Tag: Old Time Radio Detective

NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Happy Hoodlum (EP4659)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

With gunmen from Detroit in town to kill a gangster, The Falcon is afraid that an old army buddy of the same description might be killed by mistake.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 25, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett; Maurice Tarplin

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Dance (EP4658)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday investigates a series of hold-ups.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 18, 1951

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 Happy Family (EP4657)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

An insured man wants Johnny to pick which of his three children will be the beneficiary of his life insurance policy.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 15, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; John Dehner; Lawrence Dobkin; Peter Leeds; Virginia Gregg; Shirley Mitchell, Paul Dubov

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CBS, Mr. and Mrs. North, OTR Detective, Podcast

Mr. and Mrs. North: Death Trap (EP4656)

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Joseph Curtain and Alice Frost

Today’s Mystery: An elderly neighbor of the North’s is kidnapped.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 26, 1952

Originated from New York City

Starred: Joseph Curtain as Jerry North, Alice Frost as Pamela North, Bill Zuckert

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

Broadway’s My Beat: The Max Wendell Murder Case (EP4655)

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Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

A druggist is murdered in front of Danny and the death is tied to a shooting and robbery at a pharmaceutical plant.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 28, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Howard McNear; Paul McVey; Clayton Post; Sylvia Syms; Jeanette Nolan

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ABC, Hot Copy, Lady Sleuths, OTR Detective, Podcast, Rare Detectives

Hot Copy: Death Studies the Angles (EP4654)

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Betty Lou Gerson
Today’s Mystery:

The anti-vice candidate for mayor dies suddenly. The coroner says it was heart failure, but Anne think he was murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 27, 1944

Originating from Chicago

Starring: Betty Lou Gerson as Anne Rogers, Virginia Payne as Spritely Poole

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Shooting Star (EP4653)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A star with a reputation for paying tough guys wants to hire The Falcon to investigate phony threats on his life in order to gain publicity to bolster his troubled career.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 18, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falco; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett; Ken Lynch; Ralph Bell; Bill Zuckert

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Mystery Special, OTR Detective, Podcast, Suspense

Suspense: Crank Letter (EP4652s)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A police lieutenant is notified that a doctor has received threatening letters.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 21, 1960

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as Lieutenant Paul Nieman; Lyle Sudrow as Dr. Don Frasier;  Phil Meader; Larry Haines

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Jump (EP4652)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero go to a building where a mentally disturbed man is threatening to jump off a 13-story building.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 11, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Hapless Hunter Matter (EP4651)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to New York state to investigate the death of an insured with a $500,000 who was shot and killed by a drunk hunting guide while on a trip with an insurance beneficiary.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 8, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; John Stephenson; Parley Baer; Forrest Lewis; Carleton G. Young

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CBS, Mr. and Mrs. North, OTR Detective, Podcast

Mr. and Mrs. North: Dead Giveaway (EP4650)

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Joseph Curtain and Alice Frost

Today’s Mystery:

A woman’s brother escapes a mental institution, then Pam finds her murdered, and then the body disappears.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 19, 1952

Originating from New York City

Starring: Joseph Curtain as Jerry North; Alice Frost as Pamela North

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

Broadway’s My Beat: The Elaine Hill Murder Case (EP4649)

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Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

A perfume demonstrator is found murdered in the room of an out-of-town salesman.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 21, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen; Edwin Max; Elliott Reid; Tony Barrett; Joyce McCluskey; Virginia Gregg

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the King of Hearts (EP4647)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A gambler’s wife wrote $18,000 in checks and won’t tell him what they were for.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 11, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett; Mandel Kramer

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Broderick Matter Omnibus (EP4646s)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny looks for an insurance beneficiary for a policy with a heartwarming story, and finds disillusionment in the course of a coast-to-coast search.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: November 14-18, 1955

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Eleanor Audley; Barbara Eiler; Virginia Gregg; Carleton Young; Harry Bartell; Herb Ellis; John Dehner; Marvin Miller; Tony Barrett; Frank Gerstle; Chester Stratton; Lawrence Dobkin

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dragnet: The Big Hold-Up (EP4646)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero are on the trail of The Rattlesnake Bandit, a sadistic robber who holds up couples in cars and inflicts violence for the pleasure of it.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 4, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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