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Enjoy a series of unusual episodes of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio including old time radio mystery movie adaptations from the Lux Radio Theater, Screen Guild Theater, and similar programs. As well as episodes Escape, Suspense, and Murder Clinic, along with some truly different programs including Roy Rogers, Mayor of the Town, Superman, and Cavalcade of America. Also comparisons of how two detective programs handle the same story.
EP3200s: Lux Radio Theater: The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings on at a race track by his mystery writer ex-wife. Original Air Date: June 19, 1939 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more…
01:05:1026/07/2020
EP3104s: The Whistler: Danger is a Beautiful Blonde (Jack Webb Centennial)
An engineer is picked up by a beautiful woman and finds himself in the middle of a murder. Original Air Date: May 8, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
33:2405/04/2020
EP3050s: Armed Forces Radio Theater: The Private Eye
An ex-con is determined to track down the man who committed the crime he was sent away to prison for three years for. Original Air Date: August 12, 1946 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho…
30:5902/02/2020
Lux Radio Theater: The Third Man
Holly Martin, a pulp writer is called to post-War Vienna by an old friend. He finds his friend dead in an apparent accident. However, Martin finds many inconsistencies and sets out to find the truth. Original Air Date: April 9, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at…
01:09:3508/12/2019
EP2954s: Suspense: The Argyle Album
A famous national reporter gives a young, up-and-coming journalist a clue to the big story he’s working on involving “the argyle album.” Original Air Date: September 4, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715…
34:0813/10/2019
EP2900s: Molle Mystery Theater: Leg Man
The reporter investigates the murder of a bar owner that the police believe is open and shut. Original Air Date: October 19, 1945 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
29:1911/08/2019
EP2852s: Twelve Players: The Lady and the Letters
A private eye is hired by the wife of a racketeer to recover some letter she’s being blackmailed with. Original Air Date: August 18, 1945 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
35:3616/06/2019
EP2702s:Campbell’s Playhouse: There’s Always A Woman
Orson Welles A private detective (Orson Welles) decides to giv Read more ...
01:03:2223/12/2018
EP2654s: The Crime Club: Mister Smith’s Hat
An alcoholic who was an embarrassment to his well-to-do family is murdered. Original Air Date: January 23, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
33:3828/10/2018
EP2612s: Roy Rogers Show: The House I Live In
A friend is murdered when about to reveal who the town’s racket boss is. Roy sets out to catch his friend’s killer and uncover the identity of the town’s boss. Original Air Date: November 18, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to:…
30:2909/09/2018
EP2606s: Mayor of the Town: Enemy Agents
A man asks the Mayor to look after a cane that he’s been told holds the secret to an Axis spy ring and then is killed. The Mayor suspects foul play. Original Air Date: December 9, 1942 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation…
35:3302/09/2018
EP2552s: Suspense: Two Sharp Knives
A man is detailed in a small town jail on a murder warrant and is then murdered. Original Air Date: December 22, 1942 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.g Read more ...
32:2501/07/2018
EP2504s: The Bob Hope Show with Guest Star Jack Webb
Sergeant Friday has to solve a murder while breaking in a new partner…Detective Bob Hope. Original Air Date: February 4, 1953 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
33:4806/05/2018
EP2438s: Suspense: Frightened City
A soldier returns from Korea to find his brother-in-law’s been murdered and no one in town will talk about it. Original Air Date: November 10, 1952< Read more ...
