Originally released 500 days after the podcast Launched (March 26, 2011) Today's Mystery:While Sherlock Holmes is retired on his bee farm, he is asked to investigate a missing chicken. He finds that the case is far more serious than he first thought, as a human life is at stake .Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 28, 1946 Originated from HollywoodStarred: Tom Conway as Sherlock Holmes, Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson Check out all of our past series at https://biglist.greatdetectives.net Subsc...
Jul 09, 2023•36 min•Season 14Ep. 237
Today's Mystery:A mother and her son find an unidentified woman dead in the woods.Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 31, 1952 Originated from Hollywood Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson, Tony Barrett, Virginia Gregg, Richard Beals, Herb Ellis, Henry Roland, Dan Riss 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 ...
Jul 08, 2023•42 min•Season 14Ep. 236
Today's Mystery: Johnny is convinced that a struggling businessman, who disappeared after a boat caught fire and sunk, is alive .Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 29, March 1 and 2, 1956 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Mary Jane Croft, Barney Phillips, Carleton Young, Eleanor Audley, Sam Edwards, Shepard Menken, John Dehner When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us ...
Jul 07, 2023•49 min•Season 14Ep. 235
Today's Mystery:Philo investigates the murder of a carnival concessions operator. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 30, 1950 Originated in: New York City Starred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham Today's program was provided by Radio Archives. Email [email protected] to get a free audiobook, a free ebook, and free old time radio collection. Listerners to the GDOTR can get 50% off on a subscription to receive 600 transcription transfers per month...
Jul 06, 2023•45 min•Season 14Ep. 234
Today's Mystery:Steve goes to the Middle East to find out how sensitive diplomatic information disappeared from an official's home, and finds himself investigating the official's wife's murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 14, 1951 Originated in Hollywood Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Jan Arvan, Don Diamond, Wally Maher, Paul Dubov Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support...
Jul 05, 2023•38 min•Season 14Ep. 233
Today's Mystery:Johnny goes to Miami to find out if an insured man died in a boat fire, and, if so, whether it was an accident, murder, or suicide. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 27 and 28, 1956 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Mary Jane Croft, Barney Phillips, Carleton Young, Eleanor Audley, Sam Edwards, Shepard Menken, John Dehner When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.n...
Jul 04, 2023•39 min•Season 14Ep. 232
Today's Mystery:Sam is hired by a 9 year-old who claims to have been robbed of a toy panda Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 29, 1950 Originated from HollywoodStarred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, William Conrad, Wally Maher, Tommy Cook, Cathy Lewis, Sidney Miller, Tony Barret 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 837...
Jul 03, 2023•37 min•Season 14Ep. 231
Today's Mystery: A middle-aged husband and wife are found dead with their son surviving as the witness.Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 24, 1952 Originated from Hollywood Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson, Ken Christy, Roy Glenn, Tony Barrett, Virginia Gregg 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 listen...
Jul 01, 2023•39 min•Season 14Ep. 230
Today's Mystery: The insurance company presses the case against a building owner they're convicted had his own building set on fire. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 22, 23, and 24, 1956 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Lillian Buyeff, Stacy Harris, Chester Stratton, Will Wright, Marvin Miller, Hans Conried, Edgar Barrier, Parley Baer When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net...
Jun 30, 2023•51 min•Season 14Ep. 229
Today's Mystery: A man who created a fake money-making machine was murdered. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 23, 1950 Originated in: New York CityStarred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney MarkhamToday's program was provided by Radio Archives. Email [email protected] to get a free audiobook, a free ebook, and free old time radio collection.Listerners to the GDOTR can get 50% off on a subscription to receive 600 transcription transfers per month for the...
Jun 29, 2023•38 min•Season 14Ep. 228
Today's Mystery: Steve goes to the Balkans to recapture a stolen top-secret file from an official of a Balkan Country who offers to return it...for a price. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 7, 1951 Originated in Hollywood Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Tony Barrett, Raymond Burr, Paul Dubov, Don Diamond Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donat...
