robbery, Detective Danny Clover follows a trail that leads from Broadway’s underworld to a string of murders. As more bodies fall, Danny races to uncover who has been hiding the stolen money for the past five years.

Original Radio Broadcast: March 22, 1952

Originating in Hollywood

Starring Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover.

Also featuring Charles Calvert, Jack Kruschen, Charlotte Lawrence, Anthony Barrett, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, and Leo Cleary. Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin. Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis. Music composed by Alexander Courage and conducted by Marlon Skiles.

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Amazing World of Radio, Podcast

Lux Radio Theater: Angels in the Outfield (AWR0304)

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The Amazing World of Radio

Today’s Story:

A down-on-his-luck baseball manager receives some extraordinary help after the prayers of a young orphan are answered. As the Pittsburgh Pirates begin an improbable climb toward the pennant, the team’s remarkable turnaround sparks a debate over faith, miracles, and whether angels really do watch over America’s pastime. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

Original Radio Broadcast: April 6, 1953

Originating from Hollywood

Starring Janet Leigh, George Murphy, and Donna Corcoran.

Also featuring Joseph Kearns, Dan Riss, Shep Menken, Helen Kleeb, Warren Stevens, Herb Ellis, Stephen Dunne, Tony Barrett, Fred McKaye, Bob Griffin, William Johnstone, Herb Butterfield, Eddie Firestone, Herb Rawlinson, Ralph Montgomery, and Eddie Marr. Adapted for radio by S. H. Barnett. Music written and directed by Rudy Schrager. Produced by Irving Cummings. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: Poker Game Ends in Death

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Today’s Mystery:

When a suburban poker game ends in a deadly holdup, veteran Chicago reporter Bill Doherty becomes intrigued by the teenage brother of one of the dead gunmen. As evidence mounts against the youth, Doherty sets out to determine whether the frightened suspect is a killer—or another victim of the crime.

Original Radio Broadcast: March 21, 1951

Originating in New York

Starring John Larkin as Bill Doherty.

Also featuring Joseph Julian, Jack Grimes, Larry Haines, Bryna Raeburn, and Parker Fennelly. Based on the reporting of William Doherty of the Chicago Sun-Times.

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: Cupid and Corpse (EP5021)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

Simon Templar’s plans for a carefree day with Ann Morley are interrupted when the murder of a ticket broker draws them into a dangerous mystery. Pursued by hired gunmen and faced with a growing list of suspects, The Saint follows a twisting trail that seems to center on a prominent warehouse owner.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 20, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

Also featuring Shirley Mitchell, Barbara Eiler, Jack Moyles, Tom Brown, Edmund MacDonald, and Anthony Barrett

Script by Louis Vittes

Music composed and conducted by Vaughn Dexter

Produced by James L. Saphier

Directed by Helen Mack

Announcer: Don Stanley

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OTR Detective, Podcast

Philip Marlowe: Heir for G-String (Encore)

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Gerald Mohr

Marlowe goes searching in the seedy part of town for an heir to $5,000.

Original Air Date: August 25, 1951

Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe

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OTR Detective, Podcast

Words at War: The Ship (Encore) (A0106)

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Today’s Adventure:

A British light cruiser escorts a desperately needed convoy to Malta when the Italian fleet appears on the horizon, threatening to overwhelm the outnumbered Allied force. As the officers and crew of the HMS Artemis face impossible odds, courage, discipline, and tactical ingenuity are put to the ultimate test.

Original Radio Broadcast: July 24, 1943

Originating from New York

Program: Words at War

Based on the novel The Ship by C. S. Forester.

Starring House Jameson, Alan Bunce, Victor Beecroft, Sid Cassel, Humphrey Davis, Eon McAllister, Shirley Oliver, and Alfred Shirley

Adapted for radio by Edmund Bernbreier

Original music by Frank Black

Directed by Joseph Losey

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OTR Detective, Podcast

Philip Marlowe: Young Man’s Fancy (Encore) (EP5020)

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Gerald Mohr

Today’s Mystery:

Marlowe becomes concerned with the strange behavior of the man who runs the neighborhood fruit stand.

Original Air Date: July 28, 1951

Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe

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OTR Detective, Podcast

Philip Marlowe: The Long Way Home (Encore) (EP5019)

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Gerald Mohr

Today’s Mystery:

An older man hires to Marlowe to find his pretty young wife.

Original Air Date: August 4, 1951

Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe

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Amazing World of Radio, Podcast

Suspense: The Pit and the Pendulum (AWR0303)

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Amazing World of Radio

This week in our summer series featuring old-time radio appearances by actors who later played killers on Columbo, we spotlight José Ferrer. Ferrer stars as a French artillery captain condemned by the Spanish Inquisition, who must endure a terrifying psychological ordeal while struggling to preserve his sanity and his hope of survival.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 28, 1947

Program: Suspense

Starring José Ferrer.

Also featuring Jeanette Nolan, Elliott Lewis, Joseph Kearns, Paul McVeigh, Eric Snowden, and John McIntire

Adapted for radio by John Dickson Carr from the story by Edgar Allan Poe

Produced, edited, and directed by William Spear

Original music composed by Lucien Moraweck and conducted by Lud Gluskin

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