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
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ugly Pattern Matter (EP1693)
Release Date: October 02, 2015
Johnny investigates a series of murders targeting executives with a small firm.
Original Air Date: June 29, 1958
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Johnny investigates a series of murders targeting executives with a small firm.
Original Air Date: June 29, 1958
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00:28:15 |
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Professional Beggar (EP1692)
Release Date: October 01, 2015
A delivery boy who refused the tip could be the key to solving the murder of a DA.Original Air Date: August 15, 1948
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A delivery boy who refused the tip could be the key to solving the murder of a DA.Original Air Date: August 15, 1948
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00:33:07 |
Thu 19 Sep 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Cloak of Kamehameha (EP1691)
Release Date: September 30, 2015
Marlowe is sent to Hawaii to facilitate the sale of an all-feather cloak to find someone bordered his plane under Marlowe’s name.
Original Air Date: May 16, 1950
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Marlowe is sent to Hawaii to facilitate the sale of an all-feather cloak to find someone bordered his plane under Marlowe’s name.
Original Air Date: May 16, 1950
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00:36:21 |
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Hearthstone of the Deathsquad: The Unheeded Warning Murder Case (EP1690)
Release Date: September 29, 2015
A secretary is warned to leave her job and a murder occurs in her office.
Original Air Date: August 30, 1951
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A secretary is warned to leave her job and a murder occurs in her office.
Original Air Date: August 30, 1951
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00:34:27 |
Tue 17 Sep 2024
Michael Shayne: The Newton Murder Case (EP1689)
Release Date: September 28, 2015
Michael Shayne is called to a train depot to meet a mysterious client who then completely ignores him.
Original Air Date: April 2, 1945
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Michael Shayne is called to a train depot to meet a mysterious client who then completely ignores him.
Original Air Date: April 2, 1945
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00:36:05 |
Mon 16 Sep 2024
Dragnet: The Big Make (EP1688)
Release Date: September 26, 2015
Joe Friday and Ben Romero think they’ve found an armed robber who committed a senseless shooting. Their job: prove it.
Original Air Date: September 14, 1950
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Joe Friday and Ben Romero think they’ve found an armed robber who committed a senseless shooting. Their job: prove it.
Original Air Date: September 14, 1950
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00:31:03 |
Sat 14 Sep 2024
Yours Truly Dollar: The Virtuous Mobster Matter (EP1687)
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Johnny is called by ex-mobsters in Virtue, South Carolina.
Original Air Date: June 22, 1958
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Johnny is called by ex-mobsters in Virtue, South Carolina.
Original Air Date: June 22, 1958
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00:33:02 |
Fri 13 Sep 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Midway Murder (EP1686)
Release Date: September 24, 2015
A friend of Nick’s father is murdered while searching for a mystery man at a circus.
Original Air Date: August 1, 1948
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A friend of Nick’s father is murdered while searching for a mystery man at a circus.
Original Air Date: August 1, 1948
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00:29:56 |
Thu 12 Sep 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Hiding Place (EP1685)
Release Date: September 23, 2015
Marlowe reflects on the result of an investigation that forces him to tell a widow her son is dead.
Original Air Date: May 9, 1950
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Marlowe reflects on the result of an investigation that forces him to tell a widow her son is dead.
Original Air Date: May 9, 1950
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00:39:38 |
Wed 11 Sep 2024
Ellery Queen: Nikki Porter, Suspect (EP1684)
Release Date: September 22, 2015
A man is found murdered in Nikki’s compartment and she’s suspected of murder.
Original Air Date: November 19, 1954
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A man is found murdered in Nikki’s compartment and she’s suspected of murder.
Original Air Date: November 19, 1954
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00:30:29 |
Tue 10 Sep 2024
The Saint: No, My Darling Daughter (EP1683)
Release Date: September 21, 2015
The Saint is hired by a wealthy woman to protect her wild daughter from a shady gambler she wants to marry.
Original Air Date: July 15, 1951
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The Saint is hired by a wealthy woman to protect her wild daughter from a shady gambler she wants to marry.
Original Air Date: July 15, 1951
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00:33:57 |
Mon 09 Sep 2024
Dragnet: The Big Poison (EP1682)
Release Date: September 19, 2015
Friday and Romero investigate the death of an elderly couple.
Original Air Date: September 7, 1950
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Friday and Romero investigate the death of an elderly couple.
Original Air Date: September 7, 1950
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00:34:13 |
Sun 08 Sep 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Delectable Damsel Matter (EP1681)
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Johnny is called to investigate when a beautiful socialite reports her jewels stolen.
Original Air Date: June 15, 1958
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Johnny is called to investigate when a beautiful socialite reports her jewels stolen.
Original Air Date: June 15, 1958
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00:31:39 |
Sat 07 Sep 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the King’s Apology (EP1680)
Release Date: September 17, 2015
Nick finds a dead collector and near his body they find a forged apology letter from King George III.
Original Air Date: June 27, 1948
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Nick finds a dead collector and near his body they find a forged apology letter from King George III.
Original Air Date: June 27, 1948
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00:29:00 |
Fri 06 Sep 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Sea Horse Jockey (EP1679)
Release Date: September 16, 2015
Marlowe is called to deliver a jeweled sea horse for sale.Original Air Date: May 2, 1950
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Marlowe is called to deliver a jeweled sea horse for sale.Original Air Date: May 2, 1950
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00:33:29 |
Thu 05 Sep 2024
The Ford Theatre: The Adventure of a Bad Boy (EP1678)
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Ellery Queen investigates the attempted poisoning of a cantankerous woman and the most obvious suspect is her eight-year-old nephew.
Original Air Date: January 4, 1948
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Ellery Queen investigates the attempted poisoning of a cantankerous woman and the most obvious suspect is her eight-year-old nephew.
Original Air Date: January 4, 1948
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01:07:28 |
Wed 04 Sep 2024
The Saint: Satan’s Angels (EP1677)
Release Date: September 13, 2015
Simon is called in to investigate the disappearance of a trombonist in all-female orchestra.
Original Air Date: July 8, 1951
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Simon is called in to investigate the disappearance of a trombonist in all-female orchestra.
Original Air Date: July 8, 1951
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00:34:39 |
Tue 03 Sep 2024
Dragnet: The Big Check (EP1676)
Release Date: September 11, 2015
Friday and Romero search for a man who has been writing bad checks at small businesses across Los Angeles.
Original Air Date: August 31, 1950
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Friday and Romero search for a man who has been writing bad checks at small businesses across Los Angeles.
Original Air Date: August 31, 1950
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00:35:26 |
Mon 02 Sep 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward River Matter (EP1675)
Release Date: September 10, 2015
Johnny is called in to investigate when a town is being destroyed by a flood.
Original Air Date: June 8, 1958
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Johnny is called in to investigate when a town is being destroyed by a flood.
Original Air Date: June 8, 1958
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00:33:06 |
Sun 01 Sep 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Flowery Farewell (EP1674)
Release Date: September 09, 2015
Nick is called in to investigate the case of a relatively young industrialist who appears to have committed suicide.
Original Air Date: June 20, 1948
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Nick is called in to investigate the case of a relatively young industrialist who appears to have committed suicide.
Original Air Date: June 20, 1948
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00:30:05 |
Sat 31 Aug 2024
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