Adam Graham

Barrie Craig| Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Hard Boiled Mystery Dramas

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Barrie Craig was a different kind of detective show and Craig as played by William Gargan was a different type of detective: a big gentle easy going guy who always believed his clients until evidence proved otherwise. In some ways, it poked fun at the private detective genre by giving Craig police-type powers and duties such as making arrests and filling out paperwork. This played off the wide variety of functions and investigations that other PIs took on that were really police functions. Another time, Craig began his voice over narration by saying, “Manhattan’s my beat,” a clear reference t...

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Adam Graham

Episodes

Barrie Craig: Death and the Purple Cow 03.01.2025 31:54

Release Date: August 01, 2011 The sister of a man in trouble hires Barrie to help him out. It all started over a purple cow. Original Air Date: December 12, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783...

Barrie Craig: The Paper Bullets 27.12.2024 35:20

Release Date: July 25, 2011 Barrie is hired to track down a missing prize-winning manuscript. Original Air Date: December 5, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at ht...

Barrie Craig: The Case of the Naughty Necklace 20.12.2024 31:42

Release Date: July 18, 2011 Barrie Craig is hired to buy a pearl necklace. He arrives to find the woman he was supposed to buy it from was dead. Original Air Date: November 28, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a...

Barrie Craig: Murder in Wax 13.12.2024 32:10

Release Date: July 11, 2011 Barrie stumbles onto a death parrot which leads to a corpse. He then gets an invitation to a wax museum exhibit portraying the murder-and his killer. Original Air Date: November 21, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 159...

Barrie Craig: Dead on Arrival 06.12.2024 31:31

Release Date: July 04, 2011 A man is killed over George Washington’s diary while Barrie’s talking to him on the phone. Original Air Date: November 14, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take...

Barrie Craig: The Case of the Borrowed Knife 29.11.2024 33:56

Release Date: June 27, 2011 Barrie Craig is hired by a woman to ensure her marriage goes forward. Original Air Date: November 7, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at...

Barrie Craig: Corpse on Delivery 22.11.2024 31:54

Release Date: June 20, 2011 Barrie is hired by a bailbondsman to find a racketeer who has threatened to skip town and leave the bondsman holding the bag for $50,000. Original Air Date: October 31, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Id...

Barrie Craig: Microfilm in the Fishtank 15.11.2024 33:13

Release Date: June 13, 2011 When Barrie’s tailor is killed and and a fire is set to the tailor’s shop. TO find the murder, Barrie investigates the rackets. Original Air Date: October 24, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715...

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator: The Judge and the Champ 08.11.2024 37:01

Release Date: June 06, 2011 Barrie Craig is hired to guard a columnist who has been hinting that a former champion threw a fight. When Craig hears his client murdered, he needs to find out who did it. Original Air Date: October 17, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: A...

I Deal in Crime: The Abigail Murray Case 01.11.2024 34:28

Release Date: May 30, 2011 Ross Dolan is hired to guard a New England matron as she travels across town. She needs protection as someone shoots in them and a dead body is found in the truck. Original Air Story: September 27, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Gra...

I Deal in Crime: The William A. Davis Case 25.10.2024 34:14

Release Date: May 23, 2011 Ross Dolan is hired to bring back his client’s runaway 17-year old daughter, but someone doesn’t want her found. Original Air Date: April 5, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 2...

I Deal in Crime: Bodyguard to Laura Shields 18.10.2024 37:36

Release Date: May 16, 2011 Ross Dolan, just returned from service in World War II gets a job from a woman who wants to protect her from killing her husband. Original Air Date: January 21, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715...