Tag: Audio Drama Podcast

Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Book (EP4394)

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Today’s Mystery:

Friday and Romero investigate the flood of filthy books into Los Angeles high schools.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 6, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield; Stacy Harris; Harry Morgan

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Desalles Matter (EP4393)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes out west when an insurance agent is suspicious of a $100,000 death claim that another investigator was assigned to look into.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: Original Air Date: January 13, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Harry Bartell; John Stephenson; Will Wright; James McCallion; Ben Wright

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

Mr. Chameleon: The Hasty Marriage Murder Case (EP4392)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

A young wealthy man who just married a woman after a two-week romance is murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 13, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: The Jade Dagger (EP4391)

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Today’s Mystery:

Sent to Cairo on a mission to clear the United States’s name, Steve must navigate a treacherous path of false accusations and political machinations. From the bustling bazaars to the shadowy backstreets, join Steve as he unravels a conspiracy that could sabotage vital international talks. Tune in for a tale of espionage where asking to see a knife might just get you one in the back!

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 13, 1953

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Robert Boone; Paul Dubov; Byron Kane; Jan Arvan; Betty Lou Gerson

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Forgotten Detectives, Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast, Sqaud Room

Squad Room: Ferris Wheel (EP4390)

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Today’s Mystery: A woman is found murdered on a Ferris wheel.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: Around New Years Day in the mid-1950s

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Originating in New York

Starring: Wynn Wright as Lt. John Douglas; Dan Ocko as Sergeant Allen; George Tanner; Sam Gray

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Happy Hoodlum (EP4389)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

Sergeant Corbett wants The Falcon to find out why a man made an insane attempt to rob an express company with a gun that couldn’t fire.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 14, 1951

Originating from New York

Starred: Les Damon as the Falcon; Ken Paxton as Sergeant Corbett

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Mystery Special, OTR Detective, Podcast

Old Time Radio Con Games Special (EP4388s)

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Today, I’m joined by Jim Grinstead of the Scams and Cons Podcast as we delve into two scam-related old time radio podcasts.

Today’s 1st Mystery:

First up, there’s no such thing as easy money.

That’s a lesson a rich young man learns as he’s forced to lure his friends into the clutches of a big-time gambler to square his own debts. Can magician-turned-detective Mike Trent help? We find out in this episode of Easy Money, “The Gallopping Ivories”

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 14, 1954

Originating in New York

Starring: Larry Haines as Mike Trent; Ralph Bell; Peter Fernandez; Maurice Tarplin

Today’s 2nd Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero go after a gang of con-men who are victimizing the families of recently deceased people in the Big Betty.

Original Air Date: November 23, 1950

Originating in Los Angeles

Starring: Jack Webb as Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Ben Romero

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dragnet: The Big Gangster, Part Two (EP4388)

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Today’s Mystery:

When a notorious mobster is gunned down, sparking fears of a gang war, Joe Friday and Ben Romero race against time to find the killers. Smoke screens, false leads, and a mysterious woman are at the center of it all.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 30, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield; Jack Kruschen; Virginia Gregg

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ellen Dear Matter (EP4387)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Set sail on a treacherous journey with Johnny Dollar, the man with the action-packed expense account, as he embarks on a mission to safeguard a fortune in jewels. The sleek motor cruiser Ellen Dear carries a cargo worth over $300,000, but disaster strikes when the yacht sinks in deep waters.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 6, 1957

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar,Virginia Gregg, Lawrence Dobkin, Howard McNear, Jay Novello, Jack Edwards, Barney Phillips, Raymond Burr

The tragedy of Andrea Doria

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

Mr. Chameleon: The Ailing Wife Murder Case (EP4386)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

Are you ready to crack the case with Mister Chameleon? In this week’s suspenseful episode, a seemingly devoted husband is found dead, and the suspects are closer to home than you’d think. With a failed business, an ailing wife, and a love affair that could be the motive for murder, it’s up to Mister Chameleon to untangle the web of lies. Will he find the killer before the trail goes cold?

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 6, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: Smuggling to the Iron Curtain (EP4385)

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Today’s Mystery:

Join government agent Steve Mitchell on a pulse-pounding journey through Europe’s underbelly in ‘Dangerous Assignment.’ When strategic materials start vanishing, Mitchell’s quest leads him to the heart of Italy, where trust is a luxury and danger lurks in every shadow. From suspicious textile mills to clandestine meetings in dimly lit coffee houses, every step brings him closer to the truth – and to the barrel of a gun.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 6, 1953

Originated in Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Don ​Diamond; ​Hal ​Girard; ​Tony ​Barrett; ​Harry ​Bartell; ​Virginia ​Gregg

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Forgotten Detectives, Mutual, Podcast, Procedural, Sqaud Room

Squad Room: Old Woman Found Shot (EP4384)

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Today’s Mystery:

A late-night distress call from a professional building sends Detectives Scanlon and Grady into the depths of a crime that defies expectations. Amidst the echo of multiple shots fired, they find themselves piecing together the fragments of a life lived in the shadows. An old woman’s untimely death in an empty office, a janitor with a story that doesn’t quite fit, and a switchboard operator who knows more than she’s telling.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: Mid-1950s

Originating in New York

Starring: Bill Zuckert as RJ Scanlon; Chuck Webster as James Brady; Charlotte Manson; Arthur Cole

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Invisible Thug (EP4383)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

The Falcon is hired by a man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s husband who hopes to dupe Mike into pinning the murder on his ex.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 7, 1951

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as the Falcon; Maurice Tarplin

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: Strategic Base Sabotaged (EP4379)

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Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to New Guinea in search of a dock worker who is suspected of sabotaging the construction of a joint U.S.-Australia-New Zealand strategic base.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 29, 1953

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Ben Wright; Betty Lou Gerson; Martha Wentworth; Paul Frees

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Forgotten Detectives, Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural, Sqaud Room

Squad Room: Mother of Two Murdered (EP4378)

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Today’s Mystery:

Scanlon and Webster are called in to investigate when a woman is found dead in a dirty manufacturing loft.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1954

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Originating in New York

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Starring: Bill Zuckert as RJ Scanlon; Chuck Webster as James Brady

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