Category: OTR Detective

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny gets a tip from a convict he sent up on a $75,000 robbery.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 16 and 17, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Vivi Janiss, Barbara Fuller, Shirley Mitchell, Lawrence
Dobkin, Frank Gerstle, Marvin Miller

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Sam Spade

Sam Spade: The Farmer’s Daughter Caper (EP4077)

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Today’s Mystery:

Sam stays the night at a farmhouse where a beautiful woman pleads for his help.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 3, 1950

Originated from Hollywood

Starred Howard Duff as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural, Tales of the Texas Rangers

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Finger Man (EP4076)

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Today’s Mystery:

Jace Pearson sets out to find out who killed a deputy in a jail riot.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 13, 1952

Originated from Hollywood

Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Caylin Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4075)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny begins to dig into the past of a man presumed burned to death in a car.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 4, 5, and 6, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Virginia Gregg, Lucille Meredith, Alma Lawton, Gloria Blondell, Howard McNear, Harry Bartell, Peter Leeds,and Byron Kane

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OTR Detective, Philo Vance, Podcast, Syndicated

Philo Vance: The President Murder Case (EP4074)

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Today’s Mystery:

The president of a railroad is found dead on the rails of one of his trains.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 23, 1947

Originated in: New York City

Starred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: The Nazi Buzz Bomb (EP4073)

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Today’s Mystery:

Steve sets out to recover stolen plans the Nazis had for an improved buzz bomb before they can be sold to the highest bidder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 24, 1951

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Brian Donlevy

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Caylin Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4072)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to Los Angeles to investigate the apparent death of an insured man in a burning car.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 2 and 3, 1956

Originiated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Virginia Gregg, Lucille Meredith, Alma Lawton, Gloria Blondell, Howard McNear, Harry Bartell, Peter Leeds, and Byron Kane

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Sam Spade

Sam Spade: The Honest Thief Caper (Rehearsal) (EP4071)

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Today’s Mystery:

Sam is hired by a woman to help her fiancé, who has been charged with armed robbery.

Rehearsal of Program that Aired May 21, 1950

Originated from Hollywood

Starred Howard Duff as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural, Tales of the Texas Rangers

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Boomerang (EP4070)

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Today’s Mystery:

An elderly man disappears after an argument with his daughter.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 6, 1952

Originated from Hollywood

Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Forbes Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4069)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

An accountant who embezzled $5,000 continues to refuse to tell Johnny what he did with the money, but contemplates a far more drastic step.

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar,Lillian Buyeff, Sandra Gould, Jack Edwards, Herb Ellis, James McCallion, Parley Baer, John Stephenson, Howard McNear, Bob Bruce, Junius Matthews

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: December 28-30, 1955

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OTR Detective, Philo Vance, Podcast, Syndicated

Philo Vance: The Best Seller Murder Case (EP4068)

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Today’s Mystery:

A best-selling writer who is writing a novel that could ruin a woman’s life is murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 16, 1947

Originated in: New York City

Starred:Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham, Joan Alexander as Ellen Dearing

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: Kroner Cutlass (EP4067)

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Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to Europe to clear the U.S. of having stolen a cutlass that’s a powerful national symbol. The problem? A U.S. Navy officer’s wife is in possession of one of the jewels from the cutlass.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 10, 1951

Originated from Hollywood

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

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