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Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas

Adam Graham|Old Time Radio Detective Host

300 episodes

Adam Graham continues his journey through Old Time Radio Detective programs from their first available adventure to their final bow in Seasons 4-6 which were released between 2012 and 2015, featuring nearly 1,000 Old Time Radio episodes. You can listen to the current podcast feed of The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio here. Picking up where we left off at the end of Volume 1, Volume 2 begins by continuing the Adventures of Frank Race, The Fat Man, Let George Do It, Sherlock Holmes (with John Stanley and later John Gielgud) and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar with John Lund. In this volume, we'll hear these Golden Age Radio Classics:

More about the show

• Bob Bailey taking over as Yours Truly Johnny Dollar in exciting serials and then in thrilling half hour episodes. • The legal mystery series from the mind of Erle Stanley Gardener A Life in Your Hands • Cases of Mr. Ace Starring George Raft • The International Mystery series Mr. I.A. Moto • The adventures of crime-solving lawyer John J. Malone in The Amazing Mr. Malone and Murder and Mr. Malone • The greatest of all manhunters Nick Carter, Master Detective • The police procedural classic The Line-Up • An antiques dealer and amateur detectives opens The Casebook of Gregory Hood • 1930s Crimefightint Action with Police Headquarters • The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring both Van Heflin and Gerald Mohr • 1930s Crime-solving Action with Police Headquarters • Manhunt featuring a police criminologist who is smarter than the detectives and doesn't mind showing it every chance he gets! • Half-doctor, Half Detective, all lovable responsible adult. Dr, Tim, Detective is assisted in solving crimes by a couple of kids who he instructs in important lessons in science and medicine. • Tales of Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Black and his Pursuit of Justice • Pat Novak for Hire is back for a second run through his hard-boiled adventures to contrast with the other Jack Webb show that ran concurrently for a weeks. • We begin our journey through the landmark radio program Dragnet starring Webb as the rules for police dramas are rewritten. • Vincent Price stars as the Saint, the modern Robin Hood of Crime • Easy Money tells of a magician-turned-detective who exposes con games. • Dane Clark stars as a New York Private Eye in Crime and Peter Chambers • Ellery Queen challenges you to match wits with him in amazing puzzle mysteries. • The first radio incarnation of Michael Shayne starring Wally Maher as a Bay Area Private Detective • A Chicago-based Criminologist uses psychology to solve crimes in The Crime Files of Flammond

Also listen to even more obscure series such as Homicide O'Kane, Here Comes McBride, Miss Pinkerton Incorporated, A Johnny Fletcher Mystery, Police Blotter, Call the Police, The Big Guy, The Man from Homicide, and Hearthstone of the Death Squad. Also listen for specials starring Orson Welles, Adolph Menjous, Gregory Peck, Dick Powell, Robert Montgomery, and William Bendix as we feature adaptations of Philip…

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  1. Pat Novak: Georgie Lampson (EP1336)

    · 42 min · S5 E261

    Release Date: August 12, 2014 Novak is hired by an old flame and finds himself once again, in the thick of a murder investigation. Original Air Date: June 12, 1949. Support the show monthly at…

  2. Pursuit: Pursuit of the Loch Ness Killer (EP1335)

    · 33 min · S5 E260

    Release Date: August 11, 2014 Inspector Black goes to Scotland to investigate a murder and find the prime suspect has broken jail. Original Air Date: December 11, 1951 Support the show monthly at…

  3. Dragnet: Production #2: Robbery (aka: The Nickle Plated Gun) (EP1334)

    · 40 min · S5 E259

    Release Date: August 09, 2014 Friday and Romero are on the trailer of robbers who kill for fun. Original Air Date: June 10, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a…

  4. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Clever Chemist Matter (EP1333)

    · 35 min · S5 E258

    Release Date: August 08, 2014 Johnny investigates a protest of a change in a scientist’s insurance policy. Original Air Date: March 17, 1957 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the…

  5. Nick Carter: The Case of the Talking Tree (EP1332)

    · 34 min · S5 E257

    Release Date: August 07, 2014 Nick investigates the death of a homeless man who dies on a trolley mumbling about talking trees. Original Air Date: September 9, 1945 Support the show monthly at…

