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Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas

Adam Graham|Old Time Radio Detective Hostwww.spreaker.com
Adam Graham continues his journey through Old Time Radio Detective programs from their first available adventure to their final bow in Seasons 4-6 which were released between 2012 and 2015, featuring nearly 1,000 Old Time Radio episodes. You can listen to the current podcast feed of The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio here.

Picking up where we left off at the end of Volume 1, Volume 2 begins by continuing the Adventures of Frank Race, The Fat Man, Let George Do It, Sherlock Holmes (with John Stanley and later John Gielgud) and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar with John Lund.

In this volume, we'll hear these Golden Age Radio Classics:
  • Bob Bailey taking over as Yours Truly Johnny Dollar in exciting serials and then in thrilling half hour episodes.
  • The legal mystery series from the mind of Erle Stanley Gardener A Life in Your Hands
  • Cases of Mr. Ace Starring George Raft
  • The International Mystery series Mr. I.A. Moto
  • The adventures of crime-solving lawyer John J. Malone in The Amazing Mr. Malone and Murder and Mr. Malone
  • The greatest of all manhunters Nick Carter, Master Detective
  • The police procedural classic The Line-Up
  • An antiques dealer and amateur detectives opens The Casebook of Gregory Hood
  • 1930s Crimefightint Action with Police Headquarters
  • The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring both Van Heflin and Gerald Mohr
  • 1930s Crime-solving Action with Police Headquarters
  • Manhunt featuring a police criminologist who is smarter than the detectives and doesn't mind showing it every chance he gets!
  • Half-doctor, Half Detective, all lovable responsible adult. Dr, Tim, Detective is assisted in solving crimes by a couple of kids who he instructs in important lessons in science and medicine.
  • Tales of Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Black and his Pursuit of Justice
  • Pat Novak for Hire is back for a second run through his hard-boiled adventures to contrast with the other Jack Webb show that ran concurrently for a weeks.
  • We begin our journey through the landmark radio program Dragnet starring Webb as the rules for police dramas are rewritten.
  • Vincent Price stars as the Saint, the modern Robin Hood of Crime
  • Easy Money tells of a magician-turned-detective who exposes con games.
  • Dane Clark stars as a New York Private Eye in Crime and Peter Chambers
  • Ellery Queen challenges you to match wits with him in amazing puzzle mysteries.
  • The first radio incarnation of Michael Shayne starring Wally Maher as a Bay Area Private Detective
  • A Chicago-based Criminologist uses psychology to solve crimes in The Crime Files of Flammond
Also listen to even more obscure series such as Homicide O'Kane, Here Comes McBride, Miss Pinkerton Incorporated, A Johnny Fletcher Mystery, Police Blotter, Call the Police, The Big Guy, The Man from Homicide, and Hearthstone of the Death Squad.

Also listen for specials starring Orson Welles, Adolph Menjous, Gregory Peck, Dick Powell, Robert Montgomery, and William Bendix as we feature adaptations of Philip Marlowe Movies, Raymond Chandler short stories, and Edgar Allen Poe's Detective Auguste Dupin.
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Episodes

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Flight Six Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP1013)

Release Date: July 31, 2013 Johnny finds a web of intrigue around Marvel Terrance as his suspects take a change of venue. Original Air Dates: February 1 and 2, 1956 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https...

Aug 20, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 239

Mr. Moto: Escape (EP1012)

Release Date: July 30, 2013 Mr. Moto searches for a kidnapped American Sportswriter who has been accused of assassinating an Italian Anti-Communist politician. Original Air Date: July 22, 1951 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check o...

Aug 19, 202535 minSeason 4Ep. 238

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Flight Six Matter, Parts One and Two (EP1011)

Release Date: July 29, 2013 Johnny investigates the bombing of a small plane in Mexico where three passenger took out accident policies. Original Air Date: January 30 and 31, 1956 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social...

