Category: NBC

Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Car (EP4622)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of fifteen market robberies.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 30, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Discussed in this episode:

Wikipedia entry on Sylvester Graham

Petticoats and Pistols article on Graham Bread

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Murdering Missus (EP4617)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A jewelry store owner is killed in a robbery gone wrong, and Waring thinks he knows who the killer is.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 23, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett; Mandel Kramer; Maurice Tarplin

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Dragnet: The Big Betty (EP4616)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a gang of conmen victimizing the loved ones of the recently deceased.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 23, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Grand Gamble (EP4611)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A woman hires The Falcon to protect a gambling racketeer.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 16, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett; Ralph Bell

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Dragnet: The Big Parrot (EP4610)

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Today’s Mystery:

A married couple is found murdered in their room with a dead parrot.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 16, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Killer’s Key (EP4605)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A man who is suspected of murdering a former employee who had turned him in for tax invasion hires Waring to find the girlfriend who may have witnessed the crime.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 9, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett

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Dragnet: The Big Mother (EP4604)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for a three-day-old baby who was kidnapped from a local hospital.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 9, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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The Falcon: The Case of the Natural Seven (EP4599)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A desperate man who lost $5,000 at an illegal gambling den robs and shoots his boss to pay his debt..

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 2, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett; Ralph Bell; Maurice Tarplin; Mandel Kramer

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Dragnet: The Big Church (EP4586)

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Today’s Mystery:

A woman reports receiving threats for attending a new church.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 2, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Christmas Detectives, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Unwelcome Christmas Present (EP4581)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A man who bought a fur coat goes for his girlfriend for Christmas turns to The Falcon when dangerous people want it back.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 24, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Larry Haines; Ralph Bell

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Dragnet: Production 8 (aka the Big Missing/Juanita Lasky) (EP4580)

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Todays Mystery:

At Christmastime, Joe Friday and Ben Romero try to find a missing daughter from Utah.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 28, 1949

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr as Sergeant Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives; Herb Butterfield

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Mr. and Mrs. North, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Mr. and Mrs. North: Frisbie Proves His Point (EP4578)

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Joseph Curtain and Alice Frost

Today’s Mystery: When a mystery tries to stage a mock murder in the middle of a crowd in Times Square, the Norths find themselves in a real murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 17, 1945

Originated from New York City

Starred: Joseph Curtain as Jerry North, Alice Frost as Pamela North

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Martin Kane: October 29, 1953 (EP4576)

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Mark Stevens

Today’s Mystery:

Martin Kane is hired by a man accused of robbery and murder to find the gun and the real killer.

Original Release Date: October 29, 1953

Originating in New York

Starring: Mark Stevens at Martin Kane; King Calder as Lieutenant Gray

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Gold Ring (EP4575)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

While on vacation in the Florida Keys, Waring gets mixed up in a murder when a woman comes to his room to plead for his help with a dangerous Cuban criminal.

Rehearsal of program that aired on February 21, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon

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Dragnet: The Big Meet (EP4574)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday goes undercover to complete a large drug buy.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 26, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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