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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Sam Spade

Sam Spade: The Dog Bed Caper (EP4095)

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Steve Dunne

Today’s Mystery:

The owner of an investment firm hires Spade to shadow one of her clients, whom she says may be involved in a racket.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 1, 1950

Originated from Hollywood

Starred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

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Mystery Special, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Tales of the Texas Rangers

Inheritance: The Texas Rangers (Texas Rangers Bicentenial Special) (EP4094s)

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A Texas Rangers Captain is assigned to form a group of special forces to stop rustlers stealing cattle and taking them across the Rio Grande.

Original Radio Broadcast Date:June 13, 1954

Starred: Lloyd Talbot as Captain McNally

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural, Tales of the Texas Rangers

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Double Edge (EP4094)

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Today’s Mystery:

Jace searches for a man who robbed a bank.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 3, 1952

Originated from Hollywood

Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson, Tony Barrett, Virginia Gregg, Frank Gerstle, Parley Baer

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4093)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny’s investigation into the death of a racehorse leads him to investigate the owner’s finances and the disappearance of the horse’s trainer.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 25, 26, and 27, 1956

Originiated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Barbara Fuller, Barbara Eiler, Herb Butterfield, John Stephenson, Parley Baer, Will Wright, Bob Bruce, Forrest Lewis

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OTR Detective, Philo Vance, Podcast, Syndicated

Philo Vance: The Rooftop Murder Case (EP4092)

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Today’s Mystery:

A man falls from a roof, leaving behind a suicide note. Vance suspects murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 2, 1950

Originated in: New York City

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

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: Recover a Hospital Chart (EP4091)

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Today’s Mystery: Steve is sent to Macao to locate a hospital chart that could lead to a US ally being defeated for re-election.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 17, 1951

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Buttefield as the Commissioner, Jack Moyles, Tony Barrett, Tyler McVeigh, Bill Johnstone, Peter Leeds, Betty Lou Gerson

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4090)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to California to investigate a $65,000 claim on a racehorse who was injured and had to be destroyed.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 23 and 24, 1956

Story concludes on Friday in EP4093

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Barbara Fuller, Barbara Eiler, Herb Butterfield, John Stephenson, Parley Baer, Will Wright, Bob Bruce, Forrest Lewis

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Sam Spade

Sam Spade: The Terrified Turkey Caper (EP4089)

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Steve Dunne

Today’s Mystery:

A man named Tom Turkey shows up in Sam’s office and says he’s afraid someone’s going to kill him.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 24, 1950

Originated from Hollywood

Starred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Wally Maher

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Tales of the Texas Rangers

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Stick-Up (EP4088)

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Today’s Mystery:

Jace is called in when an elderly town character is shot down in a store stick-up.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 27, 1952

Originiated from Hollywood

Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4087)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny nearly killed himself getting a missing insured violin out of a New Jersey swamp, but is it actually genuine?

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 18-20, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Harry Bartell as Harry Branson, Lawrence Dobkin, Vic Perrin, Barney Phillips, Forrest Lewis, Eric Snowden, Herb Vigran, James McCallion

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OTR Detective, Philo Vance, Podcast, Syndicated

Philo Vance: The Shoeless Murder Case (EP4086)

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Today’s Mystery:

Multiple beauty contest contestants are found murdered with their shoes missing.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 27, 1949

Originated in: New York City

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

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: Solve Your Own Murder (EP4085)

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Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to a South American country to find out who killed a man with papers identifying him as Steve Mitchell.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 10, 1951

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Wally Maher

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4084)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to New Jersey to investigate the disappearance of a has-been musician and his insured $30,000 violin.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 16 and 17, 1956

Continued on Friday in EP4087

Originiated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Harry Bartell as Harry Branson, Lawrence Dobkin, Vic Perrin, Barney Phillips, Forrest Lewis, Eric Snowden, Herb Vigran, James McCallion

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Sam Spade

Sam Spade: Caper Over My Dead Body (EP4083)

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Steve Dunne

Today’s Mystery:

Sam explains to a confused Effie how he’s still alive.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 17, 1950

Originated from Hollywood

Starred Stephen Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural, Tales of the Texas Rangers

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Round Trip (EP4082)

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Today’s Mystery:

Jace Pearson tracks down a robber who robbed and killed a newspaper delivery driver.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 20, 1952

Originated from Hollywood

Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson

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