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
Casebook of Gregory Hood: The Double Diamond (EP1210)
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Gregory Hood investigates the theft of a diamond in mid-flight.
Original Air Date: August 5, 1946
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Gregory Hood investigates the theft of a diamond in mid-flight.
Original Air Date: August 5, 1946
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00:32:46 |
Wed 27 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Imperfect Alibi Matter, Parts One and Three (EP1209)
Release Date: March 17, 2014
Johnny tries to prevent the murder of a young executive.
Original Air Dates: September 17 and 19, 1956
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Johnny tries to prevent the murder of a young executive.
Original Air Dates: September 17 and 19, 1956
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00:35:55 |
Tue 26 Dec 2023
Police Blotter: Homicide by Hurricane (EP1208)
Release Date: March 15, 2014
An inventor is killed by his own wind tunnel.
Original Air Date: 1957
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An inventor is killed by his own wind tunnel.
Original Air Date: 1957
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00:30:49 |
Tue 26 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Confidential Matter, Part Five and Manhunt: The Clue of the Contradictory Confessions (EP1207)
Release Date: March 14, 2014
Johnny searches for his former friend who is on run from him and the Panamanian police.
Original Air Date: September 14, 1956
A miserable old man is poisoned and everyone at…
Johnny searches for his former friend who is on run from him and the Panamanian police.
Original Air Date: September 14, 1956
A miserable old man is poisoned and everyone at…
00:34:33 |
Tue 26 Dec 2023
Nick Carter: Monkey See Murder (EP1206)
Release Date: March 13, 2014
Nick goes to Boston and finds himself investigating the death of the old friend who summoned him.
Original Air Date: January 7, 1945
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Nick goes to Boston and finds himself investigating the death of the old friend who summoned him.
Original Air Date: January 7, 1945
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00:33:35 |
Tue 26 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Confidential Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP1205)
Release Date: March 12, 2014
Johnny goes to Panama in search for answers in the case of a friend who turned thief and stolen $80,000 from his company.
Original Air Dates: September 12 and 13, 1956
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Johnny goes to Panama in search for answers in the case of a friend who turned thief and stolen $80,000 from his company.
Original Air Dates: September 12 and 13, 1956
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00:30:26 |
Mon 25 Dec 2023
The Casebook of Gregory Hood: The Forgetful Murderer (EP1204)
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Someone is murdering night watchmen and leaving odd clues behind.
Original Air Date: July 29, 1946
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Someone is murdering night watchmen and leaving odd clues behind.
Original Air Date: July 29, 1946
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00:33:32 |
Mon 25 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Confidential Matter, Parts One and Two (EP1203)
Release Date: March 10, 2014
Johnny is called in to investigate when it turns out that a dead friend embezzled $80,000 from his insurance company.
Original Air Dates: September 10 and 11, 1956
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Johnny is called in to investigate when it turns out that a dead friend embezzled $80,000 from his insurance company.
Original Air Dates: September 10 and 11, 1956
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00:33:57 |
Mon 25 Dec 2023
The Line Up: Good Enough to Eat (EP1202)
Release Date: March 08, 2014
Guthrie and Karger look for the source of an outbreak of botulism.
Original Air Date: February 13, 1953
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Guthrie and Karger look for the source of an outbreak of botulism.
Original Air Date: February 13, 1953
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00:38:55 |
Sun 24 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Curse of Kamashek Matter, Part Five and Clue of the Masked Murderer (EP1201)
Release Date: March 07, 2014
With two wealthy men died, Johnny sets about finding the murderers.
Original Air Date: September 7, 1956
A murderer wears a mask for some reason and then drops off bodies in…
With two wealthy men died, Johnny sets about finding the murderers.
Original Air Date: September 7, 1956
A murderer wears a mask for some reason and then drops off bodies in…
00:42:10 |
Sun 24 Dec 2023
Nick Carter: Murder in a Decanter (EP1200)
Release Date: March 06, 2014
Nick Carter finds himself charged with the murder of a complete stranger.
