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
Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Message in Red (EP1636)
Release Date: July 28, 2015
Three seemingly unconnected women are slain by the same killer.
Original Air Date: November 7, 1945
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Three seemingly unconnected women are slain by the same killer.
Original Air Date: November 7, 1945
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00:35:13 |
Fri 09 Aug 2024
The Saint: The Lady Who Leaned (EP1635)
Release Date: July 27, 2015
A woman steals a revolver from Simon who then finds a dead man in the office of a man who jilted her.
Original Air Date: April 22, 1951
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A woman steals a revolver from Simon who then finds a dead man in the office of a man who jilted her.
Original Air Date: April 22, 1951
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00:34:00 |
Thu 08 Aug 2024
Dragnet: The Big Bomb (EP1634)
Release Date: July 25, 2015
Friday and Romero are in a race against time to stop a madman with a bomb who is threatening to blow up City Hall.
Original Air Date: July 13, 1950
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Friday and Romero are in a race against time to stop a madman with a bomb who is threatening to blow up City Hall.
Original Air Date: July 13, 1950
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00:38:02 |
Thu 08 Aug 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Money Matter (EP1633)
Release Date: July 24, 2015
Johnny investigates a meek man whose alleged to have ran off with $160,000.
Original Air Date: April 13, 1958
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Johnny investigates a meek man whose alleged to have ran off with $160,000.
Original Air Date: April 13, 1958
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00:25:40 |
Wed 07 Aug 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Nameless Blonde (EP1632)
Release Date: July 23, 2015
An unknown blonde woman is found murdered in Nick’s office.
Original Air Date: May 9, 1948
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An unknown blonde woman is found murdered in Nick’s office.
Original Air Date: May 9, 1948
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00:29:28 |
Wed 07 Aug 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Monkey’s Uncle (EP1631)
Release Date: July 22, 2015
A Scottish animal trainer calls Marlowe into a case involving a chimpanzee.
Original Air Date: March 7, 1950
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A Scottish animal trainer calls Marlowe into a case involving a chimpanzee.
Original Air Date: March 7, 1950
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00:32:47 |
Tue 06 Aug 2024
Ellery Queen: Nick the Knife (EP1630)
Release Date: July 21, 2015
Ellery investigates a series of knifing attacks in New York City parks.
Original Air Date: August 1, 1945
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Ellery investigates a series of knifing attacks in New York City parks.
Original Air Date: August 1, 1945
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00:30:25 |
Tue 06 Aug 2024
The Saint: Strange Bedfellows (EP1629)
Release Date: July 20, 2015
The Saint is called in to investigate the disappearance of the Mayor’s son.
Original Air Date: April 15, 1951
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The Saint is called in to investigate the disappearance of the Mayor’s son.
Original Air Date: April 15, 1951
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00:34:00 |
Mon 05 Aug 2024
Dragnet: The Big Frame (EP1628)
Release Date: July 18, 2015
Friday and Romero investigate an apparent hit and run case that begins to look more and more like murder.
Original Air Date: July 6, 1950
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Friday and Romero investigate an apparent hit and run case that begins to look more and more like murder.
Original Air Date: July 6, 1950
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00:32:45 |
Sun 04 Aug 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Eastern Western Matter (EP1627)
Release Date: July 17, 2015
Johnny is called to Florida to investigate a Florida’s cattleman’s loss of an entire herd.
Original Air Date: April 6, 1958
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Johnny is called to Florida to investigate a Florida’s cattleman’s loss of an entire herd.
Original Air Date: April 6, 1958
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00:28:27 |
Sat 03 Aug 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Henpecked Husband (EP1626)
Release Date: July 16, 2015
A meek professor wins $90,000 at a casino and is murdered.
Original Air Date: April 11, 1948
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A meek professor wins $90,000 at a casino and is murdered.
Original Air Date: April 11, 1948
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00:29:32 |
Sat 03 Aug 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Big Step (EP1625)
Release Date: July 15, 2015
A waitress asks Marlowe to look into what’s bothering a friend. She’s disappeared along with a gun.
Original Air Date: February 28, 1950
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A waitress asks Marlowe to look into what’s bothering a friend. She’s disappeared along with a gun.
Original Air Date: February 28, 1950
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00:37:11 |
Fri 02 Aug 2024
Ellery Queen: The Foul Tip (EP1624)
Release Date: July 14, 2015
A cowboy movie star is murdered at a ballpark.
Original Air Date: July 15, 1944
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A cowboy movie star is murdered at a ballpark.
Original Air Date: July 15, 1944
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00:34:21 |
Fri 02 Aug 2024
The Saint: The Ghost Who Came to Dinner (EP1623)
Release Date: July 13, 2015
In a country house, Simon encounters a cabbie who claimed to see ghosts dressed like people who lived 200 years ago.
Original Air Date: April 8, 1951
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In a country house, Simon encounters a cabbie who claimed to see ghosts dressed like people who lived 200 years ago.
Original Air Date: April 8, 1951
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00:32:46 |
Thu 01 Aug 2024
Dragnet: The Big Grab (EP1622)
Release Date: July 11, 2015
Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for a kidnapped woman.
Original Air Time: June 15, 1950
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Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for a kidnapped woman.
Original Air Time: June 15, 1950
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00:34:14 |
Thu 01 Aug 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Killer’s List Matter (EP1621)
Release Date: July 10, 2015
Johnny investigates the death of a wealthy insurance man with a young wife who’s indifferent to his death.
Original Air Date: March 30, 1958
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Johnny investigates the death of a wealthy insurance man with a young wife who’s indifferent to his death.
Original Air Date: March 30, 1958
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00:25:39 |
Wed 31 Jul 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Star of Evil (EP1620)
Release Date: July 09, 2015
Nick searches for a missing maharaja and a missing priceless jewel.
Original Air Date: April 4, 1948
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Nick searches for a missing maharaja and a missing priceless jewel.
Original Air Date: April 4, 1948
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00:30:38 |
Wed 31 Jul 2024
Philip Marlowe: Ladies Night (EP1619)
Release Date: July 08, 2015
Phil is hired to find to find a writer for a magazine publisher in this episode featuring an all-female guest cast.
Original Air Date: February 21, 1950
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Phil is hired to find to find a writer for a magazine publisher in this episode featuring an all-female guest cast.
Original Air Date: February 21, 1950
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00:34:13 |
Tue 30 Jul 2024
Ellery Queen: The Adventure of Dead Man’s Cavern (EP1618)
Release Date: July 07, 2015
While vacationing in the mountains, Ellery and friends stumble upon a mysterious death tied to a murderer’s ghost.
Original Air Date: April 15, 1944
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While vacationing in the mountains, Ellery and friends stumble upon a mysterious death tied to a murderer’s ghost.
Original Air Date: April 15, 1944
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00:30:49 |
Tue 30 Jul 2024
The Saint: Simon Carries the Ivy (EP1617)
Release Date: July 06, 2015
The Saint investigates a series of poisoned pen letters set to men who are thought to be interested in a lovely co-ed.
Original Air Date: April 1, 1951
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The Saint investigates a series of poisoned pen letters set to men who are thought to be interested in a lovely co-ed.
Original Air Date: April 1, 1951
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00:34:19 |
Mon 29 Jul 2024
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