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 Unwritten Letter (EP1308)
Release Date: July 10, 2014
Nick Carter goes to investigate the case of a medium who is afraid of ghosts during the day and finds a corpse with an unwritten letter.
Original Air Date: July 29, 1945
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Nick Carter goes to investigate the case of a medium who is afraid of ghosts during the day and finds a corpse with an unwritten letter.
Original Air Date: July 29, 1945
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00:32:29 |
Sat 17 Feb 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Hard Way Out (EP1307)
Release Date: July 09, 2014
Marlowe is hired by the owner of a business to find an embezzling general manager in hopes of straightening him out before he throws his future away.
Original Air Date: Nove…
Marlowe is hired by the owner of a business to find an embezzling general manager in hopes of straightening him out before he throws his future away.
Original Air Date: Nove…
00:32:27 |
Sat 17 Feb 2024
Pat Novak: Rita Malloy (EP1306)
Release Date: July 08, 2014
A gunsel steals a boat from Pat Novak, and winds up dead, and when Novak goes to the Hotel he finds a nightclub singer dead. As usual, Hellman’s ready to pin the crime on N…
A gunsel steals a boat from Pat Novak, and winds up dead, and when Novak goes to the Hotel he finds a nightclub singer dead. As usual, Hellman’s ready to pin the crime on N…
00:34:23 |
Fri 16 Feb 2024
Pursuit: Pursuit and the Knife Boys (EP1305)
Release Date: July 07, 2014
Inspector Peter Black closes in on a gang of knife-wielding boys.
Original Air Date: August 14, 1951
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Inspector Peter Black closes in on a gang of knife-wielding boys.
Original Air Date: August 14, 1951
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00:34:51 |
Fri 16 Feb 2024
Suspense: Pearls are a Nuisance (EP1304s)
Release Date: July 06, 2014
A private detective teams up with an ex-chauffeur in a quest to uncover a string of missing fake pearls.
Original Air Date: April 19, 1945
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A private detective teams up with an ex-chauffeur in a quest to uncover a string of missing fake pearls.
Original Air Date: April 19, 1945
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00:32:31 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Police Headquarters: Paid in Full and Hot Bonds (EP1304)
Release Date: July 05, 2014
While investigating the murder of a businessman, the police hear a strange tale of injustice and revenge in, “Paid in Full.”
The Police investigate the disappearance of $250…
While investigating the murder of a businessman, the police hear a strange tale of injustice and revenge in, “Paid in Full.”
The Police investigate the disappearance of $250…
00:27:14 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Mad Hatter Matter (EP1303)
Release Date: July 04, 2014
Johnny goes looking for an ex-model who had married a wealthy hat magnate.
Original Air Date: January 27, 1957
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Johnny goes looking for an ex-model who had married a wealthy hat magnate.
Original Air Date: January 27, 1957
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00:33:14 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
Nick Carter: The Make Believe Murder (EP1302)
Release Date: July 03, 2014
Nick Carter is being initiated into the Alphabet Club and has to solve a simulated murder which turns out to be very real.
Original Air Date: July 22, 1945
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Nick Carter is being initiated into the Alphabet Club and has to solve a simulated murder which turns out to be very real.
Original Air Date: July 22, 1945
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00:34:09 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
Philip Marlowe: The Heart of Gold (EP1301)
Release Date: July 02, 2014
A woman hires Marlowe with a $50 bill and he finds her dead when he goes to visit it.
Original Air Date: October 24, 1948
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A woman hires Marlowe with a $50 bill and he finds her dead when he goes to visit it.
Original Air Date: October 24, 1948
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00:33:41 |
Tue 13 Feb 2024
Pat Novak for Hire: Sam Toliver (EP1300)
Release Date: July 01, 2014
Pat Novak does a favor for a friend out of prison and picks up a package. He returns to his office to find a cop standing over a dead body.
Original Air Date: April 23, 1949
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Pat Novak does a favor for a friend out of prison and picks up a package. He returns to his office to find a cop standing over a dead body.
