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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

Call the Police: The Case of the Violent Vegetables (EP0807)

Release Date: November 27, 2012 A fruit stand owner is threatened with losing his vending license due to an upset banker. He then disappears. Original Air Date: June 17, 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 medi...

Dec 17, 202432 minSeason 4Ep. 29

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Violent Virtuoso (EP0806)

Release Date: November 26, 2012 Raced is hired to find a missing necklace and an old girlfriend is a prime suspect. Original Air Date: July 9, 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.greatdetec...

Dec 16, 202430 minSeason 4Ep. 28

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Terrified Tuan Matter (EP0805)

Release Date: November 23, 2012 Johnny heads to Asia where a wealthy insured man fears he or his wife will be murdered. Original Air Date: March 9, 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.great...

Dec 13, 202433 minSeason 4Ep. 27

Sherlock Holmes: Murder on a Wager (EP0804)

Release Date: November 22, 2012 Two notorious international criminals gamble in Monte Carlo on the ability of one of them to commit a crime Sherlock Holmes can’t solve-a murder. Original Air Date: March 7, 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.greatdete...

Dec 12, 202429 minSeason 4Ep. 26

Let George Do It: The Greystone Ghost (EP0803)

Release Date: November 21, 2012 George is hired by a frightened elderly woman to find “a living ghost.” Original Air Date: March 24, 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.greatdetectives.net...

Dec 11, 202436 minSeason 4Ep. 25

Call the Police: The Case of the Kidnapped Killers (EP0802)

Release Date: November 20, 2012 Bill Grant investigates the case of a murdered boxer. Original Air Date: June 10, 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...

Dec 10, 202432 minSeason 4Ep. 24

Frank Race: The Adventure of the General’s Lady (EP0801)

Release Date: November 19, 2012 Race tries to save a general whose marked for assassination but is following a beautiful woman into danger. Original Air Date: July 2, 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 a...

Dec 09, 202429 minSeason 4Ep. 23

Suspense: Deadline at Dawn (EP0800s)

Release Date: November 17, 2012 A couple has until dawn to find out who killed a rich socialite or one of them will have to answer to the police. Original Air Date: May 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 m...

Dec 07, 20241 hr 6 minSeason 4Ep. 22

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Classified Killer Matter (EP0800)

Release Date: November 16, 2012 Johnny investigates the death of an insurance agent who appears to have been killed for a car he was selling in a classified ad. Original Air Date: February 23, 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 Ch...

Dec 06, 202430 minSeason 4Ep. 21

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the East End Strangler (EP0799)

Release Date: November 15, 2012 Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of mysterious stranglings of wealthy women. Original Air Date: February 28, 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.greatde...

Dec 05, 202426 minSeason 4Ep. 20

Let George Do It: Three Times and Out (EP0798)

Release Date: November 14, 2012 George is hired by a wealthy man who fears being murdered. Original Air Date: March 17, 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.greatdetectives.net...

Dec 04, 202432 minSeason 4Ep. 19

Call the Police: The Porter Case (EP0797)

Release Date: November 13, 2012 New Police Commissioner Bill Grant investigates the murder of a blackmailer where a husband and his wife confess. Original Air Date: June 3, 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 m...

Dec 03, 202433 minSeason 4Ep. 18

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Fat Man’s Loot (EP0796)

Release Date: November 12, 2012 Frank Race searches for a Nazi collaborator who stole millions. Original Air Date: June 25, 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.net...

Dec 02, 202435 minSeason 4Ep. 17

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Road Test Matter (EP0795)

Release Date: November 09, 2012 Johnny investigates a series of sabotaged test on a new car design. Original Air Date: March 2, 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.greatdetectives.net...

Nov 29, 202432 minSeason 4Ep. 16

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Hangman and the Book (EP0794)

Release Date: November 08, 2012 Sherlock Holmes investigates the death of a cheating wife. Original Air Date: February 21, 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.net...

Nov 28, 202428 minSeason 4Ep. 15

Let George Do It: The Darkest Shadow (EP0793)

Release Date: November 07, 2012 A lawyer becomes concerned when a 20 year-old woman wants to make out a will. George finds she’s going insane and wants to find out why. Original Air Date: March 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.n...

