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  • Cavalcade of America: The Pinkerton Man

    Cavalcade of America: The Pinkerton Man
    Nov 17 2024
    In 1859, legendary private detective Allan Pinkerton tries to solve the year-old case of a bank robbery and the murder of a guard.

    Original Air Date: November 18, 1946

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring: Lee Bowman as Allan Pinkerton; William Johnstone; Wally Maher; Pinky Parker; Griff Barnett; Lois Corbett; Sarah Selby

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    33 min
  • Fifteen Years Ago

    Fifteen Years Ago
    Oct 20 2024
    This week, we look back at our first week of podcasts from 2009, with Adam's current extended thoughts on each episode and reaction to his own commentar.

    Original Podcast Release Date: October 26, 2009

    Dan Holiday tries to jumpstart his writing career through an ad in a newspaper. His first letter is from a woman who tells Dan she’s being blackmailed.

    Original Radio Air Date: October 17, 1947

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring: Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday; Sylvia Picker as Suzie

    Original Podcast 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

    Originating in San Francisco

    Starring: Jack Webb as Pat Novak; Tudor Owen as Jocko Madigan

    Original Podcast 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 then collapses on the spot. The body then vanishes, leaving George to find out what happened.

    Original Audition Date: May 14, 1946

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring: Bob Bailey as George Valentine; Shirley Mitchell as Claire; Eddie Firestone, Jr. as Sonny; Joseph Kearns; Georgia Backus; Howard McNear; Horace Murphy

    Original Podcast 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 Audition Date: December 7, 1948

    Starring: Dick Powell as Johnny Dollar; William Conrad; Betty Lou Gerson; Joseph Kearns

    Guest: Andrew Rhynes of the OTR Westerns podcast

    The Great Detectives Old Time Radio Volume 1 (Seasons 1-3): https://volume1.greatdetectives.net

    The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2 (Seasons 4-6) https://volume2.greatdetectives.net

    The Great Detectives of Old TIme Radio Volume 3 (Seasons 7-9) https://volume3.greatdetectives.net

    The Great Detectives of Old TIme Radio Detective Compilation YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDFIOdWlnzL-YP6EZpi6JI1nLn6Hm4tAI


    Also referenced: Podcast Alley and The Radio Detective Story Hour

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    3 h et 11 min
  • Escape: The Target

    Escape: The Target
    Sep 22 2024
    Today's Mystery: An insurance investigator has tracked a man, who embezzled $100,000, to Chile.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 18, 1954

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring: Whitfield Connor as Vic Kennedy; Jay Novello; Mary Jane Croft; Herb Butterfield; Hans Conreid

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Mimi, Patreon Supporter since February 2016.

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    36 min
  • Escape: The Red Forest

    Escape: The Red Forest
    Sep 15 2024
    Special brought to you by the request of Chief of Detectives Patreon Fats

    Today's Story: A motorist finds himself trapped in a Western wildfire.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 2, 1953

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring: William Conrad as Wally; Georgia Ellis as Jan; Parley Baer; John Dehner; Jay Novello; Tom Tully

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Fats, Patreon Supporter since May 2024

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    43 min
  • Twice Told Tales: Richard Diamond: The Simpson Case and Johnny Dollar: The Jonathan Bellows Matter

    Twice Told Tales: Richard Diamond: The Simpson Case and Johnny Dollar: The Jonathan Bellows Matter
    Sep 1 2024
    Today's First Mystery: The wife of a wealthy oil man hires Richard Diamond to protect her husband after an attempt on his life.

    Original Air Date: January 18, 1952

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring: Dick Powell as Richard Diamond; Virginia Gregg as Helen; Alan Reed as Lieutenant Walt Levinson Virginia; Jeanne Bates; Herb Butterfield; Tony Michaels

    Today's Second Mystery: Johnny is called in when an insured, wealthy man is shot at.

    Original Air Date: June 23, 1953

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring: John Lund as Johnny Dollar; Clayton Post; Virginia Gregg; Tony Barrett; Ralph Moody; Howard McNear; Martha Wentworth

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    1 h et 11 min
  • Molle Mystery Theatre: Corpus Delecti

    Molle Mystery Theatre: Corpus Delecti
    Jul 27 2024
    Today's Mystery: A police detective has 48 hours to find proof of the innocence of his brother, who is on death row.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 17, 1947

    Originating in New York

    Starring: Ken Lynch

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    34 min
  • Lux Radio Theater: Thunder on the Hill

    Lux Radio Theater: Thunder on the Hill
    May 26 2024
    Today's Mystery:A nun becomes convinced that a condemned woman stranded at her Norfolk convent in the midst of torrential rains is innocent. Can the nun save her before her looming execution?

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 9, 1953

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring: Claudette Colbert as Sister Mary; Barbara Rush as Valerie Carns; Norma Varden; Paul Frees; Mary Flynn; Herb Butterfield; Ottola Nesmith; Dan O'Herlihy; Joseph Kearns; Leo Britt; Jeanne Wood; Lois Corbett; Yvonne Peattie

    My review of Thunder on the Hill

    Purchase link for Thunder on the Hill DVD. (Affiliate link)

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Lori, Patreon Support since April 2020

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    1 h et 3 min
  • Old Time Radio Con Games Special

    Old Time Radio Con Games Special
    May 12 2024
    Today, I'm joined by Jim Grinstead of the Scams and Cons Podcast as we delve into two scam-related old time radio podcasts.

    Today's 1st Mystery:First up, there's no such thing as easy money. That's a lesson a rich young man learns as he's forced to lure his friends into the clutches of a big-time gambler to square his own debts. Can magician-turned-detective Mike Trent help? We find out in this episode of Easy Money, "The Gallopping Ivories"

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 14, 1954

    Originating in New York

    Starring: Larry Haines as Mike Trent; Ralph Bell; Peter Fernandez; Maurice Tarplin

    Today's 2nd Mystery:Joe Friday and Ben Romero go after a gang of con-men who are victimizing the families of recently deceased people in the Big Betty.

    Original Air Date: November 23, 1950

    Originating in Los AngelesStarring: Jack Webb as Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Ben Romero

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    1 h et 21 min