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 Georgia Gray Murder Case (EP4828)
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Today’s Mystery:
A dance hall dancer is murdered.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 28, 1951
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Tony Barrett; Frances Chaney; Martha Wentworth; Lawrence Dobkin; Joy Terry; Leo Cleary; Junius Matthews
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Charlie Chan, OTR Detective, Podcast, Syndicated
Charlie Chan: The Frightened Shroff (EP4827)
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Today’s Mystery:
The mother of a dead criminal is victimized by a conman claiming her son owed him money.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951
Originating in Sydney
Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan; Rodney Jacobs
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Danger with Grainger, OTR Detective, Podcast, Syndicated
Danger with Grainger: Triple X Murders (EP4826)
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Today’s Mystery:
Grainger is hired by the mother of a man accused of killing a young couple in a park.
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: The Adventure of the Beeswax Candle (Encore) (EP4825e)
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Today’s Mystery:
Sandy Taylor’s wife Mary disappears on a foggy night without a trace.
Original Air Date: June 24, 1946
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Gale Gordon as Gregory Hood
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Cloak and Dagger, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast
Cloak and Dagger: The Black Radio (A0028)
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Today’s Adventure: An OSS agent parachutes into Germany to team up with a local operative to run an underground broadcast to undermine the Nazi propoganda.
Original Radio Broadcast: August 27, 1950
Originating in New York
Starring: Larry Haines, Lily Darvas, Berry Kroeger, Arnold Moss, Stefan Schnabel, Bob Wile, Jerry Jarrett,
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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Virtuous Mobster Matter (EP4825)
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Today’s Mystery:
Johnny goes to South Carolina to investigate the disappearance of an ex-mobster who had gone straight.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 22, 1958
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Jeanne Tatum; Jack Kruschen; Les Tremayne; Billy Halop; Frank Gerstle; Gil Stratton Jr.
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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural
Dragnet: The Big Screen (EP4824)
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Today’s Mystery:
Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a an epidemic of crooked TV repairmen.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 9, 1951
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero
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