Aug 18, 202529 minSeason 4Ep. 237

The Line Up: The Elsner Case (EP1010)

Original Release Date: July 27, 2013 Guthrie and Grebbs investigate the seemingly senseless murder of a 60 year old woman. Original Air Date: December 27, 1951 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://ww...

Aug 16, 202532 minSeason 4Ep. 236

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Part Five and High Sky Hoodoo (EP1009)

Release Date: July 26, 2013 Johnny nears the solution to the mystery of the missing trainer and what really happened to Duke Red. Original Air Date: January 27, 1956 Whitney Kent takes a test flight—and this time he’s sober. Original Air Date: Week of December 20, 1957 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...

Aug 15, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 235

NBC University Theater: The Purloined Letter (EP1008)

Release Date: July 25, 2013 A blackmailing count steals a compromising letter from a noble lady. Original Air Date: September 17, 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net...

Aug 14, 202536 minSeason 4Ep. 234

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP1007)

Release Date: July 24, 2013 Johnny’s search for the truth behind the death of a race horse leads to an investigation of a missing horse trainer. Original Air Date: January 25 and 26, 1956 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out ou...

Aug 13, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 233

Mr. Moto: Sabotage (EP1006)

Release Date: July 23, 2013 Mr. Moto matches wits against Communist saboteurs. Original Air Date: July 15, 1951 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net...

Aug 12, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 232

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Parts One and Two (EP1005)

Release Date: July 22, 2013 Johnny Dollar is called in to investigate the destruction of a race horse and begins to run into resistance. Original Air Days: January 23 and 24, 1956 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social...

Aug 11, 202530 minSeason 4Ep. 231

The Line Up: The Holstedter Case (EP1004)

Release Date: July 20, 2013 Guthrie and Grebb search for a gang who committed a $100,000 bank robbery and shot a guard. Original Air Date: December 20, 1951 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.g...

Aug 10, 202536 minSeason 4Ep. 230

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter, Part Five and High Sky Hoodoo (EP1003)

Release Date: July 19, 2013 A second fiddle leads Johnny Dollar to the truth. Original Air Date: January 20, 1956 Whitney plans to test pilot the next flight to rend himself of the “jinx” label. Original Air Date: Week of December 20, 1957 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 surve...

Aug 09, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 229

Suspense: The Mystery of Marie Roget (EP1002)

Release Date: July 18, 2013 Auguste Dupin investigates the murder of a young woman found floating in a Paris river. Original Air Date: December 14, 1953 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.great...

Aug 08, 202537 minSeason 4Ep. 228

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP1001)

Release Date: July 17, 2013 Is the violin Johnny found in the swamp real or a fake? Original Air Date: January 18 and 19, 1956 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net...

Aug 07, 202534 minSeason 4Ep. 227

Screen Guild Theatre: Call Northside 777 (EP1000s)

Release Date: July 16, 2013 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 basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-9...

Aug 06, 202528 minSeason 4Ep. 226

Mr. Moto: Project 77 (EP1000)

Release Date: July 16, 2013 Mr. Moto investigates the case of a missing man who possesses a dangerous military secret. Original Air Date: July 8, 1951 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatde...

Aug 05, 202535 minSeason 4Ep. 225

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter, Parts One and Two (EP0999)

Release Date: July 15, 2013 Johnny investigates the disappearance of an insured musician and his $40,000 violin. Original Air Date: January 16 and 17, 1956 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.gr...

Aug 04, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 224

The Line Up: The Railroad Roundhouse Round-Up Case (EP0998)

Release Date: July 13, 2013 Guthrie investigates the death of a woman found dead in a car trunk. Original Air Date: November 29, 1951 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net...

Aug 02, 202536 minSeason 4Ep. 223

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Todd Matter, Part Five and High Sky Hoodoo (EP0997)

Release Date: July 12, 2013 Johnny is shot and the the thief is caught but where is the loot from the Todd burglary? riginal Air Date: January 13, 1956 A Korean war hero is suspsected of being a jinx on an unfortunate aircraft. Original Air Date: 1958 or 1959 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...

