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Gerald Mohr

Today’s Mystery:

Marlowe travels thirty miles to find that a client changed his mind. But then things get complicated.

Original Air Date: July 7, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe

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ABC, Counterspy, OTR Detective, Podcast

Counterspy: The Cold Blooded Professor, Part Two (A0104)

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Today’s Adventure:

After the notorious Professor Emery Horn escapes from death row through an astonishing feat of planning and deception, David Harding and Harry Peters launch a nationwide hunt for the brilliant killer. Realizing conventional police methods won’t be enough, Harding instead searches for the one clue Horn can’t disguise—his own mind.

Original Radio Broadcast: September 1, 1949

Originating from New York

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

Also featuring Ralph Bell as Professor Emery Horn

Directed by William M. Sweets

Music by Jesse Crawford

Produced by the Phillips H. Lord Productions

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Sculptor Matter (EP5015)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

When an insurance company begins receiving anonymous monthly payments for a $50,000 fraudulent claim, Johnny Dollar is assigned to identify the mysterious sender. His investigation into a suspicious insurance payout leads him to the widow of a famous sculptor—only to discover that she died months earlier.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 14, 1959

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar

Also starring Herb Vigran, Edgar Barrier, Carlton G. Young, Will Wright, and Lawrence Dobkin

Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone

Announcer: Dan Cubberly

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Show (EP5014)

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Today’s Mystery:

When a seven-week-old baby is abandoned in a downtown bus depot, Joe Friday and Ed Jacobs begin searching for the missing mother. But as they retrace her journey to Los Angeles, small inconsistencies in a witness’s story lead the detectives to suspect the truth is far more complicated than anyone first believed.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 10, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday and Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs

Also featuring Virginia Gregg, Harry Bartell, and Helen Kleeb

Script by Jim Moser

Music by Walter Schumann

Announcer: Hal Gibney

Technical advice from the Los Angeles Police Department

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Amazing World of Radio, Podcast

Cavalcade of America: Winner Takes Life (AWR0302)

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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 Jackie Cooper. Cooper stars as a young soldier whose life hangs in the balance after a dangerous heart infection resists every available treatment, while researchers at Rutgers University race to perfect a promising new antibiotic that could change the course of modern medicine.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 19, 1948

Program: Cavalcade of America

Starring Paul Lukas, Anne Rutherford, and Jackie Cooper.

Written by Bernard Victor Dryer. Narrated by Ted Pearson. Music composed by Arden Cornwell and conducted by Donald Bryan.

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

Broadway’s My Beat: The Gordon Merrick Murder Case (EP5013)

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Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

Broadway producer Gordon Merrick is found murdered in his penthouse apartment just as he was preparing for a champagne supper with actress Carol Royce. As Danny Clover investigates, suspicion falls on the jealous man who loves her—but a second murder soon raises troubling questions about whether the obvious suspect is really the killer.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 15, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, and Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan

Featured in the cast were Rita Johnson as Carol Royce, Herb Butterfield as Jackie Scarn, Martha Wentworth as Mrs. Polk, and Paul Richards as Vic Kane

Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis

Musical score composed and conducted by Alexander Courage

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: The Case of the Cautious Killer (EP5012)

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Today’s Mystery:

Freshly hired cub reporter Ed Neumeier expects to spend his first day covering routine local stories while the veteran reporters chase a sensational double murder. Instead, a chance encounter with a nervous stranger thrusts the inexperienced reporter into the biggest story of his young career.

Original Radio Broadcast: March 14, 1951

Originating from New York

Starring Russell Thorson as Ed Neumeier

Also featuring Melba Rae, Amzie Strickland, Chet Stratton, William Keene, and Joe Helgeson

Based on the reporting of Ed Neumeier of the Humboldt Times

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: Reflection on Murder (EP5011)

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The Saint

Today’s Mystery:

After actress Betty Ames witnesses a publisher’s murder, Simon Templar appoints himself her unofficial bodyguard. When a second attempt is made on Betty’s life during a stage rehearsal, The Saint realizes the killer is determined to silence the one witness who may hold the key to the case.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 13, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

Also featuring Francis Cheney, Barbara Eiler, Eleanor Audley, Frank Gerstle, Stanley Farrar, and Arthur Q. Bryan

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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ABC, Counterspy, OTR Detective, Podcast

Counterspy: The Cold-Blooded Professor, Part One (A0102)

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Today’s Adventure:

Professor Emery Horn has spent years cultivating the reputation of a brilliant but reclusive scientist. When a counterspy agent arrives to question him about a daring bank robbery, Horn launches an elaborate escape that sets David Harding and Harry Peters on the trail of one of the most dangerous and ingenious criminals they’ve ever faced.

