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
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Cronin Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP0971)
Release Date: June 12, 2013
Mrs. Cronin takes ill as one of her friends and guest is a thief. Johnny’s job is to flush him about.
Original Air Date: December 7 and 8, 1955
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Mrs. Cronin takes ill as one of her friends and guest is a thief. Johnny’s job is to flush him about.
Original Air Date: December 7 and 8, 1955
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00:32:27 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
Mr. Moto: A Force Called X07 (EP0970)
Release Date: June 11, 2013
Mr. Moto is called in by a scientist about a dangerous new biological weapon and is subsequently murdered.
Original Air Date: May 20, 1951
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Mr. Moto is called in by a scientist about a dangerous new biological weapon and is subsequently murdered.
Original Air Date: May 20, 1951
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00:31:14 |
Tue 01 Jul 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Cronin Matter, Parts One and Two (EP0969)
Release Date: June 10, 2013
Johnny is assigned to guard a $150,000 necklace as it’s worn to be a party by an aging starlet.
Original Air Date: December 5 and 6, 1955
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Johnny is assigned to guard a $150,000 necklace as it’s worn to be a party by an aging starlet.
Original Air Date: December 5 and 6, 1955
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00:31:11 |
Mon 30 Jun 2025
The Line Up: The Wild Wild Woman Case (EP0968)
Release Date: June 08, 2013
Guthrie tries to catch a couple behind a nationwide series of jewel robberies.
Original Air Date: October 11, 1951
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Guthrie tries to catch a couple behind a nationwide series of jewel robberies.
Original Air Date: October 11, 1951
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00:34:18 |
Sat 28 Jun 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Henderson Matter, Part Five and Nightmare for Knight (EP0967)
Release Date: June 07, 2013
How will Knight get out of the clutches of Prince. You won’t believe the answer.
Original Air Date: 1958 or ’59
Johnny presses charges of murder against the window Henderson.
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How will Knight get out of the clutches of Prince. You won’t believe the answer.
Original Air Date: 1958 or ’59
Johnny presses charges of murder against the window Henderson.
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00:35:58 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Blaze (EP0966)
Release Date: June 06, 2013
Holmes searches for a murderer and a missing horse who is favored to win a big race.
Original Air Date: March 27, 1955
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Holmes searches for a murderer and a missing horse who is favored to win a big race.
Original Air Date: March 27, 1955
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00:28:58 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Henderson Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP0965)
Release Date: June 05, 2013
Local resistance to Johnny’s investigation of the last Mr. Henderson’s death only makes Johnny more suspicious.
Original Air Date: November 30 and December 1, 1955
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Local resistance to Johnny’s investigation of the last Mr. Henderson’s death only makes Johnny more suspicious.
Original Air Date: November 30 and December 1, 1955
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00:30:00 |
Wed 25 Jun 2025
The Big Guy: Patent Leather Bag (EP0964)
Release Date: June 04, 2013
Josh, Jr. and Debbie are accused of stealing a leather bag by their landlady and Josh Sharp finds himself investigating a mysterious death.
Original Air Date: October 29, 19…
Josh, Jr. and Debbie are accused of stealing a leather bag by their landlady and Josh Sharp finds himself investigating a mysterious death.
Original Air Date: October 29, 19…
00:33:07 |
Tue 24 Jun 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Henderson Matter, Parts One and Two (EP0963)
Release Date: June 03, 2013
Johnny investigates a death in a small town where it could be a suicide, murder, or accident, and the locals don’t want him to investigate.
Original Air Date: November 28 an…
Johnny investigates a death in a small town where it could be a suicide, murder, or accident, and the locals don’t want him to investigate.
Original Air Date: November 28 an…
00:28:53 |
Mon 23 Jun 2025
The Line Up: The Fur Flaunting Floozy (EP0962)
Release Date: June 01, 2013
Ben and Matt investigate the murder of a woman with a sordid love life.
Original Air Date: September 26, 1951
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Ben and Matt investigate the murder of a woman with a sordid love life.
