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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Grab (1950) (EP4472)

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Today’s Mystery:

The wife of a college professor is kidnapped.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 29, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Truck Matter (EP4471)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny investigates when a truck hauling a shipment of copper tubing, and its driver, go missing.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 26, 1958

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Forrest Lewis; John Dehner; Junius Matthews; Stacy Harris; Jack Kruschen

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Amazing World of Radio, CBS, Keen and Company, Mr. Chameleon, OTR Detective, Podcast

Mr. Chameleon: The Unwanted Child Murder Clue (EP4470)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

A man is murdered after having a fight with his wife over their child.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 19, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon; Frank Butler as Sergeant Dave Arnold

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

Broadway’s My Beat: The Paul Thomas Murder Case (EP4469)

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Larry Thor

 

Today’s Mystery:

A young man, whom Danny had gotten a job as a delivery boy, disappears with a shipment of jewels, and is then found dead.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 28, 1949

Original Release Date: August 14, 2024

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Wally Maher; Roy Glenn

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Amazing World of Radio, Podcast

Screen Director’s Playhouse: Lifeboat (AWR0257)

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Batman Villains of Old Time Radio

We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. This week, we focus on Tallulah Bankhead, who played the Black Widow in a season 2 two-parter.

We begin by featuring the Screen Director’s Playhouse’s adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock film Lifeboat, where Bankhead reprises her original screen role.

Original Radio Broadcast: November 16, 1950

Starring: Tallulah Bankhead as Connie Porter: Jeff Chandler as Kovac; Sheldon Leonard; Roy Glenn; Anne Diamond; Barbara Eiler; Henry Roland; Herbert Wilms

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After the drama, we talk about the season 2 two-parter, “The Black Widow Strikes Again” and “Caught in the Spider’s Den”

 

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Bulldog Drummond, Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast

Bulldog Drummond: Appointment with Murder (EP4468)

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Today’s Mystery:

A man in a hotel room calls Captain Drummond for help and is murdered while on the phone.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 29, 1945

Original Release Date: August 13, 2024

Originating in New York

Starring: Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond; Luis Van Rooten as Denny

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Mink (EP4466)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for the murderer of the owner of a small fur shop.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 22, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Michael Meany Mirage Matter (EP4465)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny Dollar is in Mississippi and has 48 hours to locate $20,000 in stolen Ambergris.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 19, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Jeanette Nolan; G. Stanley Jones; Junius Matthews; Gil Stratton; Richard Crenna; John Deh

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

Mr. Chameleon: The Murder Clue of the Rope Ladder (EP4464)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

A wealthy man’s wife is found murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 12, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon; Frank Butler as Sergeant Dave Arnold

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

Broadway’s My Beat: The Otto Prokosh Murder Case (EP4463)

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Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery: Danny investigates the murder of a hated acrobat in a vaudeville theater.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 21, 1949

Originated in Hollywood

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

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Bulldog Drummond, Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast

Bulldog Drummond: Escape Into Death (EP4462)

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Today’s Mystery:

A man in a speeding car is stopped by a phony barricade and then murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 24, 1945

Originating in New York

Starring: Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond; Luis Van Rooten as Denny

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Purse (EP4460)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero invesitgate a series of purse snatchings.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 15, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Peerless Fire Matter (EP4459)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny investigates an arson in a junkyard bordering three residential homes.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 5, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Peggy Webber; John Stephenson; Herb Vigran; Hans Conried; Forrest Lewis; Parley Baer

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

Mr. Chameleon: The Suspicious Father Murder Case (EP4458)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

A man is killed after announcing to his children that he is going to change his will.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 5, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon; Frank Butler as Sergeant Dave Arnold

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Bulldog Drummond, Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast

Bulldog Drummond: Death on the Diamond (EP4456)

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Today’s Mystery:

A pitcher is shot and killed during a critical game with thousands of fans looking on.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 17, 1945

Originating in New York

Starring: Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond; Luis Van Rooten as Denny

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