34:5418/02/2018
Studio One: Anthony Adverse
A young adventurer is sent to the New World to find out why his Guardian’s debtors haven’t been paying. He discovers they’ve been missing for a year. Original Air Date: October 14, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO…
01:01:5807/01/2018
EP2354s: Murder Clinic: Gulfstream Green
An opera singer asks a model to impersonate her so she can have a few moments of peace. The model is murdered and it’s up to Deputy Parr to solve the case. Original Air Date: October 13, 1942 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a…
33:4212/11/2017
EP2300s: Cloud Nine: Visiting Famous Radio Detectives
A man travels via Cloud Nine to an office building where all the world’s famous radio detectives work and is mistaken for Sam Spade and hired to find a woman’s murderer if she’s killed. Original Air Date: July 21, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.…
34:2910/09/2017
EP2252s: Suspense: Library Book
A librarian learns of a book missing a page and her investigation leads her to a kidnapping. Original Air Date: September 20, 1945 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
33:3916/07/2017
EP2204s: Lux Radio Theatre: The High Wall
A man confesses to murdering his wife, but can’t remember the details and is mentally incompetent due a medical condition. A doctor (Janet Leight) tries to treat him to get to the truth. Original Air Date: November 7, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail…
01:00:3321/05/2017
Suspense: The Cave of Ali Baba
There's a traitor in a society of masked criminals.Original Air Date: August 19, 1942Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
33:3820/02/2017
EP2102s: Radio Reader’s Digest: The Case of the Dormitory Thefts
A police scientist uses his experimental lie detector to try and solve a series of thefts at a woman’s college dormitory. Original Air Date: February 5, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read…
31:5422/01/2017
EP2054s: Martin and Lewis: Guest Jack Webb
Jack Webb guest stars on Martin and Lewis as they do a fairy tale version of Dragnet. Original Air Date: January 13, 1953 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
26:2527/11/2016
NBC University Theater: Trent’s Last Case
Amateur detective Philip Trent tells the story of the case that ended his detective career. Original Air Date: July 30, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
01:01:3825/09/2016
Suspense: The Lost Special
Suspense opens its microphone to a condemned man who has a story to tell of how he pull off a daring crime and he'll name his employers unless they secure a pardon for him before the broadcast ends. Original Air Date: September 30, 1943 Support the Listener Support campaign. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net…
37:4728/08/2016
EP1904s: Screen Guild Theatre: Whistling in Dixie
Wally “The Fox” Benton goes down South to solve the murder of a woman’s boyfriend. Original Air Date: May 17, 1943 Vote for the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio every day in the Entertainment Category at the Podcast Awards at http://www.podcastawards.com Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis…
35:1805/06/2016
EP1877: Screen Director’s Playhouse: Spellbound
A psychiatrist tries to unravel the mystery of a man who believes he murdered another psychiatrist. Will she find out the truth or become his next victim. Original Air Date: January 25, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO…
01:05:5704/05/2016
EP1850s: Suspense: A Killing in Abilene
A man travels from Abilene to find his brother’s killer and arrives in a small town where the man he’s looking for is about to be lynched. Original Air Date: December 14, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913,…
33:1303/04/2016
Suspense: The Moonstone, Part Two
The search for the Moonstone is on. Mister Blake is helping lead the search and receiving an angry reaction from Rachel, who leaves the house refusing to speak to him. Original Air Date: November 23, 1953 Support the listener support campaign: Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.…
42:3225/02/2016
Suspense: The Moonstone, Part One
A young man delivers an Indian diamond to his cousin on her birthday, a diamond that brings woe to the entire house. Original Air Date: November 16, 1953 Support the listener support campaign: Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO…
36:3018/02/2016
EP1802s: Lux Radio Theatre: Crack Up
A lecturer at a museum is in a train wreck, but wakes up to find out that there hasn’t been a train wreck and he can’t even prove he bought a ticket. Original Air Date: December 30, 1946 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis athttp://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to:…
01:02:0707/02/2016
Murder Clinic: Death in the Dressing Room
H.M. Merrivale investigates the death of a dancer and crook in her dressing room. Original Air Date: September 29, 1942 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...
34:0811/10/2015
EP1652s: Theater 5: The Button Stealers
A former spy is drawn into a web of an intrigue when a colleague turns to him for help in preventing American intelligence from falling into the wrong hands. Original Air Date: January 11, 1965 Support the show. Read more ...
