The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Today's Mystery: Inspector Chan knows who killed Colonel Willoughby, but how can he prove it? Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1936 Originating from Los Angeles Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Neil, Patreon supporter since September 2016. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://s...

Today's Mystery: A notorious collector comes to Mike alleging that he's been framed for murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: Sometime in 1953 or 1954 Originating from New York Starring: George Petrie as The Falcon Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Yigal, Patreon supporter since March 2023 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support....

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 this podcast and, go to  https://greatadventures...

Today's Mystery:Johnny investigates a series of fires at a chain of New England grocers. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 4, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Byron Kane; Harry Bartell; Virginia Gregg; Jack Edwards; Joseph Kearns; Forrest Lewis When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Become one of our Patreon Supporters at https://p...

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 the show on a...

Today's Mystery:  A man is killed in an apartment and witnesses say a neighbor did it. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 27, 1950 Originated in Hollywood Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan, Cathy Lewis, Vivi Janis, Edwin Max, Leo Cleary, Tony Barrett Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetec...

Today's Mystery: Inspector Chan finds a key clue about the murderer of Simmons, the butler, and then meets the plane of the late Colonel Willoughby's plane. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1936 Originating from Los Angeles Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Donna, Patreon supporter since...

Today's Mystery: A woman's sister commits suicide, and she vows revenge on the man who broke her sister's heart. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 6, 1953 Originating from New York Starring: George Petrie as The Falcon; Larry Haines; Mandel Kramer Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Ken, Patreon supporter since March 2020. Support the show on a...

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 and, go to https://greatadvent...

Today's Mystery: Johnny is sent to investigate a series of thefts near a small South Carolina village that have endangered the peace between a colony of ex-mobsters and the locals. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 27, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Frank Nelson; Billy Halop; Jack Kruschen; Peter Leeds; Gil Stratton; Will Wright When making your travel pl...

Today's Mystery: Friday goes undercover to locate a high-grade heroin out of a luxury hotel. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 31, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris; Ralph Moody Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Robert, Patreon supporter since March...

Today's Mystery: A man is found murdered at the funeral for a wealthy woman. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 20, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Jeanette Nolan; Francis X. Bushman; Ted Osborne; Peggy Webber Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetecti...

Today's Mystery: Inspector Chan reveals that the young man caught searching through the dead man's belongings was actually his son, and then Chan questions the butler Simmons about his past with the murdered Colonel Willoughy. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1936 Originating from Los Angeles Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetecti...

Today's Mystery: A gambling den kingpin is murdered, and a wealthy Waring client is suspected of the crime. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 22, 1953 Originating from New York Starring: George Petrie as The Falcon; Larry Haines; Mandel Kramer Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Steve, Patreon supporter since May 2019. Support the show on a one-...

Today's Adventure: An OSS agent parachutes into occupied France to steal plans from the enemy and is aided by a local French resistance group. Original Radio Broadcast: June 11, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Larry Haines; Boris Aplon; Berry Kroeger; Jerry Jarrett; Lily Darvas; Raymond Edward Johnson; Joseph Buloff; Nancy Franklin To subscribe to this podcast, go to  https://greatadventu...

Today's Mystery:Johnny is sent to Lake Mojave to prevent the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in jewelry and money. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 20, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lawrence Dobkin; Alan Reed; Russell Thorson; Edgar Barrier; Junius Matthews; Barney Phillips; Eleanor Audley When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnyd...

Todays Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero join forces with a US Postal inspector to correct a forger who is stealing and then cashing ch Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 24, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Herb Butterfield, Jack Kruschen Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter o...

Today's Mystery: An elderly woman is found murdered in her apartment and three people confess to the crime. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 13, 1950 Originated in Hollywood Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergent Muggavan, Joyce McCluskey, Herb Butterfield, Peggy Webber, Lou Krugman, and David Ellis Support the show...

Today's Mystery: Leslie Beaton has told Sheriff Holt damning information against one of the suspects, while Charlie Chan races against a self-imposed deadline to provide the killer's identity. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1935 or 1936 Originating from Los Angeles Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter...

Today's Mystery: The Falcon agrees to help a woman find her missing husband, and finds himself in the middle of a love triangle, investigating a murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 15, 1953 Originating from New York Starring: George Petrie as The Falcon; Mandel Kramer; Ralph Bell Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jennifer, Patreon suppor...

Today's Adventure: An OSS agent undertakes a secret mission to blow up a highway in Italy to block the escape of the Germans. Original Radio Broadcast: June 4, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Boris Aplon; Hester Sondergaard; Berry Kroeger; Virginia Payne; Raymond Edward Johnson; Karl Weber; Joseph Julian; Everett Sloan To subscribe to this podcast and, go to  https://greatadventures.info/...

Today's Mystery: Johnny goes to Baltimore to investgate $104,000 being stolen from a tobacco company's vault. Suspicion falls on a timid little bookkeeper. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 13, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Edgar Barrier; Alan Reed; Vic Perrin; Frank Nelson Welcome to our latest platinum Patreon ... Joel When making your...

Todays Mystery: A woman is shot in bed while sleeping with her seven year-old son. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 17, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starred: 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: Martin, Patreon supporter since March 2024 Support the show on a one-time ba...

Today's Mystery: A man kills his wife on the phone with Danny and plans to end his life. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 21, 1950 Originated in Hollywood Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan, Herb Butterfield, Anne Stone, Byron Kane, Janet Logan, Junius Matthews Support the show monthly at https://patreon...

Today's Mystery: Inspector Chan gets a key clue to the killer's identity from Landini's autobiography. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1935 or 1936 Originating from Los Angeles Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Carol-Ann, Patreon supporter since April 2019. Currently supporting the podcas...