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- Lux Radio Theater: The Fallen Sparrow (EP5000s)Today's Mystery: After returning to New York following years of imprisonment during the Spanish Civil War, John McKittrick learns that a close friend has died under suspicious circumstances. As he investigates, he finds himself caught in a dangerous web of espionage, murder, and betrayal connected to secrets from his wartime past.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 14, 1944
Originating from Hollywood
Starred: Robert Young as John McKittrick, Maureen O'Hara as Elma Don, and Walter Slezak as Dr. Scoss.Also featuring Charles Seal, Charlotte Treadway, Ed Emerson, George Sorel, Griff Barnett, Howard McNear, Jay Novello, John McIntire, Norman Field, and Rene Gussaire.
Produced by Cecil B. DeMille.
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.1 hr 6 min - Counterspy: The Bouncing Bank Robber (A0098)Today's Adventure: After a daring daylight bank robbery leaves two people dead and several wounded, Counterspy agents launch a citywide manhunt for a ruthless gunman known for taking impossible risks. As the killer fights his way through police roadblocks, waterfront hideouts, and a crowded amusement park, David Harding and his agents race to stop him before more innocent people are caught in the crossfire.
Original Radio Broadcast: August 23, 1949
Originating in New York
Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding and Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters.
Also featuring Jesse Crawford (music).
Produced by the Phillips H. Lord Productions.
Sponsored by Pepsi-Cola.
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Follow us on Twitter/X at twitter.com/radiodetectives34 min - Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Casque of Death Matter (EP5000)Today's Mystery: When a series of elderly bachelors and widowers vanish from small towns across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to determine whether their disappearances are connected. Following a trail of wine cellars, unusual wills, and a secretive gourmet society, Johnny uncovers one of the strangest cases of his career.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 24, 1959
Originated from Hollywood
Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Also starring Harry Bartell, Forrest Lewis, Bartlett Robinson, Parley Baer, and Marvin Miller.
Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone.
Announcer: Dan Cubberly.
When making your travel plans, remember johnnydollarair.com
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.24 min - Dragnet: The Big Border (EP4999)Today's Mystery: Two armed convicts escape from San Quentin and head for Los Angeles, where they launch a desperate crime spree while police race to track them down. As Joe Friday and Ed Jacobs follow a trail of robberies, stolen weapons, and frightened witnesses, the fugitives make a bold dash for freedom across the Mexican border.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 20, 1952
Originating from Hollywood
Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday and Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs.Also featuring Whit Connor and Herb Ellis. Script by Jim Moser. Music by Walter Schumann.
Announcer: Hal Gibney.
Technical advice from the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.34 min - Broadway's My Beat: The Russ Warner Murder Case (EP4998)Today's Mystery: When a wounded Chicago gangster turns up in a nearly deserted bar after a shooting, Danny Clover discovers a trail that leads from old criminal alliances to a missing fortune. As suspects, alibis, and loyalties begin to unravel, the case becomes a deadly contest over $100,000 that someone is willing to kill to keep.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 26, 1952
Originated in Hollywood
Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, and Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan.Featured in the cast were Mary Jane Croft as Laurie Hayden, Anthony Barrett as Joe Hayden, Jack Moyles, Hal March, and Herb Butterfield.
Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.
Musical score composed and conducted by Alexander Courage.
Announcer: Bill Anders.
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.36 min - The Big Story: A Dead Certainty (EP4997)Today's Mystery: When a 69-year-old factory worker is found beaten to death in his ransacked bungalow, police quickly focus on a suspicious stranger seen in the neighborhood. But reporter Kenneth McCormick notices a series of small inconsistencies that lead him to question whether the obvious suspect is really the killer.
Original Radio Broadcast: November 15, 1950
Originating in New York
Starring Bill Smith as Kenneth McCormick.Also featuring Kathleen Cordell, Louis Van Rooten, Bob Dryden, Bill Lipton, and Leon Janney.
Based on the reporting of Kenneth McCormick of the Detroit Free Press.
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.35 min - The Saint: The Frightened Author (EP4996)Today's Mystery: Mystery writer Randy Patterson fears that characters from his latest novel may be planning to make his fictional murder plot a reality. As Simon Templar investigates a jealous boxing manager, a heavyweight contender, and a glamorous wife caught in the middle, a real murder turns suspicion in every direction.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 23, 1950
Originating from Hollywood
Starred: Vincent Price as Simon Templar.Also featuring Betty Lou Gerson, Barney Phillips, Stanley Farrar, Edmund MacDonald, and Tom Brown.
Script by Jerome Epstein. Music composed and conducted by Von Dexter.
Produced by James L. Saphier.
Directed by Helen Mack. Announcer: Don Stanley.
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.34 min - Counterspy: Desert Explosion (A0096)Today's Adventure: Counterspy agents launch an elaborate sting operation to trap the mysterious Manuel Rodriguez, a wealthy Mexican rancher suspected of brokering stolen atomic secrets and international espionage. Posing as crooks who have stolen a valuable uranium compound, Peters and Agent Ella Thomas risk their lives to convince Rodriguez they have something worth killing for.
Original Radio Broadcast: August 18, 1949
Originating in New York
Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding, Mandel Kramer as Peters.Also featuring Joan Alexander as Ella Thomas.
Directed by William M. Sweets. Music by Jesse Crawford.
Produced by the Phillips H. Lord Productions.
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Follow us on Twitter/X at twitter.com/radiodetectives34 min - Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Twin Trouble Matter (EP4995)Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar is asked to protect a respected New Jersey stockbroker whose past involvement in a fraudulent securities scheme has made him the target of blackmail. When the ex-convict behind the threat demands a fortune in exchange for silence, Johnny finds himself racing to stop a deadly trap before it destroys an innocent family.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 17, 1959
Originated from Hollywood
Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Also starring G. Stanley Jones, Alan Reed, and Frank Gerstle. Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone.
Announcer: Dan Cubberly.When making your travel plans, remember johnnydollarair.com
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.25 min - Dragnet: The Big Fire (EP4994)Todays Mystery:A landlord suddenly refuses to honor signed leases on a newly renovated apartment building and threatens prospective tenants with a loaded gun when they try to move in. As Friday and Jacobs investigate the bizarre incident, they begin to suspect the stubborn property owner may be hiding a far more dangerous scheme.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 13, 1952
Originating from Hollywood
Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs.Also featuring Vic Perrin. Script by Jim Moser. Music by Walter Schumann. Announcer: Hal Gibney.
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.35 min
About The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
From the publisher's feed
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.
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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