Category: Podcast

AWR0040: Les Miserables: The Trial

Amazing World of Radio

Javert offers his resignation after a man is caught and identified as Val Jean. Val Jean has to decide whether to reveal his true identity and risk everything.

Original Air Date: August 6, 1937

Go to http://amazing.greatdetectives.net to subscribe to the podcast.

Brought to you by the support of our Patreon listeners…http://patreon.greatdetectives.net

EP2459: Richard Diamond: The Missing Night Watchman

Dick Powell

Diamond is hired to find a missing night watchman who disappeared with $50,000 in consigned jewels

Rebroadcast Date: June 21, 1953

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

(more…)

EP2458: Rocky Fortune: Honor Among Thieves

Frank Sinatra

Rocky tries to help a doctor who has to account for $25,000 in missing drugs and a drug addict son who is behind it.

Original Air Date: March 2, 1954

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
(more…)

EP2457: Night Beat: The “Bug” Killings

Frank Lovejoy

Randy is investigating a series of murders where the killer calls the police in advance of each killing.

Original Air Date: September 25, 1952

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net
(more…)

Video Theater 0127: Dragnet: The Big Trunk

Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a washed-up actress who lived in a theatrical rooming house.

Original Air Date: January 17, 1954

Season 3, Episode 19

EP2456: Dragnet: The Big Informant

Jack Webb

Friday and Smith are trying to track down a team of safe burglars. Their search leads them to a man who denies involvement but is glad to help.

Original Air Date: March 22, 1953

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
(more…)

EP2455: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Big Date Matter

Bob Bailey

After finishing a case in Miami, Johnny has to drive up to Sarasota. If he doesn’t, it could send another insurance agent to jail. Then Johnny meets a mysterious woman and finds himself investing a robbery.

Original Air Date: Sometime in the first half of 1961

When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com

(more…)

EP2454: Boston Blackie: The ‘Sam Fisher’ Murder

Richard Kollmar

One of the city’s best-dressed men doesn’t remember his past and then turns to Blackie for help. He takes a cab after meeting with Blackie and the cabbie turns up dead.

Original Air Date: March 18, 1947

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
(more…)

AWR0039: Les Miserables: Javert

Amazing World of Radio

Val Jean starts a new life and becomes a leading citizen, but Inspector Javert is sure he recognizes him from somewhere. Meanwhile a young single mother named Fantine struggles to survive in early 19th Century France.

Original Air Date: July 30, 1937

Go to http://amazing.greatdetectives.net to subscribe to the podcast.

Brought to you by the support of our Patreon listeners…http://patreon.greatdetectives.net

EP2453: Richard Diamond: The Cover-Up Murders

Dick Powell

An anonymous man calls Walt and threatens to commit a murder at 8 o’clock. He succeeds and plans to do it again.

Rebroadcast Date: June 7, 1953

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

(more…)

EP2452: Rocky Fortune: A Sitting Duck for Death

Frank Sinatra

A killer who Rocky put away escapes prison threatening to murder Rocky and those who sent him up. Rocky tries to get out of town, but one of the men on the list wants to use Rocky as a decoy to draw out the killer.

Original Air Date: February 23, 1954

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
(more…)

EP2451: Night Beat: The Policy Wheel Racket

Frank Lovejoy

A blind man tells Randy the leader of a local rescue mission has been severely beaten. Randy wants to find out why but the man won’t tell him.

Original Air Date: September 18, 1952

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net

(more…)

EP2450s: Police Woman: The Case of the Scheming Bridegroom

Betty Garde

A woman is interested in marrying a man from a personals ad but fears he’s a murderer, Lt. Mary Sullivan investigates.

Original Air Date June 29, 1947

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call 208-991-4783

Become one of our friends on Facebook.

Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives

EP2450: Dragnet: The Big Impossible

Jack Webb

Friday and Smith think they’ve found the man behind a series of robberies. The only problem? He couldn’t have possibly done it because he was in a sanitarium.

Original Air Date: March 15, 1953

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
(more…)

EP2449: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Stock in Trade Matter

Bob Bailey

Johnny investigates the murder of a man in a small town who lived alone in an old Southern plantation house.

Original Air Date: June 4, 1961

When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com

(more…)