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- Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Frantic Fisherman Matter (EP5940)Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar welcomes an excuse to visit an old friend at a Lake Mojave fishing resort, but the vacation quickly becomes an investigation when a recently released convict is spotted using some very unusual fishing equipment. Johnny sets out to discover what the man is really searching for beneath the lake.
Radio Broadcast Date: July 12, 1959
Originated from Hollywood
Cast:- Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar
- Barney Phillips
- Sam Edwards
- Bartlett Robinson
- Forrest Lewis
- Ralph Moody
- Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.27 min - Dragnet: The Big Gamble (EP5039)Todays Mystery: Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Bill Lockwood investigate a professional gambling ring that keeps its games moving from place to place. A tip finally gives police the opportunity they've been waiting for, but what begins as a vice investigation suddenly becomes a far more serious case.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 8, 1952
Originating from Hollywood
Cast:- Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday
- Martin Milner as Officer Bill Lockwood
- Also featuring Eddie Firestone and Whit Connor
- Script by Jim Moser
- Music by Walter Schumann
- Technical advisors: Captain Jack Donahoe, Sergeant Marty Wynn, and Sergeant Vance Brasher
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Lovingly, Patreon supporter since November 2024.
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.35 min - Broadway's My Beat: The Irene Hall Murder Case (EP5038)Today's Mystery: Detective Danny Clover investigates the strangling of a Broadway entertainer whose body is discovered by a frightened out-of-town businessman. His insistence that he heard the woman scream long after she apparently died presents Clover with a puzzling contradiction—and the case soon takes an even darker turn.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 17, 1952
Originated in HollywoodCast:- Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover
- Charles Calvert as Sgt. Gino Tartaglia
- Jack Kruschen as Detective Muggavan
- Hy Averback as Russ Field
- Herb Butterfield as Myron Lehigh
- Featured: Martha Wentworth, Ed Max, and Junius Matthews
- Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin
- Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis
- Musical score composed and conducted by Alexander Courage
Patreon Supporter of the Day:Todd, Patreon supporter since July 2025.
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.36 min - The Big Story: The Man Who Wanted What He Couldn't Have (EP5037)Today's Mystery: Salt Lake City Tribune reporter Cluster M. Nielsen investigates the murder of a young traveler whose final journey ends on a lonely Utah highway. As the evidence begins to conflict, Nielsen races to uncover the truth before an innocent man pays the price.
Original Radio Broadcast: November 14, 1951
Originating from New YorkCast:- Francis DeSales as Cluster M. Nielsen
- Charita Bauer
- Mickey O'Day
- Bruce Gordon
- Owen Gordon
- Alan Stevenson
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.38 min - The Saint: The Ghost That Giggled (EP5036)Today's Mystery: When an eccentric woman asks Simon Templar to investigate the ghost that has been haunting her wealthy brother, the Saint expects to expose a harmless superstition. Instead, he finds himself unraveling a murder, a missing safe deposit box key, and a web of deception in which nearly everyone seems to be searching for the same elusive prize.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 17, 1950
Originating from HollywoodCast:- Barry Sullivan as Simon Templar, The Saint (substituting for Vincent Price)
- Also featuring Ann Doran, Lurene Tuttle, Jack Moyles, Larry Dobkin, and Parley Baer
- Based on characters created by Leslie Charteris
- Directed by Helen Mack
- Music composed and conducted by Van Dexter
- Produced by James L. Saphier
- Announced by Don Stanley
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Steven, Patreon supporter since July 2024.
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Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives37 min - Counterspy: Flatbush Fagin (A0112)Today's Adventure: Counterspy chief David Harding tackles a different kind of threat when a juvenile court official asks for help breaking the grip of violent street gangs on Brooklyn's youth. Undercover operative Harry Peters infiltrates one of the toughest gangs, hoping to expose its ruthless leader before more impressionable boys are drawn into a life of crime.
Original Radio Broadcast:Septemnber 13, 1949
Originating from New York
Cast:Don MacLaughlin as David Harding
Mandel Kramer as Harry PetersDirected by Leonard L. Bass
Dramatized by Edward Adamson
Music by Jesse Crawford
A Philip H. Lord production for Pepsi-Cola
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Patreon Supporter of the Day: Steve, Patreon supporter since May 2019.
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Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives34 min - Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Only One Butt Matter (EP5035)Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar accepts an unusually lucrative assignment to locate the runaway daughter of one of the insurance company's wealthiest clients. But when he finds the missing heiress in New York, his search abruptly becomes a murder investigation in which two of her closest companions each have reason to want her dead
Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 5, 1959
Originated from Hollywood
Stars:
Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar
Virginia Gregg
Les Tremayne
Herb Vigran
Alan Reed
Frank Gerstle
Jack Edwards
Jack Grimes
Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.24 min - Dragnet: The Big Safe (EP5034)Todays Mystery: Sergeant Joe Friday and his temporary partner investigate a string of expertly planned safe burglaries that has baffled the Los Angeles Police Department for months. After eliminating one suspect after another, a seemingly minor lead from a neighborhood repair shop finally gives the detectives the break they've been waiting for.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 1, 1952
Originating from Hollywood
Cast:
Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday
Harry Bartell
Stacey Harris
Jack Kruschen
Script by Jim Moser
Music by Walter Schumann
Technical advice from the Office of Chief of Police, W. H. Parker, Los Angeles Police Department
Technical advisors: Captain Jack Donohoe, Sergeant Marty Wynn, and Sergeant Vance Brasher
Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jeffrey, Patreon Supporter since October2023
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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 Lois Conrad Murder Case (EP5033)Today's Mystery: Detective Danny Clover investigates the murder of a young secretarial school student whose glamorous lifestyle concealed a complicated personal life. As conflicting stories emerge from those closest to her, an unexpected confession seems to close the case—until Clover discovers the truth is far more complicated.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 12, 1952
Originated in HollywoodCast:- Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover
- Charles Calvert as Sgt. Gino Tartaglia
- Jack Kruschen as Detective Muggavan
- Paula Winslow as Sylvia Hewitt
- Ted Osborne as Carl Hewitt
- Lou Merrill as Mr. Conrad
- Featured: Truda Marson and Shep Mencken
- Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin
- Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis
- Musical score composed and conducted by Alexander Courage
Patreon Supporter of the Day:Jeff, Patreon supporter since May 2023
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.38 min - The Big Story: Forty Minutes to Meet a Deadline (EP5032)Today's Story: Cleveland Press reporter Bus Bergen believes he has an open-and-shut murder case wrapped up in just forty minutes. But as the trial unfolds, a nagging doubt - and an unlikely four-legged witness - forces him to reconsider everything he thought he knew.
Original Radio Broadcast: July 25, 1951
Originating from New York
Starring Nat Polen as Bus Bergen
Also featuring Kathleen Nadeau, Brad Barker, Mel Ruick, Phil Sterling, Larry Robinson, Court Benson, and Les Darcy (unconfirmed)
Based on the true experiences of Cleveland Press reporter Bus Bergen
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Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jeff, Patreon supporter since May 2023
Platinum Patreon Supporters: Ian, Michael, Gary, and Robert, supporting the podcast since August 201
6Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net
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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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