Category: OTR Detective

OTR Detective, Podcast

Old Time Radio Snack Wagon Smorgasboard #2 (EP4805e)

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In this episode, we give you a look at the type of programs we share on the Old Time Radio Snack Wagon:

Wings Over Jordan

Journey back to the 1940s and listen to an episode of Wings Over Jordan, a top-rated network radio program originating from Cleveland.

The series featured a performance by all-Black Choir based in Cleveland, Ohio. We talk about the group’s history and then listen to one of their network radio programs.

Diamond Dramas: The Pitt Diamond

This episode of Diamond Dramas takes a look at British Governor Thomas Pitt’s acquisition of what became known as the Regent Diamond.

Originated from Salt Lake City

Original Air Date: October 14, 1935

Famous Escapes: Escapes from Robespierre

Embark on a daring journey to 1793 France with Adam Graham as he presents a gripping tale from the Australian golden age of radio. In this episode of “Famous Escapes,” we’re thrust into the tumultuous era of the French Revolution, where the fierce Robespierre reigns and the threat of the guillotine looms large. Discover the cunning plan of the Count de Mayu and his allies to outwit their oppressors and secure freedom against all odds.

Original Air Date: 1938

Abroad with the Lockharts: Planning a Trip to Europe

Real-life husband and wife Gene and Kathleen Lockhart star in this travel radio series.

In the first episode, Mrs. Lockhart sets out to persuade her businessman/husband Will to take her to Europe for their tenth anniversary. But does he really have a choice?

This program originally aired in August 1930

 

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Cloak and Dagger, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Cloak and Dagger: Swastika on the Windmill (A0020)

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Today’s Adventure: An OSS agent goes behind enemy lines into occupied Holland to stay at his uncle’s house.

Original Radio Broadcast: July 30, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Tremayne; Lester Fletcher; Harvey Hayes; Jared Burke; Gordon Stern; Francois Grimar; Basil Langton; Patricia Courtleigh; Beulah Garrick; Victor Chapin

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Froward Fisherman Matter (EP4805)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

The wife of an eccentric wealthy angler has fled on him. Johnny has to find out where he went.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 1, 1958

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Love (EP4804)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for missing woman and her two-year-old daughter.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 5, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris

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Broadway's My Beat, CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast

Broadway’s My Beat: The Shorty Dunn Murder (EP4803)

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Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

A housewife is missing and a ransom note was sent by a down-and-out man who was found murdered in a flop house.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 24, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Lou Merrill; Lillian Buyeff; Byron Kane; Barton Yarborough; Herb Butterfield

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Charlie Chan, OTR Detective, Podcast, Syndicated

Charlie Chan: The Case of the Telltale Hands

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Today’s Mystery:

Charlie Chan and his number one son are on the trail of a burglar who used his blind pianist daughter to commit burglaries and then murdered his partner.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951

Originating from Sydney

Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan; Rodney Jacobs

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Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Snappy Snapshot (EP4801)

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George Petrie

Today’s Mystery:

A woman comes to The Falcon when a man breaks into her home, and robs and assaults her and then is shot, and she’s being blackmailed.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 31, 1954

Originating from New York

Starring: George Petrie as The Falcon; Chuck Webster; Larry Haines; Mandel Kramer

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Amy Bradshaw Matter Omnibus (EP4800s)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is called in to investigate threats on the life of a famous stage actress.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: November 21-25, 1955

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Florence Wolcott; Don Diamond; Larry Thor; Vic Perrin; Carleton Young

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Cloak and Dagger, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Cloak and Dagger: The Secret Box (A0018)

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Today’s Adventure:

Two OSS agents are on a mission to bring in a captured Japanese colonel, but the mission goes awry, leaving the two men in a battle for survival.

Original Radio Broadcast: July 23, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Jerry Lester; Larry Haines; Dan Ocko; Irene Hubbard; Raymond Edward Johnson; Karl Weber; Arnold Robertson

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Midnight Sun Matter (EP4800)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is sent to investigate a gold mine and finds himself in serious danger on a plane full of TNT.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 25, 1958

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Jeanne Tatum; Frank Nelson; Russell Thorson; Barney Phillips; Harry Bartell; Forrest Lewis

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Dragnet, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Cliff (EP4799)

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Today’s Mystery:

A woman in her sixties is found dead next to her husband and he claims not to know why it happened.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 28, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Broadway's My Beat, CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast

Broadway’s My Beat: The Joan Fuller Murder Case (EP4798)

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Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

A woman in expensive clothes is found murdered in the Central Park lake.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 17, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Irene Tedrow; Richard Crenna; Bob Bruce; Peggy Webber; Stan Waxman

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Charlie Chan, Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast

Charlie Chan: The Pearl of Great Price (EP4797)

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Today’s Mystery:

Charlie Chan’s daughter is kidnapped by bank robbers after a bungled robbery.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: Summer 1944

Originating from Los Angeles

Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan

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Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Big Fix (EP4796)

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George Petrie

Today’s Mystery:

A self-styled fixer convinces dangerous underworld figures that he can protect them from raids. He can’t; murder follows.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 12, 1954

Originating from New York

Starring: George Petrie as the Falcon

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Mystery Special, OTR Detective, Podcast

The Road to the Valentine Matter (EP4795s)

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Today we take a look at the evolution of E. Jack Neumann’s story that became the five-part Johnny Dollar serial.

Jeff Regan: The Man in the Church

Regan is hired for a simple job of delivering $5,000 to a man, but finds himself wanted for murder.

Original Air Date: October 12, 1949

Starring: Frank Graham as Jeff Regan; Frank Nelson; William Conrad; Sidney Miller

Night Beat: Big John McMasters

Randy Stone befriends an old-time racketeer and becomes concerned when he is shot.

Original Air Date: March 4, 1951

Starring: Frank Lovejoy as Randy Stone; William Conrad; Tudor Owen

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The San Antonio Matter

Johnny goes to Saint Petersburg to investigate the killing of a mobster.

Original Air Date: April 28, 1953

Starring: John Lund as Johnny Dollar; John McIntire; Joseph Kearns; Jeanette Nolan; Virginia Gregg; Jay Novello

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Valentine Matter

After investigating a hotel theft in New Orleans, Johnny befriends an old-time bootlegger in a bar.

Original Air Dates: October 31-November 4, 1955

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lillian Buyeff; Betty Lou Gerson; Barney Phillips; Will Wright; Forrest Lewis; Marvin Miller; Jay Novello; Jack Moyles

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