Today's Mystery:Captain Drummond and Denny pursue an escapee from a mental asylum with homicidal intentions across an isolated island. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 12, 1948 Originating in New York Starring: Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond; Luis Van Rooten as Denny Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Daniel, Patreon supporter since October 2023. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation...
Oct 08, 2024•31 min•Season 15Ep. 331
Today's Mystery: A man who is having an affair is murdered. Original Radio Broadcast Date:June 20, 1951 Originating from New York Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Pam, Patreon Supporter since February 2024 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...
Oct 07, 2024•33 min•Season 15Ep. 330
In August 2023, we launched the Old Time Radio Snack Wagon, featuring a variety of short old time radio programs. In this episode, we offer five samples of the type of programs we feature on the Old Time Radio Snack Wagon. Family Doctor: False Witness "Hello there, this is the Family Doctor...." Join us as we travel back in time to a small town, where Doctor Grant Adams dispenses medicine for the body and common sense advice for the soul, in this little-known family drama series from the 1930s. ...
Oct 06, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 15Ep. 329
Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate when a young lawyer's office is vandalized. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 17, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:Alexandra, Patreon Supporter since September 2016. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donat...
Oct 05, 2024•32 min•Season 15Ep. 328
Today's Mystery: Johnny is called in to protect a Shakespearean actor and producer who is hated by everyone in a Shakespearean radio festival he's putting on. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 14, 1957 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Lawrence Dobkin; Richard Crenna; Sam Edwards; Frank Gerstle; Herb Vigran; Hans Conried Article on Yours Truly Johnny Dollar returning to the air in Iran. When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollara...
Oct 04, 2024•51 min•Season 15Ep. 327
Today's Mystery: Lieutenant Weigand calls the Norths in on the case of the murder of a wealthy man where multiple conflicting confessions have gone him baffled. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 22, 1943 Originating from New York City Starring: Joseph Curtain as Jerry North; Alice Frost as Pamela North; Frank Lovejoy as Bill Weigand Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:James, Patreon supporter since June 2015 Support the show on a on...
Oct 03, 2024•36 min•Season 15Ep. 326
Today's Mystery:A visitor to New York is found dead in a rundown sanitarium, and he is missing $5,000. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 19, 1949Originating in Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jerry Hausner; Bea Benaderet; Alan Reed; Tony Barrett; Joseph Kearns; Georgia Ellis Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Philip, Patreon Supporter since June 2023. Support th...
Oct 02, 2024•42 min•Season 15Ep. 325
Today's Mystery: A woman feigns a horseriding accident to get Bulldog Drummond's help and tells him to go to a Penny Arcade and speak to a mentalist. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 28, 1948 Originating in New York Starring: Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond, Luis Van Rooten as Denny Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jesse, Patreon Supporter since June 2016. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Ma...
Oct 01, 2024•33 min•Season 15Ep. 324
Today's Mystery: An unethical competing detective tries to pass off a young woman as the long-lost daughter of a friend of The Falcon. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 13, 1951 Originating from New York Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Florence Halop; Jackson Beck; Ralph Bell Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Joanna, Patreon Supporter since June 2022. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donati...
Sep 30, 2024•36 min•Season 15Ep. 323
While trying to retire, Poirot investigates the murder of a rich man in the country. Original Air Date: November 12, 1939 Originating in New York Starring: Orson Welles as Hercules Poirot and Dr. Sheppard; Edna May Oliver as Caroline Shepherd; Alan Napier; Brenda Forbes; Mary Taylor; George Colouris; Ray Collins; Everett Sloane 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 Bo...
Sep 29, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 15Ep. 322
Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate the theft of narcotics from a Catholic hospital pharmacy. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 10, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Christine, Patreon supporter since July 2020. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Ma...
Sep 28, 2024•40 min•Season 15Ep. 321
Today's Mystery: Johnny goes to Reno to find out who is trying to kill a cat whose owner left him $60,000. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 7, 1957 Originated from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Jack Edwards; Howard McNear; Edgar Barrier; Chester Stratton; Virginia Gregg; Will Wright; Joan Banks; Bill James When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Become one of our Patreon Supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Thank you to our Patreon Su...
Sep 27, 2024•36 min•Season 15Ep. 320
Today's Mystery: The uncle of an aspiring author pulls a gun on Jerry and is shot in the scuffle. He's found dead from a knife wound. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 2, 1943 Originating from New York City Starring: Joseph Curtin as Jerry North; Alice Frost as Pamela North; Maurice Tarplin as Lieutenant Bill Weigand Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Shannon, Patreon Supporter since January 2023 Support the show on a one-time basis a...
Sep 26, 2024•39 min•Season 15Ep. 319
Today's Mystery: An upstate police officer is murdered while transporting a prisoner who had been about to turn state's evidence. The prisoner then escapes. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 12, 1949 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jane Morgan; Peggy Webber; Doris Singleton; Joseph Kearns; Herb Butterfield; Sidney Miller Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of ...
