Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas
Adam Graham continues his journey through Old Time Radio Detective programs from their first available adventure to their final bow in Seasons 4-6 which were released between 2012 and 2015, featuring nearly 1,000 Old Time Radio episodes. You can listen to the current podcast feed of The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio here.
Picking up where we left off at the end of Volume 1, Volume 2 begins by continuing the Adventures of Frank Race, The Fat Man, Let George Do It, Sherlock Holmes (with John Stanley and later John Gielgud) and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar with John Lund.
In this volume, we'll hear these Golden Age Radio Classics:
Also listen for specials starring Orson Welles, Adolph Menjous, Gregory Peck, Dick Powell, Robert Montgomery, and William Bendix as we feature adaptations of Philip Marlowe Movies, Raymond Chandler short stories, and Edgar Allen Poe's Detective Auguste Dupin.
Picking up where we left off at the end of Volume 1, Volume 2 begins by continuing the Adventures of Frank Race, The Fat Man, Let George Do It, Sherlock Holmes (with John Stanley and later John Gielgud) and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar with John Lund.
In this volume, we'll hear these Golden Age Radio Classics:
- Bob Bailey taking over as Yours Truly Johnny Dollar in exciting serials and then in thrilling half hour episodes.
- The legal mystery series from the mind of Erle Stanley Gardener A Life in Your Hands
- Cases of Mr. Ace Starring George Raft
- The International Mystery series Mr. I.A. Moto
- The adventures of crime-solving lawyer John J. Malone in The Amazing Mr. Malone and Murder and Mr. Malone
- The greatest of all manhunters Nick Carter, Master Detective
- The police procedural classic The Line-Up
- An antiques dealer and amateur detectives opens The Casebook of Gregory Hood
- 1930s Crimefightint Action with Police Headquarters
- The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring both Van Heflin and Gerald Mohr
- 1930s Crime-solving Action with Police Headquarters
- Manhunt featuring a police criminologist who is smarter than the detectives and doesn't mind showing it every chance he gets!
- Half-doctor, Half Detective, all lovable responsible adult. Dr, Tim, Detective is assisted in solving crimes by a couple of kids who he instructs in important lessons in science and medicine.
- Tales of Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Black and his Pursuit of Justice
- Pat Novak for Hire is back for a second run through his hard-boiled adventures to contrast with the other Jack Webb show that ran concurrently for a weeks.
- We begin our journey through the landmark radio program Dragnet starring Webb as the rules for police dramas are rewritten.
- Vincent Price stars as the Saint, the modern Robin Hood of Crime
- Easy Money tells of a magician-turned-detective who exposes con games.
- Dane Clark stars as a New York Private Eye in Crime and Peter Chambers
- Ellery Queen challenges you to match wits with him in amazing puzzle mysteries.
- The first radio incarnation of Michael Shayne starring Wally Maher as a Bay Area Private Detective
- A Chicago-based Criminologist uses psychology to solve crimes in The Crime Files of Flammond
Also listen for specials starring Orson Welles, Adolph Menjous, Gregory Peck, Dick Powell, Robert Montgomery, and William Bendix as we feature adaptations of Philip Marlowe Movies, Raymond Chandler short stories, and Edgar Allen Poe's Detective Auguste Dupin.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 968
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
The Line Up: The Bakery Bandit’s Bad Blooper (EP1028)
Release Date: August 17, 2013
Guthrie investigates a bakery robbery by a robber wearing a stocking over his head.
Original Air Date: March 25, 1952
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Guthrie investigates a bakery robbery by a robber wearing a stocking over his head.
Original Air Date: March 25, 1952
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00:33:59 |
Sat 06 Sep 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Cui Bono Matter, Part Five and Crime For a King, Part One (EP1027)
Release Date: August 16, 2013
Johnny is ready to leave town and admit defeat but a random meeting at a dive changes everything.
Original Air Date: February 17, 1956
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Johnny is ready to leave town and admit defeat but a random meeting at a dive changes everything.
Original Air Date: February 17, 1956
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00:37:52 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Nick Carter: The Glass Coffin (EP1026)
Release Date: August 15, 2013
Nick Carter visits a movie studio that’s been abandoned for years and finds a murder.
Original Air Date: September 27, 1943
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Nick Carter visits a movie studio that’s been abandoned for years and finds a murder.
Original Air Date: September 27, 1943
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00:32:34 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Cui Bono Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP1025)
Release Date: August 14, 2013
Johnny runs into road blocks as he investigates a woman who killed her father-in-law, claiming to have mistaken him for a burglar.
Original Air Dates: February 15 and 16, …
Johnny runs into road blocks as he investigates a woman who killed her father-in-law, claiming to have mistaken him for a burglar.
Original Air Dates: February 15 and 16, …
00:29:58 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
Mr. Moto: The Crooked Log (EP1024)
Release Date: August 13, 2013
The widow of a sea captain sets Mr. Moto looking for the artist of a mysterious painting that could provide a clue to the sinking of a ship.
Original Air Date: September 3…
The widow of a sea captain sets Mr. Moto looking for the artist of a mysterious painting that could provide a clue to the sinking of a ship.
Original Air Date: September 3…
00:35:05 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Cui Bono Matter, Parts One and Two (EP1023)
Release Date: August 12, 2013
Johnny investigates a case where a young woman claims she shot her stepfather by accident and stands to inherit $50,000.
Original Air Date: February 13 and 14, 1956
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Johnny investigates a case where a young woman claims she shot her stepfather by accident and stands to inherit $50,000.