Aug 01, 202532 minSeason 4Ep. 222

The Weird Circle: Murders in the Rue Morgue (EP0996)

Release Date: July 11, 2013 The episode begins with a look at a story of the Prophet Daniel that many think is the first detective story. From Can You Imagine That? Original Air Date: 1940 A woman and her daughter are brutally killed after withdrawing 50,000 Francs from the bank and Dupin is on the case in Edgar Allan Poe’s first detective story. Original Air Date: January 2, 1944 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://supp...

Jul 31, 202541 minSeason 4Ep. 221

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Todd Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP0995)

Release Date: July 10, 2013 The death of a woman with a stolen fur coat leads to an escalation of the Todd investigation. Original Air Date: January 11 and 12, 1956 NOTE: There was an error on the first production of this episode. It has been corrected. If you got an episode with Part 3 twice, please redownload as it now contains part 3 and 4. Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donatio...

Jul 30, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 220

Mr. Moto: The Victim (EP0994)

Release Date: July 09, 2013 Mr. Moto comes in on a case of an American businessman held hostage in Communist China. Original Air Date July 1, 1951 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetect...

Jul 29, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 219

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Todd Matter, Parts One and Two (EP0993)

Release Date: July 08, 2013 On a lead from an ex-con, Johnny investigates an unsolved jewelry burglary from several years back. Original Air Date: January 9 and 10, 1956 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at ...

Jul 28, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 218

The Line Up: The Keenly Clipped Kenovak Case (EP0992)

Release Date: July 06, 2013 Guthrie is called in by the boyfriend of a missing woman and all the evidence points to foul play. Original Air Date: November 22, 1951 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https:...

Jul 26, 202532 minSeason 4Ep. 217

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Caylin Matter, Part Five and the Widow is Willing (EP0991)

Release Date: July 05, 2013 The black haired mistress of Eddie Caylin is caught but did she really kill Caylin? Original Air Date: January 6, 1956 A daring bluff is attempted to wrap up the murder case. Original Air Date: 1958 or 1958 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 survey at ...

Jul 25, 202532 minSeason 4Ep. 216

Escape: The Lost Special (EP0990)

Release Date: July 04, 2013 A Scotland Yard Inspector investigates the disappearance of a train en route. Original Air Date: February 12, 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 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives...

Jul 24, 202541 minSeason 4Ep. 215

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Caylin Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP0989)

Release Date: July 03, 2013 Johnny suspects that Eddie Caylin may not be dead after all. Original Air Date: January 4 and 5, 1956 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net...

Jul 23, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 214

Mr. Moto: The Baziloff Papers (EP0988)

Release Date: July 02, 2013 Mr. Moto seeks to recover top secret papers in the orient. Original Air Date: June 24, 1951 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net...

Jul 22, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 213

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Caylin Matter, Parts One and Two (EP0987)

Release Date: July 01, 2013 Johnny investigates the death of a gambler and he and the police both think it may be murder. Original Air Dates :January 2 and 3, 1956 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https:...

Jul 21, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 212

The Line Up: The Pixie Picker Pickle Case (EP0986)

Release Date: June 29, 2013 Guthrie searches for a man who has been stabbing young women late at night with an icepick. Original Air Date: November 8, 1951 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.gr...

Jul 19, 202535 minSeason 4Ep. 211

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Forbes Matter, Part Five and the Widow is Willing (EP0985)

Release Date: June 28, 2013 Johnny knows all except why Sheldon Forbes through his life away on a woman who didn’t want him. Original Air Date: December 30, 1955 The first heir is dead as an insurance investigator cuts through lies to find the truth about the existence of alleged photos of a murder. Original Air Date: 1958 or 59 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 Grah...

Jul 18, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 210
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