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
Nick Carter: The Case of the Dictaphone Murder (EP1386)
Release Date: October 09, 2014
A man is found murdered in his room with a dictaphone in the closet.
Original Air Date: June 4, 1946
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A man is found murdered in his room with a dictaphone in the closet.
Original Air Date: June 4, 1946
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00:33:27 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Name to Remember (EP1385)
Release Date: October 08, 2014
Marlowe is hired to find out the identity of a man with a t-shirt who has been stalking his client. The client is found dead and he’s not the only one.
Original Air Date:…
Marlowe is hired to find out the identity of a man with a t-shirt who has been stalking his client. The client is found dead and he’s not the only one.
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00:33:22 |
Wed 03 Apr 2024
Easy Money: Galloping Ivories (EP1384)
Release Date: October 07, 2014
Mike Trent sets out to expose a big time gambler taking wealthy kids’ money in a crooked craps game.
Original Air Date: November 14, 1954
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Mike Trent sets out to expose a big time gambler taking wealthy kids’ money in a crooked craps game.
Original Air Date: November 14, 1954
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00:32:04 |
Tue 02 Apr 2024
The Saint: Greed Causes Murder (EP1383)
Release Date: October 06, 2014
The Saint investigates when a gangster is pressuring an old man to sell his jalopy to him.
Original Air Date: August 14, 1949
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The Saint investigates when a gangster is pressuring an old man to sell his jalopy to him.
Original Air Date: August 14, 1949
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00:28:30 |
Mon 01 Apr 2024
Dragnet: Production 10 (aka: The Maniac Murderer) (EP1382)
Release Date: October 04, 2014
Friday and Romero search for a man who has already brutally murdered two women.
Original Air Date: August 11, 1949
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Friday and Romero search for a man who has already brutally murdered two women.
Original Air Date: August 11, 1949
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00:33:48 |
Sun 31 Mar 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Dixon Murder Matter (EP1381)
Release Date: October 03, 2014
Johnny returns to where he investigated last week’s missing person’s case to solve the murder of a young woman.
Original Air Date: June 16, 1957
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Johnny returns to where he investigated last week’s missing person’s case to solve the murder of a young woman.
Original Air Date: June 16, 1957
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00:41:55 |
Sat 30 Mar 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Demented Daughter (EP1380)
Release Date: October 02, 2014
Nick Carter is suspicious when a wealthy young woman believe she’s going insane.
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Nick Carter is suspicious when a wealthy young woman believe she’s going insane.
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00:33:19 |
Sat 30 Mar 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Last Laugh (EP1379)
Release Date: October 01, 2014
Marlowe attends the reading of a willing only to find the testator very much alive–but not for long.
Original Air Date: April 2, 1949
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Marlowe attends the reading of a willing only to find the testator very much alive–but not for long.
Original Air Date: April 2, 1949
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00:32:43 |
Fri 29 Mar 2024
Easy Money: Football Pool Racket (EP1378)
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Mike Trent is forced to work for a football pool kingpin to find the truth of how multiple winning tickets are being cashed.
Original Air Date: October 3, 1954
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Mike Trent is forced to work for a football pool kingpin to find the truth of how multiple winning tickets are being cashed.
Original Air Date: October 3, 1954
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00:34:31 |
Fri 29 Mar 2024
The Saint: The Saint Goes Underground (EP1377)
Release Date: September 29, 2014
The Saint’s plane lays over for repairs in a small New Mexico town where everyone is hinting he should leave if he cares about his health.
Original Air Date: July 31, 1…
The Saint’s plane lays over for repairs in a small New Mexico town where everyone is hinting he should leave if he cares about his health.
Original Air Date: July 31, 1…
00:28:25 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Dragnet: Production 9 (Benny Trousel) (EP1376)
Release Date: September 27, 2014
One of Romero and Friday’s informants is killed leaving a dying clue to the secret behind a new drug ring.
Original Air Date: August 4, 1949
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One of Romero and Friday’s informants is killed leaving a dying clue to the secret behind a new drug ring.
Original Air Date: August 4, 1949
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00:35:55 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Mason Dixon Mismatch Matter (EP1375)
Release Date: September 26, 2014
In a murder in Virginia, Johnny has to find out who a murdered woman: the daughter of the wealthy Mason family or the poor Dixon one.
Original Air Date: June 9, 1957
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In a murder in Virginia, Johnny has to find out who a murdered woman: the daughter of the wealthy Mason family or the poor Dixon one.
Original Air Date: June 9, 1957
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00:34:01 |
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Poker Murders (EP1374)
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Nick looks into a series of daring robberies committed by a criminal who leaves a playing card as his calling card.
Original Air Date: May 21, 1946
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Nick looks into a series of daring robberies committed by a criminal who leaves a playing card as his calling card.
Original Air Date: May 21, 1946
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00:37:33 |
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Green Flame (EP1373)
Release Date: September 24, 2014
Marlowe has to find a dead columnist got a story that landed his magazine in court for libel.
Original Air Date: March 26, 1949
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Marlowe has to find a dead columnist got a story that landed his magazine in court for libel.
Original Air Date: March 26, 1949
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00:34:00 |
Tue 26 Mar 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The William Post Matter (EP1372)
Release Date: September 23, 2014
Johnny investigates the murder of an insured woman.
Original Air Date: September 22, 1953
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Johnny investigates the murder of an insured woman.
Original Air Date: September 22, 1953
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00:34:43 |
Tue 26 Mar 2024
The Saint: Gangster District Attorney (EP1371)
Release Date: September 22, 2014
The Saint looks for the truth behind the rackets after a friend is murdered while investigate them
Original Air Date: October 15, 1947
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The Saint looks for the truth behind the rackets after a friend is murdered while investigate them
Original Air Date: October 15, 1947
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00:32:00 |
Mon 25 Mar 2024
Dragnet: Production 8 (aka: The Big Missing) (EP1370)
Release Date: September 20, 2014
A woman from Utah calls to report her daughter missing and Friday and Remero set out to find the missing girl by Christmas.
Original Air Date: July 28, 1949
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A woman from Utah calls to report her daughter missing and Friday and Remero set out to find the missing girl by Christmas.
Original Air Date: July 28, 1949
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00:40:18 |
Sun 24 Mar 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Loss of Memory Matter (EP1369)
Release Date: September 19, 2014
Johnny suffers a bout of amnesia in a car crash and a scheming relative for a man he’s delivering merchandise for tries to take advantage.
Original Air Date: June 2, 19…
Johnny suffers a bout of amnesia in a car crash and a scheming relative for a man he’s delivering merchandise for tries to take advantage.
Original Air Date: June 2, 19…
00:38:03 |
Sat 23 Mar 2024
Nick Carter: The Case of the Little Old Ladies (EP1368)
Release Date: September 18, 2014
When searching for a witness, Waldo is held at gunpoint and tied up by two little old ladies. Carter finds out what’s behind their behavior.
Original Air Date: April 23…
When searching for a witness, Waldo is held at gunpoint and tied up by two little old ladies. Carter finds out what’s behind their behavior.
Original Air Date: April 23…
00:33:04 |
Sat 23 Mar 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Dancing Hands (EP1367)
Release Date: September 17, 2014
Philip Marlowe is hired by a twin sister in a piano sister act to investigate a man.
Original Air Date: March 19, 1949
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Philip Marlowe is hired by a twin sister in a piano sister act to investigate a man.
Original Air Date: March 19, 1949
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00:33:24 |
Fri 22 Mar 2024
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