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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. Broadway's My Beat: The Elizabeth Price Murder Case (EP4903)

    · 39 min · S17 E99

    Today's Mystery: A woman dies in Danny's office of an apparent heart attack that turns out to have been murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 26, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as…

  2. The Big Story: The Lottery (EP4902)

    · 39 min · S17 E98

    Today’s Mystery:A reporter goes undercover to get the dope on an Atlanta numbers racket. Original Radio Broadcast: July 21, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: George Petrie; James Van Dyk; James Monks; Mercedes…

  3. Danger with Grainger: The Triangle Affair (EP4901)

    · 32 min · S17 E97

    Today's Mystery: A released convict asked Grainger to prove he was innocent of the robbery that landed him in jail. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve…

  4. Screen Guild Theater: My Favorite Brunette (EP4900s)

    · 34 min · S17 E96

    Today's Mystery: A baby photographer impersonates an out-of-town private investigator and gets mixed up with a beautiful woman who wants him to find her missing uncle. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 13, 1947…

  5. Lux Radio Theater: Cloak and Dagger (A0058)

    · 1 h 06 min · S17 E95

    Today's Adventure: A scientist joins the OSS in 1944 to find out about the progress of the German atomic program and to make contact with a Hungarian scientist being forced to work with them. Original Radio Broadcast:…

  6. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Gruesome Spectacles Matter (EP4900)

    · 34 min · S17 E94

    Today's Mystery: Johnny is called to investigate the death of an insured man in a car accident that quickly turns out to be murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 28, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring:…

  7. Dragnet: The Big Lease (EP4899)

    · 32 min · S17 E93

    Todays Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate the disappeared of a widower, who recently lost his wife. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 1, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant…

  8. Broadway's My Beat: The Howard Crawford Murder Case (EP4898)

    · 39 min · S17 E92

    Today's Mystery:A man drowns in an uptown public swimming pool, but was it actually murder? Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 5, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover;…

  9. The Big Story: Deadline Murder (EP4897)

    · 33 min · S17 E91

    Today's Mystery:Reporter Rolf Mills of the Minneapolis Morning Tribune tries to solve the murder of a woman who was found in the dump. Original Radio Broadcast: May 19, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: Art…

  10. Danger with Grainger: The Seafarer Mystery (EP4896)

    · 29 min · S17 E90

    Today's Mystery: A woman reports receiving threatening letters and phone calls from her husband. The problem? Her husband died at sea. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring:…

  11. Screen Guild Theater: 13 Rue Madeline (A0056)

    · 34 min · S17 E89

    Today's Adventure: There's a German spy in the latest OSS training class. Rather than capturing him, OSS leadership decides to use him to mislead the Germans about the planned second front. Original Radio Broadcast:…

  12. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Johnson Payroll Matter (EP4895)

    · 28 min · S17 E88

    Today's Mystery: Johnny goes to California to investigate a $100,000 payroll robbery. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 28, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg;…

  13. Dragnet: The Big Market (EP4894)

    · 33 min · S17 E87

    Todays Mystery: A string of supermarket robberies rocks Los Angeles. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 25, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant…

  14. Broadway's My Beat: The David Blaine Murder Case (EP4893)

    · 35 min · S17 E86

    Today's Mystery: Danny investigates what looks like a suicide by an engaged man in an apartment building. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 22, 1951 Originated in Hollywood Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny…

  15. The Big Story: Pillars of Society (EP4992)

    · 35 min · S17 E85

    Today's Mystery: The mother of a man who was convicted of robbing and beating an elderly storekeeper appeals to a reporter to clear him. Original Radio Broadcast: May 5, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: Arnold…

  16. Danger with Grainger: Clever Criminologist (EP4891)

    · 33 min · S17 E84

    Today's Mystery: A woman hires Grainger because she suspects her estranged husband (a famous criminologist) will kill a male friend. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp…

  17. Lux Radio Theater: O.S.S. (A0054)

    · 1 h 08 min · S17 E83

    Today's Adventure: A team of OSS agents go undercover in occupied France during World War II to enact a campaign of sabotage. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 18, 1946 Starring: Alan Ladd; Veronica Lake; Gale…

  18. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Diamond Matter (EP4890)

    · 36 min · S17 E82

    Today's Mystery: An insurance case was closed, but the agency forgot about a fraudulent claim for the jewelry. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 14, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny…