Original Air Date: September 26, 1951
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00:35:40 |
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Amy Bradshaw Matter, Part Five and Nightmare for Knight (EP0961)
Release Date: May 31, 2013
Knight breaks into the Prince’s headquarters with a French criminal and bad results.
Original Air Date: 1958 or ’59
The wind up of the Bradshaw Matter and who really is behind…
Knight breaks into the Prince’s headquarters with a French criminal and bad results.
Original Air Date: 1958 or ’59
The wind up of the Bradshaw Matter and who really is behind…
00:35:10 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band (EP0960)
Release Date: May 30, 2013
A young woman whose sister died from a mysterious poisoning asks Holmes and Watson to help, fearing her stepfather may kill her next.
Original Air Date: March 20, 1955
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A young woman whose sister died from a mysterious poisoning asks Holmes and Watson to help, fearing her stepfather may kill her next.
Original Air Date: March 20, 1955
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00:34:23 |
Thu 19 Jun 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Amy Bradshaw Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP0959)
Release Date: May 29, 2013
Johnny begins to get too close to the case as motives for threatening Amy Bradshaw begin to multiply.
Original Air Date: November 23 and 24, 1955
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Johnny begins to get too close to the case as motives for threatening Amy Bradshaw begin to multiply.
Original Air Date: November 23 and 24, 1955
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00:26:46 |
Wed 18 Jun 2025
The Big Guy: The Case of the Villanious Friend (EP0958)
Release Date: May 28, 2013
A man in prison for robbery escapes with the help of a lifer…but why?
Original Air Date: August 27, 1950
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A man in prison for robbery escapes with the help of a lifer…but why?
Original Air Date: August 27, 1950
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00:35:13 |
Tue 17 Jun 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Amy Bradshaw Matter, Parts One and Two (EP0957)
Release Date: May 27, 2013
A beautiful actress receives a threatening note.
Original Air Date: November 21 and 22, 1955
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A beautiful actress receives a threatening note.
Original Air Date: November 21 and 22, 1955
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00:28:35 |
Mon 16 Jun 2025
The Line Up: The Senile Slugging Case (EP0956)
Release Date: May 25, 2013
Guthrie investigates a series of brutal muggings that have targeted elderly victims.
Original Air Date: September 12, 1951
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Guthrie investigates a series of brutal muggings that have targeted elderly victims.
Original Air Date: September 12, 1951
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00:30:28 |
Sat 14 Jun 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Broderick Matter, Part Five and Nightmare for Knight (EP0955)
Release Date: May 24, 2013
Knight makes a daring escape from the harem and the intrigue surrounding it grows deeper.
Original Air Date: 1958 or ’59
Johnny is all that stands between Lorraine Broderick a…
Knight makes a daring escape from the harem and the intrigue surrounding it grows deeper.
Original Air Date: 1958 or ’59
Johnny is all that stands between Lorraine Broderick a…
00:32:07 |
Fri 13 Jun 2025
Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Carbuncle (EP0954)
Release Date: May 23, 2013
A lost goose sets Holmes on the trail of a jewel thief.
Original Air Date: March 13, 1955
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A lost goose sets Holmes on the trail of a jewel thief.
Original Air Date: March 13, 1955
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00:28:36 |
Thu 12 Jun 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Broderick Matter, Parts 3 and 4 (EP0953)
Release Date: May 22, 2013
Johnny finds a trail of broken hearts as disillusionment sets on the trail of Lorraine Broderick.
Original Air Date: November 16 and 17, 1955
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Johnny finds a trail of broken hearts as disillusionment sets on the trail of Lorraine Broderick.
Original Air Date: November 16 and 17, 1955
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00:32:09 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
The Big Guy: The Unheard Voice (EP0952)
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Joshua Sharp tries to clear a man who runs a carousel whose beloved by his children.
Original Air Date: May 7, 1950
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Joshua Sharp tries to clear a man who runs a carousel whose beloved by his children.
Original Air Date: May 7, 1950
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00:37:05 |
Tue 10 Jun 2025
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