Tag: audio drama

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Displaced Person (EP4124)

Today’s Mystery:

A mother and her son find an unidentified woman dead in the woods.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 31, 1952

Originiated from Hollywood

Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson, Tony Barrett, Virginia Gregg, Richard Beals, Herb Ellis, Henry Roland, Dan Riss

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Fathom Five Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4123)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is convinced that a struggling businessman, who disappeared after a boat caught fire and sunk, is alive.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 29, March 1 and 2, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.

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Philo Vance: The Whirlaround Murder Case (EP4122)

Today’s Mystery:

Philo investigates the murder of a carnival concessions operator.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 30, 1950

Originated in: New York City

Starred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham

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Dangerous Assignment: Stolen UN Documents (EP4121)


Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to the Middle East to find out how sensitive diplomatic information disappeared from an official’s home, and finds himself investigating the official’s wife’s murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 14, 1951

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Jan Arvan, Don Diamond, Wally Maher, Paul Dubov

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Fathom Five Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4120)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to Miami to find out if an insured man died in a boat fire, and, if so, whether it was an accident, murder, or suicide.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 27 and 28, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Mary Jane Croft, Barney Phillips, Carleton Young, Eleanor Audley, Sam Edwards, Shepard Menken, John Dehner

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Sam Spade: The Prodigal Panda Caper (EP4119)

Steve Dunne

Today’s Mystery:

Sam is hired by a 9 year-old who claims to have been robbed of a toy panda

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 29, 1950

Originated from Hollywood

Starred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, William Conrad, Wally Maher, Tommy Cook, Cathy Lewis, Sidney Miller, Tony Barret

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Tales of the Texas Rangers: Three Victims (EP4118)

Today’s Mystery:

A middle-aged husband and wife are found dead, with their son surviving as the witness.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 24, 1952

Originated from Hollywood

Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson, Ken Christy, Roy Glenn, Tony Barrett, Virginia Gregg

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Bennett Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4117)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery: The insurance company presses the case against a building owner they’re convicted had his own building set on fire.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates:February 22, 23, and 24, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Lillian Buyeff, Stacy Harris, Chester Stratton, Will Wright, Marvin Miller, Hans Conried, Edgar Barrier, Parley Baer

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Philo Vance: The Money Machine Murder Case (EP4116)

Today’s Mystery: A man who created a fake money-making machine was murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 23, 1950

Originated in: New York City

Starred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham

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Dangerous Assignment: File 72 (EP4115)


Today’s Mystery: Steve goes to Balkans to recapture a stolen top secret file from an official of a Balkan Country who offers to return it…for a price.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 7, 1951

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Tony Barrett, Raymond Burr, Paul Dubov, Don Diamond

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Bennett Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4114)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery: Johnny’s sent to San Francisco to investigate a fire at a building owned by a ruthless financier.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 20 and 21, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Lillian Buyeff, Stacy Harris, Chester Stratton, Will Wright, Marvin Miller, Hans Conried, Edgar Barrier, Parley Baer

Episode concludes on Friday in EP4117

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Sam Spade: The 25-1235679 Caper (EP4113)

Steve Dunne

Today’s Mystery: A friend of Sam’s asks him to find out why a street musician was nearly brained to death.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 15, 1950

Originated from Hollywood

Starred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

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Tales of the Texas Rangers: Cover Up (EP4112)

Today’s Mystery:A man shows up at his best friend’s house to find blood on the floor and a stranger claimed to have been hired to take care of the house.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 17, 1952

Originiated from Hollywood

Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson, Paul Frees, Dolly Major, Lamont Johnson, Leo Curley, Lou Krugman

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Cui Bono Matter. Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4111)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery: Johnny continues his investigation into the killing of a county attorney by his daughter. Was it really an accident or something else? A lot of townspeople don’t like him asking.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 15, 16, and 17, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.D. J. Thompson, Mary Jane Croft, Forrest Lewis, Byron Kane, Russell Thorson, Sam Edwards, Dal McKennon, Howard McNear

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Philo Vance: The Manicure Murder Case (EP4110)

Today’s Mystery: A dying chemistry Professor requests a manicure even though he’d been fatally wounded.

Original Radio Broadcast Date:May 16, 1950

Originated in: New York City

Starred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham

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