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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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Delectable Damsel Matter (EP4815)
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Today’s Mystery:
Johnny is called in to investigate the theft of a valuable diamond from a debutante on board a yacht at sea.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 15, 1958
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Chester Stratton; Barney Phillips; Jack Moyles; Frank Gerstle
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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural
Dragnet: The Big Sophomore (EP4814)
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Today’s Mystery:
Joe Friday investigates a series of petty robberies in neighborhood stores where the shopkeepers suspect a high school boy.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 19, 1951
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield; Stacy Harris
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Broadway's My Beat, CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast
Broadway’s My Beat: The Ben Justin Murder Case (EP4813)
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Today’s Mystery: Danny investigates the murder of a former insurance investigator who was found dead in an alley.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 8, 1950
Originated in Hollywood
Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Tony Barrett, Jack Kruschen, Michael Ann Barrett, Virgina Gregg, Sidney Miller
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Broadway's My Beat, CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast
Charlie Chan: The Case of the Romantic Engineer (EP4812)
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Today’s Mystery:
A woman believes her husband has been kidnapped, but instead of a ransom note, she’s being sent money.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951
Originating from Sydney
Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan; Rodney Jacobs
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Danger with Grainger, OTR Detective, Podcast, Syndicated
Danger with Grainger: Hired Help (EP4811)
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Today’s Mystery:
Grainger is hired by a wealthy woman to break up her son’s disfavoured romance, but complications ensue when the chauffer is found poisoned.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957
Originating from Australia
Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger
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OTR Detective, Podcast
Casebook of Gregory Hood: Three Silver Pesos (Encore) (EP4810e)
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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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Video Theater
Dragnet: The Big Phone Call (Video Theater 299)
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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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