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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

The Line Up: The Topaz Earring Murder (EP0866)

Release Date: February 09, 2013 An investment advisor is murdered and suspicion falls upon his jilted fiancée. Original Air Date: November 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 our social media at https://www.greatdetec...

Mar 01, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 89

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Sarah Dearing Matter (EP0865)

Release Date: February 08, 2013 The death of a beloved silent film actress is declared to be the result of a fire, but a reporter uncovers information that leads Johnny to California in search of the truth. Original Air Date: June 8, 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...

Feb 28, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 88

Sherlock Holmes:The Adventure of the Gray Pasha (EP0864)

Release Date: February 07, 2013 Sherlock Holmes investigates a horse killing its jockey. Original Air Date: May 16, 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...

Feb 27, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 87

Let George Do It: Sabotage (EP0863)

Release Date: February 06, 2013 George goes to South America to stop sabotage at tin mines that’s hampering America’s war effort. Original Rebroadcast Date: August 25, 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 ...

Feb 26, 202534 minSeason 4Ep. 86

A Life in Your Hands: Truck Engine Murder (EP0862)

Release Date: February 05, 2013 A ruthless construction company owner is found dead and Jonathan Kegg acts as amicus curiae before the coroner’s jury. Original Air Date: July 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 so...

Feb 25, 202532 minSeason 4Ep. 85

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Fairway Beauty (EP0861)

Release Date: February 04, 2013 While golfing, Race and Donovan meet two beautiful women and stumble into a murder. Original Air Date: September 17, 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.grea...

Feb 24, 202529 minSeason 4Ep. 84

The Line Up: The Candy-Store Murder (EP0860)

Release Date: February 02, 2013 Guthrie and Grebb try to cut through conflicting identifications to find out who committed a robbery/murder. Original Air Date: November 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 out our social m...

Feb 22, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 83

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Temperamental Tote Board Matter (EP0859)

Release Date: February 01, 2013 Johnny invesitgates the case of an insured found dead holding a winning race track for a long shot. Original Air Date: June 1, 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:...

Feb 20, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 82

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (EP0858)

Release Date: January 31, 2013 A man left a will leaving his fortune to men who share his unusual last name of Garrideb. Original Air Date: May 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.greatd...

Feb 20, 202528 minSeason 4Ep. 81

Let George Do It: Seed of Destruction (EP0857)

Release Date: January 30, 2013 George investigates the case of a man whose been missing for three weeks. Original Air Date: August 18, 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.ne...

Feb 19, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 80

A Life in Your Hands: Gangster Murdered (EP0856)

Release Date: January 29, 2013 Jonathan Kegg tries to take a vacation on a quiet Caribbean Island, but finds himself serving as amicus curiae in the case of the murder of a notorious gangster. Original Air Date: July 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://s...

Feb 18, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 79

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Six Week Cure (EP0855)

Release Date: January 28, 2013 Frank Race is in Nevada where divorcees are waiting for their divorces to come through including an old friend. When one is murdered, Race investigates. Original Air Date: September 10, 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://surve...

Feb 17, 202532 minSeason 4Ep. 78

Murder Clinic: The Holloway Flat Tragedy (EP0854s)

Release Date: January 27, 2013 Max Carrados doesn’t buy an obvious explanation that a man was murdered by the boyfriend of his lover. Original Air Date: August 18, 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 h...

Feb 16, 202535 minSeason 4Ep. 77

The Line Up: The Supermarket Murders (EP0854)

Release Date: January 26, 2013 Guthrie and Groebs try to catch a gang that’s been holding up local all-night stores and gas stations. The chase intensifies when they commit a murder. Original Air Date: September 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...

Feb 15, 202532 minSeason 4Ep. 76

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Punctilious Firebug Matter (EP0853)

Release Date: January 25, 2013 Johnny is dispatched to look into a series of arsons and suspicion begins to fall on head of the local insurance company office. Original Air Date: May 25, 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 ou...

