The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Today's Mystery: An eccentric elderly woman has Johnny guard her while she's wearing a valuable necklace to a party. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 15, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lillian Buyeff; Jack Edwards; Barney Phillips; Forrest Lewis; Eric Snowden When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Become one of our Patreon...

Today's Mystery:Joe mourns the death of his partner Ben Romero as he joins the search for two escaped robbers. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 27, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs, Vic Perrin, Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Shelia, Patreon...

Today's Mystery: Danny gets a tip that a wealthy woman's life is endangered. Her ski instructor is murdered instead. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 21, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Betty Lou Gerson; Ted Osborne; Irene Tedrow Support the show monthly at  https:...

Today's Mystery:A reporter with a reputation for making errors tries to solve the murder of a laundry owner. Original Radio Broadcast: July 20, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Jackson Beck as Tom Mercer; Barbara Townsend; Alice Rinehart; Ted Osborn; Santos Ortega; Gil Mack; Milton Herman Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jacqueli...

Today's Mystery: When a treasury agent, a childhood friend of Simon Templar, is shot to death and the Saint Original Radio Broadcast Date: Originating from Hollywood Starred: Vincent Price as Simon Templar, Jeff Chandler Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to:...

Today's Mystery: Johnny goes to a small Nevada mining town to investigate the death of an insured elderly man married to a twenty-seven year-old woman. Original Radio Broadcast Date: Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Lillian Buyeff, Irene Tedrow, D. J. Thompson, Herb Ellis, Marvin Miller, Forrest Lewis, Bob Bruce, Russ Thorson When making your travel plans, remember htt...

Today's Adventure: A military officer is murdered on a train and David Harding suspects enemy involvement and enlists the help of a refugees to track down a suspected foreign agent.   Original Radio Broadcast: March 1, 1943  Originating in New York Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding  To subscribe to this podcast and, go to https://greatadventures.info/  Become one of our ongoing Patreon supp...

Today's Mystery: A desperate criminal is gunning for Johnny after failing to kill him last week. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 8, 1959 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Lucille Meredith, James McCallion, Russ Thorson, Sam Edwards, Herb Vigran When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Become one of our Patreon Supporters at https://patr...

Todays Mystery:The daughter of a banker is kidnapped from her business school. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 13, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Vic Perrin, Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:Richard, Patreon supporter since October 2025....

Today's Mystery: A cop is found in a fire at a chemical plant. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 13, 1951 Originated in Hollywood Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Tony Barrett, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan, Tony Barrett, Michael Ann Barrett, Paula Winslowe, Herb Butterfield, Edwin Max Support the show monthly at https://patreon.gr...

Today's Mystery: A reporter tries to get justice for a man who claims to have been mistaken for someone else. Original Radio Broadcast: June 8, 1949 Originating in New York Starring John Sylvester as Julian Housman, Canada Lee, Jim Boles, Eric Dressler, Bill Smith, Georgia Burke, and Scott Tennyson Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:Dianne,...

When the Saint discovers that there were several thousand dollar bill in a box of tea purchased by Inspector Fernack. Audition Date: December 1944 Originating in Hollywood Starring Denis Greene as the Saint, Gale Gordon, Gerald Mohor, Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Charlie, Patreon supporter since July 2020 Support the show on a one-t...

Today's 1st Mystery: An investigator for the Civil Aviation Administration gets a call warning of a bomb on a plane. Original Radio Broadcast: February 3, 1952 Originating in Hollywood Starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Today's 2nd Mystery: Randy receives a tip that there’s a bomb on a plane to Denver. Original Air Date: September 4, 1952 Originating in Hollywood Starring Frank Lovejoy as Randy Stone...

Today's Adventure: A nazi agent murders his wife and sets David Harding on the trail of an espionage ring. Original Radio Broadcast: December 14, 1942 Originating in New York Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding 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...

Today's Mystery: Johnny is called in to find an inexpensive statue that's held in high emotional value by an eccentric elderly woman who would pay a $75,000 ransom. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 18, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Eleanor Audley; G. Stanley Jones; Eric Snowden; Sam Edwards When making your travel plans, remember http:...

Today's Mystery:A mother is found murdered in her home. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 6, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Joyce McCluskey Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Joe, Patreon supporter since April 2019. Support the show on a one-time basis at...

Today's Mystery:A Broadway actress is found dead with her wrists slit. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 6, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Paul Frees; Clayton Post; Edwin Max; Elliott Lewis; Jack Kruschen; Jay Novello; Joyce McCluskey Support the show monthly at ht...

Today's Mystery: A prominent chemist's mysterious death may have been faked ... but why?' Original Radio Broadcast: March 9, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Sydney Smith as Ike McAnally; Ann Burr; Agnes Young; Lyle Sudrow; Ted Osborne Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Eidell, patreon supporter since April 2021. Support the show o...

Today's Mystery: A slimy character tries to hire Grainger as a go-between for him in a blackmail deal. Grainger kicks him out but it's not that simple Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starred: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Deby, patreon supporter since September 2015. Suppor...

Today's Story: The best friend and top lieutenant of a political boss finds himself in the midst of a murder that threatens his boss's career. Original Air Date: July 22, 1946 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Alan Ladd; Marjorie Reynolds; Ward Bond Thank you to our newest platinum patreon supporters who have been supporting the podcast since March 2016...Dan, Jennifer, Jesse, Jim and Rachel, J...

Today's Adventure: David Harding suspects the Axis is behind a ring making counterfeit gas coupons. Original Radio Broadcast: November 2, 1945 Originating from New York Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding Popular Science  article on the government censoring weather reports. To subscribe to this podcast and, go to https://greatadventures.info/ Become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters at h...

Today's Mystery: A woman calls to report that a man was murdered and she's not sure if she did it. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 11, 1959 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Junius Matthews; Paul Dubov; James McCallion; Alan Reed; Frank Gerstle When making your travel plans, remember  http://johnnydollarair.com Become one of our Patreon Suppor...

Today's Mystery:Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of jewelry store robberies. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 29, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Virginia Gregg; Vic Perrin Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jeff, Patreon supporter since Marc...

Today's Mystery: A famous torch singer wants a gun permit because she claims a man is threatening her life. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 29, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Cathy Lewis Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Su...

Today's Mystery:A legendary Arkansas reporter investigates the murder of an unidentified man. Original Radio Broadcast: January 26, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Martin Wolfson as Joe Wirges; Art Carney; Larry Haines; Art Carney; Martin O'Day; Joyce Gordon; Joe DeSantis Encyclopedia of Arkansas  entry on Joseph Wirges. Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patr...