  6. Philip Marlowe: The Orange Dog (EP1331)

    · 34 min · S5 E256

    Release Date: August 06, 2014 Marlowe stars out looking for a woman’s missing sister and instead finds himself in Chinatown on the trail of the orange dog of Fo. Original Air Date: January 22, 1949 Support the show…

  7. Pat Novak: Agnes Bolton (EP1330)

    · 35 min · S5 E255

    Release Date: August 05, 2014 Pat Novak hired to follow a woman, and while he’s doing it, she drops dead in a phone booth and once again Hellman puts the finger on Novak. Original Air Date: June 5, 1949 Support the…

  8. Pursuit: Pursuit of the Night Ferry (EP1329)

    · 33 min · S5 E254

    Release Date: August 04, 2014 Peter Black, Moffet, and another policeman are on board a night train after a tip was sent of a potential robbery. Original Air Date: November 20, 1951 Support the show monthly at…

  9. Police Headquarters: Frame Up and Death of a Mystery Writer (EP1328)

    · 32 min · S5 E253

    Release Date: August 02, 2014 A police Captain’s son is charged with murder in, “Frame Up.” A mystery writer is killed before finishing his long-running serial in, “Death of a Mystery Writer.” Original Air Date:…

  10. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Suntan Oil Matter (EP1327)

    · 35 min · S5 E252

    Release Date: August 01, 2014 Johnny investigates the disappearance of a necklace owned by the wife of an oil man trying to hang on to his young wife. Original Air Date: March 10, 1957 Support the show monthly at…

  11. Nick Carter: The Vanishing Postman (EP1326)

    · 35 min · S5 E251

    Release Date: July 31, 2014 After a car accident, Nick happens on a leather bag belonging to a postman who disappeared seven years ago. Original Air Date: August 26, 1945 Support the show monthly at…

  12. Phillip Marlowe: The Black Halo (EP1325)

    · 36 min · S5 E250

    Release Date: July 30, 2014 Marlowe looks for a woman who works for a major perfume company. Original Air Date: January 15, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a…

  13. Pat Novak for Hire: Give Envelope to John St. John (EP1324)

    · 35 min · S5 E249

    Release Date: July 29, 2014 A dying man gives Novak an envelope with the mission to deliver it to John St. John. Original Air Date: May 22, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support…

  14. Pursuit: Pursuit and the Man Who Died Late (EP1323)

    · 34 min · S5 E248

    Release Date: July 28, 2014 Inspector Black is presented with a case of a man who appeared to died from assault but was actually shot-months before he died. Original Air Date: October 2, 1951 Support the show monthly…

  15. Police Headquarters: Old Cop and Stolen Brain (EP1322)

    · 27 min · S5 E247

    Release Date: July 26, 2014 An elderly soon to be retired police officer investigates the theft of $190,000 in cash in “Old Cop.” And the brain of a dead brilliant scientist is stolen and $100,000 in insurance money is…

  16. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Meek Memorial Matter (EP1321)

    · 36 min · S5 E246

    Release Date: July 25, 2014 Johnny searches for a stolen missing copy of the Gettysburg Address. Original Air Date: March 3, 1957 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a…

  17. Nick Carter: The Case of the Sick Statue (EP1320)

    · 28 min · S5 E245

    Release Date: July 24, 2014 Nick’s called in by a maid who is concerned about a plague spreading from statues. Nick arrives to find her dead. Original Air Date: August 12, 1945 Support the show monthly at…

  18. Philip Marlowe: The Restless Day (EP1319)

    · 33 min · S5 E244

    Release Date: July 23, 2014 Marlowe’s hopes of a day off are spoiled when a man who was assumed dead by accident shows up asking Marlowe to find out who tried to kill him. Original Air Date: January 8, 1949 Support the…

  19. Pat Novak: The Geranium Plant (EP1318)

    · 34 min · S5 E243

    Release Date: July 22, 2014 Pat Novak’s hired to deliver a geranium. He’s hit by a car after the pick-up and that’s just the start of his trouble. Original Air Date: May 14, 1949 Support the show monthly at…

  20. Pursuit: Pursuit and the Ladies of Farthing Street (EP1317)

    · 32 min · S5 E242

    Release Date: July 21, 2014 Black is advised he’d find evidence of a murder and he finds a dead body and is led to two very proper ladies living on Farthing Street. Original Air Date: September 18, 1951 Support the…

