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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

Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce Partington Plans (EP0925)

Release Date: April 19, 2013 Sherlock Holmes investigates the disappearance of missing submariner plans. Original Air Date: February 6, 1955 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...

May 09, 202530 minSeason 4Ep. 149

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Molly K Matter Part Five and Call for a Columnist Part One (EP0924)

Release Date: April 18, 2013 Columnist Johnny Lane is getting tips on the plans of local crime bosses to thwart a committee which gets him in trouble with police and the mob. Original Air Date: 1958 Captain Brawley is arrested by Johnny Dollar begins to suspect he got the wrong man. Original Air Date: October 14, 1955 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 ...

May 08, 202535 minSeason 4Ep. 148

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Molly K Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP0923)

Release Date: April 17, 2013 Captain Brawley tries to hinder Johnny’s investigation as he finds there’s more than meets the eye for the sinking of the Molly K. October 12 and 13, 1955 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...

May 07, 202532 minSeason 4Ep. 147

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Night Crawler (EP0922)

Release Date: April 16, 2013 Race takes on a whimsical case of dying worms threatening a partnership that sells canned worms. The mob gets involved and murder follows soon after. Original Air Date: November 26, 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.grea...

May 06, 202530 minSeason 4Ep. 146

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Molly K Matter, Part One and Part Two (EP0921)

Release Date: April 15, 2013 A freighter was sunk and Johnny doubts the accident story. Original Air Date: October 10 and 11, 1955 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...

May 05, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 145

The Line Up: The Silver Swan Case (EP0920)

Release Date: April 13, 2013 Guthrie and Grebb try to solve a murder that took place near a dance hall. Original Air Date: February 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://www.greatdetectives.n...

May 02, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 144

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The McCormack Matter, Part Five and Policewoman (EP0919)

Release Date: April 12, 2013 First: Lt. Mary Sullivan investigates the disappearance of a woman and a lonely hearts club racket. Original Air Date: June 29, 1947 Then Johnny Dollar closes in on the culprit in the McCormack burglary—and a murder. Original Air Date: October 7, 1955 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 cal...

May 02, 202537 minSeason 4Ep. 143

Sherlock Holmes: The Second Stain (EP0918)

Release Date: April 11, 2013 Holmes investigates the disappearance of a letter that could plunge England into war. Original Air Date: January 30, 1955 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...

May 01, 202532 minSeason 4Ep. 142

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The McCormack Matter, Parts Three and Four (EP0917)

Release Date: April 10, 2013 Johnny searches for an ex-con who may be the key in a safe burglary. Original Air Date: October 5 and 6, 1955 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...

Apr 30, 202536 minSeason 4Ep. 141

Frank Race: The Adventure of The Count Trafanno Chest (EP0916)

Release Date: April 09, 2013 Frank Race helps out a paroled con and finds himself involved in a mystery involving a mysterious ring and murder. Original Air Date: November 19, 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 socia...

Apr 29, 202530 minSeason 4Ep. 140

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The McCormack Matter, Parts One and Two (EP0915)

Release Date: April 08, 2013 Johnny gets a tip on an unsolved safe burglary from a dying inmate. Original Air Dates: October 3 and 4, 1955 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...

Apr 28, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 139

The Line Up: The Cigar Box Case (EP0914)

Release Date: April 06, 2013 Guthrie and Grebb investigate a series of pharmacy robberies. Original Air Date: February 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...

Apr 26, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 138

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Transpacific Matter (EP0913)

Release Date: April 05, 2013 Johnny Dollar investigates a suspicious fire in the orient. Audition Date: August 29, 1955 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...

Apr 25, 202534 minSeason 4Ep. 137

Sherlock Holmes: The Tragedy Of The Gasfitter’s Ball (EP0912)

Release Date: April 04, 2013 Sherlock Holmes investigates the case of a young woman’s fiancé disappearing. Original Air Date: January 23, 1955 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...

Apr 24, 202526 minSeason 4Ep. 136

Let George Do It: The Ghost of Ireland Betty (EP0911)

Release Date: April 03, 2013 George is hired by a woman to the stop the sale of a house by a woman who is protective of the house’s supposed ghost. Original Air Date: September 27, 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 ...

