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
The Line Up: The Matthews Murray Mish-Mosh Case (EP1172)
Release Date: February 01, 2014
Guthrie investigates the disappearance of a middle-aged woman.
Original Air Date: November 26, 1952
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Guthrie investigates the disappearance of a middle-aged woman.
Original Air Date: November 26, 1952
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00:33:23 |
Fri 15 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Open Town Matter, Part Five and Kudos for Khan (PT 4) (EP1171)
Release Date: January 31, 2014
Everyone’s called away from the hospital bed of the one man who could reveal the truth about the police chief’ s murder.
Original Air Date: July 27, 1956
Joe Khan faces de…
Everyone’s called away from the hospital bed of the one man who could reveal the truth about the police chief’ s murder.
Original Air Date: July 27, 1956
Joe Khan faces de…
00:32:18 |
Fri 15 Dec 2023
Nick Carter: The Funeral Wreath (EP1170)
Release Date: January 30, 2014
Nick’s only clue to a murderer’s identity is a funeral wreath.
Original Air Date: October 29, 1944
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Nick’s only clue to a murderer’s identity is a funeral wreath.
Original Air Date: October 29, 1944
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00:33:04 |
Fri 15 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Open Town Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP1169)
Release Date: January 29, 2014
Johnny doesn’t know who to trust as he investigates the murder of a police chief with a wife who left a trail of broken hearts.
Original Air Dates: July 25 and 26, 1956
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Johnny doesn’t know who to trust as he investigates the murder of a police chief with a wife who left a trail of broken hearts.
Original Air Dates: July 25 and 26, 1956
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00:29:29 |
Thu 14 Dec 2023
The Casebook of Gregory Hood: The Murder of Gregory Hood (EP1168)
Release Date: January 28, 2014
Gregory Hood receives multiple death threats and after one close call, he decides to play dead while he solves his own murder.
Original Air Date: June 17, 1946
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Gregory Hood receives multiple death threats and after one close call, he decides to play dead while he solves his own murder.
Original Air Date: June 17, 1946
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00:32:29 |
Thu 14 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Open Town Matter, Parts One and Two (EP1167)
Release Date: January 27, 2014
Johnny investigates the murder of a police chief in a crooked town.
Original Air Dates: July 23 and 24, 1956
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Johnny investigates the murder of a police chief in a crooked town.
Original Air Dates: July 23 and 24, 1956
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00:32:13 |
Thu 14 Dec 2023
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons: The Case of Murder and the Star of Death (EP1202s)
Release Date: March 09, 2014
Mr. Keen investigates a murder that’s also tied into the disappearance of a valuable diamond.
Original Air Date: June 9, 1949
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Mr. Keen investigates a murder that’s also tied into the disappearance of a valuable diamond.
Original Air Date: June 9, 1949
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00:35:16 |
Thu 14 Dec 2023
The Line Up: The Modern Sounds Case (EP1166)
Release Date: January 25, 2014
Guthrie investigates the murder of a carhop.
Original Air Date: November 19, 1952
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Guthrie investigates the murder of a carhop.
Original Air Date: November 19, 1952
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00:32:39 |
Thu 14 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Star of Capetown Matter, Part Five and Kudos for Khan (PT 3) (EP1165)
Release Date: January 24, 2014
Johnny goes ashore and finds danger in his search for the Star of Capetown.
Original Air Date: July 20, 1956
Joe Khan is caught by gangsters as he searches for a missing w…
Johnny goes ashore and finds danger in his search for the Star of Capetown.
Original Air Date: July 20, 1956
Joe Khan is caught by gangsters as he searches for a missing w…
00:32:56 |
Wed 13 Dec 2023
Nick Carter: Murder on Mad Mountain (EP1164)
Release Date: January 23, 2014
Nick investigates the mysterious deaths of an opera singer, her maid, and the breakman.
Original Air Date: October 22, 19
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Nick investigates the mysterious deaths of an opera singer, her maid, and the breakman.
Original Air Date: October 22, 19
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00:33:17 |
Wed 13 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Star of Capetown Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP1163)
Release Date: January 22, 2014
After being temporarily weigh laid Johnny gets on board the ship containing one of thieves of the Star of Capetown.