Jun 28, 2023•36 min•Season 14Ep. 227
Today's Mystery: Johnny's sent to San Francisco to investigate a fire at a building owned by a ruthless financier. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 20 and 21, 1956 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Lillian Buyeff, Stacy Harris, Chester Stratton, Will Wright, Marvin Miller, Hans Conried, Edgar Barrier, Parley Baer Episode concludes on Friday in EP4117 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Take the listener survey… http://survey.great...
Jun 27, 2023•41 min•Season 14Ep. 226
Today's Mystery: A friend of Sam's asks him to find out why a street musician was nearly brained to death. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 15, 1950 Originated from HollywoodStarred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie 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.ne t Gi...
Jun 26, 2023•48 min•Season 14Ep. 225
Today's Mystery:A man shows up at his best friend's house to find blood on the floor and a stranger claimed to have been hired to take care of the house. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 17, 1952 Originiated from HollywoodStarred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson, Paul Frees, Dolly Major, Lamont Johnson, Leo Curley, Lou Krugman 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...
Jun 24, 2023•36 min•Season 14Ep. 224
Today's Mystery: Johnny continues his investigation into the killing of a county attorney by his daughter. Was it really an accident or something else? A lot of townspeople don't like him asking. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 15, 16, and 17, 1956 Originated from HollywoodStars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.D. J. Thompson, Mary Jane Croft, Forrest Lewis, Byron Kane, Russell Thorson, Sam Edwards, Dal McKennon, Howard McNear When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.c...
Jun 23, 2023•48 min•Season 14Ep. 223
Today's Mystery: A dying chemistry Professor requests a manicure even though he'd been fatally wounded. Original Radio Broadcast Date:May 16, 1950 Originated in: New York City tarred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney MarkhamToday's program was provided by Radio Archives. Email [email protected] to get a free audiobook, a free ebook, and free old time radio collection. Listerners to the GDOTR can get 50% off on a subscription to receive 600 transcription ...
Jun 22, 2023•38 min•Season 14Ep. 222
Today's Mystery: Steve goes to Java to make himself a target for someone who's stolen half of a top-secret formula...and killed the person who had it. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 31, 1951 Originated in Hollywood Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner 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 Ta...
Jun 21, 2023•36 min•Season 14Ep. 221
Today's Mystery: Johnny goes to a small Virginia town to investigate the death of his district attorney in what's been called an accidental shooting by his daughter who is the beneficiary of his insurance policy. Original Radio Broadcast Dates:February 13 and 14, 1956 Continued on Friday in EP4111 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar,D. J. Thompson, Mary Jane Croft, Forrest Lewis, Byron Kane, Russell Thorson, Sam Edwards, Dal McKennon, Howard McNear When making your trave...
Jun 20, 2023•37 min•Season 14Ep. 220
Today's Mystery:Sam is summoned to a ghost town by an elderly man, who believes Sam is a California Marshal, to help him fight an outlaw. \ Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 8, 1950 Originated from HollywoodStarred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Wally Maher as Buck, Alan Reed 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...
Jun 19, 2023•36 min•Season 14Ep. 219
Today's Mystery:Johnny is called in to find a missing insured retired businessman who spends all his time fishing.Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 1, 1958 \ Originated from HollywoodStars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Byron Kane, Virginia Gregg, Harry Bartell, Will Wright, Forrest Lewis, Howard McNear Buy the Who is Johnny Dollar Matter by John Abbott (Affiliate link) When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.ne...
Jun 18, 2023•27 min•Season 14Ep. 218
Today's Mystery:Sam is sent to a town in New Jersey where an insured man has filed a claim for an accident that occurred when his house burned down. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 26, 1958 Originated from HollywoodStars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Vic Perrin, Forrest Lewis, Virginia Gregg, Will Wright, Parley Baer Buy the Who is Johnny Dollar Matter by John Abbott (Affiliate link) When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Take the listener survey at http://surv...
