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Are you ready for a mystery? Get ready to unleash your inner sleuth. Every day Monday-Saturday, we feature a different detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Our current mystery-solving line-up of radio detectives includes The Adventures of the Falcon, Bulldog Drummond, Dangerous Assignment, Mr. Chameleon, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, and Dragnet.
Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you covered with six audio dramas every week.
Podcast Award finalist Host Adam Graham has been your guide through dozens of old-time radio detective series since 2009. He provides insightful commentary and humor after each episode and responds to listener questions and feedback. You can subscribe to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from your favorite podcast app or by visiting our website at http://www.greatdetectives.net.
We are currently in our fifteenth season of provided suspenseful mystery dramas. Our podcast feed captures the last 1,000 episodes we've released including all of seasons thirteen and fourteen, and part of season twelve. We have created two archive feeds: Volume 1, which features our first three seasons and Volume 2, which will feature seasons four through six.
Our feed includes old time radio recorded in Los Angeles, New York, and also Australia.
The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Brian Donlevy, Karl Swenson, Santos Ortega, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Les Tremayne, Jackson Beck, and more.
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The Falcon: The Case of the Mighty Muscle (EP4413)
Today's Mystery: The Falcon is hired by the girlfriend of a member of a criminal syndicate who'd been extorted to doublecross his boss and then murdered right in front of her.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 11, 1951
Originating from New York
Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Ken Lynch as Sergeant Corbett; Ralph Bell; Bill Zuckert
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Dragnet: The Big Job (EP4412)
Today's Mystery:While the police are trying to apprehend a fugitive, a police officer is murdered. Joe Friday and Ben Romero set out to bring the fugitive to justice.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 27, 1950Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield
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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Kirbey Will Matter (EP4411)
Today's Mystery:Johnny goes to a Lake Mojave resort to investigate the suspicious death of a fishing guide.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 3, 1957
Originating from HollywoodStarring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Barney Phillips; Shirley Mitchell; Stacy Harris; Carleton Young; Forrest Lewis; Frank Nelson; John Dehner
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Mr. Chameleon: The Snapshot in the Park Murder Case (EP4410)
Today's Mystery: A man is murdered after his father-in-law receives photos of him in the park with another woman.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 3, 1949
Originating from New York CityStarring: Karl Weber as Mister Chameleon
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Dangerous Assignment: Capture James C. Stoller (EP4409)
Today's Mystery: Steve goes to Syria to intercept and capture an America traitor and Communist propagandist.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 24, 1953
Originated in HollywoodStars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Jan Arvan, Vivi Janus, Paul Frees, Paul Dubov
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Bulldog Drummond: The Case of the Axis Submarine (EP4408)
Today's Mystery: Captain Drummond investigates the murder of a watchman on a ship who used to be his gardener.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 22, 1942
Originating in New York:Starring: Santos Ortega as Bulldog Drummond, Luis Van Rooten as Denny
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