Original Air Date: February 13 and 14, 1956
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00:33:37 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
The Line Up: The Murdering Mercers Malingering Case (EP1022)
Release Date: August 10, 2013
Guthrie goes to a pawn shop informed that a young boy is trying to sell a $5,000 necklace for $5. He finds that both the boy and his brother were abandoned.
Original Air D…
Guthrie goes to a pawn shop informed that a young boy is trying to sell a $5,000 necklace for $5. He finds that both the boy and his brother were abandoned.
Original Air D…
00:33:37 |
Sat 30 Aug 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The McClain Matter, Part Four and Five (EP1021)
Release Date: August 09, 2013
Johnny closes in on Dr. McClain for insurance fraud but suspects that he’s guilty of murder too.
Original Air Dates: February 9 and 10, 1956
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Johnny closes in on Dr. McClain for insurance fraud but suspects that he’s guilty of murder too.
Original Air Dates: February 9 and 10, 1956
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00:35:22 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Nick Carter: Murder in the Crypt (EP1020)
Release Date: August 08, 2013
Nick investigates a dead body found in front of a statue of Anubis.
Original Air Date: August 2, 1943
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Nick investigates a dead body found in front of a statue of Anubis.
Original Air Date: August 2, 1943
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00:34:08 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Miss Pinkerton Incorporated (EP1019)
Release Date: August 07, 2013
A young female law student inherits her uncle’s detective agency, planning to sell it but decides to take on a job guarding a priceless emerald.
Original Air Date: July 12…
A young female law student inherits her uncle’s detective agency, planning to sell it but decides to take on a job guarding a priceless emerald.
Original Air Date: July 12…
00:35:17 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Mr. Moto: The Schraum Method (EP1018)
Release Date: August 06, 2013
A woman has reported her wealthy husband who was on the trail of a smuggler disappears. But her psychiatrist suggests the whole thing is in her head.
Original Air Date: Se…
A woman has reported her wealthy husband who was on the trail of a smuggler disappears. But her psychiatrist suggests the whole thing is in her head.
Original Air Date: Se…
00:35:53 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The McClain Matter, Parts One and Two (EP1017)
Release Date: August 05, 2013
A woman claims to have been declared dead as part of an insurance fraud so her husband could collect the insurance money.
Original Air Date: February 6 and 7, 1956
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A woman claims to have been declared dead as part of an insurance fraud so her husband could collect the insurance money.
Original Air Date: February 6 and 7, 1956
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00:31:17 |
Mon 25 Aug 2025
The Line Up: The Potting Peter Case (EP1016)
Release Date: August 04, 2013
Guthrie investigates the murder of two women.
Original Air Date: February 5, 1952
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Guthrie investigates the murder of two women.
Original Air Date: February 5, 1952
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00:31:13 |
Sat 23 Aug 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Flight Six Matter Part Five and High Sky Hoodoo (EP1015)
Release Date: August 02, 2013
Another murder leaves Johnny with three good suspects.
Original Air Date: February 3, 1956
Whitney Kent got everything wrong and it may cost him his life.
Original Air Date:…
Another murder leaves Johnny with three good suspects.
Original Air Date: February 3, 1956
Whitney Kent got everything wrong and it may cost him his life.
Original Air Date:…
00:34:27 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Nick Carter: The Echo of Death (EP1014)
Release Date: August 01, 2013
Nick Carter flies to beautiful Echo Canyon to investigate the disappearance of a famous financial correspondent.
Original Air Date: July 6, 1943
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Nick Carter flies to beautiful Echo Canyon to investigate the disappearance of a famous financial correspondent.
Original Air Date: July 6, 1943
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00:36:09 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Flight Six Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP1013)
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Johnny finds a web of intrigue around Marvel Terrance as his suspects take a change of venue.
Original Air Dates: February 1 and 2, 1956
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Johnny finds a web of intrigue around Marvel Terrance as his suspects take a change of venue.
Original Air Dates: February 1 and 2, 1956
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00:32:33 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Mr. Moto: Escape (EP1012)
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Mr. Moto searches for a kidnapped American Sportswriter who has been accused of assassinating an Italian Anti-Communist politician.
Original Air Date: July 22, 1951
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Mr. Moto searches for a kidnapped American Sportswriter who has been accused of assassinating an Italian Anti-Communist politician.
Original Air Date: July 22, 1951
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00:34:56 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Flight Six Matter, Parts One and Two (EP1011)
Release Date: July 29, 2013
Johnny investigates the bombing of a small plane in Mexico where three passenger took out accident policies.
Original Air Date: January 30 and 31, 1956
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Johnny investigates the bombing of a small plane in Mexico where three passenger took out accident policies.
Original Air Date: January 30 and 31, 1956
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00:29:00 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
The Line Up: The Elsner Case (EP1010)
Original Release Date: July 27, 2013
Guthrie and Grebbs investigate the seemingly senseless murder of a 60 year old woman.
Original Air Date: December 27, 1951
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Guthrie and Grebbs investigate the seemingly senseless murder of a 60 year old woman.
Original Air Date: December 27, 1951
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00:31:38 |
Sat 16 Aug 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Part Five and High Sky Hoodoo (EP1009)
Release Date: July 26, 2013
Johnny nears the solution to the mystery of the missing trainer and what really happened to Duke Red.
Original Air Date: January 27, 1956
Whitney Kent takes a test flight—and…
Johnny nears the solution to the mystery of the missing trainer and what really happened to Duke Red.
Original Air Date: January 27, 1956
Whitney Kent takes a test flight—and…
00:33:14 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
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