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
Crime and Peter Chambers: The Dentist and the Extortion Murder (EP1444)
Release Date: December 16, 2014
A dentist comes to Pete believing he killed a man and wants Pete’s help to decide whether to blackmail money.
Original Air Date: May 25, 1954
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A dentist comes to Pete believing he killed a man and wants Pete’s help to decide whether to blackmail money.
Original Air Date: May 25, 1954
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00:28:40 |
Sat 25 May 2024
The Saint: The Frightened Author (EP1443)
Release Date: December 15, 2014
The writer of a novel based on the real life affair between a fighter and a manager’s wife turns to the Saint when he fears he’ll be murdered.
Original Air Date: July 23…
The writer of a novel based on the real life affair between a fighter and a manager’s wife turns to the Saint when he fears he’ll be murdered.
Original Air Date: July 23…
00:31:27 |
Fri 24 May 2024
Dragnet: The Mother-in-Law Mother (EP1442)
Release Date: December 13, 2014
It looks like Friday and Romero have an open and shut case against a woman who was having an affair for murdering her mother-in-law.
Original Air Date: November 24, 1949
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It looks like Friday and Romero have an open and shut case against a woman who was having an affair for murdering her mother-in-law.
Original Air Date: November 24, 1949
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00:31:38 |
Fri 24 May 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Smokey Sleeper Matter (EP1441)
Release Date: December 12, 2014
Johnny investigates a warehouse fire that destroyed a shady operator’s entire stock of mattresses.
Original Air Date: August 25, 1957
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Johnny investigates a warehouse fire that destroyed a shady operator’s entire stock of mattresses.
Original Air Date: August 25, 1957
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00:33:38 |
Fri 24 May 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Crystal Prophecy (EP1440)
Release Date: December 11, 2014
Nick is concerned that a series of suicides might actually be murder.
Original Air Date: March 23, 1947
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Nick is concerned that a series of suicides might actually be murder.
Original Air Date: March 23, 1947
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00:33:54 |
Fri 24 May 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Pigeon’s Blood (EP1439)
Release Date: December 10, 2014
Marlowe recovered to recover rubies owned by French survivors of the Nazi occupation.
Original Air Date: June 11, 1949
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Marlowe recovered to recover rubies owned by French survivors of the Nazi occupation.
Original Air Date: June 11, 1949
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00:34:01 |
Thu 23 May 2024
Crime and Peter Chambers: The Regina Kent Murder (EP1438)
Release Date: December 09, 2014
Peter Chambers investigates when an elderly man who runs a newspaper stand becomes a target for murder.
Original Air Date: May 11, 1954
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Peter Chambers investigates when an elderly man who runs a newspaper stand becomes a target for murder.
Original Air Date: May 11, 1954
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00:27:51 |
Thu 23 May 2024
The Saint: Follow the Leader (EP1437)
Release Date: December 08 , 2014
A beautiful woman shows up at the Saint’s door and Simon Templar becomes involved in a dangerous case of international intrigue over a 10 cent whiskey glass.
Original A…
A beautiful woman shows up at the Saint’s door and Simon Templar becomes involved in a dangerous case of international intrigue over a 10 cent whiskey glass.
Original A…
00:31:41 |
Thu 23 May 2024
Dragnet: The Big Lamp (TV Soundtrack) (EP1436)
Release Date: December 06, 2014
A criminal is acquitted, leaves LA, and returns. Friday and Ed Jacobs think he’s up to his old tricks.
TV Original Air Date: June 19, 1952 of Radio Script that originall…
A criminal is acquitted, leaves LA, and returns. Friday and Ed Jacobs think he’s up to his old tricks.
TV Original Air Date: June 19, 1952 of Radio Script that originall…
00:31:41 |
Thu 23 May 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Killer’s Brand Matter (EP1435)
Release Date: December 05, 2014
Johnny is called in to protect an insured event promoter whose life has been threatened in the midst of a frontier festival.
Original Air Date: August 11,1957
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Johnny is called in to protect an insured event promoter whose life has been threatened in the midst of a frontier festival.
Original Air Date: August 11,1957
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00:29:46 |
Wed 22 May 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Careless Employees (EP1434)
Release Date: December 04, 2014
Nick Carter is called to investigate the mysterious deaths of several window washers.
Original Air Date: February 2, 1947
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Nick Carter is called to investigate the mysterious deaths of several window washers.
Original Air Date: February 2, 1947
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00:28:22 |
Wed 22 May 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Unfair Lady (EP1433)
Release Date: December 03, 2014
Marlowe goes South of the Border to find who’s behind a series of diamond thefts.
Original Air Date: June 4, 1949
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Marlowe goes South of the Border to find who’s behind a series of diamond thefts.
Original Air Date: June 4, 1949
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00:32:09 |
Wed 22 May 2024
Crime and Peter Chambers: Peter Chambers, Murder Suspect (EP1432)
Release Date: December 02, 2014
Peter Chambers is called to a bar where he orders milk, meets a potential client who opts not to hire him and then he finds himself accused of murder.
Original Air Date:…
Peter Chambers is called to a bar where he orders milk, meets a potential client who opts not to hire him and then he finds himself accused of murder.
Original Air Date:…
00:28:23 |
Wed 22 May 2024
The Saint: The Problem of the Peculiar Payoff (EP1431)
Release Date: December 01, 2014
A newly released felon is hired to kill the Saint.
Original Air Date: July 9, 1950
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A newly released felon is hired to kill the Saint.
Original Air Date: July 9, 1950
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00:30:07 |
Tue 21 May 2024
Dragnet: Truck Hijackers (EP1430)
Release Date: November 29, 2014
Friday and Romero’s investigation of a series of truck hijackings is hindered by the suicide of the prime suspect.
Original Air Date: October 1, 1949
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Friday and Romero’s investigation of a series of truck hijackings is hindered by the suicide of the prime suspect.
Original Air Date: October 1, 1949
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00:33:43 |
Tue 21 May 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Widow Matter (EP1429)
Release Date: November 28, 2014
Johnny is brought in to guard an elderly widow as she transports a hideous piece of art to a cabin after the suspicious death of her husband.
Original Air Date: August 4…
Johnny is brought in to guard an elderly widow as she transports a hideous piece of art to a cabin after the suspicious death of her husband.
Original Air Date: August 4…
00:34:54 |
Tue 21 May 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Persistent Beggars (EP1428)
Release Date: November 27, 2014
Nick Carter investigates a panhandling racket.
Original Air Date: January 26, 1947
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Nick Carter investigates a panhandling racket.
Original Air Date: January 26, 1947
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00:27:48 |
Tue 21 May 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Ebony Link (EP1427)
Release Date: November 26, 2014
Marlowe helps a disabled man whose being blackmailed over his wife for the second time in six months.
Original Air Date: May 28, 1949
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Marlowe helps a disabled man whose being blackmailed over his wife for the second time in six months.
Original Air Date: May 28, 1949
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00:33:35 |
Mon 20 May 2024
Crime and Peter Chambers: The Rooming House Murder (EP1426)
Release Date: November 25, 2014
Peter Chambers investigating a murder in a theatrical bordering house.
Original Air Date: April 27, 1954
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Su…
Peter Chambers investigating a murder in a theatrical bordering house.
Original Air Date: April 27, 1954
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00:27:34 |
Mon 20 May 2024
The Saint: A Real Gone Guy (EP1425)
Original Release Date: November 24, 2014
Simon investigates the death of a band leader.
Original Air Date: July 2, 1950
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Simon investigates the death of a band leader.
Original Air Date: July 2, 1950
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00:31:03 |
Mon 20 May 2024
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