Nov 27, 202434 minSeason 4Ep. 14

The Fat Man: Order for Murder (EP0792)

Release Date: November 06, 2012 Brad becomes concerned that a war veteran may murder a retired Major with many enemies. Original Air Date: May 23, 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.greatd...

Nov 26, 202428 minSeason 4Ep. 13

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Talking Bullet (EP0791)

Release Date: November 05, 2012 A man Frank Race sent to death row is out and gunning for those who sent him up. Original Air Date: June 18, 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.greatdetecti...

Nov 25, 202429 minSeason 4Ep. 12

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Uncut Canary Matter (EP0790)

Release Date: November 02, 2012 Johnny searches for a difficult to cut diamond. Original Air Date: February 16, 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.greatdetectives.net...

Nov 22, 202434 minSeason 4Ep. 11

Sherlock Holmes: The Guest in the Coffin (EP0789)

Release Date: November 01, 2012 Someone has declared open war on London’s policemen and ordered a coffin for Sherlock Holmes.Original Air Date: February 14, 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://...

Nov 21, 202430 minSeason 4Ep. 10

Let George Do It: The Deadly Pines (EP0788)

Release Date: October 31, 2012 George tries to find out who is behind a series of unexplained arsons in timber country. Original Air Date: March 3, 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.great...

Nov 20, 202433 minSeason 4Ep. 9

The Fat Man: The NIghtmare Murder (EP0787)

Release Date: October 30, 2012 A troubled hired hires Brad to prove he killed a young woman obsessed with death. Original Air Date: January 17, 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.greatdete...

Nov 19, 202431 minSeason 4Ep. 8

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Embittered Secretary (EP0786)

Release Date: October 29, 2012 Frank Race is asked to investigating a missing item for a highly insured man but finds the guy so distasteful he begs off the case until the man’s secretary is murdered. Original Air Date: June 11, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us ...

Nov 18, 202429 minSeason 4Ep. 7

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Harpooned Angler Matter (EP0785)

Release Date: October 26, 2012 Johnny investigates the death of a fisherman by harpoon. Original Air Date: February 9, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Become one of our friends o...

Nov 15, 202436 minSeason 4Ep. 6

Sherlock Holmes: The Bloodstained Goddess (EP0784)

Release Date: October 25, 2013 Sherlock Holmes is asked to find a woman who is inciting a revolt in a Chinese province. But is she really the villain? Original Air Date: February 7, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at h...

Nov 14, 202427 minSeason 4Ep. 5

Let George Do It: The Starlight Pier (EP0783)

Release Date: October 24, 2012 George investigates a series of suspicious accidents at an amusement park .Original Air Date: February 25, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Become o...

Nov 13, 202434 minSeason 4Ep. 4

The Fat Man: Murder is the Medium (EP0782)

Original Release Date: October 23, 2012 The Fat Man is hired a medium that appears to know too much to be an ordinary faker. Original Air Date: July 22, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetec...

Nov 12, 202431 minSeason 4Ep. 3

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Vanishing Favorite (EP0781)

Original Release Date: October 22, 2012 Frank is hired to protect a Greek horse who is a favorite in a horse race. Original Air Date: June 4, 1949 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of our friends on Facebook . Follow ...

Nov 11, 202432 minSeason 4Ep. 2

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Season 4 Commentary

Adam Graham talks about the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Season 4, a pivotal season that saw the series move from five days a week to six. Graham discusses this along with talking about news series introduced this season including Call the Police, A Life in Your Hands, The Cases of Mr. Ace starring George Raft, The Big Guy, Mr. I.A. Moto, The Amazing Mr. Malone, Nick Carter, and The Line-Up as well as the season's specials including a series of adaptations of Edgar Allen Poe's Auguste Dupi...

Nov 10, 202451 minSeason 4Ep. 1

Dragnet: The Big Quack (EP1712)

Release Date: October 24, 2015 Joe Friday and Ben Romero searches for a man running a school for phony psychologists. Original Air Date: October 12, 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...

Oct 12, 202432 minSeason 6Ep. 326
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