  21. Police Headquarters: William Spencer Killed and Race Track (EP1316)

    · 28 min · S5 E241

    Release Date: July 19, 2014 A well-liked roguish gambler is found dead of an apparent suicide in William Spencer Killed. A friend of a couple of police officers needs their protection from gangsters trying to fix a…

  22. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Templeton Matter (EP1315)

    · 32 min · S5 E240

    Release Date: July 18, 2014 Johnny investigates the theft of thousands of dollars in merchandise that includes the murder of one of the guards. Original Air Date: February 10, 1957 Support the show monthly at…

  23. Nick Carter: The Hanging Paperhanger (EP1314)

    · 29 min · S5 E239

    Release Date: July 17, 2014 Nick is hired by a cleaning woman who becomes suspicious when her landlord repapers her wall without her permission. The landlord is then found dead. Original Air Date: August 5, 1945…

  24. Philip Marlowe: The Old Acquaintance (EP1313)

    · 35 min · S5 E238

    Release Date: July 16, 2014 Marlowe is hired on New Year’s Eve to a locate a missing fiancée who disappeared at the same day a dangerous convict broke out of prison. Original Air Date: December 26, 1948 Support the…

  25. Pat Novak for Hire: Wendy Morris (EP1312)

    · 34 min · S6 E238

    Release Date: July 15, 2014 Pat Novak is hired by an attorney to keep an eye on a woman whose husband has returned from the Navy. The Attorney alleges the husband is an imposter. Original Air Date: May 8, 1949 Support…

  26. Pursuit: Pursuit at the Vicarage (EP1311)

    · 32 min · S5 E237

    Release Date: July 14, 2014 Inspector Black is called in to investigate threats against a beloved local vicar. Original Air Date: August 21, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support…

  27. Police Headquarters: Deadly Poker Game, Judge Carlton Missing (EP1310)

    · 28 min · S5 E236

    Release Date: July 12, 2014 The police go to investigate a suicide but find evidence that suggests it was a fame in “Deadly Poker Game.” A Judge is missing and a reporter and his faithful photographer are on the trail…

  28. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Kirbey Will Matter (EP1309)

    · 35 min · S5 E235

    Release Date: July 11, 2014 Johnny goes to Lake Mojave to investigate the death of a fishing guide/retiree with a greedy family. Original Air Date: February 3, 1957 Support the show monthly at…

  29. Nick Carter: The Case of the Unwritten Letter (EP1308)

    · 32 min · S5 E234

    Release Date: July 10, 2014 Nick Carter goes to investigate the case of a medium who is afraid of ghosts during the day and finds a corpse with an unwritten letter. Original Air Date: July 29, 1945 Remember the name…

  30. Philip Marlowe: The Hard Way Out (EP1307)

    · 32 min · S5 E233

    Release Date: July 09, 2014 Marlowe is hired by the owner of a business to find an embezzling general manager in hopes of straightening him out before he throws his future away. Original Air Date: November 28 ,1948…

  31. Pat Novak: Rita Malloy (EP1306)

    · 34 min · S5 E232

    Release Date: July 08, 2014 A gunsel steals a boat from Pat Novak, and winds up dead, and when Novak goes to the Hotel he finds a nightclub singer dead. As usual, Hellman’s ready to pin the crime on Novak. Original Air…

  32. Pursuit: Pursuit and the Knife Boys (EP1305)

    · 35 min · S5 E231

    Release Date: July 07, 2014 Inspector Peter Black closes in on a gang of knife-wielding boys. Original Air Date: August 14, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a…

  33. Suspense: Pearls are a Nuisance (EP1304s)

    · 33 min · S5 E230

    Release Date: July 06, 2014 A private detective teams up with an ex-chauffeur in a quest to uncover a string of missing fake pearls. Original Air Date: April 19, 1945 Support the show monthly at…

  34. Police Headquarters: Paid in Full and Hot Bonds (EP1304)

    · 27 min · S5 E229

    Release Date: July 05, 2014 While investigating the murder of a businessman, the police hear a strange tale of injustice and revenge in, “Paid in Full.” The Police investigate the disappearance of $250,000 in bonds…

  35. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Mad Hatter Matter (EP1303)

    · 33 min · S5 E228

    Release Date: July 04, 2014 Johnny goes looking for an ex-model who had married a wealthy hat magnate. Original Air Date: January 27, 1957 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the…

