Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio! A podcast featuring the best vintage detective radio programs. Each week from Monday through Saturday, we feature six of Old Time Radio's great detective series from the beginning of the show to its very last episode. And as a bonus, twice a month we also post a public domain movie or TV mystery or detective show video.
Along the way, I'll provide you my commentary and offer you opportunities to interact.
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- Your host, Adam Graham
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YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR THE FALCON DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT DRAGNET MR. CHAMELEON SQUAD ROOM… and more!
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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast
Dragnet: The Big Gangster, Part Two (EP4388)
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Today’s Mystery:
When a notorious mobster is gunned down, sparking fears of a gang war, Joe Friday and Ben Romero race against time to find the killers. Smoke screens, false leads, and a mysterious woman are at the center of it all.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 30, 1950
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield; Jack Kruschen; Virginia Gregg
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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ellen Dear Matter (EP4387)
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Today’s Mystery:
Set sail on a treacherous journey with Johnny Dollar, the man with the action-packed expense account, as he embarks on a mission to safeguard a fortune in jewels. The sleek motor cruiser Ellen Dear carries a cargo worth over $300,000, but disaster strikes when the yacht sinks in deep waters.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 6, 1957
Originated from Hollywood
Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar,Virginia Gregg, Lawrence Dobkin, Howard McNear, Jay Novello, Jack Edwards, Barney Phillips, Raymond Burr
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CBS, Keen and Company, Mr. Chameleon, OTR Detective, Podcast
Mr. Chameleon: The Ailing Wife Murder Case (EP4386)
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Today’s Mystery:
Are you ready to crack the case with Mister Chameleon? In this week’s suspenseful episode, a seemingly devoted husband is found dead, and the suspects are closer to home than you’d think. With a failed business, an ailing wife, and a love affair that could be the motive for murder, it’s up to Mister Chameleon to untangle the web of lies. Will he find the killer before the trail goes cold?
Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 6, 1949
Originating from New York City
Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon
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Dangerous Assignment, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast
Dangerous Assignment: Smuggling to the Iron Curtain (EP4385)
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Today’s Mystery:
Join government agent Steve Mitchell on a pulse-pounding journey through Europe’s underbelly in ‘Dangerous Assignment.’ When strategic materials start vanishing, Mitchell’s quest leads him to the heart of Italy, where trust is a luxury and danger lurks in every shadow. From suspicious textile mills to clandestine meetings in dimly lit coffee houses, every step brings him closer to the truth – and to the barrel of a gun.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 6, 1953
Originated in Hollywood
Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Don Diamond; Hal Girard; Tony Barrett; Harry Bartell; Virginia Gregg
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Forgotten Detectives, Mutual, Podcast, Procedural, Sqaud Room
Squad Room: Old Woman Found Shot (EP4384)
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Today’s Mystery:
A late-night distress call from a professional building sends Detectives Scanlon and Grady into the depths of a crime that defies expectations. Amidst the echo of multiple shots fired, they find themselves piecing together the fragments of a life lived in the shadows. An old woman’s untimely death in an empty office, a janitor with a story that doesn’t quite fit, and a switchboard operator who knows more than she’s telling.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: Mid-1950s
Originating in New York
Starring: Bill Zuckert as RJ Scanlon; Chuck Webster as James Brady; Charlotte Manson; Arthur Cole
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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon
The Falcon: The Case of the Invisible Thug (EP4383)
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Today’s Mystery:
The Falcon is hired by a man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s husband who hopes to dupe Mike into pinning the murder on his ex.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 7, 1951
Originating from New York
Starring: Les Damon as the Falcon; Maurice Tarplin
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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural
Dragnet: The Big Gangster, Part One (EP4382)
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Today’s Mystery:
Friday and Romero have to find out who is trying to kill a major gang kingpin before they succeed and start a gang war.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 23, 1950
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris; Herb Butterfield
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