26:4916/08/2015
EP1604s: Suspense: The Blind Spot
A pop psychologist becomes involved in investigating the murder of a head of research at a polling firm. Original Air Date: May 1, 1948 Support the show. Read more ...
01:04:2621/06/2015
WOR Summer Theater: The Mystery Of The Perfect Throw From Left Field And The Conga Dancer's Aunt
A “clownpire” makes a controversial baseball call and finds himself investigating a burglary and maybe a murder. Original Air Date: August 13, 1942 Support the show. Read more ...
32:2919/04/2015
EP1454s: Molle Mystery Theatre: Murder in the City Hall
Sam Delaguerra investigates the murder of a judge tied up in a cycle of corruption. Original Air Date: April 5, 1946 Support the show. Read more ...
32:3528/12/2014
Mercury Theater: The Thirty-Nine Steps
A Canadian gets caught up in a web of intrigue in the days prior to World War I. Original Air Date: August 1, 1938 Support the show. Read more ...
01:07:0926/10/2014
EP1304s: Suspense: Pearls are a Nuisance
A private detective teams up with an ex-chauffeur in a quest to uncover a string of missing fake pearls. Original Air Date: April 19, 1945 Support the Read more ...
32:3106/07/2014
EP1271: Lux Radio Theater: The Lady in the Lake
Philip Marlowe looks for a missing wife at the behest of the missing woman’s husband’s secretary who wants to break up the marriage to mar Read more ...
01:09:3328/05/2014
EP1250s: The Chase: Elliott Preston Is Framed for Murder
A man is accused of murdering his girlfriend’s uncle who stands in the way of her marrying him. Original Air Date: May 18, 1952 Support the show…http://support.greatdetectives.net Become one o Read more ...
45:3104/05/2014
EP1241: Lux Radio Theatre: Murder My Sweet
Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) becomes involved in a mixed up case of stolen jade, a missing girlfriend, blackmail, and narcotics. Original Air Date: June 11, 1945 When making your travel p Read more ...
01:08:2623/04/2014
EP1154s: Molle Mystery Theatre: Homicide for Hannah
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 Read more ...
31:4612/01/2014
EP1100s: Cavalcade of America: The School for Men
A vacation 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 Air Date: May 5, 1947 Read more ...
33:5710/11/2013
EP1085: Gunsmoke: Mark Dillon Goes To Gough Eye
Marshall Mark Dillon goes to Gough Eye to investigate an allegedly crooked roulette wheel and finds a a ser Read more ...
36:1223/10/2013
EP1052s: Crime Club: Death Blew Out the Match
A woman visits a peaceful Maine town, only to find herself prime suspect in a rival’s murder. Original Air Read more ...
33:2815/09/2013
EP1008: NBC University Theater: The Purloined Letter
A blackmailing count steals a compromising letter from a noble lady. O Read more ...
35:5125/07/2013
EP1002: Suspense: The Mystery of Marie Roget
Auguste Dupin investigates the murder of a young woman found floating in a Paris river. Original Air Date: December 14, 1953 Support the show…
37:2518/07/2013
EP1000s: Screen Guild Theatre: Call Northside 777
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27:4516/07/2013
EP0996: The Weird Circle: Murders in the Rue Morgue
The episode begins with a look at a story of the Prophet Daniel that many think is the first detective story. From Can You Imagine That? Original Air Date: 1940 A woman and her daughter are brutally killed after withdrawing 50,000 Francs from the bank and Dupin is on the case in Edgar Allan Poe’s…
40:4111/07/2013
EP0990: Escape: The Lost Special
A Scotland Yard Inspector investigates the disappearance of a train en route. Read more ...
41:2004/07/2013
EP0902s: X Minus One: Protective Mimicry
In the 25th Century, a Treasury Agent seeks to find the truth behind the re-appearance of counterfeit currency. Original Air Date: October 3, 1956 Become one of our friends on Read more ...
33:0724/03/2013