Category: OTR Detective

EP2015: Richard Diamond: The Bogus Bills Case

Dick Powell

When someone passes a counterfeit bill to a newsboy, DIamond sets out to take down the counterfeiting ring.

Original Air Date: October 15, 1949

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EP2014: Private Files of Rex Saunders: A Shocking Still Life

Rex Harrison

A scarred woman reveals she was the model for a beautiful painting just before she’s killed right before his eyes.

Original Air Date: May 9, 1951

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EP2013: Michael Shayne: The Purloined Corpse

Jeff Chandler

A hated wealthy man hires Shayne to retrieve the body of his son.

Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948

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EP2012: Dragnet: The Big Shoplift

Jack Webb

Friday and Romero investigate a series of shopliftings from high-end stores.

Original Air Date: October 11, 1951

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EP2011: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Hand of Providential Matter

Bob Bailey
Johnny is hired by an insurance company he’d never heard of to recover $200,000 stolen out of the company’s office.

Original Air Date: November 1, 1959

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EP2010: Boston Blackie: The Murdered Boxer

Richard Kollmar
A champion boxer who was expected to throw a fight doesn’t and then is murdered and Blackie is arrested.

Original Air Date: October 18, 1945

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EP2009: Richard Diamond: The Gibson Murder Case

Dick Powell
A school teacher calls Diamond for help when she finds a body in a locked room.

Original Air Date: October 8, 1949

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EP2008: Private Files of Rex Saunders: The Lady with Hate in Her Heart

Rex Harrison

A woman in distress gets Rex to kiss her and then pulls a gun on him.

Original Air Date: May 2, 1951

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EP2007: Michael Shayne: The Case of the Phantom Neighbor

Jeff Chandler
A woman calls Michael Shayne up to report a dead man in her apartment and that she may have killed him.

Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948

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EP2006: Dragnet: The Big Want Ad

Jack Webb

Friday and Romero investigate a conman who is taking advantage of people selling their cars through weekend want ads.

Original Air Date: October 4, 1951

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EP2005: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Missing Missile Matter

Bob Bailey

Johnny is called in to investigate the disappearance of missile plans from a secret missile plant.
Original Air Date: October 25, 1959

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EP2004: Boston Blackie: Imitation Diamond Bracelet

Richard Kollmar

A jeweler friend of Blackie’s finds an expensive diamond has been replaced with a copy.

Original Air Date: October 11, 1945

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EP2003: Richard Diamond: The Two Thousand Dollar Bundle

Dick Powell

Two thugs show up demanding Diamond tell them where a bundle is, but Diamond doesn’t know what they’re talking about and receives a beating for it.

Original Air Date: September 24, 1949

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EP2002: The Line Up: Wacky Williams’ Wooftop Wrangle

William Johnstone
A disturbed man is holding bar patrons hostage.

Original Air Date: May 20, 1952

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EP2001: Michael Shayne: The Case of the Mail-Order Murder

Jeff Chandler

A man hires Shayne after receiving a note threatening his life.

Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948

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