Tag: audiodrama

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Heatherstone Players Matter (EP4513)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is called in to protect a Shakespearean actor and producer who is hated by everyone in a Shakespearean radio festival he’s putting on.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 14, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Lawrence Dobkin; Richard Crenna; Sam Edwards; Frank Gerstle; Herb Vigran; Hans Conried

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Broadway’s My Beat: The Eugene Bullock Murder Case (EP4511)

Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

A visitor to New York is found dead in a rundown sanitarium, and he is missing $5,000.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 19, 1949

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jerry Hausner; Bea Benaderet; Alan Reed; Tony Barrett; Joseph Kearns; Georgia Ellis

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Broadway’s My Beat: The Silks Bergen Murder (EP4487)

Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

A jockey who had asked a favor of Danny is murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 18, 1949

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Gino Tartaglia; and Hans Conreid

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Loss of Memory Matter (EP4477)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is hired to deliver an archaeological treasure to a museum.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 2 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Les Tremayne; Parley Baer; Shepard Menken; Joseph Kearns; Barney Phillips; Tom Hanley

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The Falcon: The Case of the Worried Wife (EP4461)

Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A woman hires The Falcon after an old flame of her husband’s tried to kill him.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 1, 1951

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Ken Lynch as Sergeant Corbett; William Zuckert

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Dangerous Assignment: Stolen Computer Blueprints (EP4397)


Today’s Mystery: From the bustling streets of Oslo to the shadowy corners of Hamburg, Mitchell races against time to intercept a stolen set of top-secret blueprints before they fall into the wrong hands.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 20, 1953

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Brian Donlevy, Dan Riss, GeGe Pearson, Herb Butterfield, Jan Arvan, Paul Frees, Tom Holland

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Dragnet: The Big Kill (EP4364)

Today’s Mystery:

Friday and Romero investigate the murder of a police officer in his home.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 2, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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The Falcon: The Case of the Double Nephews

Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

The manager of a jewelry concern calls in The Falcon when he’s accused of stealing thousands in jewels.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 22, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as the Falcon

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Dragnet: The Garbage Chute Murder (EP4310)

Today’s Mystery:

An organist is found murdered in her apartment, and the police can figure out the killer got in.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 15, 1949

Originating from Hollywood

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

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The Saint: Marvin Hickerson, Private Eye (Encore) (EP4862e)

Vincent Price

Simon helps a wet-behind-the-ears farmer-turned-private-detective after he appears to have committed murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 3, 1950

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as the Saint

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Jeff Regan: The Pilgrim’s Progress (EP3926s)

Jack Webb
Today’s Mystery:

Regan drives sixty miles to Calabasas to pick up a package, and has to deal with a turkey shoot where everyone is pretending to be pilgrims.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 20, 1948

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Tales of the Texas Rangers: Night Chase (EP3926)

Today’s Mystery:

Jace Pearson and Clay Morgan are called in to catch two cattle rustlers.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 27, 1952

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Tempermental Tote Board Matter (EP3925)

John Lund

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to San Juan, Puerto Rico to investigate the murder of an insured parimutuel track owner.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 1, 1954

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Philo Vance: The Deathless Murder Case (EP3924)

Today’s Mystery:

Philo Vance is hired by a woman to find out if a man claiming to be an immortal 400-year-old is telling the truth.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 24, 1949

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Dangerous Assignment: Find Champlin and His Reel of Tape (EP3923)


Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to Istanbul to find a missing radio reporter and his reel of tape which provides a clue to something hot that could effect America’s government.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 7, 1950

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