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OTR Detective, Podcast

The Thin Man: Nora’s Night Out (Encore) (EP4438)

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Claudia Morgan

Nora is out all night, breaks a mirror, and asks another man to marry her. Nick suspects she’s been drugged.  Things get even more serious when they find a corpse.

Original Air Date: October 6, 1944

Originating in New York

Starring David Gothard as Nick Charles, Claudia Morgan as Nora Charles

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The Thin Man: The Case of the Wandering Corpse (Encore) (EP4437)

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Claudia Morgan

A corpse disappears along with a necklace, Nick bought for Nora as an anniversary present, and its place is another corpse.

Original Air Date: October 10, 1943

Originating in New York

Starred: Les Damon as Nick Charles, Claudia Morgan as Nora Charles

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Lux Radio Theater: The Thin Man (Encore) (EP4436e)

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The Thin Man

Nick Charles, a retired private detective, is drawn back to detection with the insistence of his wife, Nora, when a former client is suspected of several murders.

Original Air Date: June 8, 1936

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: William Powell as Nick Charles; Myrna Loy as Nora Charles

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Key (EP4436)

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Todays Mystery:

The big clue to who left a woman’s body in a churchyard is a key found near her body.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 25, 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 Clever Chemist Matter (EP4435)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is sent to New Jersey to investigate an allegation by an insured’s daughter that her father, a famous chemist, was pressured into changing his beneficiary to his research partner.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 17, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Harry Bartell; Howard McNear; Forrest Lewis; Jack Kruschen; Russell Thorson; Frank Gerstle; Bob Bruce

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

Mr. Chameleon: The Mistreated Wife Murder Case (EP4434)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

Mr. Chameleon investigates the murder of a wealthy abusive husband.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 31, 1941

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: A Fixed Prize Fight (EP4433)

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Anthony Ross

Today’s Mystery:

Danny suspects a prize fight involving a promising young boxer is going to be fixed.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 27, 1949

Originating in New York City

Starring: Anthony Ross as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Gilbert Mack; Jean Carson; Julie Stevens; William Quinn; James Goss; Peter Capell; Paul Luther; Ted Jewett

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Bulldog Drummond, Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast

Bulldog Drummond: The Dinner of Death (EP4432)

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Today’s Mystery:

The District Attorney is poisoned with a cocktail before a banquet honoring a crusading reporter.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 23, 1945

Today’s program was provided by Radio Archives. Email detectives@radioarchives.com to get a free audiobook, a free ebook, and free old time radio collection.

Originating in New York

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

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Gangster’s Girl (EP4431)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

The girlfriend of a man in the numbers racket hires The Falcon to get her boyfriend sent to prison so she can get away from him.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 4, 1951

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Jan Miner; Larry Haines; Bill Zuckert

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Chesapeake Fraud Matter Omnibus (Encore) (EP4430)

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Bob Bailey

 

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to Baltimore to investigate a credible report of an allegedly dead man, whose insurance policy was paid out, being seen alive in Denver.

Original Release Date: September 7, 2014

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: October 17-21, 1955

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Jeanne Bates; D. J. Thompson; Hy Averback; Will Wright; John Dehner; Tony Barrett; Paul Dubov; Forrest Lewis

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Pug (EP4430)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for two men who robbed and beat an elderly cafe owner.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 18, 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 Suntan Oil Matter (EP4429)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to Palm Springs to investigate the theft of a $75,000 necklace owned by the wife of a wealthy wildcat oilman.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 10, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Barbara Eiler; Paula Winslowe; Forrest Lewis; Frank Nelson; Sam Edwards; Austin Green; Shepard Menken

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

Mr. Chameleon: The Vacation Murder Case (EP4428)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

While on vacation, Mr. Chameleon is called on to investigate a murder and the theft of a $100,000 diamond brooch at a resort.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 24, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Amazing World of Radio, Podcast

Lux Radio Theater: Sangaree (AWR0250)

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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 turn to Cesar Romero, who played the Clown Prince of Crime, The Joker.

For this week’s episode, we’re joined by the lawyer Tom Fox of the Compliance Podcast Network.

We takea look at Sangaree from the Lux Radio Theatre, where Romero plays an ex-indentured servant and doctor who returns from the Revolutionary War to fulfill the dying wish of his benefactor, and goes to Georgia to run the family plantation over the objection of the deceased’s headstrong daughter (Anne Blythe) and has to deal with lawsuits, pirates, and plague.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 25, 1955

Cast: Cesar Romero as Dr. Carlos Morales; Arlene Dahl as Nancy Darby, Lamont Johnson, William Conrad, Carleton Young, John Sutton, Herb Butterfield, Frances Robinson, Edward Marr, William Walker, Jack Kruschen, Leo Britt, Bill Bouchey

After listening to and discussing the program, we talk about the Joker two-part episode from season one: “The Joker Trumps an Ace’ and “Batman sets the Pace.”

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

Broadway’s My Beat: The Andrew Jenkins Case (EP4427)

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Anthony Ross

Today’s Mystery:

A woman visiting New York from Indiana for her anniversary reports her husband missing.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 6, 1949

Originating in New York City

Starring: Anthony Ross as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Tom Hoyer; Charlotte Holland; Frank Butler; Jean Carson; Maurice Godfield

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