The Great Detectives Present the Abbotts (Old Time Radio)

This podcast features all available episodes of the 1955 radio series features Les Damon and later Mandell Kramer as Pat Abbott and Claudia Morgan as Jean Abbott. The podcast is hosted by Adam Graham who provides commentary on each episode.

Follow on

Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app

Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

EP0401: The Adventures of the Abbotts: The Murder of a Faubulous Redhead

Pat is hired to find a missing woman after a fellow private detective was murdered trying to do the same job. Original Air Read more ...

May 09, 2011•34 min

EP0396: The Abbotts: The Man in the Nile Green Suit

Pat and Jean have yet another second honeymoon and find a corpse in their cabin. Then Jean meets a frenchmen who tells her heR Read more ...

May 02, 2011•35 min

EP0391: The Abbotts: The Clicking Silver Pen

While touring a steel plant, Pat and Jean see a worker fall to his death into a caldron, and that’s just the first body to Read more ...

Apr 25, 2011•34 min

EP0386: The Abbotts: The Canary-Blond Heiress

A two bit criminal fingers Pat as having stolen blackmail letters from him. Original Air Date: May 15, 1955 1957 AF Read more ...

Apr 18, 2011•34 min

EP0381: The Abbotts: The Green-Eyed Divorcee

Pat Abbott uncovers infidelity on the part of one of a client’ s wife. Her boyfriend plans to murder her husband. But who Read more ...

Apr 11, 2011•36 min

EP0376: The Adventure of the Abbotts: The Blood Red City

Pat and Jean witness a murder in a small town done by the town’s boss, but everyone claims to have seen nothing, and sinister forces try to ens Read more ...

Apr 04, 2011•34 min

EP0371: The Abbotts: The Dead-White Lifeboat

A woman asks Pat to pretend to be her husband in order to save her life. Original Air Date: April 24, 1955 1957 AFR Read more ...

Mar 28, 2011•33 min

EP0366: The Abbotts: The Blue Rocket Express

Pat and Jean find the body of a scientist specializing in biological warfare dead in their compartment. When Pat finds out a man Read more ...

Mar 21, 2011•35 min

EP0361: The Abbotts: The Pink Elephant

A mobster threatens the life of a reporter and then is shot while talking to him and the reporter insists he didn’t do it.< Read more ...

Mar 14, 2011•33 min

EP0356: The Abbotts: The Fabulous Emerald Necklace

The husband of a femme fatale is murdered in a robbery and her fabulous emerald necklace is held for ransom. Pat is convinced tha Read more ...

Mar 07, 2011•35 min

EP0351: The Abbotts: The Clue of the Ivory Thread

A man tries to get Pa to help him rob a grave, then Pat finds the man dead, apparently killed for a woman’s dress. O Read more ...

Feb 28, 2011•34 min

EP0346: The Abbotts: The Canary-Yellow Sack

Jean wants Pat to investigate why her attempt to buy Zachary Taylor memorabilia from the newspaper and was rebuffed and resold by Read more ...

Feb 21, 2011•36 min

EP0341: The Abbotts: The Dead-White Flame

When a famous psychiatrist is murdered in a plane crash, Pat fakes an injury to get into a British mental hospital to find out wh Read more ...

Feb 14, 2011•33 min

EP0336: The Adventures of Abbotts: The Blood Red Diamond

A Catcher is murdered before a big game, Pat Abbott believes that the team’s star pitcher may be the key to finding the mu Read more ...

Feb 07, 2011•37 min

EP0331: The Abbotts: The Burnt Copper Powder

A Hollywood starlet comes to Pat admitting she’d committed murder and offering Pat $100,000 to cover it up. Origi Read more ...

Jan 31, 2011•35 min

EP0326: The Abbotts: The Yellow Chip

Pat Abbott goes to Las Vegas at the request of the government to find a secret formula. Original Air Date: February 20, 19 Read more ...

Jan 24, 2011•36 min

EP0321: The Abbotts: The Rickshaw-Red Lipstick

A crew man on a ship travelling to Europe with food supplies thinks something is wrong and asks Pat to look into it. Origi Read more ...

Jan 17, 2011•33 min

EP0316: The Adventures of the Abbotts: The Royal Purple Scooter

Pat Abbott is hired to investigate the death of a man in a car wreck. The insurance company thinks it was caused by a faulty, but Read more ...

Jan 10, 2011•35 min

For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android

Open in Metacast