Syndicated – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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 from 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&#8230...

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 Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Deby,…

– Today’s Mystery: Grainger is hired to provide security for a wealthy’s man’s suicidal wife but begins to suspect there’s more to the situation. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Eric, Patreon supporter si...

Today’s Mystery: A friend of Grainger’s invites him to a weekend with her family on the lake as she claims there have been threats to her life. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Kelli,…

Today’s Mystery: A printer is murdered for his counterfeit plate. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Andrew, Patreon supporter since August 2021. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a don...

Today’s Mystery: A released convict asked Grainger to prove he was innocent of the robbery that landed him in jail. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Chris, Patreon supporter since August 2019. Support the…

Today’s Mystery: A woman reports receiving threatening letters and phone calls from her husband. The problem? Her husband died at sea. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Cassandra, Patreon supporter since September 2025. Support&#8...

Today’s Mystery: A woman hires Grainger because she suspects her estranged husband (a famous criminologist) will kill a male friend. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Peter, Patreon supporter since April 2020. Support the…

Today’s Mystery: A young man is found standing on an estate where a murder was committed. He’s holding a gun used to commit a murder, but he swears he didn’t do it. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon…

Today’s Mystery: A beautiful model comes to Grainger for help, claiming that she’s being pressured to provide an alibi for a man who shot a security guard during a robbery gone bad. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Thank you to our latest Platinum Patreon…

Today’s Mystery: A woman asks Grainger for help when a man whom she sent to prison is released. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Gretchen, patreon supporter since September 2017. Support the show on…

Today’s Mystery: A woman contacts Grainger for help and is then beaten up and disappears. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Marla, Patreon supporter since January 2018. Support the show on a one-time basis…

Today’s Mystery: A cartoonist hires Grainger when his brother is murdered using a method that was outlined in his comic strip. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Joanna, Patreon supporter since June 2022. Support…

Today’s Mystery: Charlie Chan is on the trail of a serial Romeo who victimizes middle-aged women. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951 Originating from Sydney Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan; Rodney Jacobs Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Sara, Patreon supporter since March 2017. Support the show on…

Today’s Mystery: A woman is in a car accident and wakes up to find her necklace missing. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Larry, Patreon supporter since July 2023 Support the show on a…

Today’s Mystery: The mother of a dead criminal is victimized by a conman claiming her son owed him money. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951 Originating in Sydney Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan; Rodney Jacobs Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Christine, Patreon supporter since November 2023. Support…

Today’s Mystery: Grainger is hired by the mother of a man accused of killing a young couple in a park. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Ken, Patreon supporter since March 2020. Support the…

Today’s Mystery: A criminal hunted by Charlie Chan seeks revenge by planting a bomb at his house. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951 Originating from Sydney Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan; Rodney Jacobs Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Artemio, Patreon supporter since October 2021. Support the show…

Today’s Mystery: Grainger finds an unconscious and beaten man in the street. He was found missing $10,000. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Kelli, Patreon supporter since June 2017 Support the show on a…

Today’s Mystery: A musician is implicated in a burglary that led to murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951 Originating from Sydney Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan; Rodney Jacobs Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Phillip, Patreon Patreon supporter since December 2019. Support the show on a one-time…

Today’s Mystery: Grainger is hired by a wealthy woman to break up her son’s disfavoured romance, but complications ensue when the chauffer is found poisoned. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Bruce, Patreon supporter…

Today’s Mystery: Charlie Chan and his number one son track two dangerous escapees to a luxury yacht where a wealthy woman, her daughter, and her erswhile fiancé are in a very nasty argument. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951 Originating in Sydney Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan, Rodney Jacobs Support the show monthly…

Today’s Mystery: A woman hires Steve Grainger to protect her scientist husband who is working on a top secret experiment. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957 Originating from Australia Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Shanua, Patreon supporteer since June 2019. Support the…

Today’s Mystery: Charlie Chan and his number one son are on the trail of a burglar who used his blind pianist daughter to commit burglaries and then murdered his partner. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951 Originating from Sydney Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan; Rodney Jacobs Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon…

Today’s Mystery: Andy Hardy takes a job as a night watchman only to seemingly have the whole warehouse he’s guarding disappear. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 10, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Mickey Rooney as Andy Hardy; Fay Holden; Lewis Stone; Eleanore Tanin; Richard Krenna; Eleanore Tanin Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supp...