Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Bob Bailey & Virginia Gregg in front of an old Microphone

Bob Bailey & Virginia Gregg

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio is 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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Casebook of Gregory Hood: Three Silver Pesos (Encore) (EP4810e)

Gale Gordon

Gregory Hood and Sandy find a man about to jump off a bridge, but he apparently dies of a heart attack while talking about a gun, and traces of cyanide are found, and then a doctor says the man was stabbed.

Original Air Date: June 3, 1946

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Dragnet: The Big Phone Call (Video Theater 299)

Joe Friday and Ed Jacobs have evidence that a local jewelry salesman is behind the robbery of another salesman. They present the vidence in hopes of getting a confession.

Season 1, Episode 12

Original Air Date: May 22, 1952

Based on a radio script from February 14, 1952

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Cloak and Dagger: A Recommendation from Rommel (A0022)

Today’s Adventure:

An OSS agent in Italy finds himself in a compartment on the train has been double-booked, and his travel companion is General Rommel.

Original Radio Broadcast: August 6, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Ralph Bell; Barry Kroeger; Jan Miner; Boris Aplon; Arnold Moss; Jerry Jarrett; Raymond Edward Johnson; Karl Weber

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward River Matter (EP4810)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is sent to a highly uninsured and underprepared town along the Ohio River to prevent a disaster in the midst of a flood.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 8, 1958

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Chester Stratton; Frank Gerstle; Bob Bruce; Parley Baer

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Dragnet: The Big Set-Up (EP4809)

Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of burglaries targeting wealthy homes.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 12, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Broadway’s My Beat: The Kenneth Mitchell Murder Case (EP4808)

Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

A terminally ill man is stabbed to death.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 1, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Lou Merrill; Mary Lansing; Lillian Buyeff; Paul McVeigh; Byron Kane

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Charlie Chan: The Curious Ride of the Sea Witch (EP4807)

Today’s Mystery: Charlie Chan and his number one son track two dangerous escapees to a luxury yacht where a wealthy woman, her daughter, and her erswhile fiancé
are in a very nasty argument.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951

Originating in Sydney

Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan, Rodney Jacobs

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