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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

Philip Marlowe: The Man on the Roof (EP1655)

Release Date: August 19, 2015 Marlowe is hired by a woman to save her son from a dangerous set-up. Original Air Date: April 4, 1950 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 20, 202433 minSeason 6Ep. 265

Ellery Queen: The Man in the Street (EP1654)

Release Date: August 18, 2015 Ellery sets out to capture two conmen who have swindled 10,000 people and ensure they’re captured before they’re murdered. Original Air Date: December 11, 1947 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 ...

Aug 20, 202434 minSeason 6Ep. 264

The Saint: The Children’s Crusade (EP1653)

Release Date: August 17, 2015 The Saint investigates a threatening note sent to a teach at a military academy. Original Air Date: May 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://www.greatdetectives...

Aug 19, 202435 minSeason 6Ep. 263

Theater 5: The Button Stealers (EP1652s)

Release Date: August 16, 2015 A former spy is drawn into a web of an intrigue when a colleague turns to him for help in preventing American intelligence from falling into the wrong hands. Original Air Date: January 11, 1965 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://sur...

Aug 18, 202427 minSeason 6Ep. 262

Dragnet: The Big Dare (EP1652)

Release Date: August 15, 2015 Friday and Romero investigate the death of a single mother. Original Air Date: August 3, 1950 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 18, 202431 minSeason 6Ep. 261

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Carson Arson Matter (EP1651)

Release Date: August 14, 2015 Johnny investigates a series of market arsons. Original Air Date: May 4, 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 https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net...

Aug 17, 202433 minSeason 6Ep. 260

Nick Carter: The Accidental Bullet, Parts Three and Six (EP1650)

Release Date: August 13, 2015 Nick and Scubby are trapped by the killers as they try to close in on the killers. Original Air Dates: June 14 and June 19, 1944 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...

Aug 17, 202430 minSeason 6Ep. 258

Philip Marlowe: The Sword of Cebu (EP1649)

Release Date: August 12, 2015 Marlowe is hired to find a sword over which his client’s partner was killed. Original Air Date: March 28, 1950 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.n...

Aug 16, 202433 minSeason 6Ep. 258

Ellery Queen: The Saga of Ruffy Rux (EP1648)

Release Date: August 11, 2015 Ruffy Rux, a gangster, kills a friend of Ellery’s. Original Air Date: November 27, 1947 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 16, 202436 minSeason 6Ep. 257

The Saint: Pin No Roses on My Corpse (EP1647)

Release Date: August 10, 2015 A woman turns to Simon, scared because of a red rose she’s receiving with a sinister meaning. Original Air Date: May 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.gr...

Aug 15, 202434 minSeason 6Ep. 256

Dragnet: The Big Gent, Part Two (EP1646)

Release Date: August 08, 2015 The hunt for the gentleman bandit continues. Original Air Date: July 27, 1950 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 15, 202432 minSeason 6Ep. 254

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Village of Virtue Matter (EP1645)

Release Date: August 07, 2015 Johnny investigates a series of thefts that threaten to create a war between the native inhabitants of a South Carolina town and the gangsters who have moved there. Original Air Date: April 27, 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 https:...

Aug 14, 202429 minSeason 6Ep. 254

Nick Carter: The Accidental Bullet, Parts One and Two (EP1644)

Release Date: August 06, 2015 An inventor asks Nick to investigate the death of his dog, but Nick finds proof of a more serious crime. Original Air Dates: June 12 and 13, 1944 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 med...

Aug 14, 202429 minSeason 6Ep. 253

Philip Marlowe: The Deep Shadow (EP1643)

Release Date: August 05, 2015 Philip Marlowe searches for a man’s missing fiancée. Original Air Date: March 21, 1950 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 13, 202435 minSeason 6Ep. 252

Ellery Queen: The Case of the Number Thirty-One (EP1642)

Release Date: August 04, 2015 Ellery Queen looks into the death of a butler whose death appears tied into a diamond smuggling matter. Original Air Date: September 7, 1947 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...

