Tag: Old Time Radio

Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: The Hired Assassin (EP4403)

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Today’s Mystery:

In Havana, Steve hunts for an international assassin whose latest victim is an American agent who had clues to the assassin’s whereabouts.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 27, 1953

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Paul Dubov; Betty Lou Gerson; Tony Barrett; Herb Ellis; Julie Bennett

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Bulldog Drummond, Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast

Bulldog Drummond: Blind Man’s Bluff (EP4402)

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Santos Ortega

Today’s Mystery:

Bulldog Drummond investigates a series of murders of blind men situated outside government buildings.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 14, 1942

Originating in New York

Starring: Santos Ortega as Bulldog Drummond; Luis van Rooten as Denny

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Bellicose Boxer (EP4401)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A boxer, who won the championship after doublecrossing multiple people, is murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 28, 1951

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as the Falcon; Ken Paxton as Sergeant Corbett; Larry Haines; Ralph Bell

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CBS, Lux Radio Theatre, Mystery Special, OTR Detective, Podcast

Lux Radio Theater: Thunder on the Hill (EP4400s)

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Claudette Colbert
Today’s Mystery:

A nun becomes convinced that a condemned woman stranded at her Norfolk convent in the midst of torrential rains is innocent. Can the nun save her before her looming execution?

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 9, 1953

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Claudette Colbert as Sister Mary; Barbara Rush as Valerie Carns; Norma Varden; Paul Frees; Mary Flynn; Herb Butterfield; Ottola Nesmith; Dan O’Herlihy; Joseph Kearns; Leo Britt; Jeanne Wood; Lois Corbett; Yvonne Peattie

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Watch (1950) (EP4400)

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Today’s Mystery:

Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Ben Romero are on the trail of a vicious gang of robbers targeting military officers.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 13, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Blooming Blossom Matter (EP4399)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

When a precious emerald known as the Green Eye of Calcutta vanishes, along with its owner Albert W. Winkler, Johnny is plunged into the bizarre home of Wilbert Kenworthy Blossom. As he navigates through the cluttered abode filled with treasures and trash, can Johnny recover the priceless gem and bring a killer to justice?

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 20, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Howard McNear; Herb Ellis; Herb Vigran; Junius Matthews; Herb Butterfield; Frank Gerstle; Johnny Jacobs

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

Mr. Chameleon: The Bought and Paid For Murder Case (EP4398)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery: A wealthy fifty-nine year-old woman, married to a man twenty-five years her junior, is poisoned.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 20, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: Stolen Computer Blueprints (EP4397)

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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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Bulldog Drummond, Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast

Bulldog Drummond: Hijackers (EP4396)

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Today’s Mystery:

Bulldog Drummond takes on a gang of hijackers who are robbing trucks.

Audition Date: September 28, 1941

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Originating in New York

Starring: George Colouris as Bulldog Drummond; Everett Sloan as Denny

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Substitute Target (EP4395)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

To protect the girlfriend of a man murdered by the mob, the Falcon sets himself up as a target.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 21, 1951

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as the Falcon; Ken Paxton at Sergeant Corbett

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Book (EP4394)

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Today’s Mystery:

Friday and Romero investigate the flood of filthy books into Los Angeles high schools.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 6, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Desalles Matter (EP4393)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes out west when an insurance agent is suspicious of a $100,000 death claim that another investigator was assigned to look into.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: Original Air Date: January 13, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Harry Bartell; John Stephenson; Will Wright; James McCallion; Ben Wright

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

Mr. Chameleon: The Hasty Marriage Murder Case (EP4392)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

A young wealthy man who just married a woman after a two-week romance is murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 13, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Dangerous Assignment: The Jade Dagger (EP4391)

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Today’s Mystery:

Sent to Cairo on a mission to clear the United States’s name, Steve must navigate a treacherous path of false accusations and political machinations. From the bustling bazaars to the shadowy backstreets, join Steve as he unravels a conspiracy that could sabotage vital international talks. Tune in for a tale of espionage where asking to see a knife might just get you one in the back!

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 13, 1953

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Robert Boone; Paul Dubov; Byron Kane; Jan Arvan; Betty Lou Gerson

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Forgotten Detectives, Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast, Sqaud Room

Squad Room: Ferris Wheel (EP4390)

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Today’s Mystery: A woman is found murdered on a Ferris wheel.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: Around New Years Day in the mid-1950s

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Originating in New York

Starring: Wynn Wright as Lt. John Douglas; Dan Ocko as Sergeant Allen; George Tanner; Sam Gray

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