Tag: Old Time Radio

ABC, Counterspy, OTR Detective, Podcast

Counterspy: The Postal Pirates, Part One (A0116)

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Today’s Adventure: David Harding and Harry Peters investigate a massive parcel-post theft ring operating in several major cities. Peters goes undercover as a New York postal clerk, hoping to work his way inside the organization, but the investigation becomes increasingly dangerous as the gang grows suspicious of its newest recruit.

Original Radio Broadcast: July 20, 1949.

Originating in New York

Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding, Mandel Kramer as Peters

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Mail (EP5044)

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Todays Mystery:

Mystery Summary:

Sergeant Joe Friday and his new partner, Frank Smith, investigate the armed robbery of a U.S. mail truck carrying registered mail. The three-man gang escapes with 28 sacks, leaving police with little to work with beyond a stolen getaway car, a first name, and one robber’s distinctive voice.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 24, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

  • Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday
  • Herb Ellis as Frank Smith
  • Also featuring Vic Perrin and Inga Hollis
  • Script by Jim Moser
  • Music by Walter Schumann
  • Technical advisors: Captain Jack Donahoe, Sergeant Marty Wynn, and Sergeant Vance Brasher

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

Broadway’s My Beat: The Alice Mayo Murder Case (EP5043)

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Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery: Detective Danny Clover investigates the murder of Alice Mayo, a recent arrival in New York who is shot through the door of her apartment. Her dying words point toward a man she met at a friendship club, but an anonymous telephone call made around the time of the shooting leaves Clover with questions about what really happened.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 24, 1952

Originated in Hollywood

Cast:

  • Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover
  • Charles Calvert as Sgt. Gino Tartaglia
  • Jack Kruschen as Detective Muggavan and Dr. Sinski
  • Whitfield Connor as Fred Mayo
  • Betty Lou Gerson
  • Lamont Johnson
  • Joe Forte
  • Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin
  • Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis
  • Musical score composed and conducted by Alexander Courage

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: The Cord Around Her Neck (EP5042)

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Today’s Mystery:

West Seattle Herald reporter Stuart Whitehouse gets an unexpected opportunity to scoop the city’s larger newspapers when a woman is found murdered in her home. With his weekly paper’s deadline rapidly approaching, Whitehouse follows a series of clues in hopes of identifying the killer—and getting the story into print first.

Original Radio Broadcast: January 9, 1952

Originating from New York

Cast:

  • Nat Polen as Stuart Whitehouse
  • Margaret Burlen
  • Helen Barron
  • Larry Haines
  • Bill Griffiths
  • Bert Callen
  • John Becker
  • Steve Edders
  • Michael O’Day

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: Dossier on a Doggone Dog (EP5041)

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Today’s Mystery:

When Simon Templar finds a lost Pekingese and follows her home, he walks straight into a wealthy family’s uproar over a missing fortune in jewels. A suspicious butler, an argumentative family, and a precocious young would-be detective soon leave The Saint wondering how a simple good deed became such a complicated affair.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 24, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Barry Sullivan as The Saint; Myra Marsh; Tom Tully; Ted Osborne; Lamont Johnson; Jeffrey Silver; Lawrence Dobkin

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Counterspy, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Counterspy: Hot Car Killer (A0114)

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Today’s Adventure:

David Harding investigates an interstate stolen-car racket after a detective working undercover is murdered. The trail leads to a former race-car driver with a dangerous reputation and a criminal organization determined to keep its operation – and the identity of its leader – hidden.

Original Radio Broadcast: September 15, 1949

Originating from New York

Cast:

  • Don MacLaughlin as David Harding
  • Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters
  • Directed by William M. Sweets
  • Music by Jesse Crawford
  • A Phillips H. Lord production for Pepsi-Cola

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Frantic Fisherman Matter (EP5940)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery: Johnny Dollar welcomes an excuse to visit an old friend at a Lake Mojave fishing resort, but the vacation quickly becomes an investigation when a recently released convict is spotted using some very unusual fishing equipment. Johnny sets out to discover what the man is really searching for beneath the lake.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 12, 1959

Originated from Hollywood

Cast:

  • Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar
  • Barney Phillips
  • Sam Edwards
  • Bartlett Robinson
  • Forrest Lewis
  • Ralph Moody
  • Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Gamble (EP5039)

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Today’s Mystery:

Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Bill Lockwood investigate a professional gambling ring that keeps its games moving from place to place. A tip finally gives police the opportunity they’ve been waiting for, but what begins as a vice investigation suddenly becomes a far more serious case.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 8, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

  • Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday
  • Martin Milner as Officer Bill Lockwood
  • Also featuring Eddie Firestone and Whit Connor

Script by Jim Moser

Music by Walter Schumann

Technical advisors: Captain Jack Donahoe, Sergeant Marty Wynn, and Sergeant Vance Brasher

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Amazing World of Radio, Podcast

