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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:
  • 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 to even more obscure series such as Homicide O'Kane, Here Comes McBride, Miss Pinkerton Incorporated, A Johnny Fletcher Mystery, Police Blotter, Call the Police, The Big Guy, The Man from Homicide, and Hearthstone of the Death Squad.

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.

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Average duration
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Years Active
2023 - 2025
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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Jeanne Maxwell Matter (EP0895)

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Jeanne Maxwell Matter (EP0895)

Release Date: March 15, 2013

Johnny has to find out whether the death of an insured young woman was murder or suicide.

Original Air Date: July 20, 1954

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00:36:43  |   Fri 04 Apr 2025
Sherlock Holmes: Dr. Watson Meets Sherlock Holmes (EP0894)

Sherlock Holmes: Dr. Watson Meets Sherlock Holmes (EP0894)

Release Date: March 14, 2013

Dr. Watson recalls his first meeting with Sherlock Holmes as Watson assists Holmes in a case of notorious blackmailer, Charles Augustus Milverton.

Original Air Date: Januar…
00:35:25  |   Thu 03 Apr 2025
Let George Do It: The Dead of Night (EP0893)

Let George Do It: The Dead of Night (EP0893)

Release Date: March 13, 2013

George responds to a 4 a.m. phone call and finds himself smack in the middle of a murder investigation.

Original Air Date: October 13, 1952

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00:35:04  |   Wed 02 Apr 2025
A Life in Your Hands: Alderman Murdered (EP0892)

A Life in Your Hands: Alderman Murdered (EP0892)

Release Date: March 12, 2013

An alderman is murdered and suspects abound.

Original Air Date: August 28, 1952

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00:35:26  |   Tue 01 Apr 2025
Frank Race; The Adventure of the Undecided Bride (EP0891)

Frank Race; The Adventure of the Undecided Bride (EP0891)

Release Date: March 11, 2013

Race and Donovan investigate when a bride is seen running through the town in the dead of night carrying a gun.

Original Air Date: October 22, 1949

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00:31:25  |   Mon 31 Mar 2025
The Line Up: The Elsner Case (EP0890)

The Line Up: The Elsner Case (EP0890)

Originally Released: March 9, 2013

Guthrie and Grebbs investigate the seemingly senseless death of a 60 year old woman.

Original Air Date: December 28, 1950


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00:32:06  |   Sat 29 Mar 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Carboniferous Dolomite Matter (EP0889)

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Carboniferous Dolomite Matter (EP0889)

Release Date: March 08, 2013

Johnny investigates mining sabotage in Indonesia.

Original Air Date: July 13, 1954

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00:35:12  |   Fri 28 Mar 2025
Sherlock Holmes: The Duke of Hollywell (EP0888)

Sherlock Holmes: The Duke of Hollywell (EP0888)

Release Date: March 07, 2013

An indiscreet duke asks Holmes to find out who is blackmailing him.

Original Air Date: March 22, 1950

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00:30:40  |   Thu 27 Mar 2025
Let George Do It: The Four Seasons (EP0887)

Let George Do It: The Four Seasons (EP0887)

Release Date: March 06, 2013

George is hired to protect some valuable miniature artwork but quickly finds himself arrested and charged with grand theft.

Original Air Date: October 6, 1952

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00:34:40  |   Wed 26 Mar 2025
A Life in Your Hands: Professor Allenby Murdered (EP0886)

A Life in Your Hands: Professor Allenby Murdered (EP0886)

Release Date: March 05, 2013

The murder of an archeology professor at his alma mater is the latest case investigated by Jonathan Kegg.

Rehearsal of show that aired August 21, 1952

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00:28:54  |   Tue 25 Mar 2025
Frank Race: The Adventure of the Candy Killing (EP0885)

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Candy Killing (EP0885)

Release Date: March 04, 2013

Frank Race to goes to a small town to help a friend whose mistress has been found dead with him looking like the most likely suspect.

Original Air Date: October 15, 1949

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00:30:10  |   Mon 24 Mar 2025
The Line Up: The Holstedter Case (EP0884)

The Line Up: The Holstedter Case (EP0884)

Release Date: March 02, 2013

Guthrie and Grebb search for a gang who committed a $100,000 bank robbery and shot a guard.

Original Air Date: December 21, 1950

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00:32:14  |   Sat 22 Mar 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Jan Brueghel Matter (EP0883)

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Jan Brueghel Matter (EP0883)

Release Date: March 01, 2013

Johnny goes to pay $25,000 to obtain the return of a stolen painting the company made more than $100,00 for. But did he get the real painting or a forgery.

Original Air Dat…
00:31:50  |   Fri 21 Mar 2025
Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Red Death (EP0882)

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Red Death (EP0882)

Release Date: February 28, 2013

A pyromaniac has been unleashed on London and Holmes has to find him.

Original Air Date: June 6, 1949

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00:35:25  |   Thu 20 Mar 2025
Let George Do It: Chance and Probability (EP0881)

Let George Do It: Chance and Probability (EP0881)

Release Date: February 27, 2013

George travels to a casino resort where a man was killed for his perfect “system” for winning at the casino.

Original Air Date: September 29, 1952

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00:33:36  |   Wed 19 Mar 2025
A Life in Your Hand: Captain Mendosa’s Treasure (EP0880)

A Life in Your Hand: Captain Mendosa’s Treasure (EP0880)

Release Date: February 26, 2013

A man claiming to have a treasure map is murdered and a socialite is charged with the crime

Rehearsal of program that aired: August 14, 1952

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00:30:53  |   Tue 18 Mar 2025
Frank Race: The Adventure of the Silent Tongue (EP0879)

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Silent Tongue (EP0879)

Release Date: February 25, 2013

Frank Race agrees to meet the last request of a man on death row and retrieve a pair of baby shoes from a safe deposit box. He’s shocked to be ambushed by three armed w…
00:33:21  |   Mon 17 Mar 2025
The Line Up: The Jersey Parallel (EP0878)

The Line Up: The Jersey Parallel (EP0878)

Release Date: February 23, 2013

Guthrie and Groebs rush to find a psycho killer who murdered seven people.

Original Air Date: December 7, 1950


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00:33:36  |   Sat 15 Mar 2025
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Woodward Manilla Matter (EP0877)

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Woodward Manilla Matter (EP0877)

Release Date: February 22, 2013

Johnny investigates a big theft in the Philippines that coincided with the disappearance of the clerk.

Original Air Date: June 29, 1954

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00:30:48  |   Fri 14 Mar 2025
Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Curious Crypt (EP0876)

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Curious Crypt (EP0876)

Release Date: February 21, 2013

Sherlock Holmes investigates the disappearance of a wealthy man who spent a fortune on his crypt.

Original Air Date: May 30, 1949

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00:26:56  |   Thu 13 Mar 2025
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