Tag: radio detective

Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

Detective Danny Clover investigates the stabbing of Mary Trevor, a young woman found dying on a crowded Times Square subway platform. With few reliable witnesses, Clover follows a trail leading to Mary’s estranged father, a wealthy socialite confined to a wheelchair, and a man whose romantic past may hold the key to her murder. But as conflicting stories emerge, Clover must uncover what happened during Mary’s final days—and why someone wanted her silenced.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 25, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover
Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Taglia
Jack Kruschen as Detective Mugavin
Betty Lou Gerson as Joan Hunt
Ben Wright as Robert Graham
Gene Bates
Tom Tully
Byron Kane.

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Embarcadero Matter (EP5070)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny Dollar is asked to help recover a priceless Cellini medallion stolen from the Louvre, which is believed to be smuggled into the United States aboard a ship carrying French wine. After traveling from Paris to San Francisco, Johnny turns to his underworld contacts for information and learns that the medallion may be hidden somewhere along the Embarcadero. His investigation takes a dangerous turn when he and Smoky Sullivan discover a murdered watchman and must locate the stolen treasure before it falls into the hands of a professional fence.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 23, 1959.

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar
Virginia Gregg as Smoky Sullivan

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

Broadway’s My Beat: The Tony Blair Murder Case (EP5068)

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Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

Detective Danny Clover investigates a dangerous situation surrounding dancer Sylvia Douglas after she claims that Peter Ciuro wants to kill her. Ciuro insists that he loves Sylvia and points Clover toward another man, longshoreman Johnny Moore, whom he believes could be a threat to her. As Clover investigates the three people connected to Sylvia, the situation takes a deadly turn when Tony Blair, Sylvia’s dancing teacher, is found murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 20, 1952.

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover
Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia
Jack Kruschen as McGovern
Sammy Hill as Sylvia Douglas
Sidney Miller as Peter Ciuro
Sheldon Leonard as Johnny Moore
Martha Wentworth as the landlady
True de Marten as Mrs. Blair

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Mathew Slade, OTR Detective, Podcast, Syndicated

Mathew Slade: The Incredible Dr. Lintz (EP4612)

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Today’s Mystery:

Slade is kidnapped off the highway by the wife and the father of a man who was executed based on Slade’s testimony.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: (likely) August 30, 1964

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: William Wintersole as Mathew Slade; Sylvia Walden as Jonesy; Norman Belkin

Aired as Starlight Mystery Theater. Also known as Matthew Slade, Private Investigator.

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Mathew Slade, OTR Detective, Podcast, Syndicated

Mathew Slade: A Case of Murder (EP4606)

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Today’s Mystery:

The widow of a man who was shot asks Slade to hide the body.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 16, 1964 (likely)

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: William Wintersole as Mathew Slade; Norman Belkin; Joyce Reed; Michael Fox; William O’Connell

Aired as Starlight Mystery Theater. Also known as Matthew Slade, Private Investigator.

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Jade Thumb Rings (EP4304)

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Today’s Mystery:

Friday and his partner Romero race against the clock to recover $8,000 worth of stolen Chinese jade. The only lead? A vicious criminal and a six-year-old witness with a wild imagination.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 8, 1949

Originating from Hollywood

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

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural, Tales of the Texas Rangers

EP3734: Tales of the Texas Rangers: Loggers Larceny

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A logging foreman finds the paymaster and decides to steal the payroll. Will Jayce Pearson be able to uncover the crime?

Original Air Date: February 4, 1951

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

EP3733: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Allen Saxton Matter

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John Lund

Johnny is called in to investigate when suspicion arises that a valuable painting is a forgery.

Original Air Date: October 20, 1953

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OTR Detective, Philo Vance, Podcast, Syndicated

EP3732: Philo Vance: The Curtain Call Murder Case

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An aging start of a Broadway show that’s losing money is murdered.

Original Air Date: March 8, 1949

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Man Called X, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

EP3731: Man Called X: Alaska Weather Station

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Herbert Marshall

Ken suspects that a man murdered in Japan was a scientist whose last known location was Alaska and was developing a robotics technology.

Original Air Date: March 4, 1952

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

EP3730: Mr. Chameleon: The Case of the Game of Death

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Karl Swenson

Mr. Chameleon is convinced that a socialite couple are involved in a gambling racket and some way connected to the murder of a young woman from a formerly wealthy family.

Original Air Date: September 22, 1948

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