Original Air Date: December 31, 1944
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Nick Carter finds himself charged with the murder of a complete stranger.
Original Air Date: December 31, 1944
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00:34:34 |
Sun 24 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Curse of Kamashek Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP1199)
Release Date: March 05, 2014
Johnny tries to track down an insured archaeologist before he leaves for Egypt.
Original Air Dates: September 5 and 6, 1956
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Johnny tries to track down an insured archaeologist before he leaves for Egypt.
Original Air Dates: September 5 and 6, 1956
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00:31:37 |
Sat 23 Dec 2023
Casebook of Gregory Hood: Death from The Red Capsule (EP1198)
Release Date: March 04, 2014
A young woman is poisoned when visiting Gregory Hood’s campfire and Gregory is charged with the crime.
Original Air Date: July 22, 1946
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A young woman is poisoned when visiting Gregory Hood’s campfire and Gregory is charged with the crime.
Original Air Date: July 22, 1946
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00:38:32 |
Sat 23 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Curse of Kamashek Matter, Parts One and Two (EP1197)
Release Date: March 03, 2014
Johnny is called into a family dispute over an archaeological trip to Egypt and a curse.
Original Air Dates: September 3 and 4, 1956
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Johnny is called into a family dispute over an archaeological trip to Egypt and a curse.
Original Air Dates: September 3 and 4, 1956
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00:33:51 |
Sat 23 Dec 2023
Richard Diamond: The Fifty Thousand Dollar Diamond Heist (EP1196s)
Release Date: March 02, 2014
Diamond is given a package to deliver to Philadelphia and finds $10,000 in diamonds stolen from the commissioner’s house.
Original Air Date: November 12, 1949
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Diamond is given a package to deliver to Philadelphia and finds $10,000 in diamonds stolen from the commissioner’s house.
Original Air Date: November 12, 1949
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00:34:46 |
Sat 23 Dec 2023
The Line Up: Once Upon a Snow Plow (EP1196)
Release Date: March 01, 2014
Guthrie finds himself on the trail of a serial killer A year after a woman is murdered during a blizzard, another young woman dies in a similar storm in the exact same way…
Guthrie finds himself on the trail of a serial killer A year after a woman is murdered during a blizzard, another young woman dies in a similar storm in the exact same way…
00:32:16 |
Fri 22 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Kranesburg Matter, Part Four and Five (EP1195)
Release Date: February 28, 2014
With Smiley Prell dead, Johnny has to look elsewhere in the case of $50,000 in missing jewels.
Original Air Date: August 30 and 31, 1956
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With Smiley Prell dead, Johnny has to look elsewhere in the case of $50,000 in missing jewels.
Original Air Date: August 30 and 31, 1956
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00:36:39 |
Fri 22 Dec 2023
Nick Carter: Murder Goes to College (EP1194)
Release Date: February 27, 2014
Nick Carter investigates the death of a college student at a all-woman college that was classed as suicide. Nick quickly discovers its murder and sets out to find the k…
Nick Carter investigates the death of a college student at a all-woman college that was classed as suicide. Nick quickly discovers its murder and sets out to find the k…
00:38:39 |
Fri 22 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Kranesburg Matter, Parts Two and Three (EP1193)
Release Date: February 26, 2014
With the jewel thief getting nervous, Johnny investigates the mysterious Krane Family.
Original Air Dates: August 28 and 29, 1956
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With the jewel thief getting nervous, Johnny investigates the mysterious Krane Family.
Original Air Dates: August 28 and 29, 1956
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00:34:04 |
Fri 22 Dec 2023
Casebook of Gregory Hood: South of the Border (EP1192)
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Gregory Hood arrives in Mexico City to purchase jade and is mistaken for a wayward king.
Original Air Date: July 15, 1946
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Gregory Hood arrives in Mexico City to purchase jade and is mistaken for a wayward king.
Original Air Date: July 15, 1946
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00:33:30 |
Thu 21 Dec 2023
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