NBC – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Today’s Adventure: An FBI agent tells a young visitor about a case that began with cattle rustling but led to a nationwide conspiracy. Originating Radio Broadcast Date: August 26, 1944 Originating from New York To subscribe to this podcast and follow more adventures of Flash Gordon go to https://greatadventures.info/ Become one of our Patreon supporters…

Today’s Adventure: In the waning days of the war, an OSS agent impersonates a dead Frenchman and pretends to marry his fiancée in order to weed out German agents trying to undermine Allied morale. Original Radio Broadcast: September 15, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Charles Webster; Alice Frost; Joseph Julian; Karl Weber; Evie Juster;…

Today’s Mystery: A woman is missing and her sister suspects her milquetoast husband of murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 30, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Kirk, Patreon supporter since January 2024.…

Today’s Mystery: A Columbus reporter investigates the brutal stabbing death of a woman found at a shooting range. Original Radio Broadcast: June 4, 1947 Originating from New York Starring: John Gibson as James Fusco of the Columbus Citizen; James McCallion; Gilbert Mack; Ward Wilson; Horace Braham; Connie Lembke; Janet Fox Related: Columbus Underground article on the…

Today’s Adventure: An OSS agent goes into France to team up with a formidable wealthy French woman to set up an escape route for downed Allied flyers. Original Radio Broadcast: September 8, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Les Tremayne; Bryna Raeburn; Lily Valenti; Jack Gordon; Ralph Bell To subscribe to this podcast and, go…

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of truck hijackings. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 23, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Barney Philips; Stacy Harris Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Allan, Patreon supporter since&#82...

Today’s Adventure: Two OSS agents have to carry forged orders for a Japanese camp commander through a Burman jungle. Original Radio Broadcast: September 1, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Chuck Webster; Ralph Bell; Raymond Edward Johnson; Eric Dressler; Karl Weber; Jerry Jarrett; Joan Alison; Maurice Tarplin; Guy Repp To subscribe to this podcast and,…

Today’s Mystery: An elderly man is found shot to death in his home. While it initially looks like a suicide, there’s reason to think it might be a homicide. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 16 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show…

Today’s Adventure: An OSS agent parachutes into Germany to team up with a local operative to run an underground broadcast to undermine the Nazi propoganda. Original Radio Broadcast: August 27, 1950 Originating in New York Starring: Larry Haines, Lily Darvas, Berry Kroeger, Arnold Moss, Stefan Schnabel, Bob Wile, Jerry Jarrett, To subscribe to this podcast…

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a an epidemic of crooked TV repairmen. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 9, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Todd, Patreon supporter since January 2022…

Today’s Adventure: Two OSS Agents go into occupied Norway to blow up a key Nazi-controlled bridge. Original Radio Broadcast: August 20, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Berry Kroeger; Raymond Edward Johnson; Jerry Jarrett; Frank Barrens; Karl Weber; Joseph Julian; Ralph Bell To subscribe to this podcast and, go to https://greatadventures.info/ Become one of our…

Today’s Mystery: Friday and Romero are called in to investigate the kidnapping of a local businessman. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 26, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Barney Phillips Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: RealUdonNoodle, Patreon support...

Today’s Adventure: A husband and wife team of geologists are recruited by the IRS to journey into Tibet to seek the favor of the Dalai Lama. They find themselves in competition with two Nazi officers. Original Radio Broadcast: August 13, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Louise Barclay; Grant Richards; Raymond Edward Johnson; Stefan Schnabel;…

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday investigates a series of petty robberies in neighborhood stores where the shopkeepers suspect a high school boy. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 19, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield; Stacy Harris Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon&...

Today’s Adventure: An OSS agent in Italy finds himself in a compartment on the train has been double-booked, and his travel companion is General Rommel. Original Radio Broadcast: August 6, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Ralph Bell; Barry Kroeger; Jan Miner; Boris Aplon; Arnold Moss; Jerry Jarrett; Raymond Edward Johnson; Karl Weber To subscribe…

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of burglaries targeting wealthy homes. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 12, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Mark, Patreon supporter since March 2020.…

Today’s Adventure: An OSS agent goes behind enemy lines into occupied Holland to stay at his uncle’s house. Original Radio Broadcast: July 30, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Les Tremayne; Lester Fletcher; Harvey Hayes; Jared Burke; Gordon Stern; Francois Grimar; Basil Langton; Patricia Courtleigh; Beulah Garrick; Victor Chapin To subscribe to this podcast and,…

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for missing woman and her two-year-old daughter. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 5, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Robert, Patreon supporter since…

Today’s Adventure: Two OSS agents are on a mission to bring in a captured Japanese colonel, but the mission goes awry, leaving the two men in a battle for survival. Original Radio Broadcast: July 23, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Jerry Lester; Larry Haines; Dan Ocko; Irene Hubbard; Raymond Edward Johnson; Karl Weber; Arnold…

Today’s Adventure: A cartoonist in the OSS goes undercover in a German-occupied French village ahead of an American advance. Original Radio Broadcast: July 9, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Virginia Payne; Raymond Edward Johnson; Karl Weber; Stefan Schnabel; Jerry Jarrett; Ralph Bell; Lotte Stavisky; Everett Sloan To subscribe to this podcast and, go to…

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday looks for the driver of a hit-and-run driver who struck two elderly women. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 21, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Peggy Webber; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:…

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate the disappearance of a rich society woman. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 14, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Ivy-Style Article on Clipper Craft Clothes. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:…

Today’s Adventure: An OSS agent and an escaped political prisoner go behind enemy lines in Berlin to help support an Allied bombing raid. Original Radio Broadcast: June 25, 1950 Originating in New York Starring: Bill Zuckert; Everett Sloane; Lily Darvas; Berry Kroeger; Michael Artist; Karl Weber; Jerry Jarrett; Bobby Weil; Brad Barker To subscribe to…

Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate the disappearance of a ten-year-old boy. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 7, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Kelly, Patreon supporter since July 2017. Support…

Today’s Adventure: An American OSS agent parachutes into Japanese-occupied Burma to organizea local native tribe to aide the allied invasion effort. Original Radio Broadcast: June 18, 1950 Originating in New York Starring Raymond Edward Johnson, Carl Weber, Bill Quinn, Joe Julian, Everett Sloan, Inga Adams, Jackson Beck, and Jerry Jarrett To subscribe to this podcast…