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 Jane Doe Case (EP1112)
Release Date: November 23, 2013
Guthrie investigates an anonymous murder victim.
Original Air Date: September 10, 1952
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Guthrie investigates an anonymous murder victim.
Original Air Date: September 10, 1952
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00:32:07 |
Tue 28 Nov 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Tears of Night Matter, Part Five and Bella Donna Was Poison (EP1111)
Release Date: November 22, 2013
Who killed Toby, Feeley, and Costigan.Original Air Date: May 25, 1956
Rock Stone sets about trying to find who murdered his guest star.
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Who killed Toby, Feeley, and Costigan.Original Air Date: May 25, 1956
Rock Stone sets about trying to find who murdered his guest star.
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00:30:42 |
Tue 28 Nov 2023
Nick Carter: Dead Witnesses (EP1110)
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Nick Carter witnesses a drive by shooting with two other witnesses who are murdered and Nick is next.
Original Air Date: February 26, 1944
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Nick Carter witnesses a drive by shooting with two other witnesses who are murdered and Nick is next.
Original Air Date: February 26, 1944
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00:32:27 |
Tue 28 Nov 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Tears of Night Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP1109)
Release Date: November 20, 2013
A man who owns a gambling den asks Johnny to deliver a necklace and is followed by thugs only to find that the owner is wearing the necklace when he arrives.
Original Ai…
A man who owns a gambling den asks Johnny to deliver a necklace and is followed by thugs only to find that the owner is wearing the necklace when he arrives.
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00:27:35 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
Mr. Malone: Haste Maketh Waste (EP1108)
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Mr. Malone’ is accused of murdering a client's husband, an unethical lawyer.
Original Air Date: July 13, 1951
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Mr. Malone’ is accused of murdering a client's husband, an unethical lawyer.
Original Air Date: July 13, 1951
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00:32:40 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Tears of Night Matter, Parts One and Two (EP1107)
Release Date: November 18, 2013
Johnny investigates a death claim that was filed 25 months later.
Original Air Dates: May 21 and 22, 1956
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Johnny investigates a death claim that was filed 25 months later.
Original Air Dates: May 21 and 22, 1956
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00:35:10 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
The Line Up: The Karger Cops a Clinker Case (EP1106)
Release Date: November 16, 2013
Guthrie and Karger search for a burglar and learn the hard way that a witness who thought the burglar was carrying a gun was right.
Original Air Date: August 5, 1952
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Guthrie and Karger search for a burglar and learn the hard way that a witness who thought the burglar was carrying a gun was right.
Original Air Date: August 5, 1952
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00:33:41 |
Sat 25 Nov 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Matter of the Medium Well Done, Part Five and Bella Donna was a Poison (EP1105)
Release Date: November 15, 2013
Johnny closes in on the fraudulent medium and her motive.
Original Air Date: May 18, 1956
A TV cop finds a real life murder mystery on his hand.
Original Air Date: 1958
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Johnny closes in on the fraudulent medium and her motive.
Original Air Date: May 18, 1956
A TV cop finds a real life murder mystery on his hand.
Original Air Date: 1958
Sup…
00:32:05 |
Sat 25 Nov 2023
Nick Carter: Death after the Dark (EP1104)
Release Date: November 14, 2013
A young woman is killed and all the blood is drained from her body. Is this the work of vampires?
Original Air Date: February 19, 1944
An ex-con cabby comes to Nick for h…
A young woman is killed and all the blood is drained from her body. Is this the work of vampires?
Original Air Date: February 19, 1944
An ex-con cabby comes to Nick for h…
00:31:00 |
Thu 23 Nov 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Matter of the Medium Well Done, Part Three and Four (EP1103)
Release Date: November 13, 2013
Johnny gathers more information to prepare to confront a medium who has persuaded a wealthy young woman to change her insurance.
Original Air Dates: May 16 and 17, 1956
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Johnny gathers more information to prepare to confront a medium who has persuaded a wealthy young woman to change her insurance.
Original Air Dates: May 16 and 17, 1956
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00:27:44 |
Tue 21 Nov 2023
Amazing Mr. Malone: Never Judge a Book By Its Cover (EP1102)
Release Date: November 12, 2013
A shady mob boss hires a private detective to find a missing woman. The detective falls in love with her and then she’s murdered and his wife is the police’s prime susp…
A shady mob boss hires a private detective to find a missing woman. The detective falls in love with her and then she’s murdered and his wife is the police’s prime susp…
00:31:34 |
Tue 21 Nov 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Matter of the Medium Well-done, Part One and Two (EP1101)
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Johnny is brought in when an insurance agent because afraid that a young policyholder is in danger when she changes her beneficiary to a medium
Original Air Dates: May 1…
Johnny is brought in when an insurance agent because afraid that a young policyholder is in danger when she changes her beneficiary to a medium
Original Air Dates: May 1…
00:31:01 |
Mon 20 Nov 2023
Cavalcade of America: The School for Men (EP1100s)
Release Date: November 10, 2013
A vacationing police officer helps his brother (who is a police officer in another town) catch a serial killer using skills acquired in an FBI training school.
Original …
A vacationing police officer helps his brother (who is a police officer in another town) catch a serial killer using skills acquired in an FBI training school.
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00:33:57 |
Sun 19 Nov 2023
The Line Up: The Charles Crocked Clobbering Case (EP1100)
Release Date: November 09, 2013
Guthrie investigates a murder of a man who’d been on a date.
Original Air Date: July 29, 1952
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Guthrie investigates a murder of a man who’d been on a date.
Original Air Date: July 29, 1952
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00:28:44 |
Sat 18 Nov 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Silver Blue Matter, Part Five and Dr. Tim Detective: The Man from Hiroshima (EP1099)
Release Date: November 08, 2013
Johnny knows who’s behind the theft and it’ll break a woman’s heart.
Original Air Date: May 11, 1956
What’s spoiling Dr. Tim’s X-ray films?
Original Air Date: 1948
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Johnny knows who’s behind the theft and it’ll break a woman’s heart.
Original Air Date: May 11, 1956
What’s spoiling Dr. Tim’s X-ray films?
Original Air Date: 1948
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00:34:56 |
Fri 17 Nov 2023
Nick Carter: The Missing Harold Ascort (EP1098)
Release Date: November 07, 2013
Nick investigates a kidnapping where the kidnappers have a personal score to settle with Nick.
Original Air Date: February 12, 1944
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Nick investigates a kidnapping where the kidnappers have a personal score to settle with Nick.
Original Air Date: February 12, 1944
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00:35:21 |
Thu 16 Nov 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Silver Blue Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP1097)
Release Date: November 06, 2013
Johnny’s investigations uncovers more information on a young man in a slum with more heartbreak for his sister.
Original Air Dates: May 9 and 10, 1956
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Johnny’s investigations uncovers more information on a young man in a slum with more heartbreak for his sister.
Original Air Dates: May 9 and 10, 1956
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00:29:10 |
Wed 15 Nov 2023
Amazing Mr. Malone: Handsome is As Handsome Does (EP1096)
Release Date: November 05, 2013
A woman comes to Malone to help and she needs it when she’s charged with the murder of her husband’s mistress.
Original Air Date: June 29, 1951
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A woman comes to Malone to help and she needs it when she’s charged with the murder of her husband’s mistress.
Original Air Date: June 29, 1951
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00:32:36 |
Tue 14 Nov 2023
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Silver Blue Matter, Parts One and Two (EP1095)
Release Date: November 04, 2013
Johnny investigates the theft of silver blue mink furs near a slum neighborhood where cooperation is hard to come by.
Original Air Dates: May 7 and 8, 1956
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Johnny investigates the theft of silver blue mink furs near a slum neighborhood where cooperation is hard to come by.
Original Air Dates: May 7 and 8, 1956
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00:29:44 |
Mon 13 Nov 2023
The Line Up: The Drinkler Kidnapping Case (EP1094)
Release Date: November 02, 2013
A businessman is kidnapped and held for ransom and the police must step in when his fight has a breakdown.
Original Air Date: July 22, 1952
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A businessman is kidnapped and held for ransom and the police must step in when his fight has a breakdown.
Original Air Date: July 22, 1952
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00:33:07 |
Sat 11 Nov 2023
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