Tag: Detective Story

Philip Marlowe: The Pelican’s Roost (EP1727)

Gerald Mohr

Marlowe is called in by a wealthy woman who is in danger from a former suitor.

Original Air Date: June 28, 1950

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Crime Files of Flamond: The Case of the Winning Widow (EP1726)

The wife of an efficiency expert wants a divorce, and the man her husband has accused her of having an affair with is murdered.

Original Air Date: Sometime in 1953

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Michael Shayne: Date With a Wedding (EP1725)

Wally Maher

At Phyllis’s wedding, Shayne investigates the death of the father of the Bride.

Original Air Date: May 14, 1945

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Nightbeat: Am I My Brother’s Keeper? (EP1724s)

Frank Lovejoy

A killer has escaped prison. When a crowd gathers to witness the murderer’s capture, a young couple in trouble captures Randy’s attention.

Original Rebroadcast Date: April 30, 1950

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Dragnet: The Big Meet (EP1724)

Jack Webb

Joe Friday goes undercover to catch a big time drug smuggler.

Original Air Date: October 26, 1950

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Lucky 4 Matter (EP1723)

Bob Bailey

Johnny travels to Colorado to investigate a rancher’s mysterious death.

Original Air Date: August 3, 1958

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Nick Carter: The Case of the Homely Bride (EP1722)

Lon Clark

The daughter of a wealthy man marries a blackmailer and becomes the prime suspect when the blackmailer was murdered.

Original Air Date: September 19, 1948

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Philip Marlowe: The Uneasy Head (EP1721)

Gerald Mohr
When someone slips Marlowe a mickey while he’s waiting for a would-be client, he wants to find out why.

Original Air Date: June 6, 1950

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Crime Files of Flamond: The Case of the Ruinous Report (EP1720)

Mike Wallace

A man hires Flamond to help fake his own murder to prevent a real one and three more occur.

Original Air Date: April 25, 1948

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Michael Shayne: Big Voice Means a Big Body (EP1719)

Wally Maher

An opera prima dona has written a tell-all memoir and hires Mike to protect her but she’s killed before Mike can get on the job.

Original Air Date: May 7, 1945

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Dragnet: The Big Grandma (EP1718)

Jack Webb

Friday and Romero investigate a check forger who held the police at bay for nearly a decade and got away with thousands of dollars. Her description? A sweet-looking little old lady.

Original Air Date: October 19, 1950

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Killer Matter (EP1717)

Bob Bailey
Johnny is called to New York City to protect a witness to a murder only to find an attempt has been made on his life already.

Original Air Date: July 27, 1958

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Nick Carter: The Case of the Great Impersonation (EP1716)

Lon Clark
Nick agrees to help an old friend in a small town expose a counterfeiter, but finds the friend killed.

Original Air Date: September 12, 1948

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Philip Marlowe: The Gold Cobra (EP1715)

Gerald Mohr

Marlowe is hired to deliver a gold cobra statue to Chicago, but finds him caught in a web of lies and murder.

Original Air Date: June 21, 1950

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Crime Files of Flamond: Case of the Twenty-Four Bottles (EP1714)

Five people are poisoned but the cook wasn’t and ate the same food.

Original Air Date: April 25, 1944

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