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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham|Old Time Radio Detective Host

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Are you ready for a mystery? Get ready to unleash your inner sleuth. Every day Monday-Saturday, we feature a different detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Our current mystery-solving line-up of radio detectives includes The Adventures of the Falcon, Charlie Chan, Broadway's My Beat, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, and Dragnet. Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you covered with six audio dramas every week. Podcast Award finalist Host Adam Graham has been your guide through dozens of old-time radio detective series since 2009. He provides insightful commentary and humor after each episode and responds to listener questions and feedback. You can subscribe to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from your favorite podcast app or by visiting our website at http://www.greatdetectives.net. We are currently in our fifteenth season of provided suspenseful mystery dramas. Our podcast feed captures the last 1,000 episodes we've released including all of seasons thirteen and fourteen, and part of season twelve. We have created two archive feeds: Volume 1, which features our first three seasons and Volume 2, which features seasons four-six, and Volume 3 which will feature Seasons Seven through Nine. Our feed includes old time radio recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and also Australia. The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Larry Thor, Walter Connolly, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Alice Frost, Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Les Tremayne, Jackson Beck, Santos Ortega, Ned Wever, Karl Swenson, and more.

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  1. The Big Story: The Corn Cob Killer (EP4942)

    · 31 min · S17 E149

    Today's Mystery:A reporter wants his paper to run a story identifying the murderer of a river boy, when no body has been found and there's no evidence he was murdered. Original Radio Broadcast: October 26, 1949…

  2. The Saint: Greed Causes Murder (EP4941)

    · 34 min · S17 E148

    Today's Mystery: The Saint becomes inovlved when everyone wants to buy an old junker of a car from an elderly man. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 14, 1949 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Vincent Price as…

  3. Counterspy: Explosive Dog (A0074)

    · 42 min · S17 E147

    Today's Adventure: A spy plans to use a dog to destroy a critical research facility. Original Radio Broadcast: July 25, 1945 Originating from New York Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Maurice Tarplin To…

  4. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Blue Madonna Matter (EP4940)

    · 28 min · S17 E146

    Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar receives a telephone call from a denizen of the Parisian underworld about an insured oil painting. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 22, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring:…

  5. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Caylin Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4072)

    · 43 min · S14 E181

    Today's Mystery: Johnny goes to Los Angeles to investigate the apparent death of an insured man in a burning car. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 2 and 3, 1956 Originiated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as…

  6. Dragnet: The Big Red, Part One (EP4939)

    · 41 min · S17 E145

    Today's Mystery: Friday goes undercover as a narcotics buyer after getting a tip from an informant about a new narcotics ring operating in LA. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 3, 1952 Originating from Hollywood…

  7. Broadway's My Beat: The Ricardo Miguel Murder Case (EP4938)

    · 35 min · S17 E144

    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…

  8. The Big Story: The Loneliest Man on Earth (EP4937)

    · 42 min · S17 E143

    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…

  9. The Saint: The Saint Goes Underground (EP4936)

    · 37 min · S17 E142

    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…

  10. Counterspy: Cherchez La Femme (A0072)

    · 35 min · S17 E141

    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;…

  11. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Shankar Diamond Matter (EP4935)

    · 31 min · S17 E140

    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…

  12. Dragnet: The Big Sorrow (EP4934)

    · 39 min · S17 E139

    Today's Mystery:Joe mourns the death of his partner Ben Romero as he joins the search for two escaped robbers. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 27, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant…

  13. Broadway's My Beat: The Kurt Bower Murder Case (EP4933)

    · 38 min · S17 E138

    Today's Mystery: Danny gets a tip that a wealthy woman's life is endangered. Her ski instructor is murdered instead. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 21, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as…

  14. The Big Story: The Poison Pen Murders (EP4932)

    · 40 min · S17 E137

    Today's Mystery:A reporter with a reputation for making errors tries to solve the murder of a laundry owner. Original Radio Broadcast: July 20, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Jackson Beck as Tom Mercer;…

  15. The Saint: Mr. Important (EP4931)

    · 35 min · S17 E136

    Today's Mystery: When a treasury agent, a childhood friend of Simon Templar, is shot to death and the Saint Original Radio Broadcast Date: Originating from Hollywood Starred: Vincent Price as Simon Templar, Jeff…

