Tag: OTR Mystery

Dragnet: The Big Pair (EP4544)

Today’s Mystery:

A twelve-year-old and a grandfather return from a trip to Indiana to find all their belongings from their home stolen.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 21, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Smokey Sleeper Matter (EP4543)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is sent to Vineland, New Jersey to find out if a fire that destroyed $80,000 in mattresses was arson.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 25, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Russell Thorson; Jack Edwards; Will Wright; Paul Dubov; Lawrence Dobkin

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Mr. and Mrs. North: The Little Man Who Wasn’t There (EP4542)

Joseph Curtain and Alice Frost

Today’s Mystery:

A little man dies on the Norths’ door as a warning that someone wants to kill Pamela North.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 12, 1944

Originating from New York City

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

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Broadway’s My Beat: The John Lomax Murder Case (EP4541)

Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

Around New Year’s Eve, a drunk in a skid row hotel claims to be a man who was supposed to have died in a hit-and-run.

Original Radio Broadcast Date:December 31, 1949

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jeanette Nolan; Jay Novello; Leo Penn; Fred Howard; Bob Bruce; Barton Yarborough

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Bulldog Drummond: The Case of the Dead Beat (EP4540)


Today’s Mystery:

A ex-con trying to go straight claims that someone’s trying to kill him and asks Captain Drummond for help.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 30, 1948

Originating in New York

Starring: Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond; Luis Van Rooten as Denny

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The Falcon: The Case of the Cautious Cousin (EP4539)

Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A man is poisoned in the presence of The Falcon and the finger of suspicion is pointed at the victim’s cousin.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 18, 1951

Originating from New York

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

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Pat Novak for Hire: Sam Toliver (Encore) (EP4538e)

Jack Webb

Pat Novak does a favor for a friend who has just gotten out of prison – he picks up a package. He returns to his office to find a cop standing over a dead body.

Original Air Date: April 23, 1949

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Pat Novak; Raymond Burr as Inspector Hellman; and Tudor Owen as Jocko Madigan

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Dragnet: The Big Make (EP4538)

Today’s Mystery:

Friday and Romero investigate a robbery and shooting at a bakery.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 14, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Killers Brand Matter (EP4537)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to a small town celebrating frontier days, where an insured promoter has had an attempt on his life.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 11, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Mary Jane Croft; Harry Bartell; Joseph Kearns; Lawrence Dobkin; Frank Gerstle; Barney Phillips

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Mr. and Mrs. North: The Norths Go to the Dogs (EP4536)

Joseph Curtain and Alice Frost

Today’s Mystery:

The Norths go to the dog show, where Pam is mistaken for a countess, and she and Jerry are both kidnapped.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 2, 1944

Originating from New York City

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

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Broadway’s My Beat: The Henry Baker Murder Case (EP4535)

Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

A little man, who is trying to give away his fortune, is murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 17, 1949

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jerry Hausner; Rolfe Sedan; Byron Kane; Lou Merrill; Joan Banks

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Bulldog Drummond: Death Has a New Look (EP4534)


Today’s Mystery:

Captain Drummond and Denny are summoned to a Carribean island to take on a devil-worshipping cult.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 23, 1948

Originating in New York

Starring: Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond; Luis Van Rooten as Denny

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The Falcon: The Case of Vanishing Varmint (EP4533)

Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A criminal with a grudge against The Falcon escapes prison.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 11, 1951

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett; Ralph Bell John Gibson

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Dragnet: The Big Poison (EP4532)

Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero are called in when an elderly couple disappears.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 7, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Widow Matter (EP4531)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is called in to protect an insured wealthy widow and a statue she’s taking to her summerhouse.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 4, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Harry Bartell; Eric Snowden; Frank Gerstle

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