The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 1

Original Release Date: November 20, 2009 Johnny Dollar is assigned as a bodyguard to a highly insured businessman, who dies as soon as Johnny arrives. Now he must find the killer and find out if the insurance company that’s retained him has to pay off. Original Air Date: March 4, 1949 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://...

Original Release Date: November 19, 2009 Sherlock Holmes investigates a case of disappearing cadavers. Original Air Date: Sometime in 1935, though it may have been 1933. Who knows? 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 c...

Original Release Date: November 18, 2009 A book shop owner dies and his widow hires George, believing that money is hidden inside the book shop. Original Air Date: November 8, 1946 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 c...

Original Release Date: November 17, 2009 Pat Novak’s hired to find a horse, and he finds the horse and a dead body. Original Air Date: March 6, 1949 Jockey: I want a horse. Can you find me a horse? Novak: Yeah, I breed them in the back room. 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...

Original Release Date: November 16, 2009 ' Dan Holiday receives an impossible call from a woman as she’s being murdered. Original Air Date: January 28, 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 Tak...

Original Release Date: November 13, 2009 Johnny Dollar heads to Singapore to save an insurance company from a paying out $2500 day for a shipping delay. Trouble comes when Dollar finds the Insurance company’s man in Singapore missing. Original Air Date: February 5, 1949 Originating in Hollywood  Starring Charles Russell as Johnny Dollar Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives....

Original Release Date: November 12, 2009 Holmes investigates a mystery surrounding a relic dating back to the time of King Solomon. Original Air Date: November 11, 1934 Originated in New York Starred Luis Hector as Sherlock Holmes Update: I didn't notice when I recorded but apparently, this was based on a non-Holmes Doyle story, Professor  Eliezar Siegel has the details in this article on his webs...

Original Release Date: November 11, 2009 George is retained by a Western Movie Actor who has become afraid of horses and even more afraid of letting down the kids at an orphanage who want to see him perform. George has to find someone to ride the horse. Original Air Date: October 25, 1946 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  http...

Original Release Date: November 10, 2009 A woman with apparent amnesia stumbles into Pat Novak and then dies. Novak has to find out who she really is before Hellman rushes him off to the gas chamber. Quote of the Episode: “If I didn’t move fast, I was deader than a Philadelphia nightclub.” Original Air Date: February 27, 1949 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support...

Original Release Date: November 9, 2009 An elderly woman sends an urgent message to Box 13. The reason…there’s a dead body in her room. Original Air Date: January 21, 1948 Originated in Hollywood Starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday 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 Gra...

Original Release Date: November 6, 2009 Johnny Dollar investigates a murder, with an insured man facing a death penalty if convicted. (First Charles Russell episode.) Original Air Date: February 11, 1949 When making your travel plans, remember  http://johnnydollarair.com Originated in Hollywood Starred Charles Russell as Johnny Dollar Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.ne...

Release Date: November 4, 2009 George Valentine is hired by his farmer cousin, Jeff to find him a bride that loves pigs. Original Air Date: October 25, 1946 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...

Episode Release Date: November 3, 2009 When Pat Novak finds $1000 deposited in his bank account and a beautiful woman who wants him to find a Jack of Clubs, he runs into murder. Original Air Date: February 20, 1949 “You can’t find your hip pocket with radar.”-Pat Novak to Hellman Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://suppo...

Episode Release Date: November 2, 2009 A life insurance company sends a letter to Box 13 in hopes of getting Dan Holiday to locate a missing man who the insurance adjuster believes is alive. Original Air Date: January 14, 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: October 30, 2009 Johnny Dollar is retained to protect a man who has threatened suicide after making a notorious gambling kingpin the beneficiary on his life insurance policy. Original Performance Date: December 7, 1948 (never aired) Original Release Date: November 5, 2014 Nick and Patsi investigate a series of fur thefts from department stores. Original Air Date: September 15, 1946 O...

Original Release Date: October 28, 2009 On his first day as a Private Detective, George Valentine gets his first client-a famous writer who tells him he's about to be murdered and collapses on the spot. The body then vanishes, leaving George to find out what happened. Original Production Date: May 14, 1946 Originated in Hollywood Starring Bob Bailey as George Valentine Support the show monthly at ...

Original Release Date: October 27, 2009 Pat Novak is hired to frighten a man named Dixie Gillian, but when an empty gun goes off, he finds himself facing a murder charge.’ “You couldn’t hold a moth with a searchlight.”-Pat Novak to Hellman Original Air Date: November 24, 1946 Originated in San Francisco Starring Jack Webb as Pat Novak Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.ne...

Episode Original Release Date: October 26, 2009 Dan Holiday answers a letter in Box 13 in response to an ad he placed seeking adventure. Holiday gets more than he bargained for. Original Air Date: January 7, 1948 Originated in Hollywood Starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at  https://support.greatde...

Original Release Date: October 12, 2009 (Commentary Edited) Jimmy Stewart plays a cynical reporter turned crusader who seeks to clear a man wrongly convicted of murdering a police officer. This episode was based on the 1949 Edgar Award Winning Movie of the same name. Original Air Date: October 7, 1948 Support the show monthly at  https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time b...

Adam Graham talks about creating the Great Detectives of Old TIme Radio, the origins of the show's theme song, and a look at the first season of episodes including Box 13, Pat Novak for Hire, Johnny Madero, Jeff Regan, Let George Do It, Sherlock Holmes, and Yours Truly Johnny Dolllar.

Release Date: October 19, 2012 At the request of an insurance company, Johnny signs up for a rideshare with a murderer in hopes of recovering $100,000. Original Air Date: February 2, 1954 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jamison, Patreon supporting the podcast since June 2016. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatd...

Release Date: October 18, 2012 While convalescing in Cornish country, Sherlock Holmes is confronted with a bizarre murder mystery that has seen two brothers and a sister wiped out. Original Air Date: January 31, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jamison, Patreon supporting the podcast since June 2016. Support the show on a one-time b...

Release Date: October 17, 2012 A woman receives an anonymous call with a mysterious warning of danger for her arrogant husband. Several mysterious accidents follow. Original Air Date: February 18, 1952 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jamison, Patreon supporting the podcast since June 2016. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://...

Release Date: October 12, 2012 Johnny’s company is about to make a deal with a thief who stole a necklace from a respected old family but then the thief is murdered. Original Air Date: January 26, 1954 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, Id...

Release Date: October 16, 2012 On a flight from Central America to New Orleans, a beautiful woman gets Brad on a flight to Guatemala City. Original Air Date: April 1, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jamison, Patreon supporting the podcast since June 2016. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. M...