Nick Carter, Master Detective - Old Time Radio
Delivered Daily. Nick Carter, Master Detective was a popular old-time radio detective drama that aired from 1943 to 1955. The series was based on the long-running Nick Carter detective stories, which originated in dime novels in the late 19th century and continued in pulp magazines. Find more classic radio series and OTR internet radio stations at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Subscribe Free @ Spreaker | Apple | YouTube | Spotify | iHeart | Amazon
Nick Carter was depicted as a sharp-witted, no-nonsense detective who solved complex crimes using logic, deduction, and sometimes physical confrontation. Unlike hardboiled detectives of the era, Carter was more of a classic "gentleman sleuth," though he wasn’t afraid to engage in action when necessary.
- Main Characters -
Nick Carter was depicted as a sharp-witted, no-nonsense detective who solved complex crimes using logic, deduction, and sometimes physical confrontation. Unlike hardboiled detectives of the era, Carter was more of a classic "gentleman sleuth," though he wasn’t afraid to engage in action when necessary.
- Main Characters -
- Nick Carter: The titular detective, portrayed by Lon Clark throughout the series.
- Patsy Bowen: Nick's assistant, initially voiced by Helen Choate and later by Charlotte Manson.
- Scubby Wilson: A reporter and friend of Nick, played by John Kane.
- Sgt. Mathison: Nick's police contact, voiced by Ed Latimer.
- Writers: Scripts were written by notable authors including Walter B. Gibson, Alfred Bester, and Milton J. Kramer.
- Music: Background music was provided by organists such as Hank Sylvern and Lew White.
- Director: Jock MacGregor served as the producer-director for the series.
- A spin-off series, Chick Carter, Boy Detective, featured Nick's adopted son and aired from 1943 to 1945. Nick Carter's adventures also extended to films, with three movies produced by MGM in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
- The radio series kept the Nick Carter character alive during the golden age of detective fiction. While not as hard-edged as Sam Spade or Philip Marlowe, Carter represented a more traditional, puzzle-solving detective archetype.
- Each episode typically opened with an announcer proclaiming: "Nick Carter—Master Detective! A famous name in crime detection, a famous figure in law enforcement!".
- The character of Nick Carter predated Sherlock Holmes in popular fiction, making him one of the earliest recurring detective figures.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 58
- Years Active
- 2025
Dead Witnesses - Nick Carter | 02/26/1944
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clar…
00:28:10 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
Death After Dark - Nick Carter | 02/19/1944
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clar…
00:30:02 |
Thu 07 Aug 2025
Missing Harold Ascort - Nick Carter | 02/12/1944
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clar…
00:28:36 |
Wed 06 Aug 2025
The Unwilling Accomplice - Nick Carter | 01/29/1944
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clar…
00:27:22 |
Tue 05 Aug 2025
Corpse in the Cab - Nick Carter | 02/05/1944
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clar…
00:29:31 |
Mon 04 Aug 2025
Records of Death - Nick Carter | 01/22/1944
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clar…
00:29:23 |
Sun 03 Aug 2025
Nine Hours to Live - Nick Carter | 01/15/1944
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clar…
00:29:27 |
Sat 02 Aug 2025
Double Disguise - Nick Carter | 01/08/1944
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clar…
00:29:38 |
Sat 02 Aug 2025
Nick Carter's Christmas Adventure - Nick Carter | 12/25/1943
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clar…
00:29:37 |
Sat 02 Aug 2025
Substitute Bride - Nick Carter | 11/17/1943
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clar…
00:29:30 |
Sat 02 Aug 2025
Drug Ring Murder - Nick Carter | 11/10/1943
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clark played Nick Carter …
00:29:18 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
Body on the Slab - Nick Carter | 11/03/1943
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clar…
00:29:31 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
An Angle on Murder - Nick Carter | 10/25/1943
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clar…
00:29:16 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
State's Prison Evidence - Nick Carter | 10/18/1943
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clark played Nick Carter …
00:29:44 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
Flying Duck Murders - Nick Carter | 10/04/1943
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clark played Nick Carter …
00:27:01 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
Glass Coffin - Nick Carter | 09/27/1943
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clark played Nick Carter …
00:29:35 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
Murder in the Crypt - Nick Carter | 08/02/1943
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clark played Nick Carter …
00:29:09 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
The Echo of Death - Nick Carter | 07/06/1943
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clark played Nick Carter …
00:29:33 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
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