Tag: Radio Drama

CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Peerless Fire Matter (EP4459)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny investigates an arson in a junkyard bordering three residential homes.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 5, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Peggy Webber; John Stephenson; Herb Vigran; Hans Conried; Forrest Lewis; Parley Baer

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

Mr. Chameleon: The Suspicious Father Murder Case (EP4458)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

A man is killed after announcing to his children that he is going to change his will.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 5, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon; Frank Butler as Sergeant Dave Arnold

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Bulldog Drummond, Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast

Bulldog Drummond: Death on the Diamond (EP4456)

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Today’s Mystery:

A pitcher is shot and killed during a critical game with thousands of fans looking on.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 17, 1945

Originating in New York

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

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Talented Texan (EP4455)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A woman in a love triangle, who is suspected of murdering her husband, comes to The Falcon for help.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 25, 1951

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as the Falcon; Mandel Kramer

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Molle Mystery Theater, Mystery Special, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

Molle Mystery Theatre: Corpus Delecti (EP4454s)

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Ken Lynch

Today’s Mystery:

A police detective has 48 hours to find proof of the innocence of his brother, who is on death row.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 17, 1947

Originating in New York

Starring: Ken Lynch

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Smart Guy (EP4454)

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Today’s Mystery:

A woman is murdered in the apartment she shares with her husband.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 8, 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 Melancholy Memory Matter (EP4453)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is called in to investigate the disappearance of a major league pitcher.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 28, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Lillian Buyeff; Richard Beals; Barney Phillips; Frank Nelson; Harry Bartell; Richard Crenna; Lawrence Dobkin; Tom Hanley

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

Mr. Chameleon: The Murder Clue of the Embalmed Body (EP4452)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

An embalmed body is found in the back of a speeding station wagon.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 14, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon; Frank Butler as Sergeant Dave Arnold

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

Broadway’s My Beat: Ruth Jennings (EP4451)

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Anthony Ross

Today’s Mystery:

Danny has to mediate between a young woman who wants to find her father, and her ex-convict father, who wants the state to tell her that he’s dead.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 22, 1949

Originating in New York City

Starring: Anthony Ross as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Art Carney; Jean Carson; Nancy Franklin; Charles Penman; Julian Noa; Paul Luther

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Bulldog Drummond, Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast

Bulldog Drummond: Murder in the Death House (EP4450)

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Today’s Mystery:

Bulldog Drummond goes to visit a man he sent to death row, who has information he wants to trade for clemency. Drummond finds him dead in his cell.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 10, 1945

Originating in New York

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

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the Witty Widow (EP4449)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

A blackmailer is murdered and suspicion falls on the woman he was blackmailing.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 18, 1951

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as the Falcon; Ken Lynch as Sergeant Corbett

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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Fake (EP4448)

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Today’s Mystery:

A man accuses a police officer of robbing and beating him.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 1, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ming Toy Murphy Matter (EP4447)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is called in by an eccentric insured man to find his missing “talking” Pekinese dog.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 14, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; G. Stanley Jones; Herb Ellis; Joseph Kearns; Jay Novello; Bill James; Howard McNear

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

Mr. Chameleon: The Case of the Snarling Corpse (EP4446)

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Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

Mr. Chameleon is called in when a doctor suspects that a man who died of lockjaw was actually murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 7, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon; Frank Butler as Sergeant Dave Arnold

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

Broadway’s My Beat: The Rita Rondell Murder Case (EP4445)

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Anthony Ross

Today’s Mystery:

A young businessman from Arkansas reports that a woman tried to blackmail him. Then she’s found dead.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 1, 1949

Originating in New York City

Starring: Anthony Ross as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Jeanne Carson; John Forsyth

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