Original Air Date: April 23, 1949
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00:38:07 |
Tue 13 Feb 2024
Pursuit: Pursuit of the Lonely Heart (EP1299)
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Inspector Peter Black investigates a two year old unsolved murder of a woman where her husband is the prime suspect.
Original Air Date: July 31, 1951
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Inspector Peter Black investigates a two year old unsolved murder of a woman where her husband is the prime suspect.
Original Air Date: July 31, 1951
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00:34:15 |
Mon 12 Feb 2024
Police Headquarters: Retired and No Learnin’ (EP1298)
Release Date: June 28, 2014
A former police officer is now a security guard and has to locate a rich woman’s necklace in “Retired.”
Two beat cops are assigned to investigate a cut and dried suicide (or…
A former police officer is now a security guard and has to locate a rich woman’s necklace in “Retired.”
Two beat cops are assigned to investigate a cut and dried suicide (or…
00:26:19 |
Sun 11 Feb 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar :The Blooming Blossom Matter (EP1297)
Release Date: June 27, 2014
Johnny investigates the disappearance of an insured only to find him murdered after receiving a tip from a fan.
Original Air Date: January 20, 1957
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Johnny investigates the disappearance of an insured only to find him murdered after receiving a tip from a fan.
Original Air Date: January 20, 1957
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00:34:26 |
Sat 10 Feb 2024
Nick Carter: The Man Who Lived Too Long (EP1296)
Release Date: June 26, 2014
Nick investigates the murder of a man who stands to make a fortune on a new invention.
Original Air Date: July 1, 1945
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Nick investigates the murder of a man who stands to make a fortune on a new invention.
Original Air Date: July 1, 1945
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00:32:40 |
Sat 10 Feb 2024
Philip Marlowe: Where There’s a Will (EP1295)
Release Date: June 25, 2014
Marlowe is hired to help four people find jewels left to them by a woman who hated them.
Original Air Date: October 17, 1948
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Marlowe is hired to help four people find jewels left to them by a woman who hated them.
Original Air Date: October 17, 1948
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00:32:16 |
Fri 09 Feb 2024
Pat Novak for Hire: Dixie Gillian (EP1294)
Release Date: June 24, 2014
Pat Novak is hired to frighten a man named Dixie Gillian, but when an empty gun goes off, he finds himself facing a murder charge.
Original Air Date: April 16, 1949
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Pat Novak is hired to frighten a man named Dixie Gillian, but when an empty gun goes off, he finds himself facing a murder charge.
Original Air Date: April 16, 1949
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00:33:19 |
Fri 09 Feb 2024
Pursuit: Pursuit and the Man Who Confessed (EP1293)
Release Date: June 23, 2014
Inspector Black tries to check the validity of a man who confessed to murdering a woman whose body can’t be found.
Original Air Date: April 11, 1950
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Inspector Black tries to check the validity of a man who confessed to murdering a woman whose body can’t be found.
Original Air Date: April 11, 1950
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00:32:17 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
Police Headquarters: Chained and Who’s Who? (EP1292)
Release Date: June 21, 2014
A police officer investigates the mysterious disappearance of a cat.
The police get a stereo warning to ensure they prosecute the man responsible for their sister’s death fr…
A police officer investigates the mysterious disappearance of a cat.
The police get a stereo warning to ensure they prosecute the man responsible for their sister’s death fr…
00:27:26 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Desalles Matter (EP1291)
Release Date: June 20, 2014
Johnny investigates a suspicious death of a rich man and the even more suspicious support of an old friend going along with a dubious suicide theory.
Original Air Date: Janu…
Johnny investigates a suspicious death of a rich man and the even more suspicious support of an old friend going along with a dubious suicide theory.
Original Air Date: Janu…
00:37:05 |
Wed 07 Feb 2024
Nick Carter: The Haunted Rocking Chair (EP1290)
Release Date: June 19, 2014
Nick is called in when death is feared when a rocking chair that rumored to be haunted begins to rock on its own.
Original Air Date: May 27, 1945
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Nick is called in when death is feared when a rocking chair that rumored to be haunted begins to rock on its own.
Original Air Date: May 27, 1945
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00:33:50 |
Wed 07 Feb 2024
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