The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 1

Release Date: July 22, 2010 An eighty-four-year-old Scottish Lord who because of being born February 29 has been waiting 63-years for the inheritance he should have gotten when he was 21 finds out he’ll have to wait a little longer, and then Holmes reports he was pushed out the window. Original Air Date: December 31, 1945 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the...

Original Release Date: July 21, 2010 A man sends George a $250 retainer to track down a forgotten silent film star, and before George can see him, turns up dead. Original Air Date: January 3, 1949 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 8...

Release Date: July 20, 2010 A mother calls the Lyon for help when she becomes concerned about her getting mixed up with a gambler. Original Air Date: December 11, 1948 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 GIve us a call at 208-99...

Original Release Date: July 19, 2010 In answer to a letter to Box 13, Dan goes to lunch with a businessman. He wakes up to find himself strapped down in a sanitarium where everyone calls him Mr. Stokes. Original Air Date: September 22, 1948 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation t...

Original Release Date: July 16, 2010 Johnny Dollar investigates the hijacking of a train and finds murder and the item stolen to be worth surprisingly little. Rehearsal for the  show that aired: April 18, 1950 Watch Retro Tech’s video on the Wire Recorder at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90ihiTwJPCc&t=563s   Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on...

Original Release Date: July 15, 2010 The daughter of Irene Adler has a favor to ask of Sherlock Holmes that involves attempted burglary. Original Air Date: December 17, 1945 Watch Retro Tech’s video on the Wire Recorder at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90ihiTwJPCc&t=563s   Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://suppor...

Release Date: July 14, 2010 The latest person to respond to George’s ad, an apparent blackmailer whose victim committed suicide is so repugnant that George offers his services to bring his wannabe client down. Original Air Date: December 27, 1948 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a dona...

Release Date: July 13, 2010 Once again, the Lyon agrees to send Regan out on a case he knows nothing about. Within minutes of arriving at his client’s office, someone takes a shot. Original Air Date: December 4, 1948 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 1...

Original Release Date: July 12, 2010 Dan is one of four people on board a luxury yacht. The owner claims that one of them is a killer and Dan must find who if he wants to get off the boat alive. Original Air Date: September 15, 1948 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam...

Original Release Date: July 9, 2010 Johnny Dollar goes undercover to investigate a series of “accidental” deaths at steel mill that aren’t so accidental Original Air Date: April 11, 1950 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 GIve...

Original Release Date: July 8, 2010 A king hires Sherlock Holmes to get a compromising picture back from “the woman.” Original Air Date: December 10, 1945 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 GIve us a call at 208-991-4783 Take t...

Release Date: July 7, 2010 woman calls George in to investigate why her husband has changed from a kind and decent success story to a monster overnight. Original Air Date: December 6, 1948 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 GIv...

Release Date: July 6, 2010 Regan is hired to spend the weekend with a man who claims to need an alibi. He quickly finds himself mixed up in a counterfeiting ring and a string of homicides. Original Air Date: November 27, 1948 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham,...

Release Date: July 5, 2010 Gambling agents bring Holiday in to figure out how 20 people are getting consistently lucky in their bets. Original Air Date: September 8, 1948 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 GIve us a call at 208...

Release Date: July 2, 2010 Johnny Dollar investigates a schoolhouse that burned down in a small Nebraska town, and finds himself against rampant corruption. Originally Aired: April 4, 1950 Remember the name http://johnnydollarair.com when you plan your travel. Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdetectives.n...

Original Release Date: July 1, 2010 Holmes and Watson travel to the most lawless place on Earth in search of a young man who fled Britain to avoid prosecution for murder, and now that he’s cleared, he stands to inherit a noble title. Original Air Date: December 3, 1945 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdet...

Original Release Date: June 30, 2010 A man who was in the rackets is trying to go straight, but he’s been blackmailed to come cross country for an undisclosed purpose. He hires George to stand in for him, but when George arrives at the rendezvous, he finds a man murdered, and himself in the frame. Original Air Date: November 29, 1948 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net...

Release Date: June 29, 2010 A man with a blunderbuss calling himself Miles Standish is shot at a house where a pre-Thanksgiving Day party has a variety of characters claiming the names of Pilgrims. Original Air Date: November 20, 1948 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Ada...

Release Date: June 28, 2010 Dan receives a letter to Box 13 from a man who promises to kill him in 4 days. Original Air Date: September 1, 1948 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 GIve us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener...

Original Release Date: June 25, 2010 Johnny is called back to Boston when a prized painting comes up missing. Original Air Date: March 28, 1950 Remember the name http://johnnydollarair.com when you plan your travel. Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15...

Release Date: June 24, 2010 A woman “accidentally” shoots Holmes and Holmes recognizes the woman as someone he’d implicated in a murder. Original Air Date: November 26, 1945 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 GIve us a call at...

Release Date: June 23, 2010 A businessman asks George to help him confirm suspicions about his wife. George doesn’t do those type of cases, but his curiosity is peaked when the businessman commits suicide-apparently, the second husband to die of poisoning. Original Air Date: November 22, 1948 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at ...

Release Date: June 22, 2010 Regan is hired by a movie cowboy named Davy Crockett to retrieve an item from an alley. Quotes of the show: “My place is furnished with war surplus—from the Spanish American War.” “Things were starting to move like a hula dancer with the Hot Foot.” “The whole thing blew up like a hoop skirt in a high wind.” Original Air Date: November 13, 1948 Support the show monthly a...

Original Release Date: June 21, 2010 A man sends Dan Holiday to the Philippines with half a map to retrieve an item, promising $10,000 in return. When Holiday arrives, the man he’s supposed to meet is dead. Original Air Date: August 25, 1948 Originating in Hollywood Starring Alan Ladd Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://...

Original Release Date: June 18, 2010 Also known as, “The Man Who Wrote Himself to Death.” Johnny Dollar is off to Chicago to investigate the case of a recently insured man whose involvement in the underworld could lead to a very early insurance payoff. Rehersal of Show That Aired: March 14, 1950 Remember the name http://johnnydollarair.com when you plan your travel. Support the show monthly at  ht...