Feb 14, 202537 minSeason 4Ep. 75

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Blood-Soaked Wagon (EP0852)

Release Date: January 24, 2013 Holmes and Watson pursue a murderer who has made off with a fortune in invalid currency. Original Air Date: May 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 at https://www.greatde...

Feb 13, 202526 minSeason 4Ep. 74

Let George Do It: The Mystic (EP0851)

Release Date: January 21, 2013 George is hired to expose a mystic “advising an elderly woman” as a fraud, but this isn’t any ordinary phony. Original Air Date: June 16, 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...

Feb 12, 202534 minSeason 4Ep. 73

A Life in Your Hands: Judge Cook Murdered (EP0850)

Release Date: January 22, 2013 Jonathan Kegg acts as amicus curiae to solve the murder of an old friend Original Air Date: August 29, 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...

Feb 11, 202532 minSeason 4Ep. 72

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Brooklyn Accent (EP0849)

Release Date: January 21, 2013 Frank Race tries to deliver an insurance payment to a man in Georgia but finds himself the target of a lynch mob. Original Air Date: September 3, 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 soci...

Feb 10, 202530 minSeason 4Ep. 71

Line Up: Gas Station of Robbery and Murder (EP0848)

Release Date: January 19, 2013 Guthrie searches for a man who committed a murderer while robbing a gas station. Original Air Date: September 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 out our social media at https://www.greatdet...

Feb 08, 202529 minSeason 4Ep. 70

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Bilked Baroness Matter (EP0847)

Release Date: January 18, 2013 Johnny looks for jewels stolen from a wealthy woman. Original Air Date: May 18, 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...

Feb 07, 202527 minSeason 4Ep. 69

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez (EP0846)

Release Date: January 17, 2013 Sherlock Holmes’ investigates the mysterious death of a scholar’s assistant. Original Air Date: April 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....

Feb 06, 202529 minSeason 4Ep. 68

Let George Do It: The Violent Van Pattons (EP0845)

Release Date: January 16, 2013 A young woman fearing a violent reaction from her controlling uncle hires George to break the news of her marriage. George finds himself investigating a murder instead. Original Air Date: June 9, 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 htt...

Feb 05, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 67

A Life in Your Hands: Carl Fortune (EP0844)

Release Date: January 15, 2013 Carl Fortune was found dead in his car from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, indicating suicide. But was it really suicide? Original: July 25, 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 all our social me...

Feb 04, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 66

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Mormon Country (EP0843)

Release Date: January 14, 2013 Race tracks a gang of kidnappers to Utah. Original Air Date: August 27, 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 all our social media links and connect with us at https://www.greatdetectives.net...

Feb 03, 202530 minSeason 4Ep. 65

The Line Up: Hit and Run Murder (EP0842)

Release Date: January 12, 2013 On the surface, the death of two young women appear to be hit and runs, but Guthrie suspects murder. 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 http...

Feb 01, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 64

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Dan Frank Matter (EP0841)

Release Date: January 11, 2013 Johnny investigates the murder of a police chief and finds his ice cold Widow and an open town full of corruption. Original Air Date: May 4, 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 me...

Jan 31, 202532 minSeason 4Ep. 63

Sherlock Holmes: The Elusive Agent, Part Three (EP0840)

Release Date: January 10, 2013 The German Agents have captured Holmes and Watson to get information on the secret plans. Will Holmes and Watson survive and will they keep the plans out of the hands of the enemy agents. Original Air Date: April 4, 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 li...

Jan 30, 202528 minSeason 4Ep. 62

Let George Do It: It Happened on Friday (EP0839)

Release Date: January 09, 2013 George heads to the Friday Islands to help a wife concerned about her husband who has joined a Communist group there. Original Air Date: May 19, 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 socia...

Jan 29, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 61

A Life In Your Hands: The Arson Case (EP0838)

Release Date: January 08, 2013 Jonathan Kegg tries to get to the bottom of the arson of a candy store in which a teenage boy is accused. Original Air Date: July 18, 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 ...

Jan 28, 202534 minSeason 4Ep. 60
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