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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 Mojave Red Sequel (EP1711)

Release Date: October 23, 2015 Convinced that an accidental death near his favorite fishing spot was actually murder, Johnny has to find the killer. Original Air Date: July 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 soci...

Oct 11, 202429 minSeason 6Ep. 325

Nick Carter: The Case of the Quiet Roommate (EP1710)

Release Date: October 22, 2015 A boss wants Nick to intimidate an employee into handing over letters that reveal the identity of an industrial spy. Original Air Date: September 5, 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 s...

Oct 10, 202435 minSeason 6Ep. 324

Philip Marlowe: Face to Forget (EP1709)

Release Date: October 21, 2015 Marlowe boards a train to San Francisco in search of a woman’s missing boyfriend. Original Air Date: June 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.greatdetecti...

Oct 09, 202433 minSeason 6Ep. 323

Crime Files of Flamond: The Case of the Squealing Duck (EP1708)

Release Date: October 20, 2015 A night club comedian hires Flamond because he believes someone is trying to sabotage his act. Original Air Date: April 18, 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://ww...

Oct 08, 202444 minSeason 6Ep. 322

Michael Shayne: Body in the Trunk (EP1707)

Release Date: October 19, 2015 Phyllis comes home to find her friend murdered and in a trunk. Original Air Date: April 23, 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...

Oct 07, 202435 minSeason 6Ep. 321

Dragnet: The Big .38 (EP1706)

Release Date: October 17, 2015 Friday and Romero investigate a series of armed robberies that have ended in two deaths and their best clues are a series of .38 handguns that don’t match each other. Original Air Date: October 5, 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 ht...

Oct 05, 202431 minSeason 5Ep. 320

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Mojave Red Matter (EP1705)

Release Date: October 16, 2015 Despite the objections of the local insurance agent, Johnny travels to his favorite fishing resort to investigate the death of a businessman that most say was accidental, but that the guide says is murder. Original Air Date: July 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 208-99...

Oct 04, 202430 minSeason 6Ep. 319

Nick Carter: Case of the Failing Eyes (EP1704)

Release Date: October 15, 2015 Nick Carter doesn’t buy it that an old friend committed suicide. Original Air Date: August 29, 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...

Oct 03, 202431 minSeason 6Ep. 318

Philip Marlowe: The Bedside Manners (EP1703)

Release Date: October 14, 2015 Marlowe is bed-ridden after breaking his leg but is hired to clear up a matter of a wealthy heiress’ brother being blackmailed by a man named fish. Original Air Date: May 30, 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.greatdete...

Oct 02, 202439 minSeason 6Ep. 317

Hearthstone of the Death Squad: The Terrifying Letter Murder Case (EP1702)

Release Date: October 13, 2015 A public stenographer is killed by a man after she had been forced to type a suicide note. Original Air Date: January 10, 1952 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....

Oct 01, 202433 minSeason 6Ep. 316

Michael Shayne: The Left-Handed Clue (EP1701)

Release Date: October 12, 2015 A wealthy young woman hires Mike to investigate the mysterious death of her brother. Original Air Date: April 16, 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.greatdet...

Sep 30, 202437 minSeason 6Ep. 315

Murder Clinic: Death in the Dressing Room (EP1700s)

Release Date: October 11, 2015 H.M. Merrivale investigates the death of a dancer and crook in her dressing room. Original Air Date: September 29, 1942 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...

Sep 28, 202434 minSeason 6Ep. 313

Dragnet: The Big Death (EP1700)

Release Date: October 10, 2015 Joe Friday goes undercover and is hired to kill the wife of a prominent businessman. Original Air Date: September 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.grea...

Sep 27, 202430 minSeason 6Ep. 312

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Blinker Matter (EP1699)

Release Date: October 09, 2015 Johnny investigates the disappearance of a man whose wife didn’t care for him. She claims her husband was taken by a man he can’t find no evidence ever existed. Original Air Date: July 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://sur...

Sep 26, 202425 minSeason 6Ep. 312

Nick Carter: The Case of the Red Arrow (EP1698)

Release Date: October 08, 2015 Nick is called in when an apparition of a long-dead Indian chief menaces a wealthy household. Original Air Date: August 22, 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://ww...

