Category: OTR Detective

Dragnet: Production 6 (aka: The Red Light Bandit) (EP4190)

Todays Mystery:

Friday and Romero search for a man who robs and beats up innocent citizens while impersonating a police officer.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 14, 1949

Originated from Hollywood

Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Raymond Burr as Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives, Barney Phillips

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Silver Blue Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4189)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

The murder of a lunchroom owner has raised the stakes in Johnny’s investigation

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: May 9, 10, and 11, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Virginia Gregg, Harry Bartell, Lillian Buyeff, Will Wright, Jeanne Bates, Carleton Young, Lawrence Dobkin, Bert Holland, Marvin Miller, Herb Vigran

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Mr. Chameleon: The Case of the Fatal Impersonation (EP4188)

Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

A friend of Mr. Chameleon’s is murdered while dressed in costume as him.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 3, 1948

Originated in: New York City

Starred: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Dangerous Assignment: Nazi Fugitive-Captain Shiller (EP4187)


Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to Dakar in West Africa in search of a supposedly dead Nazi sea captain who was a key part of the Fuhrer’s escape plan.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 3, 1951

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Silver Blue Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4186)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to Los Angeles to investigate a fur robbery committed by a juvenile gang.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: May 7 and 8, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Lucille Meredith, Edgar Barrier, Vic Perrin, Jack Kruschen, Tommy Cook, Richard Crenna

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Sam Spade: The Spanish Prisoner Caper (EP4185)

Steve Dunne

Today’s Mystery:

Sam tries to help a retired teacher who lost $1,000 to an old con game.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 9, 1951

Originated from Hollywood

Starred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Ed Mack, Verna Felton, Lou Merrill, Tony Barrett, Shirley Mitchell, Nester Paiva, Jerry Hausner

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Dragnet: Production 5 (aka: The Helen Corday Murder) (EP4184)

Todays Mystery:

Friday and Romero investigate the brutal murder of a twenty-one-year-old woman in a vacant lot.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 7, 1949

Originated from Hollywood

Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Raymond Burr as Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives, Stacy Harris, Hans Conreid

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