Category: OTR Detective

EP2000s: NBC University Theater: Trent’s Last Case

Dan O'Herlihy

Amateur detective Philip Trent tells the story of the case that ended his detective career.

Original Air Date: July 30, 1950

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EP2000: Dragnet: The Big September Man

Jack Webb
Friday and Romero investigate the brutal killing of a beautiful woman.

Original Air Date: September 27, 1951

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EP1999: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Double Identity Matter

Bob Bailey
Several men have died of apparent accidents. However, Johnny’s old friend Lieutenant Randy Singer of the NYPD becomes suspicious when he finds they were all married to the same woman, Johnny’s steady girlfriend Betty Lewis.

Original Air Date: October 18, 1959

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EP1998: Boston Blackie: Charlie Kingston’s Unlucky at Cards

Richard Kollmar
A friend of Blackie’s loses a valuable diamond he left in a card game but when he arrives at Blackie’s apartment to reclaim it, it’s gone.

Original Air Date: October 4, 1945

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EP1997: Richard Diamond: The Jerome J. Jerome Case

Dick Powell

An eccentric man shows up in Diamond’s office and claims to have found a body.

Original Air Date: September 17, 1949

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EP1996: The Line-Up: The Corny Complaintant’s Case

William Johnstone

A burglary victim puts Guthrie and Karger on to marijuana dealing.

Original Air Date: April 22, 1952

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EP1995: Michael Shayne: The Constant Companion

Jeff Chandler

A short man hires Shayne to protect him. Shayne then finds out the man is an escaped convicted murderer.

Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948

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EP1994: Dragnet: The Big Sour

Jack Webb

Friday and Romero look for a pair of robbers who tortured an elderly man to get his jewelry.

Original Air Date: September 20, 1951
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EP1993: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Further in Buffalo Matter

Bob Bailey
Johnny comes under pressure from both the insurance company and the insured when the Coast Guard stops him from taking a private submarine out to apprehend two thieves and recover $400,000.

Original Air Date:October 11, 1959

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EP1992: Boston Blackie: Blood on Blackie Sleeve

Richard Kollmar
A man promised to kill Blackie within 24 hours of being released from prison. Blackie faces blackmail when the man’s found dead and Blackie’s mechanic notices blood on his sleeve.

Original Air Date: September 20, 1945

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EP1991: Richard Diamond: The Van Dyke Seance Case

Dick Powell
Diamond is hired to expose a phony medium who is fleecing a woman’s wealthy aunt.

Original Air Date: September 10, 1949

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EP1990: The Line Up: Nancy’s Nauseating Naivete Case

William Johnstone

Guthrie searches for a robber who critically injured a store owner.

Original Air Date: April 15, 1952

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EP1989: Michael Shayne: The Case of the Eager Victim

Jeff Chandler

A man tries to hire Shayne to kill him. The man turns up dead and Shayne becomes the prime suspect.

Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948

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EP1988: Dragnet: The Big Waiter

Jack Webb

Friday and Romero investigate the murder of a philandering clothing store owner.

Original Air Date: September 13, 1951
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EP1987: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Buffalo Matter

Bob Bailey
Johnny goes to Buffalo to investigate a $400,000 department store robbery.

Original Air Date: October 4, 1959

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