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- Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Mojave Red Sequel Matter (EP4840)Today's Mystery: An apparent accidental death of a businessman on a fishing trip is confirmed to be murder. Who did it?
Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 20, 1958
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Parley Baer; Forrest Lewis; Barney Phillips; Alan Reed; Russell Thorson
When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.33 min - Dragnet: The Big Crazy (EP4839)Today's Mystery: A woman is missing and her sister suspects her milquetoast husband of murder.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 30, 1951
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.33 min - Broadway's My Beat: The Charles Crandall Murder Case (EP4838)Today's Mystery: A man is found murdered with the only clue to his identity being a parking ticket.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 12, 1951
Originated in Hollywood
Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan, Lou Merrill, Jeanette Nolan, Adam Williams, Peggy Webber, Joy Terry.
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.36 min - The Big Story: The Thirteenth Key (EP4837)Today's Mystery:A Columbus reporter investigates the brutal stabbing death of a woman found at a shooting range
.Original Radio Broadcast: June 4, 1947
Originating from New York
Starring: John Gibson as James Fusco of the Columbus Citizen; James McCallion; Gilbert Mack; Ward Wilson; Horace Braham; Connie Lembke; Janet Fox
Related: Columbus Underground article on the true story behind this week's episode. (NSFW)
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.37 min - Danger with Grainger: The Coincidental Cartoon (EP4836)Today's Mystery:A cartoonist hires Grainger when his brother is murdered using a method that was outlined in his comic strip.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957
Originating from Australia
Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.33 min - The Best of the 2024-25 SeasonIn this special, we look back at the top five half-hour Old Time Radio programs of our 2024-2025 season, and one of our best Old Time Radio Snack Wagon episodes.
First up, it's The Falcon in "The Case of the Jumping Jack":
A woman hires The Falcon because she suspects that her husband has hired a private eye to follow her.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 20, 1952
Originating from New York
Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett
Then we turn to the Your Playhouse of Favorites production of "The Suicide Club":
A bored crown prince, looking for excitement, joins a club of men who want to end their lives.
Original Air Date: Sometime between 1947 and 1949
Originating from New York
Starring: Dwight Reese; Walter Vaughn
Speaking of Robert Louis Stevenson, we turn to an excerpt from The Orson Welles Almanac wherein Welles reads Stevenson's lesser-known letter defending Father Damien against the scathing remarks of Reverend Dr. C.M. Hyde. This impassioned response, penned in 1890, highlights the stark contrasts between the selfless heroism of Father Damien and the hypocrisy of his critics.
Join us as we explore the rich historical context and emotional weight of Stevenson's words, showcasing not only a brilliant literary takedown but also a tribute to compassion and service in the face of adversity. Welles's masterful narration brings this poignant piece to life, reminding us of the enduring legacy of Father Damien.
Complete Text of Stevenson's letter:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/281/281-h/281-h.htm
Then we turn to a surreal episode of Mr. and Mrs. North, "Call Me Choo Choo"
Today’s Mystery:Pam and Jerry hear a clarinet being played in the middle of the country near a wrecked car.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 9, 1947
Originating from New York City
Starring: Joseph Curtain as Jerry North; Alice Frost as Pamela North; Larry Haines; Mandel Kramer
We will also have a listen to one of our new series, Cloak and Dagger, about the true adventures of the OSS during WWII. Here is "Roof of the World":
A husband and wife team of geologists are recruited by the IRS to journey into Tibet to seek the favor of the Dalai Lama. They find themselves in competition with two Nazi officers.
Original Radio Broadcast: August 13, 1950
Originating from New YorkStarring: Louise Barclay; Grant Richards; Raymond Edward Johnson; Stefan Schnabel; Berry Kroeger; Janice Gilbert; Karl Weber; Ralph Bell; Jerry Jarrett
Then we conclude with one of our most memorable guest-starring appearances in the Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, "The Price of Fame Matter"
Vincent Price summons Johnny Dollar when a $100,000 painting is stolen from his private collection.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 2, 1958
Originating from HollywoodStarring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Vincent Price as Himself; Virginia Gregg; Howard McNear; Junius Matthews; Forrest Lewis; Tony Barrett
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.2 hr 43 min - Cloak and Dagger: Over Ground Railroad (A0032)Today's Adventure: An OSS agent goes into France to team up with a formidable wealthy French woman to set up an escape route for downed Allied flyers.
Original Radio Broadcast: September 8, 1950
Originating from New York
Starring: Les Tremayne; Bryna Raeburn; Lily Valenti; Jack Gordon; Ralph Bell
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Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives35 min - Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Mohave Red Matter (EP4835)Today's Mystery: Johnny goes out to Lake Mohave on a tip from a guide that an apparent accidental death might not have been so accidental.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 13, 1958
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lucille Meredith; Forrest Lewis; Parley Baer; Alan Reed; Barney Phillips
When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.31 min - Dragnet: The Big In-Laws (EP4834)Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of truck hijackings.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 23, 1951
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Barney Philips; Stacy Harris
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.33 min - Broadway's My Beat: The Harry Foster Murder Case (EP4833)Today's Mystery: Danny searches for a missing man who has been stabbed.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 5, 1951
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Lamont Johnson; Cathy Lewis; Virginia Gregg; Herb Vigran; John McGovern
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.36 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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