  16. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Henderson Matter Omnibus (EP4930s)

    · 1 h 08 min · S17 E135

    Today's Mystery: Johnny goes to a small Nevada mining town to investigate the death of an insured elderly man married to a twenty-seven year-old woman. Original Radio Broadcast Date: Originated from Hollywood Stars:…

  17. Counterspy: The Case of the Illegal Radio Station (A0070)

    · 36 min · S17 E134

    Today's Adventure: A military officer is murdered on a train and David Harding suspects enemy involvement and enlists the help of a refugees to track down a suspected foreign agent. Original Radio Broadcast: March 1,…

  18. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Date with Death Matter (EP4930)

    · 30 min · S17 E133

    Today's Mystery: A desperate criminal is gunning for Johnny after failing to kill him last week. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 8, 1959 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Lucille…

  19. Dragnet: The Big Overtime (EP4929)

    · 40 min · S17 E132

    Todays Mystery:The daughter of a banker is kidnapped from her business school. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 13, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as…

  20. Broadway's My Beat: The Ed Koster Murder Case (EP4928)

    · 36 min · S17 E131

    Today's Mystery: A cop is found in a fire at a chemical plant. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 13, 1951 Originated in Hollywood Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino…

  21. The Big Story: The Bitterest Man on Earth (EP4927)

    · 33 min · S17 E130

    Today's Mystery: A reporter tries to get justice for a man who claims to have been mistaken for someone else. Original Radio Broadcast: June 8, 1949 Originating in New York Starring John Sylvester as Julian Housman,…

  22. The Saint: The Miracle Tea Party (EP4926)

    · 40 min · S17 E129

    When the Saint discovers that there were several thousand dollar bill in a box of tea purchased by Inspector Fernack. Audition Date: December 1944 Originating in Hollywood Starring Denis Greene as the Saint, Gale…

  23. The Silent Men: The Big Kill and Night Beat: Ellen (Twice-Told Tale) (EP4925s)

    · 1 h 07 min · S17 E128

    Today's 1st Mystery: An investigator for the Civil Aviation Administration gets a call warning of a bomb on a plane. Original Radio Broadcast: February 3, 1952 Originating in Hollywood Starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.…

  24. Counterspy: Industrial Spy Ring (A0068)

    · 36 min · S17 E127

    Today's Adventure: A nazi agent murders his wife and sets David Harding on the trail of an espionage ring. Original Radio Broadcast: December 14, 1942 Originating in New York Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding To…

  25. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Doting Dowager Matter (EP4925)

    · 36 min · S17 E126

    Today's Mystery: Johnny is called in to find an inexpensive statue that's held in high emotional value by an eccentric elderly woman who would pay a $75,000 ransom. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 18, 1959…

  26. Dragnet: The Big Canaries (EP4924)

    · 33 min · S17 E125

    Today's Mystery:A mother is found murdered in her home. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 6, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero;…

  27. Broadway's My Beat: The Lily Nelson Murder Case (EP4923)

    · 36 min · S16 E124

    Today's Mystery:A Broadway actress is found dead with her wrists slit. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 6, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as…

  28. The Big Story: Respected Chemist Dead (EP4922)

    · 42 min · S17 E123

    Today's Mystery: A prominent chemist's mysterious death may have been faked ... but why?' Original Radio Broadcast: March 9, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Sydney Smith as Ike McAnally; Ann Burr; Agnes Young;…

  29. Danger with Grainger: The Larry Simmons Case (EP4921)

    · 40 min · S17 E122

    Today's Mystery: A slimy character tries to hire Grainger as a go-between for him in a blackmail deal. Grainger kicks him out but it's not that simple Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from…

  30. Screen Guild Theater: The Glass Key (EP4920e)

    · 36 min · S17 E121

    Today's Story: The best friend and top lieutenant of a political boss finds himself in the midst of a murder that threatens his boss's career. Original Air Date: July 22, 1946 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Alan…

  31. Counterspy: The Case of the Gasoline Barge (A0066)

    · 34 min · S17 E120

    Today's Adventure: David Harding suspects the Axis is behind a ring making counterfeit gas coupons. Original Radio Broadcast: November 2, 1945 Originating from New York Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding Popular…

  32. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Deadly Doubt Matter (EP4920)

