1001 Radio Crime Solvers Host Jon Hagadorn. All stories in public domain.
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Welcome to 1001 Radio Crime Solvers - where you can enjoy the best radio detective stories from the golden age of radio. This was a time when TV was still in its infancy and radio was in its creative heyday- using top writers and top talent to capture huge audiences, and shows featuring hard boiled detectives like Sam Spade, Richard Diamond, Philip Marlowe, and Johnny Dollar competed for prime time with mental sleuths like Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown, and Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. And here you'll find standouts -like Dragnet's Joe Friday, Vincent Price's 'The Saint', and Michael Waring's free-lance troubleshooting investigator 'The Falcon'- to name a few. We release new episodes every Sunday at 5pm ET.
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SCREAM FOR MURDER and THE 13TH GUEST BARRIE CRAIG, CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATOR
One of the best detective radio shows of the 50's!
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KITCHENS COME WITH KNIVES and FOG OVER MURDER BARRIE CRAIG, CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATOR
This very popular radio show ran from 1951 to 1955, and starred William Gargon as the laconic Barrie Craig. Gargon had worked as a private eye in his younger days and deliverted some great acting in this series.
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THE CASE OF AL SIMEONE and THE CASE OF THE RUMBOLT VAULT GANGBUSTERS
Gangbusters aired on CBS radio and was popular on radio for 21 years. The show featured true stories from the FBI files and was supported by J. Edgar Hoover, although Hoover often disagreed with producer Lord's attempt to dramatize the show.
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THE CASE OF MATTHEW CEZZARA and THE CASE OF BLACKIE THOMPSON GANGBUSTERS
Gangbusters aired on CBS radio from 1936 to 1957 and was produced by Phillips Lord under the watchful eye of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Hoover wanted realism while Lord agreed but wanted drama- so the two were often at odds.
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THE SATURDAY NIGHT MATTER and THE FALSE ALARM MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
Bob Bailey stars as Johnny Dollar, the insurance investigator who never met a job he couldn't do, provided he could freewheel with his expense account. 'Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar' was one of the best on radio for 13 years.
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THE MOONSHINE MATTER and THE DEEP DOWN MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
From 1949 to 1962 'Yours Truly,Johnny Dollar' was one of the top radio shows in the US. Dollar was an independent inurance investigator who wasn't afriad of getting into tight spots. His adventures took him to every locale in the US and sometimes to foreign climes. Bob Bailey was the favorite, and stayed with the show until it ended.