Category: NBC

NBC, OTR Detective, The Big Story

The Big Story: Pillars of Society (EP4992)

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Today’s Mystery:

The mother of a man who was convicted of robbing and beating an elderly storekeeper appeals to a reporter to clear him.

Original Radio Broadcast: May 5, 1948

Originating from New York

Starring: Arnold Moss; Barbara Weeks; Andy Klein; Mickey O’Day; Bob Sloane; Ed Jerome; Jackie Grimes

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Dragnet: The Big Story Man (EP4889)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero hunt for safe burglars targeting local churches.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 18, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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The Big Story: Manhunt in Manhattan (EP4887)

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Today’s Mystery:

A reporter searches for a robber who provoked a police officer into killing a bystander.

Original Radio Broadcast: January 7, 1948

Originating from New York

Starring: William Quinn; Whit Vernon; Francis De Sales; Everett Sloane; Jerry Lewis; Eileen Heckart; Stephen Chase; Evelyn Juster; Will Kuluva,

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Dragnet: The Big Shoplift (EP4874)

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Todays Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of high-priced shoplifting cases.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 11, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Herb Butterfield

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The Big Story: The Case of the Ambitious Hobo (EP4872)

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Today’s Mystery:

A reporter hunts for a baby-faced killer.

Original Radio Broadcast:December 17, 1947

Originating from New York

Starring: George Petrie as Russ Wilson; Larry Robinson; Hester Sondergaard; Humphrey Davis; William Keene; Ralph Bell; Bob Sloane

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Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus (EP4869)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Frank Smith investigate the theft of a statue of the child Jesus from a church nativity scene.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1953

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith; Harry Bartell; Ralph Moody; Herb Vigran

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The Big Story: The Case of the Cornered Cat (EP4867)

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Today’s Mystery:

America’s public enemey #1 is interested in turning himself in to Walter Winchell to be handed over to the FBI. But will he actually do it?

Original Radio Broadcast: September 17, 1947

Originating from New York

Starring: Ward Wilson as Walter Winchell; Ed Begley as J. Edgar Hoover; Don Appell; Alan Hewitt; Mildred Clinton

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Cloak and Dagger, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Cloak and Dagger: Windfall (A0044)

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Today’s Adventure:

An ex-pat gambler in Switzerland gets a top secret film both sides want and tries to sell to the highest bidder.

Original Radio Broadcast: October 22, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Tremayne; Bill Quinn; Jan Miner; Grant Richards; Raymond Edward Johnson; Karl Weber; Charles Irving; Stefan Snobble; Boris Aplon; Paul Arnold; Jerry Jarrett

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Dragnet: The Big Want Ad (EP4864

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a case where conmen are victimizing peoople who place newspaper ads to sell their cars.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 4, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Cloak and Dagger: The Wine of Freedom (A0042)

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Today’s Adventure:

An American OSS agent poses as a wine merchant in Germany to organize the country’s anti-Hitler elements into an effective resitance.

Original Radio Broadcast: October 15, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Mel Ferrer; Herbert Berghoff; Frances Robinson; Ralph Bell; Raymond Edward Johnson; Will McCure; Ian Martin; Karl Weber

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Dragnet: The Big September Man (EP4859)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate the brutal killing of a woman who worked in an office building.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 27, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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The Big Story: The Case of the Final Curtain (EP4857)

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Today’s Mystery:

A woman suspects that her father was poisoned in a nursing home.

Original Radio Broadcast: December 7, 1947

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Tremayne as Aubrey Maddock; Alice Reinhart; Ted Osborn; Agnes Young; John Gibson; Will Geer

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Cloak and Dagger: Delay on Route (A0040)

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Today’s Adventure:

In a territory the partisans seized from the fascists in Italy, an OSS agent has to sneak out two fascists ready to give vital information to the Allies and finds himself having to overcome his partisan comrades to do so.

Original Radio Broadcast: October 6, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Grant Richards; Arnold Moss; Luis Van Rooten

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Cloak and Dagger: Delay on Route

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Today’s Adventure:

In a territory the partisans seized from the fascists in Italy, an OSS agent has to sneak out two fascists ready to give vital information to the Allies and finds himself having to overcome his partisan comrades to do so.

Original Radio Broadcast: October 6, 1950

Originating in New York

Starring: Grant Richards; Arnold Moss; Luis Van Rooten

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Dragnet: The Big Sour (EP4854)

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Today’s Mystery:

Two men rob an elderly couple and torture the husband in order to steal their jewelry.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 20, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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