Tag: Old Time Radio

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr as Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives; Harry Morgan; Herb Vigrand

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Star of Capetown Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4249)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery: After being knocked out, Johnny takes a helicoper to board a cruise ship that contains the stolen diamond.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: July 18, 19, and 20, 1956

Originating from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Jeanne Tatum, Virginia Gregg, Harry Bartell, Chester Stratton, Marvin Miller, D. J. Thompson, Tom Hanley,
Ray Kemper

Post episode discussion: Status of Bold Venture for Old Time Radio Adventure Podcast

Also, are post-1955 Johnny Dollar and Jim Rockford of The Rockford Files effectively the same person?

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CBS, Keen and Company, Mr. Chameleon, OTR Detective, Podcast

Mr. Chameleon: The Case of the Marriage of Death (EP4248)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:A man is murdered within a few minutes of being married.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 9, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starred: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: Italian Actress (EP4247)

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Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to Nice, Italy to find out who is behind a ring blackmailing American citizens by threatening relatives living in foreign countries.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 3, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Howard McNear; Betty Lou Gerson; Nester Paiva; Ben Wright; and Paul Dubov

Link to Pat Novak for Hire Quotes.

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Star of Capetown Matter, Episode One and Two (EP4246)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is sent to Capetown by a nervous insurance company to help protect a diamond owned by an eccentric and careless playboy.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: July 16 and 17, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Jeanne Tatum; Virginia Gregg; Harry Bartell; Chester Stratton; Marvin Miller; D. J. Thompson; Tom Hanley; Ray Kemper

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Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: Murder Knows No Borderline (EP4245)

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Today’s Mystery:

While on vacation in Mexico, the Falcon finds himself tangling with a racketeer.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 13, 1945

Originated from New York

Starring: James Meighan as the Falcon

This episode includes discussion of the literary history of the Falcon and background on the second actor to play the Falcon, James Meighan

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Richard Diamond: The Charles Johnson Matter (Encore) (EP4244e)

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Diamond is hired by a man who insists he was framed for passing counterfeit bills.

Original Rebroadcast Date: September 13, 1953

Originating from Hollywood

Starring Dick Powell as Richard Diamond

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Sullivan Kidnapping (EP4244)

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Todays Mystery:

The daughter of the vice-president of a bank is kidnapped.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 10, 1949

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr as Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives; Herb Butterfield; Herb Vigran

Post-episode Question: Should AI be used to reconstruct lost episodes of old time radio from existing scripts?

Gotham Radio Players Recreation of The Big Cop (Recreation begins at 35:43)

Hot Copy Radio Theater

American Radio Theater

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Shady Lane Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4243)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny learns that someone involved in the murder of a farmer’s disabled wife has faced a murder charge before.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: July 11, 12, and 13, 1956

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Jeanette Nolan; Forrest Lewis; Shirley Mitchell; Will Wright; Bert Holland; John Dehner

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CBS, Keen and Company, Mr. Chameleon, OTR Detective, Podcast

Mr. Chameleon: The Duel to the Death Murder Case (EP4242)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

Two private detectives are found shot in a way that looks like they killed each other in a duel.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 2, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: A Nursery Rhyme (EP4241)

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Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to Stockholm to investigate a leak from a project the U.S. is participating in. He finds the head of the project murdered, and a nursery rhyme is the only clue to his killer.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 26, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Ken Peters; Kay Stewart; Tony Barrett; Dan Riss; Herb Vigran

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Shady Lane Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4240)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to a small Vermont town where an anonymously written note implicates a husband in the murder of his disabled, and insured, wife.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: July 9 and 10, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Jeanette Nolan; Forrest Lewis; Shirley Mitchell; Will Wright; Bert Holland; John Dehner

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Academy Award Theatre, CBS, Mystery Special, OTR Detective, Podcast, Sam Spade

Academy Award Theatre: The Maltese Falcon (EP4239)

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Today’s Mystery:

Sam Spade’s search for the murderer in his partner puts him in the midst of intrigue among four dangerous characters, all trying to gain possession of an enameled jeweled falcon.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 3, 1946

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade; Mary Astor as Brigid O’Shaughnessy; Sidney Greenstreet as Kasper Gutman; Gerald Mohr

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