Hollywood Mystery Time OTR 1945-07-29 "Hot and Low Down" Old Time Radio
Hollywood Mystery Time was a detective melodrama that ran from 1944 to 1945, originally on CBS then on ABC. The main character, Jim Laughton was a Hollywood mystery producer who moonlighted as an ama…
Richard Diamond, Private Detective OTR 1949-09-03 "The Harry Baker Case" Old Time Radio
Richard Diamond, Private Detective premiered on NBC in 1949. The roll of Richard Diamond, a wise cracking private eye, was played by Dick Powell with his best girl being Helen Asher, played by Virgin…
John Steele, Adventurer OTR 1950-12-26 "The First Stone" Old Time Radio
John Steele, Adventurer was an exciting drama starring Don Douglas. The character of John Steele was a thrill seeker and found adventure while taking on jobs in exotic locations. It first aired on Ap…
Crime Club OTR 1947-04-24 "The Topaz Flower" Old Time Radio
The Crime Club began on Mutual Broadcasting in 1946. The show featured tales of murder and mystery. Many of the episodes were adapted from the publication, “Crime Club,” which was published by Double…
Mr. District Attorney OTR 1939-06-16 "The Last Mile" Old Time Radio
Philip H. Lord helped create the show, Mr. District Attorney, which aired on NBC and ABC from 1939 to 1952. Mr. District Attorney cracked down on lawlessness like cons, murders, and kidnapping. The l…
The Falcon OTR 1951-04-29 "The Case of the Big Talker" Old Time Radio
The Falcon was a hard boiled drama that featured an American agent code named “Falcon,” though later episodes depict the Falcon as an insurance investigator. The show aired on the various networks fr…
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1950-01-25 "Fatal Alimony Murder" Old Time Radio
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured the winning combination of murder, millionaires, …
The Lineup OTR 1950-11-23 "The Topaz Earring Case" Old Time Radio
In an attempt to compete with the success of Dragnet, The Lineup featured realistic police situations. While the shows were fictional, they seemed realistic. Bill Johnstone played Lt. Ben Guthrie. Th…
Molle Mystery Theater OTR 1946-03-29 "The Creeper" Old Time Radio
The Molle Mystery Theater was first broadcast on September 7, 1943 on NBC. It featured mystery plays from writers like Edgar Allen Poe to Raymond Chandler, with shocking twists as its trademark. The …
This is Our Enemy OTR 1942-12-20 "France Under Hitler" Old Time Radio
This is Our Enemy was a propaganda show sponsored by the Office of War Information. It was broadcast on Mutual from 1942 to 1943. The show was intended to educate the public on the dangers of fascism…
Richard Diamond, Private Detective OTR 1949-08-20 "The Jean Cooper Murder Case" Old Time Radio
Richard Diamond, Private Detective premiered on NBC in 1949. The roll of Richard Diamond, a wise cracking private eye, was played by Dick Powell with his best girl being Helen Asher, played by Virgin…
Crime Club OTR 1947-04-10 "The Grey Mist Murders" Old Time Radio
The Crime Club began on Mutual Broadcasting in 1946. The show featured tales of murder and mystery. Many of the episodes were adapted from the publication, “Crime Club,” which was published by Doubl…
This Is Your FBI OTR 1945-10-12 "The House on 92nd Street" Old Time Radio
This is Your FBI aired from 1945 to 1953. The show got the endorsement of J. Edgar Hoover and many times featured crimes that were well known at the time, told from the perspective of the agent worki…
Counterspy OTR 1950-06-20 "Case of the Psychic Secrets" Old Time Radio
Counterspy first aired in 1942 on the NBC Blue radio station, and it's final seasons aired on Mutual Radio from 1953 to 1957. The original plots were counter-espionage in nature, while the post war p…
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1949-12-28 "Green House Murder" Old Time Radio
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured the winning combination of murder, millionaires, …
Sky King OTR 1947-07-14 "Land of the Diamond Scarab" Old Time Radio
Sky King was an American radio adventure series that aired from 1946 to 1954. The show starred Earl Nightingale as Schuyler "Sky" King, a heroic rancher and pilot who used his airplane to thwart crim…
This is Our Enemy OTR 1943-04-27 "March to the Gallows" Old Time Radio
This is Our Enemy was a propaganda show sponsored by the Office of War Information. It was broadcast on Mutual from 1942 to 1943. The show was intended to educate the public on the dangers of fascism…
Molle Mystery Theater OTR 1946-03-22 "Alibi for Murder" Old Time Radio
The Molle Mystery Theater was first broadcast on September 7, 1943 on NBC. It featured mystery plays from writers like Edgar Allen Poe to Raymond Chandler, with shocking twists as its trademark. The …
Our Miss Brooks OTR 1949-07-03 "The Forth of July at Eagle Springs" Old Time Radio
Our Miss Brooks starred Eve Arden, as a school teacher atMadison High School. The show had a long run from 1948 to 1957 on CBS. The show was a comedy with Miss Brooks exchanging witty banter with oth…
Night Editor OTR 1940's "Homecoming for Two" Old Time Radio
Night Editor premiered on station KPO on September 12, 1934 and ran until 1948 and was sponsored by Edwards Coffee. All characters in Night Editor were played by Hal Burdick. The show didn't follow a…