Category: Podcast

NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: New Facts About a 26-Year Frame-Up (EP4967)

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Today’s Mystery:

Reporter Ralph Goll becomes suspicious of the results of a murder case when he learns that the detective involved had later been convicted of graft and the sheriff at the time had committed suicide before the trial.

Original Radio Broadcast: March 1, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Nat Polen as Ralph Goll; Athena Lorde; John Shea; Bill Smith; Scott Tennyson; Walter Greska; Tom Heaphy; Humphrey Davis

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Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: The Cake that Killed (EP4966)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

Simon gets a cake at a bakery from a woman in distress and finds himself caught up in a case of larceny and murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 8, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar; Betty Lou Gerson; Peter Leeds; Dan O’Herlihy; Larry Dobkin; Theodore von Eltz

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ABC, Counterspy, OTR Detective, Podcast

Counterspy: The Recruited Nurse (A0084)

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Today’s Adventure:

An escaped criminal disfigures his own face to get plastic surgery to claim a $250,000 reward.

Original Radio Broadcast: June 6, 1948

Originating from New York

Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters; Bryna Raeburn; Chuck Webster

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Jimmy Carter Matter (EP4965)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery: Johnny is called by a boy in New England who helped solve a case to report he’s the only witness to a murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 29, 1959

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Virginia Gregg, Richard Beals, Lawrence Dobkin

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dragnet: The Big Almost No Show (EP4964)

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Today’s Mystery: Friday and Jacobs investigate a woman’s report of her brother’s disappearance.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 31, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs, Joyce McCluskey, Virginia Gregg,

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

Broadway’s My Beat: The Paul Clark Murder Case (EP4963)

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Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:A young man is found dead in Central Park holding a ring.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 24, 1951

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan, Irene Tedrow

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: Gambling and Divorce Mean Murder (EP4962)

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Today’s Mystery:

A reporter investigates the murder of a real estate developer who was killed after taking a prospective client to a property.

Original Radio Broadcast: January 11, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Bill Quinn as Frank McCulloch; Athena Lord; Rolly Bestor; Joe DeSantis; Mandel Kramer; William Keene; Paul Mann

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: The Case of the Blonde Who Lost Her Head (EP4961)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

The Saint encounters a blonde woman who claims to have lost her memory and is mixed up in a murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 13, 1949

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

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ABC, Counterspy, OTR Detective, Podcast

Counterspy: The Camera-Happy Crook (A0082)

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Today’s Adventure:

A gang of bank robbers pretend to be a film crew as a cover for a robbery.

Original Radio Broadcast: May 30, 1948

Originating from New York

Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Lake Mead Matter (EP4960)

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Bob Bailey
Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is sent to Lake Mead, near Las Vegas, to investigate the disappearance of an insured man where foul play is suspected.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 22, 1959

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lawrence Dobkin; Bartlett Robinson; Frank Nelson; Harry Bartell; Gil Stratton, Jr.

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dragnet: The Big Court (EP4959)

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Today’s Mystery:

Friday and Romero assist with the prosecution of a robbery case, but they lack faith in the case.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 24, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs; Herb Butterfield; Vic Perrin

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

Broadway’s My Beat: The Alex Raymond Murder Case (EP4958)

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Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

A toy inventor is implicated in the murder of his boss.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 17, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: Murder and the Frustrated Father (EP4957)

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Today’s Mystery:

A jealous father’s response to his daughter’s surprise engagement leads to tragedy.

Original Radio Broadcast: January 4, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Grant Richards as Sam Melnick; Melba Rae; Ethel Remey; Kathleen Nidday; Humphrey Davis; Bill Smith; Beryl Firestone

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Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: The Case of the Unhappy Homicide (EP4956)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

A meek man asks Simon to prove that he murdered his business partner.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 6, 1949

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar; Betty Lou Gerson; Stanley Farrar; Ted Osborne; Lawrence Dobkin; Tom Brown

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Cloud Nine, OTR Detective, Podcast

Cloud Nine: Visiting Famous Radio Detectives (Encore) (EP4955e)

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A man travels via Cloud Nine to an office building, where all the world’s famous radio detectives work. He is mistaken for Sam Spade and hired to find a woman’s murderer – in case she’s killed.

Original Air Date: July 21, 1950

Originating from Chicago

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