  19. Dragnet: The Big Story Man (EP4889)

    · 41 min · S17 E81

    Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero hunt for safe burglars targeting local churches. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 18, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton…

  20. Broadway's My Beat: The Joe Gruber Murder Case (EP4888)

    · 38 min · S17 E80

    Today's Mystery:A man commits murder while trying to break into a woman's apartment. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 8, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles…

  21. The Big Story: Manhunt in Manhattan (EP4887)

    · 40 min · S17 E78

    Today’s Mystery:A reporter searches for a robber who provoked a police officer into killing a bystander. Original Radio Broadcast: January 7, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: William Quinn; Whit Vernon; Francis…

  22. Danger with Grainger: The Wandering Weapon Case (EP4886)

    · 28 min · S17 E78

    Today's Mystery: An out-of-town visitor is accused of murder when his gun from California is used in the killing. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve…

  23. Tarzan and the Diamonds of Asher: Mistaken Identity, the Map, A Wolf Among the Sheep (A0053)

    · 46 min · S17 E77

    Today's Adventure:Tarzan is mistaken for a missing American archeologist by dangerous criminals who demand he tell them the location of the land of Asher and "the Father of Diamonds". Originating Radio Broadcast Date:…

  24. Escape: Operation Fleur De Lys (Encore) (A0052)

    · 38 min · S17 E76

    Two OSS Agents (Jack Webb and Elliot Lewis) parachute into occupied France to organize resistance to the Nazis to support the Allied invasion. However, their efforts are threatened by a leak. Original Air Date: July…

  25. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The King's Necklace Matter (Encore) (EP4885)

    · 33 min · S17 E75

    Johnny goes to a private island to investigate the attempted theft of a $250,000 necklace belonging to the owner of the island. Original Air Date: March 17, 1953 Starring: John Lund as Johnny Dollar; Howard McNear…

  26. The Line Up: The Topaz Earring Murder (Encore) (EP4884)

    · 33 min · S17 E74

    An investment advisor is murdered and suspicion falls upon his jilted fiancée. Original Air Date: November 23, 1950 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Bill Johnstone as Lieutenant Ben Guthrie; Wally Maher as Sergeant…

  27. Let George Do It: Man Under the Elm Tree (Encore) (EP4883)

    · 34 min · S17 E73

    George goes to a quiet college town, sent by a man who fears a lodger at his sister’s inn is up to no good. He finds an eccentric professor who seems to know something about the death of the lady’s husband. Original…

  28. Stand by for Crime: The Light (Encore) (EP4882)

    · 31 min · S17 E72

    Chuck suspects that a series of plane crashes aren’t accidents. Original Air Date: 1952 Starring: Glen Langan as Chuck Morgan; Adele Jurgens Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a…

  29. Michael Shayne: Return to Huxley (Encore) (EP4881)

    · 30 min · S17 E71

    Michael Shayne investigates a peeping tom at Phyllis’s alma mater. Original Air Date: November 5, 1946 Starring: Wally Maher as Michael Shayne; Cathy Lewis as Phyllis; Howard McNear Originating from Hollywood Support…

  30. Bill Lance: Death Wears a New Dress (Encore) (EP4880e)

    · 35 min · S17 E70

    A fashion model friend of Bill’s calls for help and then drops dead in the middle of a show before she can tell him what’s the matter. Original Air Date: October 12, 1947 Starring: Gerald Mohr as Bill Lance; Howard…

  31. Lux Radio Theater: Suspicion (Encore) (A0050)

    · 1 h 06 min · S17 E69

    A woman (Olivia De Haviland) comes to suspect that her husband (William Powell) is a murderer. Original Air Date: September 18, 1944 To subscribe to this podcast and follow more adventures of Flash Gordon go to…

  32. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Neel Breer Matter (Encore) (EP4880)

    · 35 min · S17 E68

    Johnny travels to a small town when a doctor raises doubts about the cause of a death of a young man who supposedly died of a heart attack. Original Air Date: July 18, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Edmond…

  33. Sherlock Holmes: New Year’s Eve Off The Scilly Isles (Encore) (EP4879)

    · 33 min · S17 E67

    Sherlock Holmes and Watson race to save a luxury liner from being blown up. Original Air Date: December 28, 1947 Originating from New York Starring: John Stanley as Sherlock Holmes; Alfred Shirley as Doctor Watson…

  34. Candy Matson: Valley of the Moon (Encore) (EP4878)

    · 34 min · S17 E66

    Candy goes on vacation at a dude ranch at the Valley of the Moon and quickly runs into murder. Original Air Date: December 17, 1949 Originating from San Francisco Starring: Natalie Masters as Candy Matson Support the…

