Category: OTR Detective

EP3005: Rocky Jordan: City of the Baksheesh

Jack Moyles

A reporter collapses after someone put something in his drink and then he invites Rocky to join a blackmail racket.

Original Air Date: August 13, 1950

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EP3004: It’s a A Crime, Mr. Collins: The Green Stop Light

Gregg and Gail travel to a small town to purchase a new car from Gail’s uncle at a discount.

Original Air Date: March 25, 1957

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EP3003: Box 13: Short Assignment

A diminutive private detective asks Dan to fill in for him in playing bodyguard to a suicidal young heir.

Original Air Date: November 28, 1947

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EP3002s: Lux Radio Theater: The Third Man

Holly Martin, a pulp writer is called to post-War Vienna by an old friend. He finds his friend dead in an apparent accident. However, Martin finds many inconsistencies and sets out to find the truth.

Original Air Date: April 9, 1951

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EP3002: Dragnet: The Big Bar (TV Soundtrack)

Jack Webb

Friday and Smith hunt for an armed robber who often kills his victims.

Soundtrack of a TV episode aired on October 14, 1954 based on a radio play that aired November 10, 1949.

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EP3001: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Gravedigger’s Spade

Edmond O'Brien
Johnny goes to North Dakota hoping to change the minds of an insured elderly couple who wants to commit suicide as soon as they change their beneficiary.

Original Air Date: February 17, 1950
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EP3000: Boston Blackie: The Tiny Philip Murders

Richard Kollmar

A short man shoots and kills a jewelry store owner to steal Boston Blackie’s watch.

Original Air Date: April 13, 1949

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EP2999: Rocky Jordan: The Broken Wing

Jack Moyles

The father of a young woman asks Rocky to protect his daughter but won’t tell him from what.

Original Air Date: August 6, 1950

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EP2998: It’s a Crime, Mr. Collins: The Bowl of Temple Fire Red

Greg is hired to find a missing priceless Chinese bowl from the Ming dynasty.

Original Air Date: March 11, 1957

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EP2997: Box 13: Shanghied

Dan receives a letter inviting him to a port and he’s knocked out, kidnapped, and made to spend days fishing at sea.

Original Air Date: November 21, 1947

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EP2996: Dragnet: The Big Bird

Jack Webb

Friday and Smith search for a burglar who breaks into homes and kills any pet birds.

Original Air Date: February 1, 1955

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EP2995: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The S.S. Malay Trader Ship

Edmond O'Brien

Johnny goes undercover as a seaman on a Corpus Christi-bound ship to prevent the destruction of the ship and its cargo.

Original Air Date: February 10, 1950

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EP2994: Boston Blackie: The Harry Clark Mob Murders

Richard Kollmar
A crook comes to Blackie for protection and is then murder.
Original Air Date: April 6, 1949

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EP2993: Rocky Jordan: The Money Changers

Jack Moyles

Rocky finds himself targetted by a gangster when he refuses to participate in a black market currency racket.

Original Air Date: July 30, 1950

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EP2992: It’s a Crime, Mr. Collins: The Brown Paper Bag

Gail Collins’ wedding night is ruined when a man dies on the front door of her honeymoon suite.

Original Air Date: March 4, 1957

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