Sep 25, 202429 minSeason 6Ep. 311

Philip Marlowe: The Fox’s Tail (EP1697)

Release Date: October 07, 2015 Marlowe is called in when a witness in a civil trial commits suicide to help ensure the defense believes the witness is alive. Original Air Date: May 23, 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 ...

Sep 24, 202435 minSeason 6Ep. 310

Hearthstone of the Death Squad: The Marriage Annulment Murder Case (EP1696)

Release Date: October 06, 2015 A woman asks her husband for an annulment and then is found murdered. Original Air Date: December 13, 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...

Sep 23, 202432 minSeason 6Ep. 309

Michael Shayne: The Ghost of Mocassin Hill (EP1695)

Release Date: October 05, 2015 Michael Shayne is called in to investigate the death of an elderly man said to have been killed by ghosts. Original Air Date: April 9, 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...

Sep 22, 202434 minSeason 6Ep. 308

Dragnet: The Big Pair (EP1694)

Release Date: October 03, 2015 Friday and Romero investigate the case of a grandfather and his daughter who return from Indiana to find all their furniture stolen. Original Air Date: September 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.ne...

Sep 21, 202432 minSeason 6Ep. 307

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ugly Pattern Matter (EP1693)

Release Date: October 02, 2015 Johnny investigates a series of murders targeting executives with a small firm. Original Air Date: June 29, 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.greatdetective...

Sep 20, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 306

Nick Carter: The Case of the Professional Beggar (EP1692)

Release Date: October 01, 2015 A delivery boy who refused the tip could be the key to solving the murder of a DA.Original Air Date: August 15, 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.greatdetec...

Sep 19, 202433 minSeason 6Ep. 305

Philip Marlowe: The Cloak of Kamehameha (EP1691)

Release Date: September 30, 2015 Marlowe is sent to Hawaii to facilitate the sale of an all-feather cloak to find someone bordered his plane under Marlowe’s name. Original Air Date: May 16, 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...

Sep 18, 202436 minSeason 6Ep. 304

Hearthstone of the Deathsquad: The Unheeded Warning Murder Case (EP1690)

Release Date: September 29, 2015 A secretary is warned to leave her job and a murder occurs in her office. Original Air Date: August 30, 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....

Sep 17, 202434 minSeason 6Ep. 303

Michael Shayne: The Newton Murder Case (EP1689)

Release Date: September 28, 2015 Michael Shayne is called to a train depot to meet a mysterious client who then completely ignores him. Original Air Date: April 2, 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 h...

Sep 16, 202436 minSeason 6Ep. 302

Dragnet: The Big Make (EP1688)

Release Date: September 26, 2015 Joe Friday and Ben Romero think they’ve found an armed robber who committed a senseless shooting. Their job: prove it. Original Air Date: September 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 ...

Sep 14, 202431 minSeason 6Ep. 301

Yours Truly Dollar: The Virtuous Mobster Matter (EP1687)

Release Date: September 25, 2015 Johnny is called by ex-mobsters in Virtue, South Carolina. Original Air Date: June 22, 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...

Sep 13, 202433 minSeason 6Ep. 300

Nick Carter: The Case of the Midway Murder (EP1686)

Release Date: September 24, 2015 A friend of Nick’s father is murdered while searching for a mystery man at a circus. Original Air Date: August 1, 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.greatd...

Sep 12, 202430 minSeason 6Ep. 299

Philip Marlowe: The Hiding Place (EP1685)

Release Date: September 23, 2015 Marlowe reflects on the result of an investigation that forces him to tell a widow her son is dead. Original Air Date: May 9, 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:...

Sep 11, 202440 minSeason 6Ep. 296

Ellery Queen: Nikki Porter, Suspect (EP1684)

Release Date: September 22, 2015 A man is found murdered in Nikki’s compartment and she’s suspected of murder. Original Air Date: November 19, 1954 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.greatdetec...

Sep 10, 202430 minSeason 6Ep. 297

The Saint: No, My Darling Daughter (EP1683)

Release Date: September 21, 2015 The Saint is hired by a wealthy woman to protect her wild daughter from a shady gambler she wants to marry. 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...

Sep 09, 202434 minSeason 6Ep. 296
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