The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Two OSS Agents (Jack Webb and Elliot Lewis) parachute into occupied France to organize resistance to the Nazis to support the Allied invasion. However, their efforts are threatened by a leak. Original Air Date: July 14, 1947 Originating from Hollywood Become one of our Patreon supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis…

Johnny goes to a private island to investigate the attempted theft of a $250,000 necklace belonging to the owner of the island. Original Air Date: March 17, 1953 Starring: John Lund as Johnny Dollar; Howard McNear 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,…

An investment advisor is murdered and suspicion falls upon his jilted fiancée. Original Air Date: November 23, 1950 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Bill Johnstone as Lieutenant Ben Guthrie; Wally Maher as Sergeant Matt Groebs; Howard McNear 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...

George goes to a quiet college town, sent by a man who fears a lodger at his sister’s inn is up to no good. He finds an eccentric professor who seems to know something about the death of the lady’s husband. Original Air Date: September 26, 1949 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as George…

Chuck suspects that a series of plane crashes aren’t accidents. Original Air Date: 1952 Starring: Glen Langan as Chuck Morgan; Adele Jurgens 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 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net...

Michael Shayne investigates a peeping tom at Phyllis’s alma mater. Original Air Date: November 5, 1946 Starring: Wally Maher as Michael Shayne; Cathy Lewis as Phyllis; Howard McNear Originating from Hollywood 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&...

A fashion model friend of Bill’s calls for help and then drops dead in the middle of a show before she can tell him what’s the matter. Original Air Date: October 12, 1947 Starring: Gerald Mohr as Bill Lance; Howard McNear Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net Mail…

A woman (Olivia De Haviland) comes to suspect that her husband (William Powell) is a murderer. Original Air Date: September 18, 1944 To subscribe to this podcast and follow more adventures of Flash Gordon go to https://greatadventures.info/ Become one of our Patreon supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a&...

Johnny travels to a small town when a doctor raises doubts about the cause of a death of a young man who supposedly died of a heart attack. Original Air Date: July 18, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Edmond O’Brien as Johnny Dollar Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis…

Sherlock Holmes and Watson race to save a luxury liner from being blown up. Original Air Date: December 28, 1947 Originating from New York Starring: John Stanley as Sherlock Holmes; Alfred Shirley as Doctor Watson 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…

Candy goes on vacation at a dude ranch at the Valley of the Moon and quickly runs into murder. Original Air Date: December 17, 1949 Originating from San Francisco Starring: Natalie Masters as Candy Matson 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…

  Today: A broadcast of the most beloved Hawaiian songs of 1949 as the popular series bids aloha to 1949. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 29, 1949 Originating from Honolulu Hosted by Webley Edwards Go to http://amazing.greatdetectives.net to subscribe to the podcast. Brought to you by the support of our Patreon listeners…http://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show…

Nick is called in by an anthropologist to investigate when he’s attacked at the site of a Native American burial ground. Original Air Date: May 16, 1954 Originating from New York Starring: Lon Clark as Nick Carter 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…

Nick Carter flies to beautiful Echo Canyon to investigate the disappearance of a famous financial correspondent. Original Air Date: July 6, 1943 Originating in New York Starring Lon Clark as Nick Carter 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,…

Gregory Hood investigates the theft of a diamond in mid-flight. Original Air Date: August 5, 1946 Starring: Gale Gordon as Gregory Hood 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 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give...

A tough cop (Edward G. Robinson) is kicked off the force and goes to work for a criminal gang, but one of the bosses’ top lieutenants (Humphrey Bogart) is suspicious. Original Air Date: April 17, 1939 Originating from Hollywood To subscribe to this podcast and follow more adventures of Flash Gordon go to https://greatadventures.info/ Become…

Today’s Mystery: Johnny goes to Malibu to investigate the sinking of a $150,000 yacht. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 7, 1958 Originated from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Paula Winslowe; Ben Wright; Jack Kruschen; Jack Edwards; Marvin Miller; Joseph Kearn When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Become one of our Patreon Supporters&#823...

Todays Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of high-priced shoplifting cases. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 11, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Support the show on a…

Today’s Mystery: It’s Christmas Eve, and Sergeant Tartaglia is called to investigate the theft of a jeweled scimitar belonging to a ne’er-do-well millionaire. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Lamont Johnson; Ho...

Today’s Mystery: A reporter hunts for a baby-faced killer. Original Radio Broadcast:December 17, 1947 Originating from New York Starring: George Petrie as Russ Wilson; Larry Robinson; Hester Sondergaard; Humphrey Davis; William Keene; Ralph Bell; Bob Sloane Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Phil, Patreon supporter since March 2018 S...

Charles Dickens’ classic tale of Ebenezer’s life-changing encounter with three spirits on Christmas Eve. Original Air Date: December 24, 1939 Narrated by Orson Welles Starring: George Coulouris; Bea Benaderet; Ray Collins; Everett Sloane; Frank Readick Go to http://amazing.greatdetectives.net to subscribe to the podcast. Brought to you by the support of our Patreon listeners…http://pat...

Today’s Mystery: The son of a cab driver asks Grainger to help his father out of jail by proving him innocent of a burglary. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Greg, Patreon supporter since…

The Comic Weekly Man comes for a weekly visit right before Christmas and reads strips from Puck: The Comic Weekly, including Flash Gordon, Dick’s Adventures, Rusty Riley, Donald Duck, Uncle Remus, Roy Rogers, Blondie, and Prince Valiant. Original Air Date: December 24, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Lon Clark as the Comic Weekly Man…

As we get ready for Christmas, we bring you two original old time radio Christmas plays featuring Sherlock Holmes. First up is The Night Before Christmas. On Christmas, one of Moriarity’s henchmen switches Christmas sacks with Dr. Watson when both are dressed as Santa Claus. Sherlock Holmes has to catch the thief and save Watson and…

An ex-con is fired from his job at a department store where a string of burglaries totaling $10,000 have occurred, and decides to return to a life of crime. To subscribe to this podcast and, go to https://greatadventures.info/ Become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.…