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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:
  • 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 to even more obscure series such as Homicide O'Kane, Here Comes McBride, Miss Pinkerton Incorporated, A Johnny Fletcher Mystery, Police Blotter, Call the Police, The Big Guy, The Man from Homicide, and Hearthstone of the Death Squad.

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.

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Average duration
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968
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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Line Up: Eddie Gaynor Framed for Murder (EP0836)

Line Up: Eddie Gaynor Framed for Murder (EP0836)

Release Date: January 05, 2013

All the evidence suggests a young hood named Eddie Gaynor is behind a gangland killing but Lieutenant Guthrie’s not so sure.

Original Air Date: July 20, 1950

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00:36:07  |   Sat 25 Jan 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Frustrated Phoenix Matter (EP0835)

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Frustrated Phoenix Matter (EP0835)

Release Date: January 04, 2013

Johnny investigates the death of the author of one of America’s greatest novels.

Original Air Date: April 27, 1954

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00:30:08  |   Fri 24 Jan 2025
Sherlock Holmes: The Elusive Agent, Part Two (EP0834)

Sherlock Holmes: The Elusive Agent, Part Two (EP0834)

Release Date: January 03, 2013

Holmes and Watson go to Paris on the trail of the agent and are offered money for their part of the plans on a train to London.

Original Air Date: March 28, 1949

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00:27:32  |   Thu 23 Jan 2025
Let George Do It: The Iron Hat (EP0833)

Let George Do It: The Iron Hat (EP0833)

Release Date: January 02, 2013

George investigates some stolen evidence that could bring down a crime king.

Original Air Date: May 12, 1952

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00:31:40  |   Wed 22 Jan 2025
A Life in Your Hands: Carol Carson Murdered (EP0832)

A Life in Your Hands: Carol Carson Murdered (EP0832)

Release Date: January 01, 2013

While on vacation, Jonathan Kegg was asked to investigate the murder of a woman in a custody battle.

Original Air Date: May 25, 1950

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00:35:06  |   Tue 21 Jan 2025
Frank Race: The Adventure of the Sobbing Bodyguard (EP0831)

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Sobbing Bodyguard (EP0831)

Release Date: December 31, 2012

Donovan finds a dead man in his cab-a dead man he had a motive to murder. He turns to Frank Race for help.

Original Air Date: August 13, 1949

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00:29:20  |   Mon 20 Jan 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Nathan Swing Matter (EP0830)

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Nathan Swing Matter (EP0830)

Release Date: December 28, 2012

Johnny investigates the death of a small time crook and how a crusading prosecutor might be involved.

Original Air Date: April 20, 1954

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00:31:48  |   Fri 17 Jan 2025
Sherlock Holmes: The Elusive Agent, Part One (EP0829)

Sherlock Holmes: The Elusive Agent, Part One (EP0829)

Release Date: December 27, 2012

Sherlock Holmes investigates a case of stolen plans on the eve of World War I.

Original Air Date: March 21, 1949

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00:27:27  |   Thu 16 Jan 2025
Let George Do It: Come to the Casbah (EP0828)

Let George Do It: Come to the Casbah (EP0828)

Release Date: December 26, 2012

George tries to recover some papers for the French Government in order to stop their loss from creating an international incident.

Original Air Date: May 5, 1952

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00:32:44  |   Wed 15 Jan 2025
A Life in Your Hands: The Rooming House Murder (EP0827)

A Life in Your Hands: The Rooming House Murder (EP0827)

Release Date: December 25, 2012

A blackmailing boarder is murdered at Mrs. O’Malley’s boarding house.

Original Air Date: September 13, 1949

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00:28:30  |   Tue 14 Jan 2025
Frank Race: The Adventure of the Green Doubloon (EP0826)

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Green Doubloon (EP0826)

Release Date: December 24, 2012

Frank Race goes to Panama in search of a man who embezzled $300,000.

Original Air Date: August 6, 1949

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00:30:59  |   Mon 13 Jan 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Magnolia and Honeysuckle Matter (EP0825)

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Magnolia and Honeysuckle Matter (EP0825)

Release Date: December 21, 2012

Johnny investigates a fire at a paper plant that led to the death of a secretary.

Original Air Date: April 13, 1954

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00:31:18  |   Fri 10 Jan 2025
Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (EP0824)

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (EP0824)

Release Date: December 20, 2012

A lost Christmas goose puts Sherlock Holmes on the trail of a jewel thief with the freedom of an innocent man lying in the balance.

Original Air Date: December 26, 1948

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00:36:01  |   Thu 09 Jan 2025
Let George Do It: The Christmas Letter (EP0823)

Let George Do It: The Christmas Letter (EP0823)

Release Date: December 19, 2012

A soldiers writes George to ask him to visit a girl and take her out on Christmas Eve. George is dismayed to find her about to fall for a known hustler.

Original Air Dat…
00:31:29  |   Wed 08 Jan 2025
A Life in Your Hands:The Final Curtain Call (EP0822)

A Life in Your Hands:The Final Curtain Call (EP0822)

Release Date: December 18, 2012

An over the hill actress is murdered and her unfaithful husband is accused.

Original Air Date: June 7, 1949

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00:32:03  |   Tue 07 Jan 2025
Frank Race: The Adventure of the Roughneck’s Will (EP0821)

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Roughneck’s Will (EP0821)

Release Date: December 17, 2012

An old man creates a will that invites murder.

Original Air Date: July 30, 1949

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00:29:46  |   Mon 06 Jan 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Sulfur and Brimstone Matter (EP0820)

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Sulfur and Brimstone Matter (EP0820)

Release Date: December 14, 2012

Johnny investigates sabotage and murder at the construction site of a hydro electric dam in Venezuela.

Original Air Date: April 6, 1954

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00:30:47  |   Fri 03 Jan 2025
Sherlock Holmes: The Burmese Goddess (EP0819)

Sherlock Holmes: The Burmese Goddess (EP0819)

Release Date: December 13, 2012

Sherlock Holmes tries to find out who is behind the murder of the owner of a Burmese Idol and why they are willing to kill over it.

Original Air Date: April 18, 1949

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00:28:07  |   Thu 02 Jan 2025
Let George Do It: Operation Europa (EP0818)

Let George Do It: Operation Europa (EP0818)

Release Date: December 12, 2012

George Valentine goes to Paris and Instanbul to recover $250,000 in stolen diamonds.

Original Air Date: April 28, 1952

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00:33:26  |   Wed 01 Jan 2025
Call the Police: The Case of the Unknown Strangler (EP0817)

Call the Police: The Case of the Unknown Strangler (EP0817)

Release Date: December 11, 2012

Bill Grant is confronted by a series of psychotic murders.

Original Air Date: July 20, 1948

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00:33:38  |   Tue 31 Dec 2024
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