Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “The Garrabaldi Case,” originally broadcast February 1, 1952. In this 120th episode of the ABC/Camel Cigarettes series, Dick Powell stars as the wisecracking private eye Richard Diamond.

A frightened woman turns to Diamond to find a missing witness who may be the only person able to save her brother from execution the next day. With the clock running out, Diamond follows a desperate trail through a tense noir mystery. Virginia Gregg and Ed Begley co-star; the episode was written and directed by Blake Edwards.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
30:10 Closing

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Suspense presents “The Mystery of Marie Roget,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 14, 1953. Episode 530 adapts Edgar Allan Poe’s early C. Auguste Dupin detective tale, with Cornel Wilde as Dupin and John Dehner as the Police Prefect.

In 19th-century Paris, the body of young Marie Roget is recovered from the Seine, leaving police to sift through conflicting accounts of her disappearance. Called in to help, the observant Dupin studies the evidence and testimony surrounding a troubling river murder. E. Jack Neuman dramatized Poe’s story for producer Elliott Lewis.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
31:04 Closing

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Nick Carter, Master Detective presents “The Case of the Clue Called X,” originally broadcast on November 14, 1948. This late-1948 Mutual Broadcasting System episode is episode 366 of the series and stars Lon Clark as Nick Carter, with Charlotte Manson as Patsy Bowen.

When ex-convict Joe Gibbs is accused of murdering a jewelry salesman and taking a cache of diamonds, Nick takes the case personally. With Joe’s marriage and future at stake, Nick and Patsy trace an unusual diamond ring from a neighborhood bar to a diamond dealer’s office, pursuing the meaning of a cryptic clue marked “X.”

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
26:51 Closing

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Boston Blackie, “The Missing String of Pearls,” originally broadcast August 11, 1944, is episode 8 of the 1944 NBC summer run. Chester Morris stars as the resourceful Blackie, with Richard Lane as the ever-skeptical Inspector Farraday. Written by Milton and Barbara Merlin, the series was sponsored by Rinso.

When a valuable string of pearls vanishes from Gordon’s Jewelry Store, Blackie quickly becomes a suspect after leaving his watch for repair. But he has seen the store’s longtime clerk, Mrs. Phillips, with the pearls—and his search for an explanation leads into a dangerous blackmail affair, with Inspector Farraday watching his every move.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
29:22 Closing

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Broadway Is My Beat, “The John Stewart Murder Case” (episode 158), originally broadcast on CBS on March 28, 1953. Larry Thor stars as Broadway detective Danny Clover in this noir mystery, written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.

On an early-spring night in New York, Clover investigates the fears of John Stewart, a man convinced that someone intends to kill him. Stewart’s peculiar collection of objects offers troubling clues as Clover, Sgt. Gino Tartaglia, and Sgt. Muggavan work the shadowed streets of Broadway.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
30:19 Closing

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Dark Tunnel,” originally broadcast on CBS on August 18, 1950. This is episode 97 of the Gerald Mohr series.

After breaking up an assault in a Hollywood alley, private detective Philip Marlowe is drawn into the search for a dancer missing for a month. A photograph, an old clipping, and a lead to the New Blossom Dance Land send him from Silver Lake to East Los Angeles—and toward a forbidding abandoned underpass. Written by Robert Mitchell and Gene Levitt, the episode was produced and directed by Richard Sanville.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
30:34 Closing

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “The Elaine Tanner Case,” originally broadcast on February 12, 1950. Dick Powell stars as the wisecracking New York private eye in this NBC sustaining broadcast, written and directed by Russell Hughes.

Millionaire Morris Clinton hires Diamond to find Elaine Tanner, a young woman missing from her boarding-house room. Gunfire, a murder, and a trail leading to the Blue Falcon nightclub turn a routine missing-person search into a dangerous investigation, with Lieutenant Walt Levinson and Sergeant Otis lending police support.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
30:12 Closing

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Suspense presents “A Murderous Revision,” originally broadcast on December 3, 1951. Richard Widmark stars in this CBS Radio Network thriller, adapted by David Ellis from a story by S. Lee Pogostin and produced by Elliott Lewis.

When a bitter writer is dismissed from the radio mystery program Murder, Please, he decides to strike back at the producer whose rewrites have controlled his work. Scripts, microphones, recordings, and carefully timed cues become instruments in a tense backstage drama also featuring Cathy Lewis and Joseph Kearns.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
31:08 Closing

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Nick Carter, Master Detective presents “The Case of the Chemical Chickens,” episode 283, originally broadcast on April 13, 1947. Lon Clark stars as Nick Carter, with Charlotte Manson as Patsy Bowen. The script was written by Alfred Bester, later celebrated for his science-fiction novels.

A strange chemical discovery in Waldo McGlynn’s breakfast eggs sends Nick, Patsy, and Sgt. Mathison from a neighborhood grocery toward a rural community where farming and industry meet. What begins as an unusual food-safety puzzle becomes a suspenseful investigation of impersonation, vanished leads, and carefully examined physical evidence.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
27:46 Closing

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The Whistler presents “Beware the Bridegroom,” episode 129, originally broadcast on CBS’s West Coast network on November 13, 1944. Sponsored by Signal Oil, this suspenseful drama was written by Victor Kushner and produced by George W. Allen.

Down-and-out confidence man Johnny Lane thinks marriage to wealthy heiress Julie Warren is his ticket to easy money. But concealed motives, dangerous assumptions, and growing marital tension turn his careful calculation into a desperate game of greed and deception. Bill Forman stars as The Whistler.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:33 Original Broadcast
30:04 Closing

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