Category: OTR Detective

EP2763: Mister Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons: The Shrieking Prisoner Murder Case, Parts One and Two

So lost, I'm fading

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A woman asks Mister Keen to find out who murdered her husband while he was visiting their eccentric aunt.
Original Air Dates: June 21 and June 23, 1954

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EP2762s: The Man Called X: Stalin Plus Seven

When Ken Thurston is laid up, Bill Pringle sets out to rescue an American businessman who is being tried in a show trial after being brainwashed.

Original Air Date: June 1, 1951

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EP2762: Dragnet: The Big Stop

Jack Webb

Friday and Smith investigate the shooting of a traffic officer at a stop.

Original Air Date: May 4, 1954

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EP2761: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Weather or Not Matter

Mandel Kramer

Earle Poorman calls Johnny to Florida because he fears that a wealthy elderly widower is going to be murdered by his stepchildren.

Original Air Date: July 15, 1962

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EP2760: Boston Blackie: The Joe Saunders Murder

Richard Kollmar

A man who works for Blackie’s friend Charlie Kingston is murdered en route to delivering $50,000 for Blackie to keep until morning.

Original Air Date: March 10, 1948

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EP2759: Rocky Jordan: Quest for Traneeneh

Jack Moyles
Jordan does nothing when he sees a young woman being chased as he’s told that it’s a family affair. However, when it turns out to be a kidnapping, Jordan sets out to find her.

Original Air Date: October 16, 1949

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EP2758: Stand by for Crime: Border Murder

Glenn Langan

After returning from Mexico, Chuck and Carol find a dead body in the trunk.

Original Air Date: 1952

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EP2757: Mister Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons: The Mother’s Plea Murder Case

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While a woman is confronting her husband’s mistress, the mistress is murdered. She turns to Mister Keen to clear her of murder.

Original Air Date: April 10, 1952

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EP2756s: Night Beat: The Ted Carter Murder Case

Edmond O'Brien

Hank Mitchell’s friend is killed and he sets out to use his newspaper column to imply an infamous gangster is behind it. When Hank’s roughed up by some of the gangster’s men, he gets a gun to hunt him down.

Audition Date: May 19, 1949

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EP2756: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Takes a Crook Matter

Mandel Kramer
Johnny needs to hand over a car trunk full of counterfeit money to a federal agent but is robbed of it before he can.

Original Air Date: February 18, 1962

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EP2755: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Urned Income Matter

Johnny is called in to investigate when an insured man is robbed of an urn containing $5,000.

Original Air Date: December 4, 1960
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EP2754: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Royal Street Matter


Johnny goes to New Orleans to investigate the strange case of an insured man who refuses to file a claim on a fire that occurred in his shop.

Original Air Date: November 25, 1956

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EP2753: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The San Antonio Matter


Johnny goes to St. Petersburg to investigate the death of an ex-bootlegger.
Original Air Date: April 28, 1953

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EP2752: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Yankee Pride Matter

Johnny goes to Singapore to find out what’s stopping an insured shipment from leaving port.

Original Air Date: October 14, 1950

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EP2751: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Parakoff Policy

Johnny goes to Ohio to see if he can find evidence to prevent an insured man from being executed.

Original Air Date: February 18, 1949

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