Category: NBC

NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: The Death of the Saint (EP4991)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

A mysterious woman arrives at Simon Templar’s apartment claiming that ruthless pursuers are after her life and begging for his help. Before long, The Saint finds himself caught between rival groups hunting a seemingly worthless whiskey glass that may hold the key to exposing a notorious fugitive from the Second World War.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 16, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

Also featuring Sammy Hill, Lou Merrill, Gil Stratton Jr., Charlie Lung, Ed Max, and Ted de Corsia

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Evans (EP4989)

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Todays Mystery:

A boarding house operator accuses a young police officer of assault, battery, and soliciting a bribe after a narcotics arrest. As Friday and Jacobs investigate, conflicting witness statements and questions about the complainant’s injuries force them to determine whether an officer crossed the line—or whether someone is trying to frame him.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 6, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

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

Also featuring Whit Connor

Script by Jim Moser

Music by Walter Schumann

Announcer: Hal Gibney

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: Puritan Morality and Violent Death (EP4987)

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Today’s Mystery:

Reporter Albert Prince investigates the strange death of a respected Hartford meteorologist whose apparent chloroform overdose hides a deeply troubled private life. As Prince digs deeper into the scientist’s bizarre occult interests and fractured marriage, he begins to suspect the quiet widow may know far more than she first admits.

Original Radio Broadcast: October 18, 1950

Originating from New York

Featuring Bob Dryden as Albert Prince

Also featuring Agnes Young, Amsie Strickland, Walter Greaza, and Luis Van Rooten

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: The Problem of the Peculiar Payoff (EP4986)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

Simon Templar survives an attempted hit by a small-time hood named Augie and traces the job back to a nervous swindler named Ronald Stanton. But when a murder complicates matters, the Saint finds himself caught between a blackmail scheme, a disappearing secretary, and a beautiful receptionist who may know more than she admits.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 9, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starred: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

Also featuring Frances Robinson, Arthur Q. Bryan, Ted de Corsia, and Donald Woods. Announcer: Don Stanley. Music composed and conducted by Von Dexter. Directed by Helen Mack. Written by Jerome Epstein.

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: Cornered Rats Always Squeal (EP4982)

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Today’s Mystery:

A reporter believes that a police informer is hiding something and sets out to fo find the truth.

Original Radio Broadcast: August 16, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Bill Smith as Chester Potter; Joan Shea; Larry Haines; Bill Lipton; George Petrie; Joe DeSantis

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: A Real Gone Guy (EP4981)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

Simon investigates the murder of a band leader.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 2, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar; Vivie Janis; William Johnstone

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Producer (EP4979)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday searches for the source of pornography being passed around by high school students.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 21, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs; Virginia Gregg; Ralph Moody

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: Death in the Family (EP4977)

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Today’s Mystery:

Two children are murdered, apparently killed by their father in a murder-suicide, but a reporter senses that something is wrong.

Original Radio Broadcast: June 21, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Larry Haines as William Noble; Barbara Weeks; Bill Smith; Bob Dryden

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: Sonata for a Slayer (EP4976)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery: A man asks Simon to investigate a case where a talented pianist’s life is endangered by Beethoven, but then is murdered himself.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 18, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar; Alice Frost; Fritz Feld; Tony Barrett; George Neise

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Dragnet: The Big Phone Call (EP4974)

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Todays Mystery: Friday and Jacobs confront a jewelry store owner with evidence that he was behind a jewelry robbery.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 14, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs, Vic Perrin

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NBC, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: Shotgun and Fatal Accident (EP4972)

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Today’s Mystery:

A wealthy man claims that his wife was accidentally killed by a shotgun. A reporter searches for evidence that the wife was murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast: July 12, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Bill Quinn as Bill Griffin; Amzie Strickland; Anita Anton; Paul McGrath; Roger De Coven; Lyle Sudrow; Mason Adams; Bob Dryden

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: The Sinister Sneeze (EP4971)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

At the request of a sneezing woman on a bus, Simon tries to protect a very bad boxer who finds himself an unexpected favorite in his fight against a much better boxer.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 11, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar; Lawrence Dobkin as Louie; Peter Leeds; Sandra Gould; Barney Phillips

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Dragnet: The Big Honeymoon (EP4969)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ed Jacobs hunt down a con man who marries women for their money and leaves them.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 7, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs; Virginia Gregg

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: New Facts About a 26-Year Frame-Up (EP4967)

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Today’s Mystery:

Reporter Ralph Goll becomes suspicious of the results of a murder case when he learns that the detective involved had later been convicted of graft and the sheriff at the time had committed suicide before the trial.

Original Radio Broadcast: March 1, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Nat Polen as Ralph Goll; Athena Lorde; John Shea; Bill Smith; Scott Tennyson; Walter Greska; Tom Heaphy; Humphrey Davis

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Dragnet: The Big Almost No Show (EP4964)

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Today’s Mystery:

Friday and Jacobs investigate a woman’s report of her brother’s disappearance.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 31, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs; Joyce McCluskey; Virginia Gregg

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