Apr 23, 202542 minSeason 4Ep. 135

Frank Race: The Adventure of the House Divided (EP0910)

Release Date: April 02, 2013 Frank Race ends up investigating a blackmail case after helping out an old friend who is gunned down. Original Air Date: November 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 ht...

Apr 22, 202529 minSeason 4Ep. 134

Let George Do It: The Stand In (EP0909)

Release Date: April 01, 2013 George is knocked out and awakens to find himself an Australian heir to a fortune. Original Air Date: November 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.greatdete...

Apr 21, 202535 minSeason 4Ep. 133

The Line Up: The Senile Slugging Case (EP0908)

Release Date: March 30, 2013 Guthrie investigates a series of brutal muggings that have targeted elderly victims. Original Air Date: February 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.greatdet...

Apr 19, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 132

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Hampton Line Matter (EP0907)

Release Date: March 29, 2013 Johnny investigates an “easy case” of a bomb aboard a ship where the identity of the culprit is apparent but Johnny finds the case won’t be as easy as advertised. Original Air Date: August 3, 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://s...

Apr 18, 202537 minSeason 4Ep. 131

Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Red Headed League (EP0906)

Release Date: March 28, 2013 Sherlock Holmes investigates when a League for Red Headed hires a pawn broker and then promptly disappears. Original Air Date: January 16, 1955 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 ...

Apr 17, 202525 minSeason 4Ep. 130

Let George Do It: Dead on Arrival (EP0905)

Release Date: March 27, 2013 While going to pick up Brooksie at the bus station, George meets up with an old man in trouble. He takes him to a hotel where he dies-from gunshot wounds. Original Air Date: November 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...

Apr 16, 202534 minSeason 4Ep. 129

The Cases of Mr. Ace: The Man Named Judas (EP0904)

Release Date: March 26, 2013 Ace is hired to deliver a package to Chicago for sale and finds trouble every turn. Original Air Date: June 25, 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.greatdetecti...

Apr 15, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 128

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Pharaoh’s Staff (EP0903)

Release Date: March 25, 2013 Race is hired to guard some valuable Egyptian relics. Original Air Date: November 5, 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...

Apr 14, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 127

X Minus One: Protective Mimicry (EP0902s)

Release Date: March 24, 2013 In the 25th Century, a Treasury Agent seeks to find the truth behind the re-appearance of counterfeit currency. Original Air Date: October 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 med...

Apr 13, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 126

The Line Up: The Mad Bomber (EP0902)

Release Date: March 23, 2013 Someone is using high explosives to local political leaders and Ben Guthrie has to find out why. Original Air Date: January 11, 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://...

Apr 12, 202536 minSeason 4Ep. 125

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Radioactive Gold Matter (EP0901)

Release Date: March 22, 2013 Johnny races to find a deadly gold radioactive isotope. Original Air Date: July 27, 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...

Apr 11, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 124

Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia (EP0900)

Release Date: March 21, 2013 Sherlock Holmes seeks to find scandalous photographs that endangers the king of Bohemia. Original Air Date: January 9, 1955 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...

Apr 10, 202535 minSeason 4Ep. 123

Let George Do It: Calle Reposo (EP0899)

Release Date: March 20, 2013 George is hired to go to Havana to bid on a rich tobacco crop, but he has to deal with a disreputable mobster. Original Air Date: October 20, 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 med...

Apr 09, 202535 minSeason 4Ep. 122

Cases of Mr. Ace: Key to a Boobie Trap (EP0898)

Release Date: March 19, 2013 Ace is hired to guard the key to a bus locker by a man who has confessed to murder. Original Air Date: Sometime in 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.greatdete...

Apr 08, 202533 minSeason 4Ep. 121

Frank Race: The Adventure of the Gold Worshipper (EP0897)

Release Date: March 18, 2013 Frank Race searches for the missing daughter of a rich man. Original Air Date: October 29, 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...

Apr 07, 202531 minSeason 4Ep. 120
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