The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Today's Mystery:Steve goes to a South American country where an American is wanted for killing the leader of the Fascist Party in order to prevent the election of an anti-US Government. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 3, 1951 Originated in HollywoodStars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, William Conrad, Betty Lou Gerson, Tony Barrett, Paul Frees, William J...

Today's Mystery: A young woman claims her insured father was murdered by a woman he met and married through a lonely hearts club. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: April 23 and 24, 1956 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Lucille Meredith, Mary Jane Croft, Virginia Gregg, Herb Ellis, Howard McNear, Stacy Harris When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair....

Today's Mystery:A newspaper editor hires Spade to go undercover as a tenant at an apartment building where someone appears to have captured a shooting on their camera .Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 23, 1951 Originated from HollywoodStarred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Wally Maher Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time...

Today's Mystery:A man wakes up in an insane asylum with no idea how he got there. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 6, 1946 Originated from Hollywood Starred: Robbert Young, George Zucco, Cathy Lewis, Wally Maher 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,...

Todays Mystery:A man described as having a face like a werewolf is robbing and mutilating women in the wee hours on the streets of Los Angeles. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 17, 1949 Originated from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Charlie McGraw as Captain Ed Backstrand Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Supp...

Today's Mystery:Johnny is still doubting a doctor's story even after being pistol-whipped by the man the doctor alleged threatened to kill him. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: April 18, 19, and 20, 1956 Originated from HollywoodStars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Jeanne Bates, Virginia Gregg, Russell Thorson, Parley Baer, Herb Ellis, Barney Phillips, Lawrence Dobkin When making your travel plans,...

Today's Mystery:A blind derelict is found murdered near a strange house that feeds the homeless. Mr. Chameleon finds that he was neither blind nor a derelict, and that's just the start of the mystery. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 13, 1948 Originated in: New York City Starred: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a on...

Today's Mystery:Steve goes to Rome to find out why someone tried to bribe a student into smuggling a recording cylinder to Europe that contained a routine report on the prevalence of the common cold. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 26, 1951 Originated in Hollywood Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Raymond Burr, Tony Barrett, Lou Krugman, Betty Lou Ge...

Today's Mystery: Johnny's called to Providence to investigate when a local insurance agent reports a suspicious application. A doctor with few responsibilities has applied for $80,000 in additional life insurance, and if he's telling the truth, he has a good reason .Original Radio Broadcast Dates: April 16 and 17, 1956 Originated from Hollywood stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Jeanne Bates, Vir...

Today's Mystery:Sam is hired by a soap opera queen to find her husband, and discover why he's so distraught over a telegram from Mexico City. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 16, 1951 Originated from HollywoodStarred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives...

Today's First Story: Basil Rathbone sets up an office as a radio detective, with Kenny Delmar as his bumbling sidekick. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 24, 1947 Today's Second Story: A key witness in a Distict Attorney's (Robert Preston) racketeering case is murdered on his doorstep while leaving an important clue behind. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 18, 1951 Programs Originated from N...

Today's Mystery:Friday and Romero search for two tough robbers who shot two police officers at a café. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 10, 1949 Originated from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Charlie McGraw as Ed Backstand, Frank Lovejoy Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at...

Today's Mystery:Johnny's predecessor in guarding in a show dog died under mysterious circumstances. Can Johnny avoid his fate? Original Radio Broadcast Dates: April 11-13, 1956 Originated from HollywoodStars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Jeanette Nolan, Harry Bartell, Byron Kane, Jack Kruschen, Bill James, James McCallion, Ken Christy, Dick Ryan, Bert Holland, Jack Edwards, Hy Averback, Roy Rowan...

Today's Mystery:A woman is found strangled in her room after telling her much-older husband that she wants a divorce. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 6, 1948 Originated in: New York CityStarred: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon 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,...

Today's Mystery:Steve investigates a series of explosions targeting treaty negotiations in Japan. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 19, 1951 Originated in Hollywood Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner 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: Ad...

Today's Mystery:Harry Branson summons Johnny on a mystery case that's strictly for the dogs. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: April 9 and 10, 1956 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Jeanette Nolan, Harry Bartell, Byron Kane, Jack Kruschen, Bill James, James McCallion, Ken Christy, Dick Ryan, Bert Holland, Jack Edwards, Hy Averback, Roy Rowan When making your travel plans,...

Today's Mystery: Sam is hired by a gambler to find out if an ex-Jockey cheated him and two tough friends out of $1500 by promising them a chance to profit on "a sure thing." Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 9, 1951 Originated from HollywoodStarred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Wally Maher as Gentleman Joe Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support t...

Today's Mystery: A man convicted of extortion decides McCormick information on a robbery to avoid an indefinite prison sentence. Original Radio Broadcast Date:September 15, 1957 Originated from: New YorkStarring: Nat Polen as Assistant Distict Attorney Edward McCormick Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net...

Today's Mystery: Despite a sense of foreboding, Johnny proceeds with his efforts to serve a subpeona on an underworld figure. Original Radio Broadcast Dates:April 5 and 6, 1956 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become...

Today's Mystery: Vance investigates an impossible murder. A gangster was killed in a house surrounded by mud but no footprints were found inside. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 4, 1950 Originated in: New York City Starred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham Today's program was provided by Radio Archives. Email detectives@radioarchives.com to get a free aud...

Today's Mystery: Steve goes to Trinidad in search of a scientist who has discovered an important microbe but failed to report on time. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 18, 1951 Originated in Hollywood Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdete...

Today's Mystery: Johnny goes to San Francisco to find a notorious criminal to protect him until the company can cancel his insurance policy. Original Radio Broadcast Dates:April 2 and 4, 1956 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Barbara Fuller, Jeanne Tatum, Barbara Eiler, Lawrence Dobkin, Dick Ryan, Jack Edwards, Barney Phillips, Junius Matthews, Tony Barrett When making...

Today's Mystery:Sam is hired to find a sea captain, and then finds himself in the middle of desperate characters fighting over a string of pearls. Original Radio Broadcast Date: Feburary 2, 1951 Originated from Hollywood Starred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, William Conrad Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://su...

Today's Mystery:A postmaster (Victor Perrin) gets a tip that there's a time bomb among the day's packages. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 22, 1956 Stars: Victor Perin, Herb Ellis, Frank Gershwin, Vivi Janis, Helen Kleeb, John Larkin, Leonard Weinrib, Richard Peel, and Ted Bliss, Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.great...

Today's Mystery: A woman's lover alleges that she was killed by her husband. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 24, 1957Originated from: New YorkStarring: Nat Polen as Assistant Distict Attorney Edward McCormick, Jack Arthur, Marjorie Gateson, Elizabeth Lawrence, Bernard Grant, George Petrie, Mason Adams, Guy Rapp Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-...