CBS – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Today’s Mystery: The daughter of a deceased dentist insists that he was murdered and that she’s being murdered too. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 24, 1950 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Howard McNear; Lou Merrill; Joyce McCluskey; Betty Lou…

Today’s Mystery: Johnny gets a mysterious invitation to a ranch in Colorado and finds the insured owner dead of anthrax. The owner’s daughter suspects murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 6, 1957 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Jeanne Tatum; Will Wright; Jack Edwards; Howard McNear; Sam Edwards; Forrest Lewis…

Today’s Mystery: An ex-con wants the Norths’ help to save a man his boss asked him to kill. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 30, 1945 Originating from New York City Starring: Joseph Curtain as Jerry North; Alice Frost as Pamela North; Ralph Bell Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Cathy,…

Today’s Mystery: A satirist with many enemies offers Danny $50,000 to his favorite charity to prevent his murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 17, 1950 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Mugavin; Anne Stone; Virginia Gregg; Elliott Reid; Ted Osborne; Bert…

Today’s Mystery: At Christmastime, Johnny has to find a beautiful woman, who is the only one who knows the truth behind the murder of a New York club owner, before the killer does. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: December 19-23, 1956 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Peggy Webber; Don Diamond;…

Today’s Mystery: Johnny is called in around Christmas to find a “singing mouse” that disappeared from a wealthy man’s house ahead of a performance at a children’s hospital. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 23, 1956 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Mary Jane Croft; Howard McNear; Parley Baer; G. Stanley Jones; Bill…

Today’s Mystery: On Christmas Eve, a recently released convict who’s set to play Santa Claus at a Police Athletic League club Christmas party is taken away in a big car by mobsters. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 24, 1949 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia;…

An inventor is killed by his own wind tunnel. Original Air Date: 1957 Originating in New York Starring: Bill Zuckert as Sergeant Brad Peters Support the show monthly at https://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 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetect...

Today’s Mystery: Johnny is called in to investigate a fire that destroyed a silo at a dairy ranch. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 9, 1957 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Paul Dubov; Will Wright; John Dehner; Harry Bartell; Parley Baer; Forrest Lewis When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Become one…

Today’s Mystery: Danny investigates the disappearance of a “Cinderella girl” who is engaged to a high priced lawyer. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 10, 1950 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jay Novello; Junius Matthews; Lawrence Dobkin; Virginia Gregg; Vivi Janis; William Johnstone Suppo...

Today’s Mystery: A captain in the army counter-intelligence department teams up with a British intelligence agent to track down the source of diamonds to finance a new Nazi plan. Audition Date: June 25, 1950 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Howard Culver as Captain Ethan Allen Rogers; Joan Banks; Ben Wright; Paul Frees; Theodore Von Eltz; Fritz…

Today’s Mystery: Johnny has to find an insured newspaper columnist and let him know that a convict with a grudge against the columnist has escaped prison. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 22, 1957 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Mary Jane Croft; Lawrence Dobkin; Joseph Kearns; Jack Edwards; Barney Phillips; Byron Kane…

Today’s Mystery: A mentally troubled former Army Lieutenant is found stabbed to death in a hospital. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 3, 1950 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Theodore Von Eltz; Mary Jane Croft; Georgia Ellis; Jerry Hausner; Jack Edwards Support the show monthly…

Today’s Mystery: Inspector Hearthstone investigates the murder of a man which occurred after that man’s stepson, recently released from prison, threatens him. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 18, 1949 Originating from New York City Starring: Alfred Shirley as Inspector Hearthstone; James Meighan Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of...

Today’s Mystery: The owner of an old-style brewery alleges that a blast by a rival building a clifftop brewery will destroy her operation. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 15, 1957 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Eleanor Audley; Jeanne Bates; G. Stanley Jones; Alan Reed; Austin Green When making your travel plans,…

Today’s Mystery: A young man is found murdered in his apartment with a young woman sitting nearby playing a guitar. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 31, 1950 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Tony Barrett; Jeanette Nolan; Herb Butterfield; Michael Ann Barrett; Armando Coran, Support…

Today’s Mystery: Johnny goes to Buffalo to investigate the sinking of a $100,000 yacht and the loss of its owner. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 8, 1957 Originated from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Les Tremayne; Mary Jane Croft; Harry Bartell; Vic Perrin; Bob Bruce When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Become…

Today’s Mystery: A woman is found murdered in a flower shop. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 21, 1950 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Mugovin; Irene Tedrow; Edgar Barrier; Herb Vigran; Jerry Hausner Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supp...

Today’s Mystery: Johnny goes to Los Angeles to investigate a wealthy woman’s suspicious application for $200,000 in life insurance on her husband that she wants to keep secret from him. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 1, 1957 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Herb Ellis; Frank Nelson; Marvin Miller; Peter…

Today’s Mystery: The wife of an old-time bootlegger dies in Danny’s office. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 7, 1950 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Moyles Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Stephen, Patreon supporter since July 202...

Today’s Mystery: Johnny is sent to Vineland, New Jersey to find out if a fire that destroyed $80,000 in mattresses was arson. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 25, 1957 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Russell Thorson; Jack Edwards; Will Wright; Paul Dubov; Lawrence Dobkin When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com…

Today’s Mystery: Around New Year’s Eve, a drunk in a skid row hotel claims to be a man who was supposed to have died in a hit-and-run. Original Radio Broadcast Date:December 31, 1949 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jeanette Nolan; Jay Novello; Leo Penn;…

Today’s Mystery: Johnny goes to a small town celebrating frontier days, where an insured promoter has had an attempt on his life. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 11, 1957 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Mary Jane Croft; Harry Bartell; Joseph Kearns; Lawrence Dobkin; Frank Gerstle; Barney Phillips When making your travel…

Today’s Mystery: The Norths go to the dog show, where Pam is mistaken for a countess, and she and Jerry are both kidnapped. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 2, 1944 Originating from New York City Starring: Joseph Curtain as Jerry North; Alice Frost as Pamela North Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of…

Today’s Mystery: A little man, who is trying to give away his fortune, is murdered. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 17, 1949 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jerry Hausner; Rolfe Sedan; Byron Kane; Lou Merrill; Joan Banks Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon…