Category: NBC

Ellery Queen, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Income Tax Robbery (EP4354)

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Carleton Young
Today’s Mystery:

A private detective turns to Ellery for help when his income tax blank is stolen, along with sensitive information that could expose his wealthy clients to blackmail.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 12, 1942

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Originating in New York

Starring: Carleton Young as Ellery Queen; Marian Shockley; Ted De Corsia; Santos Ortega; Maurice Tarplin

Armchair Detectives: Manda Hedrom and Mayor Howard W. Jackson of Baltimore (Over the phone, not heard on broadcast)

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Puzzling Pinup (EP4353)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A reporter comes to The Falcon to ask him to take part in a blackmail scheme and then dies.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 19, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Larry Haines

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Girl (EP4352)

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Today’s Mystery:

Friday and Romero investigating a series of robberies, beatings, and shootings committed by a beautiful woman.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 9, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: Find Antonina (EP4349)

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Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to Portugal to find a young woman who’d been in the U.S. illegally and find out why she intentionally had herself deported.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 25, 1953

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Bill Conrad; Virginia Gregg; Harry Bartell; Tony Barrett; Ralph Moody

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Widow’s Gorilla (EP4347)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A businessman who drove his rival out of business wants Waring to prove he didn’t kill him and suggests suicide.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 12, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as the Falcon; Bill Zuckert; Mandel Kramer

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Child Killer (EP4346)

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Today’s Mystery:

Friday and Romero search for two missing girls.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 2, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: Stolen Information Group (EP4343)

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Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to Norway to impersonate a captured courier who was about to collect a payoff from a gang that dealt in stolen information. Steve arrives to find someone’s beaten him to the punch – and got murdered for his effort.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 18, 1953

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Betty Lou Gerson; Dan O’Herlihy; GeGe Pearson; Paul Frees

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Rich Racketeer (EP4341)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A racketeer hires The Falcon to protect him in a forest cabin, but is killed before Waring arrives from New York.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 5, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as the Falcon

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Man, Part Two (EP4340)

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Today’s Mystery:

Having gotten key information, Joe Friday and Ben Romero join an interdepartment task force to bring down the top narcotics dealer.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 19, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: Ghost Ship (EP4337)

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Today’s Mystery:

Steve is sent to locate a phantom ship that’s smuggling supplies to guerillas in the Philippines and attacking local fishing boats.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 11, 1953

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Double Exposure (EP4335)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A man is murdered soon after his business partner was killed, and the contingency beneficiary hires Mike to prove who hired the killer.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 29, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Ken Lynch as Sergeant Corbett; Maurice Tarplin; Mandel Kramer

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Man, Part One (EP4334)

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Today’s Mystery:

Friday goes undercover in a narcotics gang to get to the get a drug kingpin.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 12, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Sidney Miller; Herb Butterfield; William Conrad; Peggy Webber

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: Henrich Schwandorff (EP4331)

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Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to Germany to find a displaced person who may be able to identify a Nazi war criminal.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 4, 1953

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Henry Roland; Jim Davis; Paul Frees

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Double Nephews

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

The manager of a jewelry concern calls in The Falcon when he’s accused of stealing thousands in jewels.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 22, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as the Falcon

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Escape (EP4328)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday arrests an old army buddy for armed robbery.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 5, 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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