Tag: Radio Drama

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny Dollar is looking forward to making amends with Betty Lewis when an unusual pattern catches his attention: a hot rod races past her home every morning, its engine backfiring at precisely the same spot. When Johnny discovers that the car has a phony license plate, he suspects that the noise is more than a nuisance. His investigation leads him to a dangerous scheme targeting a former attorney, but can Johnny uncover the plan before the next backfire turns deadly?

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 6, 1959

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar
Virginia Gregg
Forrest Lewis
Barney Phillips
Tom Holland

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Dragnet: The Big Trio (EP5079)

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Today’s Mystery:

On the eve of the Fourth of July weekend, Joe Friday and Frank Smith are assigned to Accident Investigation and confront the devastating consequences of reckless driving when a 16-year-old takes his father’s car on a high-speed ride through Los Angeles. As the holiday begins, a succession of traffic calls illustrates how quickly carelessness, alcohol, and poor judgment can turn an ordinary drive into tragedy.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 3, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday
Herb Ellis as Frank Smith
Vic Perrin
Stacy Harris
Vic Rodman
Jim Moser, writer
Walter Schumann, music
Technical advice from the office of Chief W.H. Parker
Captain Jack Donahoe, Sgt. Marty Wynn, and Sgt. Vance Brasher, technical advisors
Hal Gibney, announcer

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Broadway's My Beat, CBS, OTR Detective

Broadway’s My Beat: The Robert Turk Murder Case (EP5078)

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Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

Danny Clover investigates the apparent suicide of Robert Turk, a devotee of occult rituals who has been found with his throat cut after a former member of his cult, Maura Spencer, makes a frantic call to police. When Maura’s fiancé dies soon afterward, under suspicious circumstances, Danny begins examining the strange pattern of deaths surrounding her and the unsettling role that superstition and black magic seem to play in them.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 18, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover
Charles Calvert as Sgt. Gino Tartaglia
Jack Kruschen as Sgt. Muggavan
Sammy Hill as Maura Spencer
Lee Millar
Truda Marson
Lou Merrill
Morton Fine and David Friedkin, writers
Elliott Lewis, director
Alexander Courage, composer and conductor
Bill Anders, announcer

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Charlie Chan, OTR Detective, Podcast

The Landini Murder Mystery Omnibus, Part 1 (Ep5075e)

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Today’s Mystery:

In this episode, we begin our journey through the surviving episodes of Charlie Chan’s Landini Murder Case, a 39-part serialized mystery based on Earl Derr Biggers’ final Charlie Chan novel, The Keeper of the Keys. This omnibus brings together the commentary and surviving episodes from the original serial, allowing listeners to experience the story in a much shorter format. Part 1 features Episodes 7 and 8, “The Chinese Suspect” and “A Barking Dog.”

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1935–1936

Originating from Sydney

Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan, Rodney Jacobs

The Chinese Suspect

Charlie Chan arrives at Pine View to assist wealthy Dudley Ward with a family mystery, but events take a deadly turn when Ellen Landini is found murdered. With everyone ordered to remain at the estate, Chan begins searching for answers among a house full of suspects. Then, in the darkness outside, he spots someone quietly leaving the house—and follows.

Original Air Date: 1935–1936

A Barking Dog

Charlie Chan’s investigation into Ellen Landini’s murder takes a closer look at the servants, the crime scene, and a timeline that doesn’t quite add up. When crucial fingerprints have been wiped away, Chan is left with fewer answers—and one suspect who can’t account for his whereabouts. But is that enough to identify the killer?

Original Air Date: 1935–1936

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: Too Terrible to be Believed (EP5072)

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Today’s Mystery:

Prince George’s County reporter Arthur Milky becomes suspicious when a young child dies at a nursery home and the medical examiner determines that the boy’s severe head injuries could not have been self-inflicted. When the woman running the home offers conflicting explanations for the injuries, Milky begins investigating both the child’s death and the operator’s troubling history, determined to uncover evidence strong enough to establish what really happened.

Original Radio Broadcast: January 27, 1954

Originating from New York

Cast:

Lyle Sudrow as Arthur Milky
Court Benson
Maurice Wells
Louis Van Rooten
Barbara Weeks
Joan Lorring
Ted Osborne

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: The Terrible TinType (EP5066)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

Simon Templar becomes involved in a murder mystery after discovering a dead man named Marsh. When a photograph that could provide an important clue goes missing, The Saint sets out to discover who killed Marsh and why someone is so determined to keep the picture from being found. Simon’s investigation leads him through a dangerous trail of deception as he searches for the missing photograph and the truth behind the murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date:November 26, 1950.

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Vincent Price as Simon Templar
Joan Banks as Valerie Marsh
Lamont Johnson as Pete Bryan
Helen Parrish as Sally Blair
Ken Christie as Lieutenant Riley
Anna Hurley as Graves, the butler
Larry Dobkin as Louie

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Night in Paris Matter (EP5065)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny Dollar travels to Paris after his underworld contact Louis de Marsac claims to know the whereabouts of the Olney diamonds, a three-quarter-million-dollar necklace stolen during its owner’s recent visit to the United States. But Johnny’s arrival is greeted by a ransacked apartment and a sudden assault, suggesting that recovering the jewels will mean navigating some dangerous figures in the Paris underworld.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 16, 1959.