Original Radio Broadcast: August 30, 1949

Originating in New York

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

Also featuring Ralph Bell as Professor Emery Horn and Maurice Tarplin

Music by Jesse Crawford

Produced by the Phillips H. Lord Productions

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Heiress Matter (EP5010)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

When an old college friend asks Johnny Dollar to protect her husband from a former sweetheart she fears is bent on murder, Johnny finds himself caught in the middle of a tangled love triangle. But as he digs deeper, he begins to suspect that not everyone is telling the truth about the danger they’re facing.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 7, 1959

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.

Also starring Virginia Gregg, Les Tremayne, Sam Edwards, and James McCallion. Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone. Announcer: Dan Cubberly.

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Streetcar (EP5009)

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Today’s Mystery:

After a man is gunned down outside his home following a bitter domestic argument, Joe Friday and Ed Jacobs launch a search for the shooter’s wife, who has vanished after warning that she’ll kill anyone who tries to capture her. With the suspect making taunting phone calls while remaining one step ahead of police, the detectives race against time to track her down before violence erupts again.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 3, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday and Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs.

Also featuring Herb Ellis, Jack Kruschen, and Helen Kleeb. Script by Jim Moser. Music by Walter Schumann. Announcer: Hal Gibney. Technical advice from the Los Angeles Police Department.

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Amazing World of Radio, OTR Detective, Podcast

Hollywood Star Playhouse: The Envelope (AWR0301)

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This week in our summer series featuring old-time radio appearances by actors who later played killers on Columbo, we spotlight Richard Basehart. Basehart stars as a successful attorney whose ties to organized crime leave him caught between a determined district attorney and the dangerous clients who suspect he knows too much. As he tries to stay one step ahead of both the law and the underworld, a simple promise to call home every half hour becomes a matter of life and death.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 2, 1951

Program: Hollywood Star Playhouse

Starring Richard Basehart as Mike Boatman.

Also featuring Jean Tatum, Eleanor Audley, Hy Averback, Howard McNear, Ed Max, and Hans Conried. Written by Maurice Zimm. Music composed and conducted by Jeff Alexander. Directed by Jack Johnstone. Host: Herbert Rawlinson.

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

Broadway’s My Beat: The Eve Hunter Murder Case (EP5008)

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Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

When a beautiful young woman is found murdered in a room rented by the sword carrier of Spain’s greatest matador, Danny Clover discovers the killing may be tied to a dangerous love triangle. As another victim falls before he can identify the killer, Clover races to uncover the motive behind the murders.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 8, 1952

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, and Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan.

Featured in the cast were Paul Frees as Cadiz, Whitfield Connor as Ted Hunter, Virginia Gregg, Edgar Barrier, Anthony Barrett, and Harry Bartell. Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis. Musical score composed and conducted by Alexander Courage. Announcer: Bob Stevenson.

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Show: Dictionary and a Telephone Line Lead to a Killer (EP5007)

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The Big Story

Today’s Mystery:

When a young wife disappears from a Colorado mountain town, reporter Bernard Beckwith notices inconsistencies in her husband’s story that no one else seems to question. As he quietly follows one clue after another, what begins as a routine missing persons case slowly develops into a murder investigation.

Original Radio Broadcast: December 6, 1950

Originating in New York

Starring Benton Hayworth as Bernard Beckwith.

Also featuring Adrian Byan, Scott Tennyson, John McQuade, Nat Polen, and Jason Johnson. Based on the reporting of Bernard Beckwith of the The Denver Post.

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: The Corpse Said Ouch (EP5006)

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The Saint

Today’s Mystery:

A frantic young woman arrives at Simon Templar’s apartment in the middle of the night insisting she’s dead—and the morning newspaper appears to prove it. When The Saint discovers a murdered woman wearing her distinctive coat, he sets out to learn who the victim really was and whether the killer’s intended target is still alive.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 6, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

Also featuring Shirley Mitchell, Viola Vaughn, Larry Dobkin, Lou Merrill, Anthony Barrett, and Jack Moyles

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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