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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Broadway's My Beat, CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast
Broadway’s My Beat: The Ricardo Miguel Murder Case (EP4938)
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Today’s Mystery:
A young man is found murdered in a club in Spanish Harlem.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 27, 1951
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan
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Amazing World of Radio, Podcast
Theater Guild on the Air: Little Women (AWR0293)
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Today’s Episode: The classic story of the March sisters coming of age.
Original Air Date: December 23, 1945
Starring Katherine Hepburn as Jo Marsh, Elliott Reid, Frances Reid, George Hicks,Oskar Homolka, Susan Douglas
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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Big Story
The Big Story: The Loneliest Man on Earth (EP4937)
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Today’s Mystery:
Reporter Ray Sprigle undertakes an effort to free a man who claims to have been wrongfully convicted of murder at the plea of his ex-wife.
Original Radio Broadcast: October 12, 1949
Originating from New York
Starring: Bill Smith as Ray Sprigle; Barbara Weeks; George Petrie; Joshua Shelley; Eric Dressler; Humphrey Davis; Jim Boles
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Mutual, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Saint
The Saint: The Saint Goes Underground (EP4936)
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Today’s Mystery: The Saint makes an emergency landing in a small town and finds people immediately threatening him to get him to leave town.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 31, 1949
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar; Harry Bartell; Tony Barrett; Barney Phillips; Colleen Collins; Fred Howard
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ABC, Counterspy, OTR Detective, Podcast
Counterspy: Cherchez La Femme (A0072)
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Today’s Adventure:
David Harding looks into the suicide of a prominent wealthy man tied to the war effort.
Original Radio Broadcast: June 13, 1945
Originating from New York
Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters
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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Shankar Diamond Matter (EP4935)
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Today’s Mystery:
An eccentric elderly woman has Johnny guard her while she’s wearing a valuable necklace to a party.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 15, 1959
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lillian Buyeff; Jack Edwards; Barney Phillips; Forrest
Lewis; Eric Snowden
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Broadway's My Beat, CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast
Broadway’s My Beat: The Ricardo Miguel Murder Case
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Today’s Mystery: Danny investigates a killing near a night club in Spanish Harlem
Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 27, 1951
Originated in Hollywood
Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan, Richard Crenna, Sam Edwards, Harry Bartell, Lillian Buyeff, Marvin Miller, Herb Butterfield, Edgar Barrier.
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