The Great Detectives Present The Falcon

The Great Detectives Present The Falcon

Each week, join us for an adventure with the Falcon, a detective from radio's golden age based very loosely on the literary creation of Drexel Drake. Michael Waring is a detective who goes by the name, The Falcon was a private detective and adventurer solving mysteries during radio's Golden Age. The Falcon was originally heard between 1943-55 with five different t actors playing the lead role. This podcast will feature all circulating episodes beginning with those starring James Meighan and Les Tremayne, before moving on to episodes starring Les Damon and finally George Petrie. Every Monday you can expect another mystery from the files of the Falcon. This feed is brought you as part of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio where you can hear five more Golden Age Detective programs each week.

Episodes

August 25, 2025 28 mins
Today's Mystery: A notorious collector comes to Mike alleging that he's been framed for murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: Sometime in 1953 or 1954

Originating from New York

Starring: George Petrie as The Falcon

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Today's Mystery: A woman's sister commits suicide, and she vows revenge on the man who broke her sister's heart.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 6, 1953

Originating from New York

Starring: George Petrie as The Falcon; Larry Haines; Mandel Kramer

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Today's Mystery: A gambling den kingpin is murdered, and a wealthy Waring client is suspected of the crime.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 22, 1953

Originating from New York

Starring: George Petrie as The Falcon; Larry Haines; Mandel Kramer

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Today's Mystery: The Falcon agrees to help a woman find her missing husband, and finds himself in the middle of a love triangle, investigating a murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 15, 1953

Originating from New York

Starring: George Petrie as The Falcon; Mandel Kramer; Ralph Bell

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Today's Mystery: A woman working for the Communist Party in Paris tries to get her husband to steal notes on a sensitive meeting.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 14, 1952

Originating from New YorkStarred: Les Damon as The Falcon; Ralph Bell

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Today's Mystery:In London, Waring gets involved in a case of blackmail that turns into murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 7, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Francis Chaney

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Today's Mystery: Waring is sent to Berlin to recruit a scientist to the American cause but Communist Agents send an imposter to kidnap the scientist.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 31, 1952

Originating from New York

Starred: Les Damon as the Falcon, Lesley Woods

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Today's Mystery:Mike goes to Lisbon on a tip that a woman working at the US embassy is a spy.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 24, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Mandel Kramer; Bryna Raeburn

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Today's Mystery: Waring is in Greece looking for the leader of the Greek Communist Party.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 17, 1952

Originating from New York

Starred: Les Damon as the Falcon, Ken Lynch, Anne Burr

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Today's Mystery: The Falcon goes to Sicily to apprehend a Communist leader who was guilty of war crimes during World War II.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 10, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; June Allison

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Today's Mystery: The Falcon goes to Egypt to investigate a deported expatriate who may be tied into the narcotics trade.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 31, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Ralph Bell; Elspeth Eric

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Today's Mystery:Mike Waring finds himself on the opposite side of a beautiful Communist spy on the hunt for a party member who fled to Casablanca.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 27, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Ann Shepherd

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Today's Mystery: The Falcon goes to Berlin to investigate when the books of the US occupation forces show a shortage.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 17, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Lily Valente; Larry Haines; Ralph Bell

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Today's Mystery: Mike Waring is sent to Rome to deliver a message to another agent, but enemy agents are determined to intercept him.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 13, 1951

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Susan Douglas; Larry Haines

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Today's Mystery:The Falcon is sent to London to investigate a leak of top secret information.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 6, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Ralph Bell; Mandel Kramer

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Today's Mystery: A man is in Paris to find the woman who betrayed his brother to the Nazis.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 26, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon, Ralph Bell; Ken Lynch

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Today's Mystery: Mike Waring is called back into service by military intelligence and is sent to Vienna to smuggle a woman across the border.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 19, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Larry Haines; Ralph Bell

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Today's Mystery: The Falcon is retired, but a friend who is intrigued by a crooked employee's wife is able to coax him out.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 8, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett; Ken Lynch

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Today's Mystery: A receptionist overhears her boss, the owner of an import-export company, making a suspicious sale, and turns to The Falcon for help.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 1, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett Larry Haines; Bill Zuckert

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Today's Mystery: With gunmen from Detroit in town to kill a gangster, The Falcon is afraid that an old army buddy of the same description might be killed by mistake.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 25, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett; Maurice Tarplin

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