Original Air Dates: July 18 and 19, 1956
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After being temporarily weigh laid Johnny gets on board the ship containing one of thieves of the Star of Capetown.
Original Air Dates: July 18 and 19, 1956
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00:30:35 |
Wed 13 Dec 2023
The Casebook of the Gregory Hood: The Black Museum (EP1162)
Release Date: January 21, 2014
Gregory Hood Importers acquires a ceremonial sacrificial dagger and then receives a death threat from a woman claiming to be an Aztec priestess.
Original Air Date: June 1…
Gregory Hood Importers acquires a ceremonial sacrificial dagger and then receives a death threat from a woman claiming to be an Aztec priestess.
Original Air Date: June 1…
00:32:42 |
Wed 13 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Star of Capetown Matter, Parts One and Two (EP1161)
Release Date: January 20, 2014
Johnny goes to Capetown to convince a wealthy playboy to secure his $150,000 necklace but the necklace is stolen and a murder occurs.
Original Air Dates: July 16 and 17, …
Johnny goes to Capetown to convince a wealthy playboy to secure his $150,000 necklace but the necklace is stolen and a murder occurs.
Original Air Dates: July 16 and 17, …
00:31:16 |
Tue 12 Dec 2023
The Line Up: The Buggered Bunco Boys (EP1160)
Release Date: January 18, 2014
Guthrie investigates a series of con jobs done on grieving families.
Original Air Date: November 12, 1952
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Guthrie investigates a series of con jobs done on grieving families.
Original Air Date: November 12, 1952
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00:31:50 |
Tue 12 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Midas Touch Matter, Part Five and Kudos for Khan (PT 2) (EP1159)
Release Date: January 17, 2014
Johnny has found the killers but he’s staring down the barrel of a gun.
Original Air Date: July 6, 1956
The missing person Joe Khan’s investigating gets richer—by $200,000…
Johnny has found the killers but he’s staring down the barrel of a gun.
Original Air Date: July 6, 1956
The missing person Joe Khan’s investigating gets richer—by $200,000…
00:30:55 |
Tue 12 Dec 2023
Nick Carter: The Slingshot Murder (EP1158)
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Nick gets a tip on suspicious activity from an orphan boy and he and the boy are both shot.
Original Air Date: October 15, 194
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Nick gets a tip on suspicious activity from an orphan boy and he and the boy are both shot.
Original Air Date: October 15, 194
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00:31:51 |
Tue 12 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Midas Touch Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP1157)
Release Date: January 15, 2014
Will Hard Luck recover in time to let Johnny know whose behind the killing of three wealthy brothers?
Original Air Dates: July 4 and 5, 1956
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Will Hard Luck recover in time to let Johnny know whose behind the killing of three wealthy brothers?
Original Air Dates: July 4 and 5, 1956
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00:27:51 |
Mon 11 Dec 2023
The Casebook of Gregory Hood: The Three Silver Pesos (EP1156)
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Gregory Hood and Sandy find a man about to jump off a bridge, but he apparently dies of heart attack while talking about a gun, and traces of cyanide are found, and then…
Gregory Hood and Sandy find a man about to jump off a bridge, but he apparently dies of heart attack while talking about a gun, and traces of cyanide are found, and then…
00:33:24 |
Mon 11 Dec 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Midas Touch Matter, Parts One and Two (EP1155)
Release Date: January 13, 2014
Johnny goes to the mine to investigate the deaths of three wealthy brothers who were killed under suspicious circumstances in a mine cave in.
Original Air Dates: July 2 a…
Johnny goes to the mine to investigate the deaths of three wealthy brothers who were killed under suspicious circumstances in a mine cave in.
Original Air Dates: July 2 a…
00:31:02 |
Mon 11 Dec 2023
Molle Mystery Theatre: Homicide for Hannah (EP1154s)
Release Date: January 12, 2014
An unemployed man finds himself accused of murder and accompanied by a beautiful blonde detective who has an appetite for homicide.
Original Air Date: December 28, 1943'
S…
An unemployed man finds himself accused of murder and accompanied by a beautiful blonde detective who has an appetite for homicide.
Original Air Date: December 28, 1943'
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00:31:46 |
Mon 11 Dec 2023
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