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar
Virginia Gregg
Forrest Lewis
G. Stanley Jones
Tony Barrett
Bill James
Gus Bay
Jack Johnstone, writer, producer, and director

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Dragnet: The Big Donation (EP5064)

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Today’s Mystery:

Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Bill Lockwood investigate a group of confidence men posing as authorized solicitors for legitimate charities and pocketing the donations they collect. An early arrest appears promising until the suspect proves he merely copied the scheme, leaving Friday and Lockwood searching for the experienced bunco artists whose fraud is depriving charitable causes of badly needed funds.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 12, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday
Ken Peters as Bill Lockwood
Virginia Gregg
Vic Rodman
Jim Moser, writer
Walter Schumann, music
Technical advice from the office of Chief W.H. Parker
Captain Jack Donahoe, Sgt. Marty Wynn, and Sgt. Vance Brasher, technical advisors
Hal Gibney, announcer

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: The Miracle Phone Call (EP5062)

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Today’s Mystery:

Newspaper reporter Dorothy Patterson is contacted by the desperate mother of five-year-old Johnny McDermott, who is gravely ill and needs an expensive experimental treatment his family cannot afford. Despite warnings that readers won’t contribute thousands of dollars to help a child they don’t know, Dorothy puts her faith in the generosity of her community and uses her newspaper column to make an appeal on Johnny’s behalf.

Original Radio Broadcast: April 1, 1953

Originating from New York

Cast:

Jan Miner as Dorothy Patterson
Francis DeSales
Ted Osborne
Joey Fallon
Bobby Rick (probable identification)
Rae Terry
Brenna Rayburn
Bob Sloane, announcer

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: No Hiding Place (EP5061)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

Simon Templar tries to help Tommy Patrick, a prisoner who claims someone has repeatedly tried to kill him and then escapes before Simon can speak with him. Searching for the reason Tommy has been marked for death leads Simon to Tommy’s sister Nancy, a powerful nightclub owner, and questions about the robbery that sent Tommy to prison three years earlier.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 19, 1950.

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Vincent Price as Simon Templar
Peggy Webber as the landlady
Sheldon Leonard as Frank
Victor Rodman as Farrelly
Peter Leeds as Sam
Dick Crenna as Tommy Patrick
Fred Shields as the Warden
Larry Dobkin as Louie
Dick Powell, writer
Leslie Charteris, creator of The Saint
James L. Saphier, producer
Helen Mack, director
Don Stanley, announcer

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Cronin Matter Omnibus (EP5060s)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny Dollar is hired to protect the Circle of Fire, a half-million-dollar diamond-and-emerald necklace belonging to former Broadway sensation Dolly Cronin, who plans to wear it while recreating the lavish parties of her youth. But with Dolly inviting friends from a past she remembers through rose-colored glasses, Johnny quickly discovers that the celebrated necklace may attract people with motives far less sentimental than hers.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 5-9, 1955

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar
Virginia Gregg
Shirley Mitchell
Vivi Janis
Barbara Fuller
Benny Rubin
John Dehner
Parley Baer
Les Crutchfield, writer
Jack Johnstone, producer and director
Amerigo Marino, musical supervision
Roy Rowan, announcer

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Lost by a Hair Matter (EP5060)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:Johnny Dollar is summoned by wealthy widow Grace Tilford, who claims she has discovered that the fire which destroyed her lumberyard was deliberately set—and that one of three people close to her is responsible. Each has a financial motive, but before Grace will reveal the proof she has uncovered, Johnny finds himself facing a far more immediate mystery.

Original Radio Broadcast Date:August 9, 1959

Originated from Hollywood

Cast:

Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar
Virginia Gregg
Helen Kleeb
Shirley Mitchell
Ben Wright
Sam Edwards
Harry Bartell
Lawrence Dobkin
Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone
Jim Matthews, announce

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Dragnet: The Big Whiff (EP5059)

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Today’s Mystery:

Sergeant Joe Friday and Frank Smith investigate the death of an unidentified woman found in a vacant lot, apparently the victim of chloroform poisoning. With no identification and little evidence beyond a chloroform-soaked handkerchief, the case takes an unusual turn when a stranger walks into police headquarters and insists that he murdered her.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 5, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday
Herb Ellis as Frank Smith
Vic Perrin
Gil Stratton
Jack Kruschen
Script by Jim Moser
Music by Walter Schumann
Technical advice from the office of LAPD Chief W. H. Parker
Technical advisors: Captain Jack Donahoe, Sgt. Marty Wynn, and Sgt. Vance Brasher
Hal Gibney, announcer

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story

The Big Story: The Biggest Catch (EP5057)

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Today’s Mystery:

Young journalism student Don Morrissey is determined to prove he has what it takes to become a full-time reporter for his hometown newspaper in quiet Elkhorn, Wisconsin. His opportunity arrives when three supposed fishermen crash their car into a telephone pole, and Don’s suspicions about the strangely anxious travelers lead him to test whether their fishing story holds water.

Original Radio Broadcast: February 4, 1953

Originating from New York

Cast:

Michael O’Day as Don Morrissey
Cameron Prudhomme
Mandel Kramer
Maurice Gosfield
Harold Huber
Tom Collins
John McGovern

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint

The Saint: Miss Godby’s School for Girls (EP5056)

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Vincent Price

Today’s Mystery:

The Saint becomes involved when a blackmailer calls him to give a father a demand for ransom.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 5, 1950.

Originating from Hollywood

Vincent Price as Simon Templar / The Saint
Peggy Webber
Gloria McMillan
Maggie Morley
Ted Osborne
Theodore von Eltz
Larry Dobkin
Don Stanley, announcer

Script by Dick Powell

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