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
Dragnet: The Big Quack (EP1712)
Release Date: October 24, 2015
Joe Friday and Ben Romero searches for a man running a school for phony psychologists.
Original Air Date: October 12, 1950
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Joe Friday and Ben Romero searches for a man running a school for phony psychologists.
Original Air Date: October 12, 1950
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00:32:22 |
Sat 12 Oct 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Mojave Red Sequel (EP1711)
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Convinced that an accidental death near his favorite fishing spot was actually murder, Johnny has to find the killer.
Original Air Date: July 20, 1958
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Convinced that an accidental death near his favorite fishing spot was actually murder, Johnny has to find the killer.
Original Air Date: July 20, 1958
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00:28:56 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Quiet Roommate (EP1710)
Release Date: October 22, 2015
A boss wants Nick to intimidate an employee into handing over letters that reveal the identity of an industrial spy.
Original Air Date: September 5, 1948
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A boss wants Nick to intimidate an employee into handing over letters that reveal the identity of an industrial spy.
Original Air Date: September 5, 1948
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00:34:33 |
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Philip Marlowe: Face to Forget (EP1709)
Release Date: October 21, 2015
Marlowe boards a train to San Francisco in search of a woman’s missing boyfriend.
Original Air Date: June 14, 1950
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Marlowe boards a train to San Francisco in search of a woman’s missing boyfriend.
Original Air Date: June 14, 1950
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00:32:45 |
Wed 09 Oct 2024
Crime Files of Flamond: The Case of the Squealing Duck (EP1708)
Release Date: October 20, 2015
A night club comedian hires Flamond because he believes someone is trying to sabotage his act.
Original Air Date: April 18, 1944
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A night club comedian hires Flamond because he believes someone is trying to sabotage his act.
Original Air Date: April 18, 1944
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00:43:32 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
Michael Shayne: Body in the Trunk (EP1707)
Release Date: October 19, 2015
Phyllis comes home to find her friend murdered and in a trunk.
Original Air Date: April 23, 1945
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Phyllis comes home to find her friend murdered and in a trunk.
Original Air Date: April 23, 1945
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00:34:52 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
Dragnet: The Big .38 (EP1706)
Release Date: October 17, 2015
Friday and Romero investigate a series of armed robberies that have ended in two deaths and their best clues are a series of .38 handguns that don’t match each other.
Or…
Friday and Romero investigate a series of armed robberies that have ended in two deaths and their best clues are a series of .38 handguns that don’t match each other.
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00:31:04 |
Sat 05 Oct 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Mojave Red Matter (EP1705)
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Despite the objections of the local insurance agent, Johnny travels to his favorite fishing resort to investigate the death of a businessman that most say was accidenta…
Despite the objections of the local insurance agent, Johnny travels to his favorite fishing resort to investigate the death of a businessman that most say was accidenta…
00:30:12 |
Fri 04 Oct 2024
Nick Carter: Case of the Failing Eyes (EP1704)
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Nick Carter doesn’t buy it that an old friend committed suicide.
Original Air Date: August 29, 1948
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Nick Carter doesn’t buy it that an old friend committed suicide.
Original Air Date: August 29, 1948
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00:30:49 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Bedside Manners (EP1703)
Release Date: October 14, 2015
Marlowe is bed-ridden after breaking his leg but is hired to clear up a matter of a wealthy heiress’ brother being blackmailed by a man named fish.
Original Air Date: Ma…
Marlowe is bed-ridden after breaking his leg but is hired to clear up a matter of a wealthy heiress’ brother being blackmailed by a man named fish.
Original Air Date: Ma…
00:39:04 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
Hearthstone of the Death Squad: The Terrifying Letter Murder Case (EP1702)
Release Date: October 13, 2015
A public stenographer is killed by a man after she had been forced to type a suicide note.
Original Air Date: January 10, 1952
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A public stenographer is killed by a man after she had been forced to type a suicide note.
Original Air Date: January 10, 1952
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00:32:38 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
Michael Shayne: The Left-Handed Clue (EP1701)
Release Date: October 12, 2015
A wealthy young woman hires Mike to investigate the mysterious death of her brother.
Original Air Date: April 16, 1945
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A wealthy young woman hires Mike to investigate the mysterious death of her brother.
Original Air Date: April 16, 1945
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00:36:52 |
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Murder Clinic: Death in the Dressing Room (EP1700s)
Release Date: October 11, 2015
H.M. Merrivale investigates the death of a dancer and crook in her dressing room.
Original Air Date: September 29, 1942
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H.M. Merrivale investigates the death of a dancer and crook in her dressing room.
Original Air Date: September 29, 1942
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00:34:08 |
Sat 28 Sep 2024
Dragnet: The Big Death (EP1700)
Release Date: October 10, 2015
Joe Friday goes undercover and is hired to kill the wife of a prominent businessman.
Original Air Date: September 28, 1950
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Joe Friday goes undercover and is hired to kill the wife of a prominent businessman.
Original Air Date: September 28, 1950
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00:30:29 |
Fri 27 Sep 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Blinker Matter (EP1699)
Release Date: October 09, 2015
Johnny investigates the disappearance of a man whose wife didn’t care for him. She claims her husband was taken by a man he can’t find no evidence ever existed.
Original…
Johnny investigates the disappearance of a man whose wife didn’t care for him. She claims her husband was taken by a man he can’t find no evidence ever existed.
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00:25:15 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Red Arrow (EP1698)
Release Date: October 08, 2015
Nick is called in when an apparition of a long-dead Indian chief menaces a wealthy household.
Original Air Date: August 22, 1948
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Nick is called in when an apparition of a long-dead Indian chief menaces a wealthy household.
Original Air Date: August 22, 1948
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00:29:24 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Fox’s Tail (EP1697)
Release Date: October 07, 2015
Marlowe is called in when a witness in a civil trial commits suicide to help ensure the defense believes the witness is alive.
Original Air Date: May 23, 1950
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Marlowe is called in when a witness in a civil trial commits suicide to help ensure the defense believes the witness is alive.
Original Air Date: May 23, 1950
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00:35:02 |
Tue 24 Sep 2024
Hearthstone of the Death Squad: The Marriage Annulment Murder Case (EP1696)
Release Date: October 06, 2015
A woman asks her husband for an annulment and then is found murdered.
Original Air Date: December 13, 1951
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A woman asks her husband for an annulment and then is found murdered.
Original Air Date: December 13, 1951
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00:32:07 |
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Michael Shayne: The Ghost of Mocassin Hill (EP1695)
Release Date: October 05, 2015
Michael Shayne is called in to investigate the death of an elderly man said to have been killed by ghosts.
Original Air Date: April 9, 1945
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Michael Shayne is called in to investigate the death of an elderly man said to have been killed by ghosts.
Original Air Date: April 9, 1945
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00:33:55 |
Sun 22 Sep 2024
Dragnet: The Big Pair (EP1694)
Release Date: October 03, 2015
Friday and Romero investigate the case of a grandfather and his daughter who return from Indiana to find all their furniture stolen.
Original Air Date: September 21, 195…
Friday and Romero investigate the case of a grandfather and his daughter who return from Indiana to find all their furniture stolen.
Original Air Date: September 21, 195…
00:31:56 |
Sat 21 Sep 2024
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