  35. Nick Carter: The Case of the Haunted Burial Cave (Encore) (EP4877)

    · 41 min · S17 E65

    Nick is called in by an anthropologist to investigate when he’s attacked at the site of a Native American burial ground. Original Air Date: May 16, 1954 Originating from New York Starring: Lon Clark as Nick Carter…

  36. Nick Carter: The Echo of Death (EP4876)

    · 37 min · S17 E64

    Nick Carter flies to beautiful Echo Canyon to investigate the disappearance of a famous financial correspondent. Original Air Date: July 6, 1943 Originating in New York Starring Lon Clark as Nick CarterSupport the show…

  37. The Casebook of Gregory Hood: The Double Diamond (Encore) (EP4875e)

    · 33 min · S17 E63

    Gregory Hood investigates the theft of a diamond in mid-flight. Original Air Date: August 5, 1946 Starring: Gale Gordon as Gregory Hood Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a…

  38. Lux Radio Theater: Bullets or Ballots (Encore) (A0048)

    · 1 h 06 min · S17 E62

    A tough cop (Edward G. Robinson) is kicked off the force and goes to work for a criminal gang, but one of the bosses’ top lieutenants (Humphrey Bogart) is suspicious. Original Air Date: April 17, 1939 Originating from…

  39. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Malibu Mystery Matter (EP4875)

    · 37 min · S17 E61

    Today's Mystery:Johnny goes to Malibu to investigate the sinking of a $150,000 yacht. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 7, 1958 Originated from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Paula Winslowe;…

  40. Dragnet: The Big Shoplift (EP4874)

    · 35 min · S17 E60

    Todays Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of high-priced shoplifting cases. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 11, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday,…

  41. Broadway's My Beat: Buddy Malpaugh and the Jeweled Scimitar (EP4873)

    · 38 min · S17 E59

    Today's Mystery: It's Christmas Eve, and Sergeant Tartaglia is called to investigate the theft of a jeweled scimitar belonging to a ne'er-do-well millionaire. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1951…

  42. The Big Story: The Case of the Ambitious Hobo (EP4872)

    · 33 min · S17 E58

    Today's Mystery: A reporter hunts for a baby-faced killer. Original Radio Broadcast:December 17, 1947 Originating from New York Starring: George Petrie as Russ Wilson; Larry Robinson; Hester Sondergaard; Humphrey…

  43. Danger With Grainger: Out of Jail for Christmas (EP4871)

    · 28 min · S17 E57

    Today's Mystery:The son of a cab driver asks Grainger to help his father out of jail by proving him innocent of a burglary. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire…

  44. Holmes for the Holiday: Two Christmas Mysteries (EP4870s)

    · 1 h 06 min · S17 E56

    As we get ready for Christmas, we bring you two original old time radio Christmas plays featuring Sherlock Holmes. First up is The Night Before Christmas. On Christmas, one of Moriarity’s henchmen switches Christmas…

  45. The Whistler: Christmas Bonus (Encore) (A0046)

    · 34 min · S17 E55

    An ex-con is fired from his job at a department store where a string of burglaries totaling $10,000 have occurred, and decides to return to a life of crime. To subscribe to this podcast and, go to…

  46. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Carman Kringle Matter (EP4870)

    · 36 min · S17 E54

    Today's Mystery:Johnny is called to a small desert town where an old prospector is determined to change his life insurance beneficiary...to his burrow. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1956 Originating from…

  47. Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus (EP4869)

    · 44 min · S17 E53

    Today's Mystery:Joe Friday and Frank Smith investigate the theft of a statue of the child Jesus from a church nativity scene. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1953 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack…

  48. Broadway's My Beat: The Pablo Morari Murder (EP4868)

    · 41 min · S17 E52

    Today's Mystery: A young man is found murdered outside a club. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 30, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino…

  49. The Big Story: The Case of the Cornered Cat (EP4867)

    · 38 min · S17 E51

    Today's Mystery: America's public enemey #1 is interested in turning himself in to Walter Winchell to be handed over to the FBI. But will he actually do it? Original Radio Broadcast: September 17, 1947 Originating from…

  50. Danger with Grainger: Phony Photographer Case (EP4866)

    · 27 min · S17 E50

    Today's Mystery: A female nightclub photographer turns to Steve Grainger for help. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show…

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