Lux Radio Theater: The Paradine Case (AWR0307)

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London barrister Anthony Keane takes on the defense of the beautiful Maddalena Paradine, who is accused of poisoning her wealthy, blind husband. As Keane prepares for trial, his growing fascination with his client threatens both his judgment in the courtroom and his marriage.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 9, 1949

Cast:

  • Joseph Cotten as Anthony Keane
  • Valli as Maddalena Paradine
  • Louis Jourdan as André Latour
  • Betty Lou Gerson as Gay Keane
  • Alan Reed
  • William Conrad
  • Directed by S. H. Barnett
  • Music directed by Louis Silver

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

Broadway’s My Beat: The Irene Hall Murder Case (EP5038)

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Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

Detective Danny Clover investigates the strangling of a Broadway entertainer whose body is discovered by a frightened out-of-town businessman. His insistence that he heard the woman scream long after she apparently died presents Clover with a puzzling contradiction—and the case soon takes an even darker turn.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 17, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

  • Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover
  • Charles Calvert as Sgt. Gino Tartaglia
  • Jack Kruschen as Detective Muggavan
  • Hy Averback as Russ Field
  • Herb Butterfield as Myron Lehigh
  • Featuring Martha Wentworth, Ed Max, and Junius Matthews

Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin

Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis

Musical score composed and conducted by Alexander Courage

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: The Man Who Wanted What He Couldn’t Have (EP5037)

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Today’s Mystery:

Salt Lake City Tribune reporter Cluster M. Nielsen investigates the murder of a young traveler whose final journey ends on a lonely Utah highway. As the evidence begins to conflict, Nielsen races to uncover the truth before an innocent man pays the price.

Original Radio Broadcast: November 14, 1951

Originating from New York

Cast:

  • Francis DeSales as Cluster M. Nielsen
  • Charita Bauer
  • Mickey O’Day
  • Bruce Gordon
  • Owen Gordon
  • Alan Stevenson

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: The Ghost That Giggled (EP5036)

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Today’s Mystery:
When an eccentric woman asks Simon Templar to investigate the ghost that has been haunting her wealthy brother, The Saint expects to expose a harmless superstition. Instead, he finds himself unraveling a murder, a missing safe deposit box key, and a web of deception in which nearly everyone seems to be searching for the same elusive prize.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 17, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

  • Barry Sullivan as Simon Templar, The Saint (substituting for Vincent Price)
  • Also featuring Ann Doran, Lurene Tuttle, Jack Moyles, Larry Dobkin, and Parley Baer

Based on characters created by Leslie Charteris

Directed by Helen Mack

Music composed and conducted by Van Dexter

Produced by James L. Saphier

Announced by Don Stanley

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Only One Butt Matter (EP5035)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery: Johnny Dollar accepts an unusually lucrative assignment to locate the runaway daughter of one of the insurance company’s wealthiest clients. But when he finds the missing heiress in New York, his search abruptly becomes a murder investigation in which two of her closest companions each have reason to want her dead

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 5, 1959

Originated from Hollywood

Stars:
Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar
Virginia Gregg
Les Tremayne
Herb Vigran
Alan Reed
Frank Gerstle
Jack Edwards
Jack Grimes
Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Safe

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Todays Mystery: Sergeant Joe Friday and his temporary partner investigate a string of expertly planned safe burglaries that has baffled the Los Angeles Police Department for months. After eliminating one suspect after another, a seemingly minor lead from a neighborhood repair shop finally gives the detectives the break they’ve been waiting for.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 1, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday
Harry Bartell
Stacey Harris
Jack Kruschen
Script by Jim Moser
Music by Walter Schumann
Technical advice from the Office of Chief of Police, W. H. Parker, Los Angeles Police Department
Technical advisors: Captain Jack Donohoe, Sergeant Marty Wynn, and Sergeant Vance Brasher

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Studio One: Gentle Julia (AWR0306)

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Amazing World of Radio

Story Summary:

A charming young woman seems to have no shortage of admirers, but one shy suitor can’t bring himself to compete for her attention. Meanwhile, a sharp-witted younger cousin stirs up mischief that changes the course of several romances, in this warmhearted adaptation of Booth Tarkington’s Gentle Julia.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 23, 1947.

Cast:

Ann Burr as Julia
Rosemary Rice as Florence
Michael Dreyfuss as Herbert
Edwin Bruce as Henry
Joyce Van Patten as Patty
Fletcher Markle as Noble Dill
Robert Dryden as Uncle Joe
Miriam Wolfe as Aunt Hattie
Also featuring Barbara Townsend, Lenka Peterson, Sybil Trent, Abby Lewis, Gregory Morton, Louis Quinn, and Ian McAllister

Adapted for radio by Peter Lyon
Original musical score composed by Wendell Adams
Music conducted by Alexander Semler
Produced and directed by Fletcher Markle

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