Sep 25, 2024•36 min•Season 15Ep. 318
Today's Mystery: Captain Drummond goes to a ghost town rumored to be haunted, in order to investigate the disappearance of an Eastern reporter. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 21, 1948 Originating in New York Starring: Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond; Luis Van Rooten as Denny Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jeremy, Patreon supporter since February 2016 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail...
Sep 24, 2024•30 min•Season 15Ep. 317
Today's Mystery: A woman, who was trying to con a gullible married man into robbing his loan shark father-in-law, is murdered. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 6, 1951 Originating from New York Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett; Mandel Kramer Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idah...
Sep 23, 2024•38 min•Season 15Ep. 316
Today's Mystery: An insurance investigator has tracked a man, who embezzled $100,000, to Chile. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 18, 1954 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Whitfield Connor as Vic Kennedy; Jay Novello; Mary Jane Croft; Herb Butterfield; Hans Conreid Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Mimi, Patreon Supporter since February 2016. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a don...
Sep 22, 2024•36 min•Season 15Ep. 315
Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate the murder of a woman who was found in her own home. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 3, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: David, Patreon Supporter since March 2021 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donat...
Sep 21, 2024•32 min•Season 15Ep. 314
Today's Mystery: Johnny goes to Oklahoma to investigate an insured man who paid $4,500 in annual insurance premiums with counterfeit money. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 30, 1957 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; G. Stanley Jones; John McIntire When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Become one of our Patreon Supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Thank you to our Patreon Supporter of the Day: Sean, Patre...
Sep 20, 2024•38 min•Season 15Ep. 313
Today's Mystery: A hat check girl in a Russian restaurant is murdered.Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 2, 1943 Originating from New York City Starring: Joseph Curtin as Jerry North; Alice Frost as Pamela North, Maurice Tarplin as Lieutenant Bill Weigand Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Stephanie, Patreon supporter since March 2020. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Ad...
Sep 19, 2024•38 min•Season 15Ep. 312
Today's Mystery: Danny investigates the murder of a woman who'd been carrying a valuable statue smuggled out of China. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 5, 1949 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Barton Yarborough; William Conrad; Junius Matthews; Jerry Hausner Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Will, Patreon Supporter since February 2019 Support the...
Sep 18, 2024•37 min•Season 15Ep. 311
Today's Mystery:The owner of a small amusement park dies of heart failure on a roller coaster. His daughter suspects murder and turns to Captain Drummond for help. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 10, 1948 Originating in New York Starring: Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond; Luis Van Rooten as Denny; Mercedes McCambridge Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Carissa, Patreon supporter since March 2024. Support the show on a one-time basis at...
Sep 17, 2024•34 min•Season 15Ep. 310
Today's Mystery: A manager of a gambling den faces death if he doesn't recover $100,000 he embezzled to give to a conwoman. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 27, 1951 Originating from New York Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Maurice Tarplin; Bill Zuckert Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Rae, Patreon Supporter since July 2020. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box...
Sep 16, 2024•41 min•Season 15Ep. 309
Special brought to you by the request of Chief of Detectives Patreon Fats Today's Story: A motorist finds himself trapped in a Western wildfire. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 2, 1953 Originating in Hollywood Starring: William Conrad as Wally; Georgia Ellis as Jan; Parley Baer; John Dehner; Jay Novello; Tom Tully Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Fats, Patreon Supporter since May 2024 Support the show on a one-time basis at http:...
Sep 15, 2024•43 min•Season 15Ep. 308
Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero continue their search for a robber and murderer. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 27, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Peggy Webber; Barney Phillips; and Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Michael, Patreon supporter since March 2016. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetecti...
Sep 14, 2024•47 min•Season 15Ep. 307
Today's Mystery: Johnny investigates the disappearance of a retired chemist. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 23, 1957 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lawrence Dobkin; Jeanette Nolan; Will Wright; Harry Bartell; Virginia Gregg; Barney Phillips; Stacy Harris When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Become one of our Patreon Supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Thank you to our Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jennifer, Patre...
Sep 13, 2024•50 min•Season 15Ep. 306
Today's Mystery: A disabled man's wife, who had worked as an escort, is murdered. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 16, 1949 Originating from New York City Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon; Frank Butler as Sergeant Dave Arnold Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: BookGeek28 Patreon Supporter Since December 2021 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Bo...
Sep 12, 2024•47 min•Season 15Ep. 305
Today's Mystery: A famous author is found dead of starvation in a locked room full of canned food. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 25, 1949 Originated in Hollywood Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, William Conrad Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Julie, Patreon Supporter since August 2018. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a dona...
Sep 11, 2024•38 min•Season 15Ep. 304
Today's Mystery: A horse-racing jockey calls Captain Drummond for help but is murdered before Drummond can speak to him. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 3, 1948 Originating in New York Starring: Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond; Luis Van Rooten as Denny Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: 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...
Sep 10, 2024•32 min•Season 15Ep. 303
Today's Mystery: A policeman disappears while trying to shake down a gambling joint owner. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 20, 1951 Originating from New York Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Ken Lynch as Sergeant Corbett; Mandel Kramer Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Mark, Patreon supporter since January 2016. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise,...
Sep 09, 2024•47 min•Season 15Ep. 302