  36. Nick Carter: The Make Believe Murder (EP1302)

    · 34 min · S5 E227

    Release Date: July 03, 2014 Nick Carter is being initiated into the Alphabet Club and has to solve a simulated murder which turns out to be very real. Original Air Date: July 22, 1945 Support the show monthly at…

  37. Philip Marlowe: The Heart of Gold (EP1301)

    · 34 min · S5 E226

    Release Date: July 02, 2014 A woman hires Marlowe with a $50 bill and he finds her dead when he goes to visit it. Original Air Date: October 24, 1948 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net…

  38. Pat Novak for Hire: Sam Toliver (EP1300)

    · 38 min · S5 E225

    Release Date: July 01, 2014 Pat Novak does a favor for a friend out of prison and picks up a package. He returns to his office to find a cop standing over a dead body. Original Air Date: April 23, 1949 Support the show…

  39. Pursuit: Pursuit of the Lonely Heart (EP1299)

    · 34 min · S5 E224

    Release Date: June 30, 2014 Inspector Peter Black investigates a two year old unsolved murder of a woman where her husband is the prime suspect. Original Air Date: July 31, 1951 Support the show monthly at…

  40. Police Headquarters: Retired and No Learnin’ (EP1298)

    · 26 min · S5 E223

    Release Date: June 28, 2014 A former police officer is now a security guard and has to locate a rich woman’s necklace in “Retired.” Two beat cops are assigned to investigate a cut and dried suicide (or so it appears)…

  41. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar :The Blooming Blossom Matter (EP1297)

    · 34 min · S5 E222

    Release Date: June 27, 2014 Johnny investigates the disappearance of an insured only to find him murdered after receiving a tip from a fan. Original Air Date: January 20, 1957 Support the show monthly at…

  42. Nick Carter: The Man Who Lived Too Long (EP1296)

    · 33 min · S5 E221

    Release Date: June 26, 2014 Nick investigates the murder of a man who stands to make a fortune on a new invention. Original Air Date: July 1, 1945 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support…

  43. Philip Marlowe: Where There’s a Will (EP1295)

    · 32 min · S5 E220

    Release Date: June 25, 2014 Marlowe is hired to help four people find jewels left to them by a woman who hated them. Original Air Date: October 17, 1948 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net…

  44. Pat Novak for Hire: Dixie Gillian (EP1294)

    · 33 min · S5 E219

    Release Date: June 24, 2014 Pat Novak is hired to frighten a man named Dixie Gillian, but when an empty gun goes off, he finds himself facing a murder charge. Original Air Date: April 16, 1949 Support the show monthly…

  45. Pursuit: Pursuit and the Man Who Confessed (EP1293)

    · 32 min · S5 E218

    Release Date: June 23, 2014 Inspector Black tries to check the validity of a man who confessed to murdering a woman whose body can’t be found. Original Air Date: April 11, 1950 Support the show monthly at…

  46. Police Headquarters: Chained and Who’s Who? (EP1292)

    · 27 min · S5 E217

    Release Date: June 21, 2014 A police officer investigates the mysterious disappearance of a cat. The police get a stereo warning to ensure they prosecute the man responsible for their sister’s death from a pair of…

  47. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Desalles Matter (EP1291)

    · 37 min · S5 E216

    Release Date: June 20, 2014 Johnny investigates a suspicious death of a rich man and the even more suspicious support of an old friend going along with a dubious suicide theory. Original Air Date: January 13, 1957…

  48. Nick Carter: The Haunted Rocking Chair (EP1290)

    · 34 min · S5 E215

    Release Date: June 19, 2014 Nick is called in when death is feared when a rocking chair that rumored to be haunted begins to rock on its own. Original Air Date: May 27, 1945 Support the show monthly at…

  49. Philip Marlowe: The Panama Hat (EP1289)

    · 33 min · S5 E214

    Release Date: June 18, 2014 A woman hires Marlowe to investigate anonymous threats against her husband by a man in a Panama hat. Original Air Date: October 10, 1948 Support the show monthly at…

  50. Pat Novak: Shirt Mix Up at the Laundry (EP1288)

    · 33 min · S5 E213

    Release Date: June 17, 2014 When Pat Novak gets the wrong bundle at the laundry, he tries to switch with the man who was given his shirts. Novak is knocked out and wakes up next to a dead body. Par for the course,…

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