The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Today's Mystery: Guthrie investigates a series of brutal muggings that have targeted elderly victims. Original Air Date: September 12, 1951 Originating in Hollywood Starring: William Johnstone as Lt. Ben Guthrie and Barton Yarborough 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...

An Oklahoma rancher brings Diamond to solve the death of his brother. Rebroadcast Date: August 16, 1953 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Dick Powell as Richard Diamond and Barton Yarborough 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 li...

Today's Mystery: A rich make-up artist hires International to protect him from someone who’s trying to kill him. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 31, 1948 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Jeff Regan and Barton Yarborough 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 Graha...

Christopher London is hired by a sugar magnate to find out how one of his competitors is massively underselling him. However, London finds the case far more dangerous than he thought. Original Radio Broadcast: February 26, 1950 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Glenn Ford as Christopher London and Barton Yarborough Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-...

Today's Mystery: A private detective is hired to located a woman's brother who is tied into underworld activity. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 29, 1950 Originating in New York Starring: Lee Tracy as Clint Flint, Miriam Wolfe, Bill Lipton, Joe DeSantis Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Larry, Patreon supporter since July 2023. Sup...

Today's Adventure: Counterspy is called in to investigate a shady home developer who has Original Radio Broadcast: May 23, 1948 Originating in New York Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding, Mandel Kramer as Peters 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-ti...

Today's Mystery: Johnny goes to California to investigate a case of modern day pilots robbing a yacht at sea. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 15, 1959 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Virginia Gregg, Eleanor Audley, Vic Perrin, Howard McNear, Lawrence Dobkin, Will Wright, Carleton G. Young, Jack Edwards When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarai...

Todays Mystery: Joe Friday tries to stop a juvenile gang war. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 17, 1952 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs, Charles Smith, Eddie Firestone, H Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:Blaine, Patreon supporter since January 2017 Support the show...

Today's Mystery: Danny investigates when a wealthy man is found murdered through menthol alcohol while living in the Bowery. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 10, 1951 Originated in Hollywood Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan, Irene Tedrow, Lou Merrill, Leo Cleary, Steve Roberts Support the show monthl...

Today's Mystery: A Tulsa, Oklahoma reporter investigates when a man is found murdered outside a small town. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 14, 1949 Originating in New York Starring Bob Readick as Nolan Bulloch, Abby Lewis, Grant Richards, Mandel Kramer, Bill Smith Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:Todd, February 2022 Support the s...

Today's Mystery: The Saint meets a fightened actress on a cruise ship who fears her for her life with good reason. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 18, 1949 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Vincent Price as Simon Templar, William Conrad, Betty Lou Gerson, Barney Philips, Frank Gerstle, Jeanne Bates Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Ber...

Today's Adventure: A woman who runs a New York auto theft racket and her sister get caught up in a web of intrigue and murder after doing business with a Chicago gang leader. Rehearsal of Program that Aired July 27, 1946 Originating from New York Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters; Ralph Bell To subscribe to this podcast and, go to  https://greatadventures.info/ Bec...

Today's Mystery: Johnny investigates a theft from a men's clothing store that has apparently left the night watchman dead. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 8, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lillian Buyeff; Vic Perrin; Harry Bartell; Barney Phillips; Bartlett Robinson; Bill James When making your travel plans, remember  http://johnnydollarair.com Become o...

Today's Mystery: Having busted the small-time carriers in a drug ring, Friday has to capture the man behind the operation by carrying on pretending to be an undercover drug dealer. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 10, 1952 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs; Stacy Harris; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at  p...

Today's Mystery: Danny investigates when a hitchhiker is found murdered in a high-end hotel. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 3, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Cathy Lewis; Hy Averback; Edwin Max; Paula Victor; Billy Halop Support the show monthly at https://patr...

Today's Mystery:A reporter wants his paper to run a story identifying the murderer of a river boy, when no body has been found and there's no evidence he was murdered. Original Radio Broadcast: October 26, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Beryl Firestone as Harold Faller; Hazel Logan; Jim Boles; Jim Stevens; Scott Tennyson; Bob Dryden; Sandy Bickhart Support the show monthly at https://pat...

Today's Mystery: The Saint becomes inovlved when everyone wants to buy an old junker of a car from an elderly man. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 14, 1949 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar,Lurene Tuttle, Dan O'Herlihy, Tony Barrett, Barney Phillips, Fred Howard. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Chris, Pat...

Today's Adventure: A spy plans to use a dog to destroy a critical research facility. Original Radio Broadcast: July 25, 1945 Originating from New York Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Maurice Tarplin 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 basi...

Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar receives a telephone call from a denizen of the Parisian underworld about an insured oil painting. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 22, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; G. Stanley Jones; Forrest Lewis; Harry Bartell; Joseph Kearns; Bert Holland; Byron Kane When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com...

Today's Mystery: Johnny goes to Los Angeles to investigate the apparent death of an insured man in a burning car. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 2 and 3, 1956 Originiated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Virginia Gregg, Lucille Meredith, Alma Lawton, Gloria Blondell, Howard McNear, Harry Bartell, Peter Leeds, and Byron Kane When making your travel plans, remember http://...

Today's Mystery: Friday goes undercover as a narcotics buyer after getting a tip from an informant about a new narcotics ring operating in LA. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 3, 1952 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs; Stacy Harris Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:...

Today's Mystery: A young man is found murdered in a club in Spanish Harlem. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 27, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Lisa, Patreon supporter si...

Today's Mystery: Reporter Ray Sprigle undertakes an effort to free a man who claims to have been wrongfully convicted of murder at the plea of his ex-wife. Original Radio Broadcast: October 12, 1949 Originating from New YorkStarring: Bill Smith as Ray Sprigle; Barbara Weeks; George Petrie; Joshua Shelley; Eric Dressler; Humphrey Davis; Jim Boles Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdet...

Today's Mystery: The Saint makes an emergency landing in a small town and finds people immediately threatening him to get him to leave town. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 31, 1949 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar; Harry Bartell; Tony Barrett; Barney Phillips; Colleen Collins; Fred Howard Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Suppor...

Today's Adventure: David Harding looks into the suicide of a prominent wealthy man tied to the war effort. Original Radio Broadcast: June 13, 1945 Originating from New York Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters To subscribe to this podcast and, go to  https://greatadventures.info/ Become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Suppo...