The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Today's Mystery: Bulldog Drummond goes to visit a man he sent to death row, who has information he wants to trade for clemency. Drummond finds him dead in his cell. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 10, 1945 Originating in New York Starring: Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond; Luis Van Rooten as Denny Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: G...

Today's Mystery:A blackmailer is murdered and suspicion falls on the woman he was blackmailing. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 18, 1951 Originating from New York Starring: Les Damon as the Falcon; Ken Lynch as Sergeant Corbett Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Mike, Patreon Supporter since March 2023 Support the show on a one-time basis at...

Today's Mystery: A man accuses a police officer of robbing and beating him. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 1, 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 of the Day: Jim, Patreon Supporter Since January 2019 Support the show on a one-time basis at...

Today's Mystery: Johnny is called in by an eccentric insured man to find his missing "talking" Pekinese dog. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 14, 1957 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; G. Stanley Jones; Herb Ellis; Joseph Kearns; Jay Novello; Bill James; Howard McNear When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Become one o...

Today's Mystery: Mr. Chameleon is called in when a doctor suspects that a man who died of lockjaw was actually murdered. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 7, 1949 Originating from New York City Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon; Frank Butler as Sergeant Dave Arnold Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Diane, Patreon Supporte...

Today's Mystery: A young businessman from Arkansas reports that a woman tried to blackmail him. Then she's found dead. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 1, 1949 Originating in New York CityStarring: Anthony Ross as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Jeanne Carson; John Forsyth Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Harold, Patreon Supporter since Septe...

Today's Mystery:Captain Drummond leaves town on a train. A man dies while asking him to be paged at the train station. Denny hires his own valet and sets out to solve the case himself. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 13, 1945 Originating in New York Starring: Luis Van Rooten as Denny Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Cathy, Patreon...

Today's Mystery:Mike has to protect a model for a new oil detector from an unscrupulous private investigator. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 11, 1951 Originating from New York Starring: Les Damon as the Falcon; Ralph Bell; Maurice Tarplin; Elspeth Eric Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Steve, Patreon Supporter since May 201 9Support the sho...

An old vaudeville magician makes a wager for $25,000 that he can disappear from a house under the nose of New York’s finest. Original Air Date: November 6, 1943 Originating in New York Starring Sidney Smith as Ellery Queen 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 B...

A long-time circus owner is murdered on a train. Original Air Date: March 27, 1943 Originated in New York Stars: Carleton Young as Ellery Queen 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… http://survey.greatdetec...

Today's Mystery:Johnny goes to Mexico in search of a man who embezzled $75,000 Original Radio Broadcast Dates:October 24-28, 1955 Originated from HollywoodStars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Virginia Gregg, Marvin Miller, Don Diamond, Tony Barrett, Parley BaerIncludes portion of interview with John Abbott. Listen to the full interview here . When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydol...

Today's Mystery: Johnny initially comes to New Orleans to investigate a hotel theft but becomes involved in finding out who’s making attempts on life of a retired Prohibition-era Racketeer Original Radio Broadcast Dates: October 31-November 4, 1955 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Lillian Buyeff, Betty Lou Gerson, Barney Phillips, Will Wright, Forrest Lewis, Marvin Mil...

Private Detective Roger Boon is called in to find out why a wealthy woman’s poodle was painted green. Originated in Hollywood Starring: Adolphe Menjou, Verree Teasdale Original Air Date: July 28, 1941 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...

Nora is out all night, breaks a mirror, and asks another man to marry her. Nick suspects she's been drugged.  Things get even more serious when they find a corpse. Original Air Date: October 6, 1944 Originating in New YorkStarring David Gothard as Nick Charles, Claudia Morgan as Nora Charles Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  h...

A corpse disappears along with a necklace, Nick bought for Nora as an anniversary present, and its place is another corpse. Original Air Date: October 10, 1943 Originating in New YorkStarred: Les Damon as Nick Charles, Claudia Morgan as Nora Charles Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a d...

Nick Charles, a retired private detective, is drawn back to detection with the insistence of his wife, Nora, when a former client is suspected of several murders. Original Air Date: June 8, 1936 Originating in Hollywood Starring: William Powell as Nick Charles; Myrna Loy as Nora Charles Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  http:/...

Todays Mystery:The big clue to who left a woman's body in a churchyard is a key found near her body. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 25, 1950 Originating from HollywoodStarring: 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: Shannon, Patreon Supporter since August 2023 Support the s...

Today's Mystery:Johnny is sent to New Jersey to investigate an allegation by an insured's daughter that her father, a famous chemist, was pressured into changing his beneficiary to his research partner. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 17, 1957 Originating from HollywoodStarring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Harry Bartell; Howard McNear; Forrest Lewis; Jack Kruschen; Russell Th...

Today's Mystery:Mr. Chameleon investigates the murder of a wealthy abusive husband. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 31, 1941 Originating from New York CityStarring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon; Frank Butler as Sergeant Dave Arnold Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Loren, Patreon Supporter since September 2021 Support the show o...

Today's Mystery:Danny suspects a prize fight involving a promising young boxer is going to be fixed. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 27, 1949 Originating in New York CityStarring: Anthony Ross as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Gilbert Mack; Jean Carson; Julie Stevens; William Quinn; James Goss; Peter Capell; Paul Luther; Ted Jewett Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Pat...

Today's Mystery:The District Attorney is poisoned with a cocktail before a banquet honoring a crusading reporter. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 23, 1945 Today’s program was provided by Radio Archives. Email  detectives@radioarchives.com  to get a free audiobook, a free ebook, and free old time radio collection. Originating in New YorkStarring: Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond; Luis Van Rooten...

Today's Mystery:The girlfriend of a man in the numbers racket hires The Falcon to get her boyfriend sent to prison so she can get away from him. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 4, 1951 Originating from New YorkStarring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Jan Miner; Larry Haines; Bill Zuckert Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Ken, Patreon Supporter sin...

Today's Mystery:Johnny goes to Baltimore to investigate a credible report of an allegedly dead man, whose insurance policy was paid out, being seen alive in Denver. Original Release Date: September 7, 2014 Original Radio Broadcast Dates: October 17-21, 1955 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Jeanne Bates; D. J. Thompson; Hy Averback; Will Wright; John Dehner; Tony Ba...

Today's Mystery:Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for two men who robbed and beat an elderly cafe owner. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 18, 1950 Originating from HollywoodStarring: 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: Sarah Support the show on a one-time...

Today's Mystery:Johnny goes to Palm Springs to investigate the theft of a $75,000 necklace owned by the wife of a wealthy wildcat oilman. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 10, 1957 Originating from HollywoodStarring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Barbara Eiler; Paula Winslowe; Forrest Lewis; Frank Nelson; Sam Edwards; Austin Green; Shepard Menken When making your travel plans, remember http://jo...