Tag: audio drama

Danger with Grainger: A Marriage Minded Girl (EP4841)

Harp McGuire

Today’s Mystery:

A woman contacts Grainger for help and is then beaten up and disappears.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957

Originating from Australia

Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger

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Adventure Ahead: Inside the FBI

Today’s Adventure:

An FBI agent tells a young visitor about a case that began with cattle rustling but led to a nationwide conspiracy.

Originating Radio Broadcast Date: August 26, 1944

Originating from New York

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Dragnet: The Big Crazy (EP4839)

Today’s Mystery:

A woman is missing and her sister suspects her milquetoast husband of murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 30, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Broadway’s My Beat: The Charles Crandall Murder Case (EP4838)

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Today’s Mystery: A man is found murdered with the only clue to his identity being a parking ticket.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 12, 1951

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan, Lou Merrill, Jeanette Nolan, Adam Williams, Peggy Webber, Joy Terry.

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The Big Story: The Thirteenth Key (EP4837)

Today’s Mystery:

A Columbus reporter investigates the brutal stabbing death of a woman found at a shooting range.

Original Radio Broadcast: June 4, 1947

Originating from New York

Starring: John Gibson as James Fusco of the Columbus Citizen; James McCallion; Gilbert Mack; Ward Wilson; Horace Braham; Connie Lembke; Janet Fox

Related: Columbus Underground article on the true story behind this week’s episode. (NSFW)

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Danger with Grainger: The Coincidental Cartoon (EP4836)

Harp McGuire

Today’s Mystery:

A cartoonist hires Grainger when his brother is murdered using a method that was outlined in his comic strip.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957

Originating from Australia

Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger

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Cloak and Dagger: Over Ground Railroad (A0032)

Today’s Adventure:

An OSS agent goes into France to team up with a formidable wealthy French woman to set up an escape route for downed Allied flyers.

Original Radio Broadcast: September 8, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Tremayne; Bryna Raeburn; Lily Valenti; Jack Gordon; Ralph Bell

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Dragnet: The Big In-Laws (EP4834)

Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of truck hijackings.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 23, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Barney Philips; Stacy Harris

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Broadway’s My Beat: The Harry Foster Murder Case (EP4833)

Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

Danny searches for a misssing man who has been stabbed.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 5, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Lamont Johnson; Cathy Lewis; Virginia Gregg; Herb Vigran; John McGovern

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Charlie Chan: Fiery Santa Claus (EP4832)

Today’s Mystery:

Charlie Chan is on the trail of a serial Romeo who victimizes middle-aged women.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951

Originating from Sydney

Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan; Rodney Jacobs

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Danger with Grainger: Stolen Necklace (EP4831)

Harp McGuire

Today’s Mystery:

A woman is in a car accident and wakes up to find her necklace missing.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957

Originating from Australia

Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger

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Casebook of Gregory Hood: Murder in Celluloid (Encore) (EP4830e)

Gale Gordon

Today’s Mystery:

Gregory investigates a young actress’s missing imaginary map and finds himself looking into murder and espionage.

Original Air Date: July 1, 1946

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Gale Gordon as Gregory Hood

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Cloak and Dagger: War of Words (A0030)

Today’s Adventure:

Two OSS agents have to carry forged orders for a Japanese camp commander through a Burman jungle.

Original Radio Broadcast: September 1, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Chuck Webster; Ralph Bell; Raymond Edward Johnson; Eric Dressler; Karl Weber; Jerry Jarrett; Joan Alison; Maurice Tarplin; Guy Repp

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Blinker Matter (EP4830)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny investigates the disappearance of a insured importer.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 6, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Paula Winslowe; D.J. Thompson; Harry Bartell; Stacy Harris; Vic Perrin; Bob Bruce

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Dragnet: The Big Winchester (EP4929)

Today’s Mystery:

An elderly man is found shot to death in his home. While it initially looks like a suicide, there’s reason to think it might be a homicide.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 16 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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