    · 25 min · S17 E119

    Today's Mystery: A woman calls to report that a man was murdered and she's not sure if she did it. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 11, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar;…

  33. Dragnet: The Big Affair (EP4919)

    · 33 min · S17 E118

    Today's Mystery:Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of jewelry store robberies. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 29, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton…

  34. Broadway's My Beat: The Lars Nielson Murder Case (EP4918)

    · 40 min · S17 E117

    Today's Mystery: A famous torch singer wants a gun permit because she claims a man is threatening her life. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 29, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as…

  35. The Big Story: The Jigsaw Crime (EP4917)

    · 39 min · S17 E116

    Today's Mystery:A legendary Arkansas reporter investigates the murder of an unidentified man. Original Radio Broadcast: January 26, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Martin Wolfson as Joe Wirges; Art Carney;…

  36. Counterspy: The Case of the Loganberry Point Spy (A0064)

    · 41 min · S17 E114

    Today's Adventure: A widow in a small town calls David Harding, claiming to have caught a German spy. Original Radio Broadcast: September 14, 1942 Originating from New York Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding;…

  37. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Hollywood Mystery Matter (EP4915)

    · 33 min · S17 E113

    Today's Mystery: Johnny searches for a missing embezzler who called Johnny and let him know he was in Hollywood. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 4, 1959 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny…

  38. Dragnet: The Big Hands (EP4914)

    · 39 min · S17 E112

    Todays Mystery: A woman is found strangled to death in a hotel room, and Friday and Romero have to figure out who she was and who killed her. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 22, 1951 Originating from Hollywood…

  39. Broadway's My Beat: The Tom Keeler Murder Case (EP4913)

    · 41 min · S17 E111

    Today's Mystery: A derelict is found shot with two bullets in his body from two different guns. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 22, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny…

  40. The Big Story: Sixteen Year Old Misfit Kills Out of Fear (EP4912)

    · 40 min · S17 E110

    Today's Mystery: Across the Indiana border, a sixteen-year-old Louisville kills four men in a failed bank robbery and its aftermath. Original Radio Broadcast: January 5, 1949 Originating in New York Starring James…

  41. Danger with Grainger: Paula Crane is Threatened (EP4911)

    · 32 min · S17 E109

    Today's Mystery: A friend of Grainger's invites him to a weekend with her family on the lake as she claims there have been threats to her life. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia…

  42. Counterspy: Nazis from Mexico (A0062)

    · 41 min · S17 E108

    Today's Adventure: The Gestapo is bringing spies across the southern border, trying to start an international incident by dropping the body of a Mexican official onto the US side of the border. Original Radio…

  43. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Hair Raising Matter (EP4910)

    · 29 min · S17 E107

    Today's Mystery: Johnny is called in by an insured man who suddenly dies. Is it murder? Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 30, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg;…

  44. Dragnet: The Big Bungalow (EP4909)

    · 35 min · S17 E106

    Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero receive a tip from an informant on the identity of a burglar. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 15, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe…

  45. Broadway's My Beat: The Anna Compton Murder Case (EP4908)

    · 39 min · S17 E105

    Today's Mystery: A woman is found murdered in a salesman's car. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 15, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant…

  46. The Big Story: Blind Date with Murder (EP4907)

    · 36 min · S17 E105

    Today's Mystery: A Pittsburgh reporter is forced to cancel a date and finds himself covering a multiple murder. Original Radio Broadcast: September 22, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: James McCallion; Bob…

  47. Danger with Grainger: Counterfeit Plates (EP4906)

    · 34 min · S17 E103

    Today's Mystery: A printer is murdered for his counterfeit plate. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at…

  48. Counterspy: Cherchez La Femme (A0060)

    · 40 min · S17 E102

    Today's Adventure: David Harding suspects there's a dangerous woman behind the suicide of an American connected to the war effort. Original Radio Broadcast: June 8, 1942 Originating from New York Starring: Don…

  49. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Double Trouble Matter (EP4905)

    · 32 min · S17 E101

    Today's Mystery: Johnny has to determine which of two men are the long-lost beneficiary to a large life insurance policy. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 16, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey…

  50. Dragnet: The Big Hit and Run Killer (EP4904)

    · 33 min · S17 E100

    Today's Mystery: Joe Friday seeks a hit-and-run driver. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 8, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero;…

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