Old Time Radio Crime & Detectives
Delivered daily. Old Time Radio crime and detectives - sleuths from the golden age of radio. This podcast features a variety of OTR crime, mystery and detective programs delivered every day. Just a few of the programs featured include Dragnet, Philip Marlowe, Candy Matson, Pat Novak, Falcon, Box 13, Nick Carter, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Rocky Fortune, Pat Novak, Richard Diamond, Barrie Craig, Police Headquarters; and many more. Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Listen, download free - Spreaker | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 403
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
The Kid on the Corner - Philip Marlowe | 12/03/1949 (Ep061)
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring Raymond Chandler as Philip Marlowe. He was a gritty, no nonsense American, hard-boiled detective; however, he was more complex than other…
00:29:20 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
The Sure Thing Caper - Sam Spade | 02/09/1951 (Ep234)
The Adventures of Sam Spade (1946-1951) radio series was loosely based on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for The Maltese Falcon. Film star Howard Duff p…
00:28:39 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
The Deadly Chain Matter - Johnny Dollar | 08/02/1959 (Ep650)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama which aired between 1949 and 1962. "The man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". O…
00:19:52 |
Sat 26 Jul 2025
The Big Wish - Dragnet | 08/10/1954 (Ep260)
Hope you enjoy this episode of Dragnet! We offer an OTR Crime, Detective and 4 other old time radio internet radio stations theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Gro…
00:26:03 |
Fri 25 Jul 2025
Portrait of Rocky - Rocky Jordan | 04/03/1949 (Ep023)
Rocky Jordan was a radio series about an American restaurateur in Cairo who each week became involved in some kind of mystery or adventure. The show was broadcast between 1948 and 1951. The two lead …
00:29:35 |
Wed 23 Jul 2025
The Eddie Burke Case - Richard Diamond | 02/08/1952 (Ep121)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective was an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953. Dick Powell starred as Richard Diamond in the radio series as a w…
00:29:33 |
Tue 22 Jul 2025
The Birds on the Wing - Philip Marlowe | 11/26/1949 (Ep060)
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring Raymond Chandler as Philip Marlowe. He was a gritty, no nonsense American, hard-boiled detective; however, he was more complex than other…
00:29:22 |
Mon 21 Jul 2025
The Lost by a Hair Matter - Johnny Dollar | 08/09/1959 (Ep651)
Hope you enjoy this episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar! We offer a Crime, Detective OTR and 4 other old time radio internet radio stations @ theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time R…
00:18:24 |
Sat 19 Jul 2025
The Big Cad - Dragnet | 08/17/1954 (Ep261)
Hope you enjoy this episode of Dragnet! We offer an OTR Crime, Detective and 4 other old time radio internet radio stations theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Gro…
00:26:15 |
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Monkey Sees Murder - Nick Carter | 01/07/1945 (Ep165)
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 …
00:29:28 |
Thu 17 Jul 2025
The Dixon Case - Richard Diamond | 03/14/1952 (Ep126)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective was an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953. Dick Powell starred as Richard Diamond in the radio series as a w…
00:29:31 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
Tempest In A Casserole - Box 13 | 04/03/1949 (Ep33)
Box 13 is a syndicated radio drama about the escapades of newspaperman-turned-mystery novelist Dan Holiday, played by film star Alan Ladd. It ran during 1948 and 1949. The episodes involved Holiday r…
00:27:09 |
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Murder in a Decantur - Nick Carter | 12/31/1944 (Ep164)
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 …
00:30:19 |
Mon 14 Jul 2025
The Hank Burton Case - Richard Diamond | 03/21/1952 (Ep127)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective was an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953. Dick Powell starred as Richard Diamond in the radio series as a w…
00:29:33 |
Sun 13 Jul 2025
The Big Shock - Dragnet | 08/24/1954 (Ep262)
Hope you enjoy this episode of Dragnet! We offer an OTR Crime, Detective and 4 other old time radio internet radio stations theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Gro…
00:25:53 |
Sat 12 Jul 2025
Georgie Lampson - Pat Novak for Hire | 06/12/1949 (Ep18)
Pat Novak, for Hire was a detective drama series which aired from 1946 to 1947 on the West Coast and in 1949 as a nationwide program for ABC. The episodes were set on the San Francisco waterfront and…
00:29:40 |
Fri 11 Jul 2025
The Night in Paris - Johnny Dollar | 08/16/1959 (Ep652)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama which aired between 1949 and 1962. "The man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". O…
00:18:34 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
Psychological Murder - Rocky Fortune | 03/16/1954 (Ep23)
Rocky Fortune was created in 1953 by writer George Lefferts and starring Frank Sinatra in the lead. Rocky Fortune followed the exploits of a marginally employed jack-of-all-trades Rocky Fortune. Thou…
00:23:39 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Author of Murder - The Saint | 07/30/1950
The old-time radio series The Saint ran at various times during 1945-1951. The series chronicles the escapades of Simon Templar, a character conceived by Leslie Charteris. Notably, Vincent Price's po…
00:28:34 |
Tue 08 Jul 2025
The Fine Italian Hand - Philip Marlowe | 11/05/1949 (Ep057)
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring Raymond Chandler as Philip Marlowe. He was a gritty, no nonsense American, hard-boiled detective; however, he was more complex than other…
00:29:26 |
Mon 07 Jul 2025
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