Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas

Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas

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 FlammondAlso 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.

Episodes

August 21, 2025 36 mins
Release Date: August 01, 2013

Nick Carter flies to beautiful Echo Canyon to investigate the disappearance of a famous financial correspondent.

Original Air Date: July 6, 1943

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Release Date: July 31, 2013

Johnny finds a web of intrigue around Marvel Terrance as his suspects take a change of venue.

Original Air Dates: February 1 and 2, 1956

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August 19, 2025 34 mins
Release Date: July 30, 2013

Mr. Moto searches for a kidnapped American Sportswriter who has been accused of assassinating an Italian Anti-Communist politician.

Original Air Date: July 22, 1951

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Release Date: July 29, 2013

Johnny investigates the bombing of a small plane in Mexico where three passenger took out accident policies.

Original Air Date: January 30 and 31, 1956

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August 16, 2025 31 mins
Original Release Date: July 27, 2013

Guthrie and Grebbs investigate the seemingly senseless murder of a 60 year old woman.

Original Air Date: December 27, 1951

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Release Date: July 26, 2013

Johnny nears the solution to the mystery of the missing trainer and what really happened to Duke Red.

Original Air Date: January 27, 1956

Whitney Kent takes a test flight—and this time he’s sober.

Original Air Date: Week of December 20, 1957

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Release Date: July 25, 2013

A blackmailing count steals a compromising letter from a noble lady.

Original Air Date: September 17, 1948

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Release Date: July 24, 2013

Johnny’s search for the truth behind the death of a race horse leads to an investigation of a missing horse trainer.

Original Air Date: January 25 and 26, 1956

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August 12, 2025 33 mins
Release Date: July 23, 2013

Mr. Moto matches wits against Communist saboteurs.

Original Air Date: July 15, 1951

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Release Date: July 22, 2013

Johnny Dollar is called in to investigate the destruction of a race horse and begins to run into resistance.

Original Air Days: January 23 and 24, 1956

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Release Date: July 20, 2013

Guthrie and Grebb search for a gang who committed a $100,000 bank robbery and shot a guard.

Original Air Date: December 20, 1951

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Release Date: July 19, 2013

A second fiddle leads Johnny Dollar to the truth.

Original Air Date: January 20, 1956

Whitney plans to test pilot the next flight to rend himself of the “jinx” label.

Original Air Date: Week of December 20, 1957

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Release Date: July 18, 2013

Auguste Dupin investigates the murder of a young woman found floating in a Paris river.

Original Air Date: December 14, 1953

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Release Date: July 17, 2013

Is the violin Johnny found in the swamp real or a fake?

Original Air Date: January 18 and 19, 1956

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Release Date: July 16, 2013

Jimmy Stewart plays a cynical reporter turned crusader who seeks to clear a man wrongly convicted of murdering a police officer. This episode was based on the 1949 Edgar Award Winning Movie of the same name.

Original Air Date: October 7, 1948

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August 5, 2025 35 mins
Release Date: July 16, 2013

Mr. Moto investigates the case of a missing man who possesses a dangerous military secret.

Original Air Date: July 8, 1951

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Release Date: July 15, 2013

Johnny investigates the disappearance of an insured musician and his $40,000 violin.

Original Air Date: January 16 and 17, 1956

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Release Date: July 13, 2013

Guthrie investigates the death of a woman found dead in a car trunk.

Original Air Date: November 29, 1951

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Release Date: July 12, 2013

Johnny is shot and the the thief is caught but where is the loot from the Todd burglary?

riginal Air Date: January 13, 1956

A Korean war hero is suspsected of being a jinx on an unfortunate aircraft.

Original Air Date: 1958 or 1959

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Release Date: July 11, 2013

The episode begins with a look at a story of the Prophet Daniel that many think is the first detective story. From Can You Imagine That?

Original Air Date: 1940

A woman and her daughter are brutally killed after withdrawing 50,000 Francs from the bank and Dupin is on the case in Edgar Allan Poe’s first detective story.

Original Air Date: January 2, 1944

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