Aug 13, 202435 minSeason 6Ep. 251

The Saint: Fishes Gotta Eat (EP1641)

Release Date: August 03, 2015 Simon is called in by a woman who claims her husband is missing, and the Saint quickly finds him dead on the ship he came in on. Original Air Date: April 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 o...

Aug 12, 202433 minSeason 6Ep. 250

Dragnet: The Big Gent, Part One (EP1640)

Release Date: August 01, 2015 Joe Friday and Ben Romero try and track down two hold up men responsible for a robbery and killing in San Diego. Original Air Date: July 20, 1950 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 med...

Aug 11, 202430 minSeason 6Ep. 249

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Trout Matter (EP1639)

Release Date: July 31, 2015 Johnny goes to Lake Mojave for some rest and to look up on a jewel robber who claims to have reformed. Original Air Date: April 20, 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 https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https...

Aug 10, 202429 minSeason 6Ep. 248

Nick Carter: The Case of the Salesman of Death (EP1638)

Release Date: July 30, 2015 Nick is a called in when the benefactor of his boy’s club receives a threatening letter, Nick run into a man who claims to be able to pray others to death. Original Air Date: May 16, 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.grea...

Aug 10, 202430 minSeason 6Ep. 247

Philip Marlowe: The Vital Statistic (EP1637)

Release Date: July 29, 2015 Marlowe is hired to protect a woman from a rival in a pair of slacks. Original Air Date: March 14, 1950 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 09, 202433 minSeason 6Ep. 246

Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Message in Red (EP1636)

Release Date: July 28, 2015 Three seemingly unconnected women are slain by the same killer. Original Air Date: November 7, 1945 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 09, 202435 minSeason 6Ep. 245

The Saint: The Lady Who Leaned (EP1635)

Release Date: July 27, 2015 A woman steals a revolver from Simon who then finds a dead man in the office of a man who jilted her. Original Air Date: April 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:...

Aug 08, 202434 minSeason 6Ep. 244

Dragnet: The Big Bomb (EP1634)

Release Date: July 25, 2015 Friday and Romero are in a race against time to stop a madman with a bomb who is threatening to blow up City Hall. Original Air Date: July 13, 1950 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 med...

Aug 08, 202438 minSeason 6Ep. 243

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Money Matter (EP1633)

Release Date: July 24, 2015 Johnny investigates a meek man whose alleged to have ran off with $160,000. Original Air Date: April 13, 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 https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net...

Aug 07, 202426 minSeason 6Ep. 242

Nick Carter: The Case of the Nameless Blonde (EP1632)

Release Date: July 23, 2015 An unknown blonde woman is found murdered in Nick’s office. Original Air Date: May 9, 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 07, 202429 minSeason 6Ep. 241

Philip Marlowe: The Monkey’s Uncle (EP1631)

Release Date: July 22, 2015 A Scottish animal trainer calls Marlowe into a case involving a chimpanzee. Original Air Date: March 7, 1950 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 06, 202433 minSeason 6Ep. 240

Ellery Queen: Nick the Knife (EP1630)

Release Date: July 21, 2015 Ellery investigates a series of knifing attacks in New York City parks. Original Air Date: August 1, 1945 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 06, 202430 minSeason 6Ep. 239

The Saint: Strange Bedfellows (EP1629)

Release Date: July 20, 2015 The Saint is called in to investigate the disappearance of the Mayor’s son. Original Air Date: April 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 05, 202434 minSeason 6Ep. 238

Dragnet: The Big Frame (EP1628)

Release Date: July 18, 2015 Friday and Romero investigate an apparent hit and run case that begins to look more and more like murder. Original Air Date: July 6, 1950 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 http...

Aug 04, 202433 minSeason 6Ep. 237

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Eastern Western Matter (EP1627)

Release Date: July 17, 2015 Johnny is called to Florida to investigate a Florida’s cattleman’s loss of an entire herd. Original Air Date: April 6, 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 https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatd...

Aug 03, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 236
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