Category: OTR Detective

CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Midas Touch Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4234)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is sent to Nevada, where three retired investment bankers were killed at a cave-in in a mine in which they’d invested. A local insurance agent suspects murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: July 2 and 3, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Johnny Jacobs; Herb Butterfield; Parley Baer; Barney Phillips, Shepard Menken; Roland Winters

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Sam Spade

Sam Spade: The Prisoner of Zenda Caper (EP4233)

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Today’s Mystery:

Sam receives a summons and a $100 retainer from a reclusive silent film star.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 30, 1948

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Howard Duff as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Wally Maher

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OTR Detective, Podcast

Richard Diamond: Timothy the Seal (Encore) (EP4232s)

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Dick Powell

Today’s Mystery:

Richard Diamond is hired to play bodyguard to a seal.

Original Air Date: February 5, 1950

Originated from Hollywood

Starring Dick Powell as Richard Diamond

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: Myra the Redhead (EP4232)

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Todays Mystery:

Friday and Romero have caught two teenagers breaking into their car. Can they use them to find the mastermind behind hundreds of car burglaries?

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 1, 1949

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr as Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives; Herb Butterfield

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar:The Long Shot Murder, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4231)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery: Johnny continues to investigate the case of a doctor and his wife whom the insurance company fears might need a payout soon.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: June 27, 28, and 29, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Vic Perrin; Lillian Buyeff; Russell Thorson; James McCallion; Edgar Barrier; Don Diamond; Herb Butterfield

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CBS, Keen and Company, Mr. Chameleon, OTR Detective, Podcast

Mr. Chameleon: The Curious Murder of Clubfoot Louie (EP4230)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

A mob boss’s henchman is murdered and the body spirited away before the police can examine it.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 19, 1949

Originated in: New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: Mr. Alexander’s File (EP4229)

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Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to Turkey to intercept a thief before he sells a sensitive the file to the highest bidder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 12, 1952

Originated in Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Harry Bartel

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