Jun 17, 2023•25 min•Season 14Ep. 217
Today's Mystery: Johnny closes in on a doctor who is accused of faking his wife's death to collect her insurance. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 9 and 10, 1956 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Lucille Meredith, Betty Lou Gerson, John Stephenson, Bob Bruce, Vic Perrin, Tony Barrett, Herb Ellis Buy the Who is Johnny Dollar Matter by John Abbott. (Affiliate Link.) When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Take the listener survey at ht...
Jun 16, 2023•34 min•Season 14Ep. 216
Today's Mystery:A woman shows up in Hartford claiming to be an insured woman who died in Los Angeles two years previously. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 6 and 7, 1956 Originated from HollywoodStars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Lucille Meredith, Betty Lou Gerson, John Stephenson, Bob Bruce, Vic Perrin, Tony Barrett, Herb Ellis When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Fol...
Jun 15, 2023•40 min•Season 14Ep. 215
Today's Mystery:George is hired by a wealthy man who is suspicious because his bid to buy a broken-down railroad for a million dollars was refused. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 2, 1952 Originated from HollywoodStarred: Bob Bailey as George Valentine, Virginia Gregg as Brooksie, Earle Ross 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 T...
Jun 14, 2023•40 min•Season 14Ep. 204
Today's Mystery: A chauffeur of a rich man whose partner died in a suspicious "accident" asks George to take care of the envelope plunging George into the middle of the case. Original Radio Broadcast Date:May 28, 1951 Originated from Hollywood Starred: Bob Bailey as George Valentine, Virginia Gregg as Brooksie, Ken Christy as Lieutenant Johnson, Tony Barrett Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a ...
Jun 13, 2023•34 min
Today's Mystery:George goes to a small town where gossip says a man has murdered his missing wife. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 6, 1950 Originated from Hollywood Starred: Bob Bailey as George Valentine, Virginia Gregg as Brooksie, Wally Maher as Lieutenant Riley 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 at ht...
Jun 12, 2023•38 min•Season 14Ep. 212
Today's Mystery:Sam Spade (Edward G. Robinson) tries to solve the murder of his partner and gets drawn into the intrigue over a mysterious black-enameled bird. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 8, 1943 Originated in Hollywood Starred: Edward G. Robinson as Sam Spade, Gail Patrick as Bridget O'Shaughnessy, Laird Cregar as Casper Gutman, Charlie Lung as Joel Cairo, Bea Benderret as Effie, Eddie Mars as Wilmer, Fred MacKaye, Norman Field, Warren Ashe Support the show monthly at patreon.greatd...
Jun 11, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 14Ep. 211
Today's Mystery:Jace Pearson suspects foul play in a fatal train crash.Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 10, 1952 Originiated from Hollywood Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson, Tony Barrett, Leo Curley, Ken Christie, Burt Holland, Whitfield Connor, Jeffrey Silver 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 lis...
Jun 10, 2023•39 min•Season 14Ep. 210
Today's Mystery: Accusations fly and suspects point fingers at each other as Johnny's investigation into who sabotaged a plane and caused the death of ten passengers continues. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 1, 2, and 3, 1956 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Virginia Gregg, Ben Wright, Edgar Barrier, Don Diamond, Russ Thorson, and Jack Moyles When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatde...
Jun 09, 2023•51 min•Season 14Ep. 209
Today's Mystery: Vance investigates a series of murders committed by a whistling killer who tries to extort money from his wealthy victims. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 9, 1950 Originated in: New York City Starred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham Today's program was provided by Radio Archives. Email [email protected] to get a free audiobook, a free ebook, and free old time radio collection. Listeners to the GDOTR can get 50% off on a subsc...
Jun 08, 2023•36 min•Season 14Ep. 208