The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Today's Mystery: A man who bought a fur coat goes for his girlfriend for Christmas turns to The Falcon when dangerous people want it back. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 24, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Larry Haines; Ralph Bell Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: James, Patreon supporter since July 202...

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; Ben Wright; Jack Kruschen; Barney Phillips; Sam Edwards;...

Todays Mystery: At Christmastime, Joe Friday and Ben Romero try to find a missing daughter from Utah. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 28, 1949 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr as Sergeant Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patre...

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 James; Lawrence Dobkin; Richard Beals When m...

Today's Mystery: When a mystery tries to stage a mock murder in the middle of a crowd in Times Square, the Norths find themselves in a real murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 17, 1945 Originated from New York City Starred: Joseph Curtain as Jerry North, Alice Frost as Pamela North Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: James, Patre...

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; Howard McNear; Gil Stratton; Shepard Menken; Peggy...

Today's Mystery:Martin Kane is hired by a man accused of robbery and murder to find the gun and the real killer. Original Air Date: October 29, 1953 Originating in New YorkStarring: Mark Stevens at Martin Kane; King Calder as Lieutenant Gray Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Shiralee, Patreon Supporter since March 2018 Support the show on...

Today's Mystery: While on vacation in the Florida Keys, Waring gets mixed up in a murder when a woman comes to his room to plead for his help with a dangerous Cuban criminal. Rehearsal of program that aired on February 21, 1952 Originating from New York Starring: Les Damon as The FalconSupport the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Scott, Patreon supporter s...

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.greatdet...

Today's Mystery: Joe Friday goes undercover to complete a large drug buy. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 26, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Vincent, Patreon supporter since June 2019. Supp...

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 of our Patreon Supporters a...

Today's Mystery: On the eve of Columbus Day, the Norths see a man dressed as Christopher Columbus jump out of a building. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 11, 1944 Originating from New York City Starring: Joseph Curtain as Jerry North; Alice Frost as Pamela North; Frank Lovejoy Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: James, Patreon Suppo...

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 Support the show monthl...

Today's Mystery: A Captain in Army Counter-intelligence 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 Feld, Rick Vallen Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.grea...

Today's Mystery: The widow of a kindly doctor is accused of his murder but she suspects a rough-looking character who showed up for medical care and then disappeared. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 17, 1952 Originating from New York Starred: Les Damon as the Falcon, Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett, Larry Haines Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of...

A secretary is warned to leave her job, and a murder occurs in her office. Original Air Date: August 30, 1951 Originating in New York Starring Alfred Shirley as Inspector Hearthstone 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...

Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero are assigned to investigate the case of a motherly lady who has written more than a thousand bad checks over nine years. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 19, 1950 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 o...

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 When making your travel plans, remembe...

Today's Mystery: With Jerry out of town, Pam tries to help a hapless reformed gambler quit his job at a gambling den and finds herself caught up in a murder investigation. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 9, 1944 Starring: Alice Frost as Pamela North Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: William, Patreon supporter since February 2016 Su...

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 at  https://patreon.greatdete...

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 the Day: Su...

Today's Mystery: A beautiful woman's attempt to seduce a young boxer into signing with her fight manager boyfriend ends in murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 22, 1951 Originating from New York Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett; Ralph Bell Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Loren, Patreon Supporter sin...

New Police Commissioner Bill Grant investigates the murder of a blackmailer, and a husband and his wife confess. Original Air Date: June 3, 1947 Originating in New York Starring Joseph Julian as Bill Grant 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...

Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a phony psychiatrist who burgled the house of a patient he'd hypnotized. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 12, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Jack Kruschen; William Johnstone. Support the show monthly at  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, remember  http://johnnydollarair.com Becom...