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 Mink (EP1616)
Release Date: July 04, 2015
Friday and Romero investigate the robbery of a furrier.
Original Air Date: June 22, 1950
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Friday and Romero investigate the robbery of a furrier.
Original Air Date: June 22, 1950
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00:35:12 |
Sun 28 Jul 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Denver Disbursal Matter (EP1615)
Release Date: July 03, 2015
Johnny goes to Denver to investigate a series of suspicious claims being paid out.
Original Air Date: March 23, 1958
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Johnny goes to Denver to investigate a series of suspicious claims being paid out.
Original Air Date: March 23, 1958
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00:30:16 |
Sat 27 Jul 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Martyred Rat (EP1614)
Release Date: July 02, 2015
Nick investigates a series of truck hijackings.
Original Air Date: March 28, 1948
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Nick investigates a series of truck hijackings.
Original Air Date: March 28, 1948
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00:31:10 |
Sat 27 Jul 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Grim Echo (EP1613)
Release Date: July 01, 2015
While in a storm, Phil ends up at a house where everyone has a motive to kill him.
Original Air Date: February 14, 1950
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While in a storm, Phil ends up at a house where everyone has a motive to kill him.
Original Air Date: February 14, 1950
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00:33:52 |
Fri 26 Jul 2024
Ellery Queen: Adventure of the Scarecrow and the Snowman (EP1612)
Release Date: June 30, 2015
Ellery Queen uses a movie to solve a case of a man who was found in the clothes of a scarecrow and then disappeared from the hospital.
Original Air Date: January 22, 1944
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Ellery Queen uses a movie to solve a case of a man who was found in the clothes of a scarecrow and then disappeared from the hospital.
Original Air Date: January 22, 1944
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00:33:35 |
Fri 26 Jul 2024
The Saint: Formula for Death (EP1611)
Release Date: June 29, 2015
The Saint gets a new tailored jacket back with a bullet hole and a formula demanded by a man with a weight problem.
Original Air Date: March 25, 1951
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The Saint gets a new tailored jacket back with a bullet hole and a formula demanded by a man with a weight problem.
Original Air Date: March 25, 1951
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00:34:43 |
Thu 25 Jul 2024
Dragnet: The Big Press (EP1610)
Release Date: June 27, 2015
Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a purse-snatching spree.
Original Air Date: June 15, 1950
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Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a purse-snatching spree.
Original Air Date: June 15, 1950
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00:34:43 |
Thu 25 Jul 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Salkoff Sequel Matter (EP1609)
Release Date: June 26, 2015
Johnny is preparing to leave Florida when he’s called in to investigate the disappearance of a scientist involved in top secret research.
Original Air Date: March 16, 1958
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Johnny is preparing to leave Florida when he’s called in to investigate the disappearance of a scientist involved in top secret research.
Original Air Date: March 16, 1958
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00:26:09 |
Wed 24 Jul 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Magic Rope (EP1608)
Release Date: June 25, 2015
Nick Carter investigates the death of a magician famous for his rope trip in the midst of a magic competition.
Original Air Date: March 21, 1948
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Nick Carter investigates the death of a magician famous for his rope trip in the midst of a magic competition.
Original Air Date: March 21, 1948
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00:31:27 |
Wed 24 Jul 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Long Arm (EP1607)
Release Date: June 24, 2015
Marlowe goes to Bay City to help a man whose wife has been murdered with him being the prime suspect.
Original Air Date: February 7, 1950
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Marlowe goes to Bay City to help a man whose wife has been murdered with him being the prime suspect.
Original Air Date: February 7, 1950
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00:34:08 |
Tue 23 Jul 2024
Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Mischief Maker (EP1606)
Release Date: June 23, 2015
Ellery is called in to investigate a series of anonymous mischief making letters.
Original Air Date: January 13, 1944
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Ellery is called in to investigate a series of anonymous mischief making letters.
Original Air Date: January 13, 1944
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00:33:28 |
Tue 23 Jul 2024
The Saint: The Birds and Bees of East Orange (EP1605)
Release Date: June 22, 2015
A woman who owns a circulating library reports to Simon that someone is checking out, “The Birds and Bees of East Orange” and when Simon goes to investigate, he finds the …
A woman who owns a circulating library reports to Simon that someone is checking out, “The Birds and Bees of East Orange” and when Simon goes to investigate, he finds the …
00:33:45 |
Mon 22 Jul 2024
Dragnet: The Big Smart Guy (EP1604)
Release Date: June 20, 2015
A woman is murdered in her apartment and Joe Friday and Ben Romero suspect her husband was involved.
Original Air Date: June 8, 1950
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A woman is murdered in her apartment and Joe Friday and Ben Romero suspect her husband was involved.
Original Air Date: June 8, 1950
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00:38:51 |
Mon 22 Jul 2024
Suspense: The Blind Spot (EP1604s)
Release Date: June 21, 2015
A pop psychologist becomes involved in investigating the murder of a head of research at a polling firm.
Original Air Date: May 1, 1948
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A pop psychologist becomes involved in investigating the murder of a head of research at a polling firm.
Original Air Date: May 1, 1948
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01:04:26 |
Sun 21 Jul 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Moth Matter (EP1603)
Release Date: June 19, 2015
Johnny is called in to investigate when a top secret project is damaged and sabotage is feared.
Original Air Date: March 9, 1958
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Johnny is called in to investigate when a top secret project is damaged and sabotage is feared.
Original Air Date: March 9, 1958
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00:26:21 |
Sat 20 Jul 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Last Old Timer (EP1602)
Release Date: June 18, 2015
Waldo’s warning of a wave of blown safes following the release of an old time safe cracker appears to come true.
Original Air Date: March 14, 1948
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Waldo’s warning of a wave of blown safes following the release of an old time safe cracker appears to come true.
Original Air Date: March 14, 1948
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00:29:45 |
Sat 20 Jul 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Hairpin Turn (EP1601)
Release Date: June 17, 2015
A man calls in Marlowe to investigate the man his child is about to marry.
Original Air Date: January 28, 1950
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A man calls in Marlowe to investigate the man his child is about to marry.
Original Air Date: January 28, 1950
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00:35:43 |
Fri 19 Jul 2024
Ellery Queen: The Vanishing Magician (EP1600)
Release Date: June 16, 2015
An old vaudeville magician makes a wager for $25,000 that he can disappear from a house under the nose of New York’s finest.
Original Air Date: November 6, 1943
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An old vaudeville magician makes a wager for $25,000 that he can disappear from a house under the nose of New York’s finest.
Original Air Date: November 6, 1943
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00:36:17 |
Fri 19 Jul 2024
The Saint: Button, Button (EP1599)
Release Date: June 15, 2015
The Saint is called by a wealthy man who tells him to go home. The Saint is then knocked out and finds his host missing.
Original Air Date: March 11, 1951
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The Saint is called by a wealthy man who tells him to go home. The Saint is then knocked out and finds his host missing.
Original Air Date: March 11, 1951
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00:32:29 |
Thu 18 Jul 2024
Dragnet: The Big Fake (EP1598)
Release Date: June 13, 2015
Friday and Romero investigate an allegation of robbery by a police officer.
Original Air Date: June 1, 1950
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Friday and Romero investigate an allegation of robbery by a police officer.
Original Air Date: June 1, 1950
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00:29:42 |
Thu 18 Jul 2024
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